I have a friend Bob. He lives in Canada. He’s a wee bit daft, as this quotation shows: I don’t think it’s that easy to play a Vulcan. You have to have that intangible quality about you. [Leonard] Nimoy and [Tim] Russ have it. Kirstie Alley did not. What!? Kirstie Alley didn’t have the intangibleContinue reading “On Saavik's Vulcan-ness”
Author Archives: Allyn
On Who Should Play Who
Who would make a good Doctor Who? I’ve been giving it some thought, and there are some people I think would make a good television Doctor and some people who would make a good film Doctor, and the lists don’t really cross. I’ll leave aside Paul McGann. I would love to see McGann have anotherContinue reading “On Who Should Play Who”
On a Force of Nature
James Tiberius Kirk. Kirk’s life had a purpose. Kirk’s life had a drive. Kirk was not just a man, he was a force of nature. He dared gods to strike him down, and walked away to tell the tale. Dying on Veridian III was an ending so mundane that I was insulted because the deathContinue reading “On a Force of Nature”
On the Young Sherlock Holmes
You might have heard — Granada Television is about to revive Sherlock Holmes for British television, rolling the clock back and looking at Holmes and Watson in the early years of their partnership. A Holmes mailing list I subscribe to has been filled with messages the past few days bemoaning this, saying on one handContinue reading “On the Young Sherlock Holmes”
On Star Trek Series 5 Rumors
There is a rumor that the next Star Trek series will be about the 29th century timefleet. This rumor hasn’t gotten much airplay at all, but it’s out there, and some sources suggest that the “Birth of the Federation” rumor exists as disinformation to cover the timefleet scenario. My one complaint with the timefleet scenarioContinue reading “On Star Trek Series 5 Rumors”
On Justice League: The Final Frontier
Imagine this: Batman vs. Worf. Batman vs. Zak Kebron. Batman vs. Si Cwan. Okay, Batman wins all three fights. Handily. Imagine this one: Batman vs. Calhoun. Okay, Batman wins that one, too. Okay, so if there were to be a JLA/Star Trek crossover, we probably shouldn’t have it be hero vs. hero; no one canContinue reading “On Justice League: The Final Frontier”
On "Evil of the Daleks"
Thanks to a poster on rec.arts.drwho I’ve received a reconstruction of the Patrick Troughton Doctor Who serial, “Evil of the Daleks.” Disappointed in “Evil of the Daleks”? Far from it. I enjoyed it immensely. The sound quality was crystal clear, the still pictures were rock-solid, the one extant episode looked very good, and all inContinue reading “On "Evil of the Daleks"”
On "Evil of the Daleks"
Thanks to an industrious Doctor Who fan, I have copies of a reconstruction of “Evil of the Daleks,” the fifth season Doctor Who epic that had the Daleks invade Victorian England, leading to a final confrontation between the Doctor and the Emperor Dalek on Skaro. Disappointed in “Evil of the Daleks”? Far from it. IContinue reading “On "Evil of the Daleks"”
On Ewoks
Some people do like Ewoks. My college roommate came to school with Ewok sheets for his bed and Ewok towels. Where he found them I have no idea. Why he wanted to use them was beyond me. I don’t much like the Ewoks. They’re cute. They don’t die. They get the drop on highly trainedContinue reading “On Ewoks”
On Spock, and the First Vulcan in Starfleet
I’ve been thinking this one through. And I’m going to stand on the issue of Spock being the first Vulcan in Starfleet where I always have before: the concept is plainly lacking on its face. However, there wouldn’t be the mass delusion about Spock being the first Vulcan unless it had some backing somewhere. InContinue reading “On Spock, and the First Vulcan in Starfleet”