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> Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 32: Friday's Child [VHS] |
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Staring:
William Shatner,
Leonard Nimoy,
DeForest Kelley,
Julie Newmar,
Tige Andrews
Director:
Joseph Pevney
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List Price: $12.95
Our Price: $4.09
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300213364
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6300213366
Label: CBS Paramount International Television
Manufacturer: CBS Paramount International Television
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: CBS Paramount International Television
Release Date: 1994-04-15
Running Time: 46
Studio: CBS Paramount International Television
Theatrical Release Date: 1966-09-08 |
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Our favorite Starfleet trio, Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) beam down to Capella IV to persuade the resident warrior race to sign up with the Federation. Unfortunately, a Klingon agent named Kras (Tige Andrews, the captain of TV's Mod Squad) has preceded them and set enough doubt into play that the take-no-prisoners Capellans decide to give Kirk and company a hostile reception. Written by story editor D.C. (Dorothy) Fontana, "Friday's Child" has the broad outlines of a Western, with the good guys getting rebuffed by hostile Indians and a final showdown with crude weapons set up in the barren hills. Julie Newmar's guest role as Eleen, wife of a former ruler and a pawn in the barbed politics between Kirk, Kras, and the Capellans, even has something of the frightened but stoic native princess about it. Viewers hoping to catch Newmar in a Capellan catsuit, however (an extension of her iconic, sleek presence as Catwoman in the old Batman TV series), will be sorely disappointed: Eleen is quite pregnant, fit to burst and placed in McCoy's capable hands. Trek stalwart Joseph Pevney directed this action-adventure piece, which contains one of the good doctor's most memorable utterances, spoken when Eleen expects McCoy to carry her up a steep hill: "I'm a doctor, not an escalator!" --Tom Keogh
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The sky changes colors, 2001-02-10
The first half of this episode was filmed on Capella 4 and the second half was filmed in Calfiornia, thus the changing sky and landscape. No, actually this is a fine episode that really plays on the strengths of the big three more than many other episodes. The big three try to deal with a fight for leadership that puts them on the run and Scotty and the ship try to deal with Klingons out in space. The episodes that show the constants in emotions and feelings in other beings are some of the best and this episode plays it out beautifully. Seeing Spock and Kirk fight with bow and arrow is also a big plus.
Now come on..., 2006-12-11
Not to be a Debby Downer, but I've been amazed at how many reviewers of this episode (both here and in the DVD reviews) actually like this episode! Ridiculous-er than usual aliens (complete with language that a Native American might speak in a John Wayne flick), Bones slapping his pregnant patient around ("I'll touch you in an any way or manner that my professional judgment indicates!"), bows and arrows (bows and arrows?!), and Kirk's embrace of revenge ("Why not?") all add up to a bizarre mismatch that's too unsettling to ever feel worth watching. Immediately after this I watched the 3rd season episode, "The Cloud Minders" and felt a wave of fresh air roll over me, as I suddenly had issues, acting, and writing that felt, well, quality. Sorry, "Friday's Child," but I won't be watching you again.
Negotiating with a culture where violence is sport and it is more like the Klingon society than the Federation, 2008-06-11
The greatest problems in the sciences of politics and sociology deal with what forms of government and social structure are best suited for societies. Some argue that democracy and free market systems are the best for all, yet there are strong reasons to believe that these systems are not the best ones for all societies. Events in human history have demonstrated that an attempt to impose a system on a society generally leads to consequences worse than the original conditions. That is the fundamental problem and point of this episode.
Earlier in his life, Dr. McCoy had spent some time on Capella IV, a planet with a primitive culture. The society is organized into tribes and there are rigid social mores where hand to hand combat is considered sport. Kirk and company arrive at the surface in an attempt to negotiate a mining treaty. When they materialize, they see a Klingon and one of the security people draws his weapon. He is immediately killed by one of the Capellans.
After this unfortunate incident, Kirk begins discussing the treaty with Akaar, the leader of the tribes. Akaar is disposed to offer the treaty to the Federation until he is opposed by Maab, a man who is allied with the Klingons. When Kirk offers medicines and new technologies, the response is not what he expected, as the Capellan society has no need for technology. Akaar makes no decision, but that night, Maab stages a revolt and Akaar is killed. Maab is now the leader of the tribes and Akaar's pregnant widow Eleen is to be killed. However, Kirk's bravery impresses Maab and he delays any action against the Federation prisoners.
Kirk, Spock and McCoy escape with Eleen and flee to the hills, and Maab is in pursuit. The Klingon is with Maab and when the Federation party is cornered and McCoy delivers the baby, Eleen goes to Maab and tells them she killed Kirk, Spock and McCoy. When the Klingon objects, Maab understands his error and gives Eleen her life back and declares his forfeit. He challenges the Klingon and is killed by phaser fire and one of Maab's men kills the Klingon. At the end, Eleen is declared regent for the infant and the Federation has the mining treaty.
Humans, particularly those who are zealots, believe that the system they espouse is the only true one that all societies should adopt. In this case, while the Capellan society is primitive and difficult to understand, Kirk and company must work within it. It is not democratic, it is brutal and much more like the Klingon society than the Federation. Yet, Kirk, Spock and McCoy show that they are flexible in their dealings with other societies and accept and work with their differences. Let us hope that when humans encounter other species in space, the members of both species are as wise and adaptable.
Awesome episode, 2009-09-26
Lots of good one-liners and an unusually coherent intrigue/diplomacy plot. Scotty takes command for a while, giving us a chance to see the bridge crew at work when the Big Three are away. Meanwhile, McSpork attempt to negotiate with the local aliens for resources and get pulled into a local power struggle; their pregnant queen decides she wants their protection. Kirk and Spock go native, while Bones argues with a recalcitrant patient and accidentally becomes a "daddy". Up in the sky, Chekov reminds everyone why Russia rocks. Good stuff!
. . . And I'll just throw it out there: I'm a McCoy fan and he gets tons of screen time and better dialogue than usual. Woo.
What is Wrong with You People?, 2009-05-15
I can't believe that they would show this awful episode after Journey to Babel. Why would the Federation be dealing with a people who haven't developed light speed? These people haven't even developed the bow and arrow! Despite this huge mistake, the rest of the episode is painful to watch.
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