Tag: Majel Barrett
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STAR TREK REWIND: “The Muse”
“Before I met her, my world was… a much smaller place. I kept to myself, I didn’t need anyone else, and I took pride in that. The truth is, I was ashamed of what I was, afraid that if people saw how truly different I was, they would recoil from me. Lwaxana saw how different…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Albatross”
“Jim, if I’m ever in jail again, don’t send that Vulcan to release me. Just let me rot!” I love how the inhabitants of Dramia wait for the Enterprise to finish delivering necessary medical supplies before they put McCoy under arrest for charges equivalent to genocide. Pretty sneaky, Sis! This brings out the anger in…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “The Practical Joker”
“Come on Spock, where’s that Vulcan sense of humor?” Chuck Menville was a name virtually synonymous with ’80s children’s entertainment. Menville wrote for Land of the Lost, The Real Ghostbusters (not to be confused with the ’70s live-action series starring Larry Storch), as well as The Smurfs, and Tiny Toon Adventures. His material was characterized…
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1974, Chuck Menville, DeForest Kelley, Filmation, franchise, Gene Roddenberry, George Takei, Hal Sutherland, James Doohan, Land of the Lost, Leonard Nimoy, Lou Scheimer, Majel Barrett, NBC, Norm Prescott, Paramount, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Animated Series, television, The Practical Joker, The Smurfs, William Shatner