Who Mourns For "Miri"?
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And Phil Morris, Greg's son.
I wonder if anyone will ever own up to parentship of that butt-ugly kid.
I should just look it up, but it's more fun to post here, is that the same Phil Morris who is playing the Martian Manhunter on 'Smallville' the last couple seasons?
And Phil Morris, Greg's son.
I wonder if anyone will ever own up to parentship of that butt-ugly kid.
The "easiest fix" for 'Miri' would be the good ol' "Lost Colony" trick. Explains the english on the signs, exact reproductions of Earth buildings, perfectly human looking inhabitants and exact biochemistry that makes the crew vulnernable. Then you just have to take out the 2 seconds of dialogue where the planet is just like Earth and change the planet shot.
And I'm sure it's been said a thousand times, but the problem with the parallel Earth thing is, it's a red herring. It has no affect on the rest of the episode whatsoever, and it's never followed up on. I can forgive that it doesn't really fit into the rest of the Trek universe and how the series unfolds and the sequels, but for a stand alone story, it doesn't add to the plot, it distracts, and then is forgotten.
But all that said, 'Miri' is one of my favourite episodes, it's creepy, it's disturbing, it grabs me every time. After dozens and dozens of viewings I'll still sit rapt staring at the TV when it comes on for a rerun.
I didn't realise some of the casts kids were in it.
It's one of my favourite episodes.
It's one of my favourite episodes.
Fascinating!
What was the context? Was there an...unusual reason she was speaking in poetry (a la Spock in "Charlie X")?
Aye, that they were, lad!
If memory serves...the girl he was carrying in the end was his daughter, right?
And...Grace's sons were the two in the air duct, going, "Hurry up, Jahn!"
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I honestly don't recall the details. I'll see if I can dig the issue up...I very likely still have it here somewhere.
Going thru my TOS-R DVD's one episode at a time, I noticed something odd in Miri that I had never noticed before: Kelley's uniform being unzipped! Had someone from Wardrobe forgot to "zip him up" before the shot??
http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/1x08/miri178.jpg
Then I noticed Shatner's uniform also with a deformity. Oh, okay, not a production flub then.........
http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/1x08/miri180.jpg
So, my question is: why were McCoy's and Kirk's uniform unzipped? Spock's and Rand's uniform weren't........ Were they trying to show us that doing reverse-engineering research was strenuous work that took its toll on work-a-day uniforms??
I really had thought that I had found a flub!
http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/1x08/miri178.jpg
Then I noticed Shatner's uniform also with a deformity. Oh, okay, not a production flub then.........
http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/1x08/miri180.jpg
So, my question is: why were McCoy's and Kirk's uniform unzipped? Spock's and Rand's uniform weren't........ Were they trying to show us that doing reverse-engineering research was strenuous work that took its toll on work-a-day uniforms??
I really had thought that I had found a flub!
Probably, Spock being cultured and orderly, he wouldn't DARE allow his shirt to be unzipped.
And...if the studio had unzipped Rand's uniform, the audience (guys in particular) would've found it too distracting....
And...if the studio had unzipped Rand's uniform, the audience (guys in particular) would've found it too distracting....
I used to hate it when I was younger--naturally occurring parallel Earths are a pet peeve of mine (cutlural contamination I can stomach)--but I've since learned to appreciate the charms of this ep, particularly the acting and the cinematography.
I liked 'Miri' because it had a pretty good story. It was great character development. In reality, the children should have starved or mentally grown up centuries before. The cities should heve been completely wasted due to collapsing roofs.
Hmm... That would neatly circumvent the paedophilia aspect of it. She only *looks* young.
It works till 2/3 the way through.......
Till when the kids steal ALL the communicator's----even those of the two gaurds who are outside at the time??? Terrible.
Also the notion that the ship could do nothing till called for by the crew.
What about biohazard suits? Why not just bean down more communicators to the coordiantes of the lab if they didn't hear from the landing party?
It's only the landing party down there and some feral kids--so no transfer of technology by beaming down some communicators.
What to my mind would most spoil a decent dramatic episode to a casual/novice fan is the truly awful "no blah, blah blah!!" & "bonk, bonk on the head!!" It's just terrible and silly. It takes an average episode and pulls it down. Sometimes a small things can do that.
Location was great, most of the interaction was good etc though.
Till when the kids steal ALL the communicator's----even those of the two gaurds who are outside at the time??? Terrible.
Also the notion that the ship could do nothing till called for by the crew.
What about biohazard suits? Why not just bean down more communicators to the coordiantes of the lab if they didn't hear from the landing party?
It's only the landing party down there and some feral kids--so no transfer of technology by beaming down some communicators.
What to my mind would most spoil a decent dramatic episode to a casual/novice fan is the truly awful "no blah, blah blah!!" & "bonk, bonk on the head!!" It's just terrible and silly. It takes an average episode and pulls it down. Sometimes a small things can do that.
Location was great, most of the interaction was good etc though.
I like “MIRI” fine. The planet being an Earth clone is 
in my book.
But sadly, Miri made the mistake of marrying the youngest astronaut from that TZ episode with Rod Taylor in it & moving into an old mansion.
As if that weren't enough, Miri willfully ignores Uncle Charlie's warnings about the sealed-up fireplace in the estate's basement.
Miri's lucky Uncle Charlie was there at all & not tending to Mr. Douglas's kids.
in my book.But sadly, Miri made the mistake of marrying the youngest astronaut from that TZ episode with Rod Taylor in it & moving into an old mansion.
As if that weren't enough, Miri willfully ignores Uncle Charlie's warnings about the sealed-up fireplace in the estate's basement.
Miri's lucky Uncle Charlie was there at all & not tending to Mr. Douglas's kids.