seraphsfire:
emotional constipation runs in the family
"I felt from the original reading that Spock was my mentor, and that emotionally they were very much alike. Many times Uhura would just look and say volumes. She was extremely loyal to Captain Kirk, and was following him to ‘where no man has gone before,’ through thick and thin, but it was Spock who fascinated her, and inspired her mentally and professionally."
—Nichelle Nichols in a 1987 interview excerpted in
The Star Trek Interview Book by Allan Asherman. (via
trekkiefeminist)
bluespock:
can we all just take a moment to appreciate netflix’s descriptions of the first 6 star trek movies
bookshop:
spocks–cock:
Nichelle Nichols frequently tells a story of getting into a dispute with director Marc Daniels over the filming of this episode. As it had already been established that Uhura’s first language was Swahili, Nichols believed that, after her mind was erased, Uhura would revert to her first language. However, as Nichols herself did not speak Swahili, Daniels wanted Uhura to just speak English. Nichols refused to, telling Daniels, “Nichelle Nichols doesn’t speak Swahili, but Uhura does!” Gene Roddenberry was eventually brought in to settle the dispute, and he sided with Nichols. A linguist specializing in Swahili was then brought in to write the few lines of Swahili that are spoken in the episode. (Memory Alpha)
there’s a special place in my heart that occasionally just swells with love for TOS.
thespockyhorrorpictureshow:
You should tell that to JJ Abrams.
randomnessosityism:
this post makes me laugh every time I see it so I made something about it
The Five Star Trek Captains: Philosophical & Strategical Differences
