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114: A Tour DeForest Performance!
Dissecting Spock's Brain.
On this episode of Standard Orbit, we prep for surgery and
perform a deep dissection and examination of what Star Trek fans
have labeled as the "worst" episode ever in the history of The
Original Series, and was even parodied as a stage
production in 2004 for a limited run in Irvine, California at the
Irvine Improv! William Shatner, in his autobiography Up Till
Now, and in his memoirs Star Trek: Memories, called this one of the
series' worst episodes; a "tribute" to NBC executives who slashed
the show's budget and placed it in a bad time slot.
There was a great deal of unrest happening behind the scenes at
the beginning of Star Trek's third season. Gene Coon was trying to
complete his writing contract and director Marc Daniels felt
marginalized by executive producer Fred Freiberger. The show budget
was always under pressure which in turn forced co-producer Robert
Justman and Fred Freiberger to constantly redirect creative to fit
production, increasing tensions between them and the NBC front
offices. Did these underlying forces ultimately affect the return
The Original Series on September 20th, 1968?
Hosts
Norman C. Lao and Jeffrey Harlan
Guest
Ken Tripp
Production
C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer), Norman C. Lao (Executive
Producer), Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer), Charlynn
Schmiedt (Executive Producer), Ken Tripp (Editor and Associate
Producer), Renee Roberts (Associate Producer), Richard
Rutledge (Associate Producer), Richard Marquez (Production
Manager), Will Nguyen (Content Manager)
Chapters
Welcome to Standard Orbit (00:01:10)
The Most Hated Episode Ever? (00:02:37)
A Changing of the Guard (00:04:45)
The Remasters Show Production Stresses (00:08:21)
The Two Halves of Spock’s Brain (00:14:50)
A Tour DeForest Perfomance (00:23:30)
The WORST Episode Ever? (00:30:03)
Hailing Frequencies Open (00:46:29)
Our Final Thoughts and Thank You (00:50:19)
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Dissecting Spock's Brain.
On this episode of Standard Orbit, we prep for surgery and
perform a deep dissection and examination of what Star Trek fans
have labeled as the "worst" episode ever in the history of The
Original Series, and was even parodied as a stage
production in 2004 for a limited run in Irvine, California at the
Irvine Improv! William Shatner, in his autobiography Up Till
Now, and in his memoirs Star Trek: Memories, called this one of the
series' worst episodes; a "tribute" to NBC executives who slashed
the show's budget and placed it in a bad time slot.
There was a great deal of unrest happening behind the scenes at
the beginning of Star Trek's third season. Gene Coon was trying to
complete his writing contract and director Marc Daniels felt
marginalized by executive producer Fred Freiberger. The show budget
was always under pressure which in turn forced co-producer Robert
Justman and Fred Freiberger to constantly redirect creative to fit
production, increasing tensions between them and the NBC front
offices. Did these underlying forces ultimately affect the return
The Original Series on September 20th, 1968?
Hosts
Norman C. Lao and Jeffrey Harlan
Guest
Ken Tripp
Production
C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer), Norman C. Lao (Executive
Producer), Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer), Charlynn
Schmiedt (Executive Producer), Ken Tripp (Editor and Associate
Producer), Renee Roberts (Associate Producer), Richard
Rutledge (Associate Producer), Richard Marquez (Production
Manager), Will Nguyen (Content Manager)
Chapters
Welcome to Standard Orbit (00:01:10)
The Most Hated Episode Ever? (00:02:37)
A Changing of the Guard (00:04:45)
The Remasters Show Production Stresses (00:08:21)
The Two Halves of Spock’s Brain (00:14:50)
A Tour DeForest Perfomance (00:23:30)
The WORST Episode Ever? (00:30:03)
Hailing Frequencies Open (00:46:29)
Our Final Thoughts and Thank You (00:50:19)
Send us your feedback!
Twitter: @trekfm
Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm
Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm
Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact
Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/
Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm
Support the Network!
Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows
coming to you every week. We have great perks for you
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