Gene Roddenberry in 1979: So here's t'hy'la, a word that has never been referenced before, and there's no reason I am required to state this in the book I am writing but it's a word Spock thinks of Jim as, and, this word MAY mean lover, and it doesn't have to mean lover, but it MAY, and I don't HAVE to say that it MAY mean lover, this is something that has never been established before, this is entirely optional, I am choosing to do this as the author of a book about a movie, I am choosing to make up a word for Spock to think of Jim as and give this word the possible connotation of lover
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Gene Roddenberry in 1979: So I'm writing about things now as if I am an editor talking to an actual person, instead of the author of a book who is relating what a fictional character would be saying (and again, I am choosing to write this here and I am absolutely not obligated to do this because of having to refer to some earlier established canon et cetera and also I am literally the creator of Star Trek as well as the author of this book); so, anyway, Jim Kirk says he's aware at least by the time of this "interview" of the existence of rumors of him and Spock being lovers, and all he says is that apparently Spock raises an eyebrow when he encounters these rumors, and that Spock raising an eyebrow may mean a number of things including annoyance, but, his "answer" does not address whether or not the rumors are true, merely that Spock raises his eyebrow when encountering these rumors, and, it also does not establish what the raising of the eyebrow means in this context (just it's possible it may mean he is annoyed, and, if he is annoyed, it does not state why he is annoyed; reasons could include being annoyed about having one's privacy being invaded with a question like that)
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Gene Roddenberry in 1979: So yeah, writing as if Jim Kirk is an actual person I'm interviewing; Kirk has "no moral or other objections to physical love in any of its many earthly, alien and mixed forms" (and not having "other objections" leaves it open to the possibility that he is referring to his sexual proclivities and that this means he would be not disinclined to "physical love" with those of "many earthly, alien and mixed forms" and this is said in the context of Spock being "earthly" [human mother], alien [Vulcan father], as well as mixed [human/Vulcan]); then, for some reason "Jim Kirk" also finds it necessary to say that he has "found [his] best gratification in that creature woman" which implies he's attempted to seek gratification with creatures other than women (because how else would he have a reference by which to compare in order to make such a statement?) and not only does this statement not answer whether or not he and Spock are (or have been) lovers, but it actually makes it possible for him and Spock to be or have been lovers, because if he's had comparative experiences with CREECHURZ creatures other than women, this could theoretically include Spock, who is a creature other than a woman; so, yeah, anyway, Spock thinks of Jim with a word that can mean 'lover' and Kirk's said he's sought 'gratification' with those who are not women, and neither character actually answers "yes" or "no" to whether they are lovers, and there is no reason I had to include any of this in the book, but I did
disregarding the fact that mccoy actually lived to be over 130 in the canon, tos establishes that the life expectancy of humans in that period was 80-90 years. mccoy is 39 when the show starts, meaning he has lived to about literal middle age, half of his expected lifespan.
when we are first introduced to spock’s parents, sarek (born 2165) is roughly 100 years old. the life expectancy of vulcans is about 200 years, meaning sarek has also lived to his literal middle age.
this means that subjectively, spock is fucking a man his father’s age.
here's your weekly reminder that Leonard Nimoy was proudly Jewish and put a lot of our culture and philosophy into his character and later on into Vulcan culture and philosophy
vulcans: we're very serious. don't fuck with the method. we are the most serious.
vulcans: we're so incredibly passionate and emotional we have to shut that shit down completely or we just absolutely explode like it has to be logical all the way or it's just fucking and fighting 24-7. our hands are erogenous zones so careful with that and oh my god you're touching my fingers careful yeah we're kind of making out now. one guy stopped talking to his son for 18 years because he went to the wrong school. btw, we have to fuck or die every 7 years and there may or may not be a fight to the death. if i softly touch your face with my horny fingers i can see inside your mind not that it has horny implications at all. we might be drunk on chocolate.
Fans celebrate the casting of Nichelle Nichols as Uhura as a moment for actors of color, which they should be.
But I also wanted to spotlight the casting of these iconic secondary characters, seen in episodes of TOS.
Percy Rodriguez was cast as flag officer Commodore Stone, who was Kirk's superior in the chain of command. Stone is one of the officers that presides over Kirk's court martial.
Booker Bradshaw was the original Dr M'Benga, seen in two episodes of TOS. at the time, M'Benga was Starfleet's first and only medical specialist in Vulcan Physiology, having spent a year's residency on Vulcan.
One of the finest minds in computer technology in the 23rd century, and creator of the duotronic computer, Dr Richard Daystrom, was played by William Marshall, who's work in Shakespeare, and his roles as Paul Roebson and Frederick Douglass, added to the gravitas of his portrayal.
A flag officer, a specialist in Vulcan medicine, and one of the finest minds in a field of technology, played by actors of color, during the turbulent 1960s.