On that note… Why are all the women in the future fuzzy?
Kirk always knows how to find his perfect lighting.
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 11 months ago
They’re just so glamorous that your brain can’t process it.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
samus12345@lemmy.world 11 months ago
ForestOrca@kbin.social 11 months ago
Hypothesis: Captain Kirk is a Cat.
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 11 months ago
Kirk is a cocky tomcat. Spock is a prissy black cat that doesn’t like change. McCoy is a stray that wandered in from outside, but seems to be friendly most of the time.
dejected_warp_core@startrek.website 11 months ago
McCoy is a stray that wandered in from outside, but seems to be friendly most of the time.
Dr. T’Ana?
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I’m actually rewatching TOS with my wife (which is a miracle)
I love seeing Shatner again … every single scene looks like he’s about to do something, say something important, the ship is about to be destroyed or his toast is on fire … every camera shot of him is overly dramatic and looks like the last image we’ll ever see of him.
I love it.
cybervseas@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Even the set designs make it all feel like a stage play. I think that’s why my father still likes TOS episodes so much.
dejected_warp_core@startrek.website 11 months ago
One of the consequences of a wisely used but small budget. Simple sets and costumes, plus a LOT of creative lighting. All that’s left are actors to fill that otherwise empty-feeling space on the stage.
Also, color TV was in its infancy, so networks used the medium to compete for viewer attention. It really looks like NBC made sure that every scene was as vibrant as possible. But now that I think about it, it also had to “read” well in B/W too.
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 11 months ago
The style of acting really grows on you as you watch it. It’s so dramatic and punchy.
I love it too.
kamenlady@lemmy.world 11 months ago
So glad to be witnessing some Shatner love. I also just re-watched TOS and TAS. They get better with every rewatch.
Only TOS season three… Every time I get mad, idk, some episodes have such a heavy 70’s community love vibe. I actually love the style of the 70s, just not the hippie sing along stuff, that always somehow creeped me out. I’m so happy i was born in 1971, so i got to the 80s when i was 9 years old. Perfect timing, considering how delicious the 80s were for coming of age.
I made the mistake ( or not ) of watching all of Madame Columbo in between Star Treks, what an awkward ride for Janeway.
heeplr@feddit.de 11 months ago
Didn’t he prefer theatrical acting & live audience and thus played his TV role like a theater actor would?
Those tend to traditionally exaggerate gesture, mimic and tone so the last row still gets everything even when they’re further away.
gregorum@lemm.ee 11 months ago
He’s a classically, trained Shakespearean actor, and trained with the royal Shakespeare Company. You should check him out on his the twilight zone episodes. They’re about the hammiest, scene-chewiest thing you can imagine. 
StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 11 months ago
While he was a Shakespearean actor at Stratford in Canada, and in fact was Christopher Plummer’s understudy before taking on leading roles himself, Shatner’s US career kicked off in the 1950s in film noir. He was considered a quite serious actor.
Shawdow194@kbin.social 11 months ago
YES! Something about Shatners performance just screams captain. The composure. The looks. The inflection. Like every decision truly weighs on his character