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Star Trek: The Original Series 1x11 The Corbomite Maneuver (Patreon)

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2026-06-06 16:00:10
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Michael Gehrman

Great! Excellent to watch this with you, and as you see, not campy at all. This was the best that could be done in a thoughtful way for the time. All of these episodes are important for character development, as you said. I still strongly suggest Wolf in the Fold, since it is a horror episode, and Specter of the Gun, which is essentially the XFiles episode you just did last week.

Frankie Crews

Hi Kat, in case you didn't recognize him, Balok was played by a young Clint Howard, a very prolific actor and Ron Howard's younger brother. You may recognize him from your Apollo 13 watch. Can't wait to experience more of your Trek adventure.

Neill Shaughness

So glad you chose to watch this one. I think it's a bit underrated. It really showcases Kirk's command style

Paul K. Bisson

I voted for all of them in your poll so I'm excited for this. TCM is always a fun ride. Can't wait to see your reaction to tension on the bridge. But it will have to wait since today is OMEN day! Happy 50th!

Vak

I'm glad you picked this one. It's very early in the show's production order, and very much shows off the original intent. Compared to the pace of most later episodes, this one takes its time and gives the story time to breathe. The woman who's basically playing a waitress in this episode is Janice Rand, his Yeoman. In the Navy, a Yeoman is basically an executive assistant for a senior officer - arranging schedules and meetings, preparing paperwork, basically bringing order to chaos. And, yeah, fetching coffee, but that's far from their main job. She's enlisted, not an officer, but she basically reports directly to Kirk. His irritation at being assigned a woman for the job shows 1960s prejudices; but from the standpoint of Kirk as a character, it's clear that he simply doesn't want the distraction. He's no ladies' man at this point in the series, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't have eyes, and he wants his brain on his job. You called it with regards to his attitude on the bridge in this episode - in The Big Chair, he's basically the perfect captain, intuitive and decisive. Having a pretty young woman around him all day throws off his vibe a bit. He's coping with it, but at this point clearly thinks it's an unnecessary bother. And, yeah, you mentioned the utter lack of pants for the women on the ship that are in regular uniform. That was actually the idea of the actress who played the Yeoman, Grace Lee Whitney, who wanted to show off her figure, likely hoping to stand out and be noticed for other roles. (It also WAS the 1960s, and hemlines ran short.) The other woman in the starting original cast was Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, the communications officer behind Kirk, and she immediately agreed to the barely-there minidress. A number of the guest actresses HAVE complained about the outfits in later years, especially as they weren't fitted as carefully as those of the regular cast members, and the fabric SHRUNK. But, great start to this series. Looking forward to the next one you tackle.

Robert Raszkowski

Cool - hehehe he hehe heh (fire, fire). So many years has passed - but Clint Howard did not changed a bit. :D Onto the next one. Kat Ship flyes by...

BrakYeller

This episode also gives us several early examples of the crew's growing characterization: Sulu's quiet confidence and professionalism under fire; Kirk's energetic curiosity (and hatred for physicals); McCoy's understanding that if he didn't ignore the red alert light he'd never get Kirk to finish his physical, having the excuse to run off and be the daring captain; Scotty's dedication to keeping the ship in working order despite all the stuff thrown at it each and every week, and a very early choice that I absolutely love by Leonard Nimoy that helped defined the character of Spock. As the rest of the crew is looking on in shock and concern at the giant sphere, Spock's reaction is a simple, conversational mutter of "fascinating." He's all cool logic and efficient pragmatism; he has no time to panic because look at all the cool science stuff! This probably the best episode out of the first half of Season 1 that helps showcase each of the main characters and how they work together as a crew, and it's very efficient at doing so, even finding time for a lot of small, quiet character moment amid the action. Don't know if you've recognized Mr. Sulu as George Takei yet... he's VERY young here.

Who Are These People

Kat: "He's a really good captain, isn't he?" Al: "Only question I ever thought was hard - was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?"