"Captain Kirk" aka Vic Mignogna was my English teacher in 1987. The first day of class he told us if, right then, we could correctly spell and tell him what "Antidisestablishmentarianism" meant he would pass us for the year. Of course at 17 nobody had a clue what it meant...
Originally Posted by sparks812: “"Captain Kirk" aka Vic Mignogna was my English teacher in 1987. The first day of class he told us if, right then, we could correctly spell and tell him what "Antidisestablishmentarianism" meant he would pass us for the year. Of course at 17 nobody had a clue what it meant...”
Did he make anyone take the Kobayisha Maru test as well? Seriously, this series is so good. Completely nails Classic Trek. Vic's really living the dream!
Mignogna is brilliant at playing Shatner playing Kirk. And Chris Doohan playing his father playing Scott is brilliant, too. Everything is just right; it really feels like original Star Trek.
They took a couple of liberties, though..... I don't remember any mention of a
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holodeck
in the original series. And it's a pity that in the twenty-whateverth century they still can't pronounce
Originally Posted by Dogmatix: “Mignogna is brilliant at playing Shatner playing Kirk. And Chris Doohan playing his father playing Scott is brilliant, too. Everything is just right; it really feels like original Star Trek.
They took a couple of liberties, though..... I don't remember any mention of a
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holodeck
in the original series.”
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STC introduced it as a prototype in their first episode, Pilgrim of Eternity.
Originally Posted by Dogmatix: “And it's a pity that in the twenty-whateverth century they still can't pronounce
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van Gogh's name
properly.”
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Spock of all people should have used the proper Dutch pronunciation (rhyming with loch)! Still, since they are emulating a 20th-century American TV show, that's probably how actual Star Trek would have had Spock say it.
Spock of all people should have used the proper Dutch pronunciation (rhyming with loch)! Still, since they are emulating a 20th-century American TV show, that's probably how actual Star Trek would have had Spock say it.
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The proper Dutch pronunciation starts with a lighter [ch] sound (not a hard 'g') and ends with a heavier [ch] sound - go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh and click on Listen. But I take your point about getting the feel of a late 60's / early 70's American show right....