I may have bitten off more than I can chew!
I am joined by a pair of Marks – Mark Maddox and Mark Clark –
to discuss STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES. Since episodes with either of them
alone can stretch to more than two hours, putting them together with a subject
this big was clearly tempting fate. We survive the show but this is easily the
longest episode of The Bloody Pit ever! It might be best to listen to it in
chunks.
We dig into the Star Trek Animated Series and talk a bit
about all twenty-two episodes. After some confusion we use the original
broadcast order and give our thoughts on each one. This takes time and I complicated
things by rereading the Alan Dean Foster Log Books for several of the stories. This
means I can’t stop myself from dropping in details that were used to flesh out
the 22-minute shows until both Marks request that I stop. Rude! But then I
bring up Spock Must Die by James Blish and Maddox gets reeled into the book-talk
like the sucker he is! Before things are over we have chosen our favorite and
least favorites from the series and pulled a couple of episodes apart looking
for the tasty bits. If you listen carefully you will hear the moment we realize
that this show will be far too long. You can also hear the individual moments
when each of us gets our second wind and press on through the second season. You
might also hear weeping. You have been warned.
If you have any comments or sympathy for me thebloodypit@gmail.com is the place to send them. The plan is to get another episode out in a few weeks so keep your fingers crossed. And thank you for listening!
1 comment:
Great stuff as always. Continued success...looking forward to many more enjoyable shows. :)
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