Word: earths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...says "Well, maybe the sequel will be better" before the Enterprise even leaves dock, you know there are problems. The special effects beat the plot into submission. The dialogue is stilted, relegated to the role of filler between interminable shots of the Enterprise or "that...thing" which is threatening Earth. The actors are often mere props, going through the motions trying vainly to recapture long-lost glory, not given a chance to grow by a script that, sadly, never gets off the ground. And the ending...well, its been done before, better, on Star Trek, and for much, much less...
...required on board the refitted U.S.S. (United Space Ship) Enterprise to battle a never-before-encountered "thing." ("Why is any object we don't understand always called a 'thing'?" asks Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley) in typical Star Trek: The Television Show fashion). The "thing" is headed for Earth, gobbling up everything it encounters...
...require some epic characteristics to make them memorable, it is a shame that there are no thematic elements which would make The Motion Picture more durable. The story focuses exclusively on one problem--stopping the intruder before it destroys all the "carbon based units" (i.e. life) on the Earth. The Enterprise and its crew, once it has assembled, proceeds to the alien with no delay, no tests or demonstrations of strength, courage, ingenuity, resourcefulness or extraordinary ability. And once one technological challenge has been overcome, the Enterprise and its crew arrive at their destination having had no shakedown, without demonstrating...
Then came the turn of elegant Eddie Burke. Expanding his chest, he pledged to wage war on drug pushers and rapists if elected. A Baptist preacher exulted that Burke would create a "spiritual surge that will lift us into orbit for God." More down to earth, Committeeman Marty Tuchow explained: "Nostalgia is fine, but I have to be practical." Translation: Daley is buried, Byrne is mayor, and Byrne was for Burke. Twenty-four committeemen supported Burke...
...What on earth does this sentence in a news story mean? Has Nevin been guilty of some other funny business that has not yet come to light, or has he simply not done well enough, or what? A flabby and unspecific accusation is anonymously made. There it lies on a page of the New York Times-unfair, unchallengeable, unproven...