tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post707742743001451837..comments2023-10-11T11:48:37.258-07:00Comments on My Year Of Star Trek: Ten Reasons Why You Should Watch "The Savage Curtain" AshleyRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590040927422456380noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-53731072258941866542015-03-07T08:25:31.373-08:002015-03-07T08:25:31.373-08:00Great article! I like this episode too. Except it&...Great article! I like this episode too. Except it's Surak, not Sarek, who is Spock's father. But great article!Chuck Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165599053034405964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-11239231446841870412013-08-08T16:22:20.798-07:002013-08-08T16:22:20.798-07:00While I agree that TNG did not serve Scotty especi...While I agree that TNG did not serve Scotty especially well, that exchange was based upon a scene from "Star Trek III: The Search For Spock" in which Kirk calls down to engineering to ask the ship's status and asks when they'll be able to take her out again. Scotty says eight weeks, but since Kirk doesn't have eight weeks, he can have ready is two. Kirk playfully asks Scotty if he's always multiplied his repair estimates by a factor of four. Scotty laughs and asks how else he could keep his reputation as a miracle worker. Kirk assures Scotty his reputation is secure and closes the channel.<br />That bit isn't my favorite involving Scotty either, as it paints him as having been less than honest in the past, but it's not as egregious as him encouraging others to fudge their estimates in times of crisis for purposes of showmanship and self-aggrandizement. This "borrowing" from Trek III also underscores that the TNG producers viewed their series mainly as a sequel to the movies and not the "candy-colored" TV show. The characterization of Scotty is that of the film era, not the television one, as is the case later with Spock. Ron Moore, the writer of "Relics" had to fight like mad to get the scene on the holodeck to take place on the television version of the bridge rather than any of the film ones. Existing models of the TV bridge chair and helm console were readily available from fans. Also, there was no frame of film with an empty film-era bridge. These were likely the reasons why the producers yielded on this issue and gave faithful TOS fans one of their few moments of TNG happiness... :-)Brian Haguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-49236350239627261042013-03-15T20:47:00.604-07:002013-03-15T20:47:00.604-07:00That exchange between Scotty and Geordi took my fo...That exchange between Scotty and Geordi took my focus out of the story and onto the writers/producers willing to deface Scotty's character and continuity for a bit of interest and humor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-29606221403323449832013-01-31T15:05:22.666-08:002013-01-31T15:05:22.666-08:00I have a question. In TNG, Scotty confesses he...I have a question. In TNG, Scotty confesses he's something of a fraud to Geordi. Any sign of that in the original series? Has that episode tainted your perception of him? How do you read it? -LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-55212824560705960012013-01-31T11:13:43.321-08:002013-01-31T11:13:43.321-08:00Great write-up! I want to watch it! I also love th...Great write-up! I want to watch it! I also love the idea of a video blog about this project! The Nested Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766564824201751747noreply@blogger.com