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Gord Green
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Face it guys.....
This episode sucks!
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Pow
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| Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Amen brother Green, amen. |
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Krel
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| Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Pow wrote: | | Do the stars represent the member planets that comprise the UFP? Does the color of the flag represent anything at all? |
I think it represents something cheap to design and easy to have made. 
It looks more like a banner than a flag to me, and they tend to be simpler than a flag.
As for the color, NBC was big on promoting color on their shows, so bright colors was the order for the sets and costumes.
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johnnybear
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:08 am Post subject: |
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I never minded this one! In fact it shines when compared to Plato's Stepchildren, which was a hot pile of horse manure in comparison and Whom Gods Destroy!
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Bud Brewster
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:27 am Post subject: |
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I can't say I regard Whom God's Destroy in quite the low esteem as you, Johnny.
After all, it put our noble captain in a very precarious position. He was at the mercy of a raging madman who overacted outrageously (which is the biggest flaw in the episode).
But it also treated us to Yvonne Craig (Batgirl) in a revealing outfit, with her shapely body painted green all over (Oh, be still my foolish heart . . . ) while she danced around with enough skill to aggravate the acne of all the teenage boys who saw this episode in the late 1960s. 
The final comedic scene shown below ends the story on funny note and puts most of America in a good mood for the next show they watched that night on January 3, 1969.
I'm not really disagreeing with you, Johnny — I'm just pointing out a few of the merits in one of TOS' less popular episodes. 
___ Star Trek - TOS - "Whom Gods Destroy" Ending
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Bud Brewster
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| Krel wrote: | | The idea that Melvin Belli wasn't an actor is kind of funny when you consider that he was a top attorney. A top attorney is also a good actor. |
David, I suspect your comment is based largely on the strong talents of Raymond Burr and his dazzling courtroom performances.
I don't actually know any more about the subject that you do — but of course, that won't prevent me from saying that my opinion of lawyers in court rooms is that they simply debate legalities by quoting statues and legal precedents, and then the judge decides whose argument looks the best on paper. 
As far as their acting talents with their clients are concerned, I'd rate those on a pair with used car salesmen . . . because they both have the same personal agendas!
In short, lawyers aren't actors . . . they're just con men with college degrees.
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Krel
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| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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No Bud, my comments are based on working for Lawyers for 29 years.
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Bud Brewster
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Well, councilor, your evidence in irrefutable!
Obviously my comment was irrelevant, immaterial, and incompetent. 
The Honorable Judge Morris Ankrum rules in your favor!
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johnnybear
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Just as long as you're not fighting me over Plato, that's all, Bud! Just not Plato!
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Krel
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| Bud Brewster wrote: |
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Notice Kirk's green shirt. This is how it looks with no color correction.
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