Comments on: Spinrad VideoBlog On History Of Doomsday http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/ the source for Star Trek news and information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:48:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: TR Hansen http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-2/#comment-2421394 TR Hansen Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:11:54 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-2421394 The Doomsday Machine is tied with about four other episodes as my favorite ever. It is a brilliant episode and I love the remastered version. About two weeks ago I found a book called Bug Jack Barron and I remember it listed as one of the 100 best SF novels ever so I picked it up, not realizing the author had also written The Doomsday Machine. Even without being a prescient piece of work, Bug Jack Barron is incredibly well written, often times like peering into the mind of the characters with a steady stream of thoughts. It has great energy, lots of graphic sex, and characters who are always fascinating. I am now going to have to find more Norman Spinrad novels to read. The Doomsday Machine is tied with about four other episodes as my favorite ever. It is a brilliant episode and I love the remastered version.
About two weeks ago I found a book called Bug Jack Barron and I remember it listed as one of the 100 best SF novels ever so I picked it up, not realizing the author had also written The Doomsday Machine.
Even without being a prescient piece of work, Bug Jack Barron is incredibly well written, often times like peering into the mind of the characters with a steady stream of thoughts. It has great energy, lots of graphic sex, and characters who are always fascinating.
I am now going to have to find more Norman Spinrad novels to read.

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]]> By: Rich Kent http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-2/#comment-1743229 Rich Kent Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:22:11 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-1743229 The Planet Killer looks exactly like a Bugle snack.” BINGO!!! That is the most accurate description yet!!! >> Our family name for the episode is "The Great Space Cannolli". The Planet Killer looks exactly like a Bugle snack.”

BINGO!!! That is the most accurate description yet!!!

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Our family name for the episode is “The Great Space Cannolli”.

]]> By: kelso http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-2/#comment-30766 kelso Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:51:46 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-30766 Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this, Mr. Spinrad. It's good to see that even 40 years later, there are folks who care about the work they did on Trek. Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this, Mr. Spinrad. It’s good to see that even 40 years later, there are folks who care about the work they did on Trek.

]]> By: Mike http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-2/#comment-30765 Mike Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:49:17 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-30765 "Bugles" is what I always thought of it! http://www.starquack.com/anomalies.html# “Bugles” is what I always thought of it!

http://www.starquack.com/anomalies.html#

]]> By: Penhall http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-2/#comment-30565 Penhall Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:21:01 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-30565 We've heard the whole "Shatner counted lines" thing before. Who cares? Shatner and Nimoy both competed with eachother and wanted to be the stars of the show. This stuff happened FORTY YEARS AGO. It doesn't matter. We’ve heard the whole “Shatner counted lines” thing before. Who cares? Shatner and Nimoy both competed with eachother and wanted to be the stars of the show. This stuff happened FORTY YEARS AGO. It doesn’t matter.

]]> By: Stanky McFibberich http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-2/#comment-30463 Stanky McFibberich Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:53:00 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-30463 re: 46. Matt Wright "Hah, bugles, I haven’t had those in ages, I think they’re off the market now." Happy to report that Bugles are still available. Just saw some the other day and that reminded me, too, of the Doomsday Machine. Looks like Bugles now come in a bag, though, rather than a box. I remember trying to see how long of a chain of Bugles I could make. And using them for false fingernails. Fun snack.....and deadly to planets. re: 46. Matt Wright

“Hah, bugles, I haven’t had those in ages, I think they’re off the market now.”

Happy to report that Bugles are still available. Just saw some the other day and that reminded me, too, of the Doomsday Machine.
Looks like Bugles now come in a bag, though, rather than a box.

I remember trying to see how long of a chain of Bugles I could make. And using them for false fingernails. Fun snack…..and deadly to planets.

]]> By: billy don't be a hiro http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-2/#comment-30327 billy don't be a hiro Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:18:58 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-30327 I finally had time to watch this and I really enjoyed it. After seeing so many contributers to the original show interviewed by vapid TV personalities and their comments cut to soundbite ribbons, its a delight to hear comments from an intelligent, well-spoken gentleman, unfiltered, very matter-of-fact, and straight from the proverbial horse's mouth. Very refreshing indeed. I hope Mr. Spinrad will be encouraged to contribute again and it would be terrific to see similar comments from other series' writing luminaries, particularly Dorothy Fontana, who (along with Robert Justman) I think knows what made that show tick as well or better than anybody alive today. I finally had time to watch this and I really enjoyed it. After seeing so many contributers to the original show interviewed by vapid TV personalities and their comments cut to soundbite ribbons, its a delight to hear comments from an intelligent, well-spoken gentleman, unfiltered, very matter-of-fact, and straight from the proverbial horse’s mouth. Very refreshing indeed. I hope Mr. Spinrad will be encouraged to contribute again and it would be terrific to see similar comments from other series’ writing luminaries, particularly Dorothy Fontana, who (along with Robert Justman) I think knows what made that show tick as well or better than anybody alive today.

]]> By: Doug http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-1/#comment-30195 Doug Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:00:31 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-30195 Ah, it's all coming together now...Take one Bugle snack chip, expose it to radiation, and dun-dun-dun! Who will escape the Bugle of Death? Because after all, with the possibilities of an infinite number of Universes, anything can happen! Ah, it’s all coming together now…Take one Bugle snack chip, expose it to radiation, and dun-dun-dun! Who will escape the Bugle of Death? Because after all, with the possibilities of an infinite number of Universes, anything can happen!

]]> By: Cyrus http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/comment-page-1/#comment-29988 Cyrus Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:52:59 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/02/10/spinrad-videoblog-on-history-of-doomsday/#comment-29988 Anthony, That was great, if Spinrad is willing to do more of this (as he says in the video) then go for it. It would be great if you can get more people who worked on TOS to comment about TOS-R, specially producers and writers (Justman, Ellison, etc). Anthony,

That was great, if Spinrad is willing to do more of this (as he says in the video) then go for it. It would be great if you can get more people who worked on TOS to comment about TOS-R, specially producers and writers (Justman, Ellison, etc).

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