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Star Trek: The Original Series - "The Menagerie Part 2" Full Reaction!

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Erwin Quiachon

The next Star Trek series should be a reboot of what we are learning about UAP in human evolution. Gravitational propulsion. Dimensional leaps. It should all be based upon what the United States military has been revealing over the last few years.

Greg

As always Bunny, it's been a real joy re-discovering the series with you, so thanks again for doing all of this and for your very good commentary. I always LOL at least once to something you say. :) That realization at the start of the episode was pure gold and so great to watch along with your emotions at the end. :) It wasn't common for shows from the 60's to do two parters. That trend took off in the 80's and 90's. I've always loved the music from the original Star Trek. Lot of good pieces, that really stand out as you noted. Here's a fun fact about Star Trek which I thought I'd mention cause it was right about now (when this episode originally aired) that the TV Guide article was published, copied from Wikipedia as they wrote this better then I could: Isaac Asimov and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry developed a unique relationship during Star Trek's initial run in the late 1960s. Asimov wrote a critical essay on Star Trek's scientific accuracy for TV Guide magazine. Roddenberry retorted respectfully with a personal letter explaining the limitations of accuracy when writing a weekly series. Asimov corrected himself with a follow-up essay to TV Guide claiming despite its inaccuracies, that Star Trek was a fresh and intellectually challenging science fiction television show. The two remained friends to the point where Asimov even served as an adviser on a number of Star Trek projects.

SuicuneSol

What has the US Military been revealing that is worth exploring?

Erwin Quiachon

The US. Military has admitted that UAP exist and exhibit properties that look like gravitational propulsion. Hypersonic speed without any sonic boom. No fuel exhaust. Retired military are coming forward to admit that UAP have been shutting down nuclear weapons. That changes the origin story for Star Trek.

Michael R

Bunny you've made Star Trek fun again. Seeing it through your eyes as you experience it is wonderful...and YES to green slave Bunny. I'm not sure if it's doable but if it is, it would be great.

Ron

Bunny, you kill me! "The women!!!"

bunnytails

I am so glad! And yes, green slave bunny IS possible with the power of photo editing!

bunnytails

Man, I really gotta read Asimov someday!

Greg

He's always been one of my favorite authors -- not just for his sci-fi stuff but he wrote a lot of kid friendly science books, which I read as a child. Asimov was also mentioned in Star Trek: TNG in reference to Data, so that was also a nice nod.

Anthony & Meg (Screenplayhouse)

Greetings Bunny. Your prediction of the end of this episode made my wife and I join. I could write a BOOK about the impact of this episode on me and my wife. (In fact, and I'm not kidding, I wrote a quality semi-true screenplay about Jeffrey Hunter's journey to and past Captain Pike. A story that a friend later pointed out becomes The Cage itself.) Anyway, I want to share I am the youngest of 3 brothers. Because they were older and already weary of Disney, my Disney age was brief. Instead of seeing BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS, I saw DOG DAY AFTERNOON. I saw 2001 when I was 6 and POSEIDON ADVENTURE when I was 8. For some reason I had no problem being on this advanced films studies course. I mention all this to prepare you for the fact I was likely 11 years old the first time I saw THE MENAGERIE. The way you emotionally reacted to all this? Imagine how impressionable it would have been when you were 11? Spock's GALAXY CLASS act of kindness and compassion has meant more to me than any religious doctrine anywhere. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51btaVQu2VL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

Lee

Your observation that some parts of The Cage didn't make it into The Menagerie is entirely correct. Not only were the other zoo specimens left out, there was a specific line of dialogue removed by Standards and Practices, the network's censors. Pike: What, and dress you in the same metal fabric they wear? Vina: I have to wear something... don't I? That last line was deemed a bit too provocative for the viewers, yet somehow a green slave woman gyrating to some kickass music was perfectly acceptable. Not that I have any complaint about their choice.

Jeremy Montanez

Ok, my first comment for you on Patreon. I've always kind of skipped this episode only because I never saw the point in watching an episode I was not really a fan of but decided to watch it with you, well because it's you lol and I really enjoyed it and it gave a whole different meaning to the experience I just watching "The Cage" I'm glad I waited and skipped it because as always you were alot of fun and I loved how you guessed what Spocks motives were. Great reaction.