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Bill Taylor

@CalDesertSun

Lead Investigator, Imposter Syndrome Claims Department, Dunning-Kruger Corporation. Classic movies, recycled politics, Star Trek and Sci-Fi, Rule of Three.

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Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@BradRTorgersen Moneyless? TOS explicitly mentions "credits" and paying off debts in several episodes. Anyway, other than the always flat and smooth mine tunnel floors, the episode works well.
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Brad R. Torgersen
Brad R. Torgersen@BradRTorgersen·
TOS re-watch day 26: "Devil in the Dark" is absolutely a Top 5 episode for me, from the original series. There are only a handful of other TOS episodes I've re-watched as often as this one, and it remains excellent all these years later. Everything that makes TOS fire on all cylinders is present in this episode: a genuinely alien mystery, the big three cast each getting opportunities to flex his acting chops, an engineering dilemma for Scotty to solve, good guest stars who inhabit their roles nicely, and a practical worldbuilding problem which drives the drama: beyond dealing with a mere monster inhabiting the shadows, Kirk and his crew have to get the mining colony back into operation for the sake of many other Federation colonies who all rely on the miners' product. The questionable physics of a silicon-based deep-dish pizza creature moving through basalt the way we move through air, takes a back seat to the human problem of confronting a murderous entity which only reveals its true nature at the very end. When the miners have to also face their nature. Each of the species reacting against the other, until Spock (with the mind meld) can broker an understanding. I mentioned in my last review that this was a far better example of Nimoy being unleashed from his stone-faced stoicism, than was true in, "This Side of Paradise." Considering the fact Nimoy is having to convincingly and heavily emote—while clutching at throbbing bladders of spray-painted foam—really shows his range. Meanwhile, the irascible DeForest Kelley gets in several Bones-ian lines such as, "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!" while barking orders to a junior officer on the ship, and questioning Spock's theses, at the same time simultaneously giving us clues to the mystery through cool-headed forensic talk. And this specific scene—where Shatner discovers the main clutch of Horta eggs—he's staring up into the ceiling of a sound stage. But has to make the audience think he's just seen the most astounding sight imaginable, which suddenly makes him realize just what it is the Horta's been killing for in the first place. Ken Lynch is terrific as Chief Vanderberg, and had an extensive credits history through film and television. A very comfortably familiar face who absolutely sells himself as the production-minded miners' boss. Miner Schmitter (Bill Elliott) likewise had a healthy list of credits, and was important in his brief but key portrayal of a working blue-collar man facing annihilation at the hands of the monster. Security Chief Giotto (John Duke, aka: Barry Russo) would later appear as Commodore Wesley in TOS episode, "The Ultimate Computer." And like Elliott and Lynch, had quite a run of credits. Unlike some other TOS outings, there really isn't much to complain about with this one. The scripting is tight, the plot advances smoothly, the anticipation (as well as horror) is real, and the solution at the end proves quite satisfying. And once again we have clear, undeniable proof that the Federation is not a moneyless utopia, much to the chagrin of Marxist Trekkies. Kirk remarks that Vanderberg and his men are going to be embarrassingly rich once the hatched Horta get going. Likewise, the other colonies depending on Janus VI for rare ores (like the fictional Pergium) are clearly *paying* for the stuff. And any delay in mining or shipping poses a big enough threat to the function of those colonies that Starfleet Command detours the Enterprise to investigate and solve the issue. Thus the economy surrounding the mining is integral to the plot, and inseparable from the worldbuilding. I love this episode. Start to finish. Again, Top 5 for TOS in my book.
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Christopher Lloyd@DocBrownLloyd·
I told you when this baby hits 88…you’re gonna see some serious shit. A lifetime of stories. Coming soon.
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Vanessa
Vanessa@AndrassaAttv·
@ClaireMax I pretend mine are machine guns 😆
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She-Rage, Princess of Pain
If I had huge boobs I feel like I would be touching and squeezing them all the time. Homies with huge boobs, how do you not do this
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@MinnieMc_ You're lovely Min, but please turn down the smoothing. Let the real you shine through.
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@JohnCFarrier @LisaDeP Maybe they aren't preparing for the workforce. Maybe they are preparing to live their own lives. Maybe they intend to take control of their end of the deal. Maybe arbitrary standards of performance can be rewritten or abolished. Doesn't have to be a master-slave relationship.
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John Farrier
John Farrier@JohnCFarrier·
@LisaDeP At my college, classes started as early as 8 AM. I preferred them for the same reason you did. It was odd that people preparing for the workforce would struggle to show up at 8 AM.
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Lisa De Pasquale
Lisa De Pasquale@LisaDeP·
This reminds me that during my freshman year in college, I registered for a 7a class. I always tried to start as early as possible so I could have more time to work at my job. The professor called a week before school started and said the course was cancelled because I was the only one who registered 🤣
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@JustAnimeToons Under all the ick, Glenn is actually a talented and thoughtful person. They write him right.
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@stacycay The Trolls turn this into a very weird kind of "Ours kill less than yours" contest.
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Zaxxon
Zaxxon@kainoftexas·
@CalDesertSun @THR After two previous attempts on him by psycho left wingers. Do try and keep up.
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@kainoftexas @THR Kimmel did nothing evil. He told a joke 3 days before some unrelated person rushed a Secret Service checkpoint.
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Zaxxon
Zaxxon@kainoftexas·
@THR Look in the comments how they’ll now attack Oz because the man won’t cosign the evil thing Kimmel did. See how they earn their Demoncrat name.
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@FunMovieTVFan Summer Rental. Just a family man trying to have a decent vacation.
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Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@AriDrennen Most people are born children at 0 years of age. But anyone born a woman is clearly going to have advantages.
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Eila Adams
Eila Adams@flexapeeler·
Sunday Sinning 😈
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@stacycay The really amazing thing is a Black man was captured alive by police in a shooting incident. I mean it, I did not expect it.
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Plum Jewels@Plum_Jewels·
They stay hard 24/7 now
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Navaky
Navaky@NavakyW·
@CalDesertSun @hollywoodscifi Can't tell if thats really shit bait or your genuinely a bit retarded and think somehow that goblin of a woman is actually a good actor
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Sci-Fi World Museum
Sci-Fi World Museum@hollywoodscifi·
Yeah that's a brilliant idea, if you want to kill the franchise forever...
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Bill Taylor@CalDesertSun·
@NurseChapel11 Der Trumpster or some spokesdroid is about to make an address. BBC is covering it. Less spinmastered than the others. Less, not zero.
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