Are those from televised Shakespeare productions he did?
In the bottom one he's Claudius in the BBC's Hamlet (Derick Jacobi
). I'm not sure, but I think the top one is from I, Claudius; never watched it.
Anyway, I had a thought while watching The Search for Spock last night. If Spock transferred his katra to Bones, why wasn't he just an "empty shell" instead of giving Kirk the emotional "I have been, and always shall be, your friend" speech?
From the context of it being a mind meld, I gather it was more akin to running off a copy of his katra, rather than handing the whole thing over. Truth be told, I don't think they had given that any thought at all when they offed Spock. They weren't planning on bringing him back. I suspect that they added the whole "remember" thing as an escape route should they change their mind, which they did, and then they just bullshitted the whole Katra thing.
Besides the series needed something new and fresh because TV ratings and Movie sales were down and this change in the ST timeline was needed to bring in some new fans. It did without pissing off the hardcore fanbase. You are in the minority here 5.
Yes and no. I understand creating a new timeline. As much as I don't like it, I think it was actually a pretty clever idea. It gives them a whole new tableau to work with. There aren't many franchises where that idea would work well, but given the strict adherence to canon over the years, and the necessity to stay within the basic framework of the characters, it was probably the right move.
That said, the movie sucked balls. The story was just thrown together as an excuse for a lot of in-jokes, references and CGI explosions. I tried re-watching it a while back and couldn't make it halfway through. The new actors were great--loved them. Just thought it was a crappy film. I actually do have hopes for the sequel. Now that they've established the new foundation, maybe they'll make some good flicks out of it. I certainly hope so.
Something to ponder. In every one of the series, there are plenty of really good episodes where nobody dies and nothing gets blown up. Star Trek cranked out countless great, character driven episodes. Does anybody think they could make a character driven movie nowadays? I don't think they could or would even try. Audiences today want gee-whiz CGI, and if they tried to do another ST-IV or ST-TMP, it'd be the death of the franchise. Now that's a real shame.