Comments on: Review of And The Children Shall Lead Remastered http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/ the source for Star Trek news and information Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: bimplebean http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-83482 bimplebean Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:22:07 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-83482 l have to say -- aside from the effects and the richer color, all good, I agree that something less ridiculous than daggers should have appeared to Sulu -- something like asteroids, or something. If you see daggers floating in space, wouldn't you start by doubting your own sanity? Something like that could've been fixed. My big problems are writing and acting, here. Was Uhura really so vain that the sight of her old reduced her to simpering helplessness? And at the end, when the children were crying, Kirk looks at one of them like he can't wait to get them off his bridge. Hardly compassionate. And don't get me started on Melvin Belli. But the remaster was good, as good as can be expected. l have to say — aside from the effects and the richer color, all good, I agree that something less ridiculous than daggers should have appeared to Sulu — something like asteroids, or something. If you see daggers floating in space, wouldn’t you start by doubting your own sanity? Something like that could’ve been fixed.

My big problems are writing and acting, here. Was Uhura really so vain that the sight of her old reduced her to simpering helplessness? And at the end, when the children were crying, Kirk looks at one of them like he can’t wait to get them off his bridge. Hardly compassionate.

And don’t get me started on Melvin Belli.

But the remaster was good, as good as can be expected.

]]> By: Superfluous Jones http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-81159 Superfluous Jones Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:40:16 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-81159 This episode definitely does not rock. The review is dead on. This episode is in the top 10 of stupid episodes. Stupid stupid stupid. And the remastered color looks worse than the old stuff. Strange, but appropriate for such a stupid stupid episode. This episode definitely does not rock. The review is dead on. This episode is in the top 10 of stupid episodes. Stupid stupid stupid. And the remastered color looks worse than the old stuff. Strange, but appropriate for such a stupid stupid episode.

]]> By: LD http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80813 LD Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:27:26 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80813 standing in front of a mirror while recording? huh? maybe? standing in front of a mirror while recording?

huh? maybe?

]]> By: David B. http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80529 David B. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:47:46 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80529 The separate viewpoint for the guy's tricorder log could be explained with the use of a 2nd tricorder, and a Bluetooth link allowing his tricorder to use the image from the second one. Naw... The separate viewpoint for the guy’s tricorder log could be explained with the use of a 2nd tricorder, and a Bluetooth link allowing his tricorder to use the image from the second one.

Naw…

]]> By: THEETrekMaster http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80451 THEETrekMaster Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:40:24 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80451 Bjo...is that you? LOL Bjo…is that you? LOL

]]> By: Redshirt http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80337 Redshirt Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:17:24 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80337 I can say the same about "The Alternative Factor:" myself.Liked it. Theirs really hardly anything done for this. I don't think theirs more to be said about this piece. Theirs really hardly anything done for "And the Children shall Lead" to make it better or worse. I can say the same about “The Alternative Factor:” myself.Liked it. Theirs really hardly anything done for this. I don’t think theirs more to be said about this piece. Theirs really hardly anything done for “And the Children shall Lead” to make it better or worse.

]]> By: Shaye http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80334 Shaye Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:07:57 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80334 ...make that MOSTLY young ladies.... …make that MOSTLY young ladies….

]]> By: Shaye http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80333 Shaye Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:03:01 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80333 Thanks for your kind words Michael, Yes, it was back at the old Commadore Hotel on 42nd st where I was a "helper", basicaly helping from keeping the fans mobbing the stars and producers of Trek! Those were the days when we kept the dream alive because that was all we had...was a dream to bring Star Trek back...but we stuck together and ...by the Gods...it worked! 20,000 fans crammed into convention rooms for 5000!...it was a living sardine can!...ask anybody!, I remember Shatrner being cornered by a large group of fans as we tried to sneek him in and he was scared to death as modtly young ladies tore at him and his clothes! I have not seen Joan since the 1976 ST Con, but have my memorys of her and the others, Goerge Takei was fun, and Gene Roddenberry was too, and when we had the "helpers" partys, we got to meet all the stars, and they were all alive and still young and well., except for Gene Coon..he left us waaay to early! Susan Oliver was really great with the fans by the way, I still grieve over her death, she was much too young to go, and now as with Jimmy Doohan, and De Kelly...lifes so short.....we must enjoy and treasure each moment, each person we know or meet! ttyl.. Shaye Thanks for your kind words Michael, Yes, it was back at the old Commadore Hotel on 42nd st where I was a “helper”, basicaly helping from keeping the fans mobbing the stars and producers of Trek!

Those were the days when we kept the dream alive because that was all we had…was a dream to bring Star Trek back…but we stuck together and …by the Gods…it worked!

20,000 fans crammed into convention rooms for 5000!…it was a living sardine can!…ask anybody!, I remember Shatrner being cornered by a large group of fans as we tried to sneek him in and he was scared to death as modtly young ladies tore at him and his clothes!

I have not seen Joan since the 1976 ST Con, but have my memorys of her and the others, Goerge Takei was fun, and Gene Roddenberry was too, and when we had the “helpers” partys, we got to meet all the stars, and they were all alive and still young and well., except for Gene Coon..he left us waaay to early!

Susan Oliver was really great with the fans by the way, I still grieve over her death, she was much too young to go, and now as with Jimmy Doohan, and De Kelly…lifes so short…..we must enjoy and treasure each moment, each person we know or meet!

ttyl..

Shaye

]]> By: Michael Hall http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80282 Michael Hall Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:21:01 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80282 No doubt "The Alternative Factor" is a royal mess, but I'll still take it over "Children" any day, as the former was an interesting concept gone horribly wrong, while the latter was a horrible concept gone horribly wrong. And "Factor" at least has one saving moment of visual grace: the rear POV shot of the Enterprise firing its phasers on the planet, which was one of the more unique visual FX shots ever done on TOS. Shaye, I envy you your early participation in the ST fandom scene, when it was still possible to be floored with amazement and delight at the realization that thousands of others shared your improbable love for a failed little space opera. From what I've read of her, Joan Winston was quite the character. No doubt “The Alternative Factor” is a royal mess, but I’ll still take it over “Children” any day, as the former was an interesting concept gone horribly wrong, while the latter was a horrible concept gone horribly wrong. And “Factor” at least has one saving moment of visual grace: the rear POV shot of the Enterprise firing its phasers on the planet, which was one of the more unique visual FX shots ever done on TOS.

Shaye, I envy you your early participation in the ST fandom scene, when it was still possible to be floored with amazement and delight at the realization that thousands of others shared your improbable love for a failed little space opera. From what I’ve read of her, Joan Winston was quite the character.

]]> By: Dr. Image http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-80250 Dr. Image Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:10:56 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/04/17/review-of-and-the-children-shall-lead-remastered/#comment-80250 I hope CBS-D does something with those tilting blue-screen room fight scenes in Alternative Factor. That was always utterly lame, although, Robert Brown's performance actually does SAVE the ep. IMHO. I hope CBS-D does something with those tilting blue-screen room fight scenes in Alternative Factor. That was always utterly lame, although, Robert Brown’s performance actually does SAVE the ep. IMHO.

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