ST:TOS 1-19 Tomorrow Is Yesterday
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kaylee66Captain's log - stardate 3113.2. We were en route to starbase 9 for resupply when a black star of high gravitational attraction began to drag us toward it.
Um, what? A black star? There are blue, white, yellow, red, and brown* stars, but black? How can a star be black? Does he mean a black hole? But no, they are definitely calling it a star. Problem number two: How could something like this exist in the vicinity of a starbase without anyone noticing? I don't buy it.
The setup was stupid, but I did enjoy the time-travel plot.
Favorite parts:
1.
When Kirk and Sulu beam down to the airbase to steal records of the Enterprise's existance, they see a bulletin board, point it out and exchange a smile (look at how people used to display information). That made me smile, too.
2.
McCoy: How long have they been down there now?
Spock: 15 minutes, 28 seconds.
McCoy: Well, shouldn't they be coming up?
Spock: It is a fact, Doctor, that prowling by stealth is more time-consuming than a direct approach. In our case, a--
McCoy: Shouldn't you be working on your time-warp calculations, Mr Spock?
Spock, raises eyebrows: I am.
Point for Spock!
3.
Kirk: We all have to take a chance--especially if one [chance] is all you have.
*Types of stars, by Luminosity class: Subdwarf - Dwarf (Blue Red White Yellow Brown) - Subgiant - Giant (Blue Red Yellow) - Bright giant - Supergiant (Blue Red Yellow) - Hypergiant (Yellow).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star#External_links
Um, what? A black star? There are blue, white, yellow, red, and brown* stars, but black? How can a star be black? Does he mean a black hole? But no, they are definitely calling it a star. Problem number two: How could something like this exist in the vicinity of a starbase without anyone noticing? I don't buy it.
The setup was stupid, but I did enjoy the time-travel plot.
Favorite parts:
1.
When Kirk and Sulu beam down to the airbase to steal records of the Enterprise's existance, they see a bulletin board, point it out and exchange a smile (look at how people used to display information). That made me smile, too.
2.
McCoy: How long have they been down there now?
Spock: 15 minutes, 28 seconds.
McCoy: Well, shouldn't they be coming up?
Spock: It is a fact, Doctor, that prowling by stealth is more time-consuming than a direct approach. In our case, a--
McCoy: Shouldn't you be working on your time-warp calculations, Mr Spock?
Spock, raises eyebrows: I am.
Point for Spock!
3.
Kirk: We all have to take a chance--especially if one [chance] is all you have.
*Types of stars, by Luminosity class: Subdwarf - Dwarf (Blue Red White Yellow Brown) - Subgiant - Giant (Blue Red Yellow) - Bright giant - Supergiant (Blue Red Yellow) - Hypergiant (Yellow).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star#External_links