I just finished listening to Leonard Nimoy’s I Am Spock ready by the man himself. It was interesting listening to him talk about how he approached being a Vulcan and how much he fought to change scripts to keep Spock from becoming… this.
But then something else struck me. Nimoy was also into theater and reading a variety of things. A lot of writers for television, movies, or video games today are not creative people. Sure there are plenty of people today that could paint you a perfect replica of The Starry Night. How many of those same people would have the ability to make their own? It’s why everything is derivative self insert fan fiction. When they got their degrees in “journalism through the queer lens” they never had to read anything outside their safe spaces with intellectual training wheels.
It was interesting listening to him talk about how he approached being a Vulcan and how much he fought to change scripts to keep Spock from becoming… this.
Indeed. I believe that's how the Vulcan neckpinch came into being. I believe Nimoy complained that Spock was supposed to knock out an enemy with a blow to the head and how primitive that was and was a waste of opportunity to give the audience more knowledge on Vulcans. And the scene was changed to Spock using intellect over brawn to disable his enemy.
There was a time when actors seemed to care about the characters they portrayed. Meanwhile Patrick Stewart doesn't and never will understand Jean Luc Picard and why fans love the character.
as much as Patrick Stewart doesn't care about the characters and would rather just do Shakespeare plays, he was at least professional when acting the roles he was given
I just finished listening to Leonard Nimoy’s I Am Spock ready by the man himself. It was interesting listening to him talk about how he approached being a Vulcan and how much he fought to change scripts to keep Spock from becoming… this. But then something else struck me. Nimoy was also into theater and reading a variety of things. A lot of writers for television, movies, or video games today are not creative people. Sure there are plenty of people today that could paint you a perfect replica of The Starry Night. How many of those same people would have the ability to make their own? It’s why everything is derivative self insert fan fiction. When they got their degrees in “journalism through the queer lens” they never had to read anything outside their safe spaces with intellectual training wheels.
Indeed. I believe that's how the Vulcan neckpinch came into being. I believe Nimoy complained that Spock was supposed to knock out an enemy with a blow to the head and how primitive that was and was a waste of opportunity to give the audience more knowledge on Vulcans. And the scene was changed to Spock using intellect over brawn to disable his enemy.
There was a time when actors seemed to care about the characters they portrayed. Meanwhile Patrick Stewart doesn't and never will understand Jean Luc Picard and why fans love the character.
Picard was so badass, he Vulcan Neckpinched Tuvok!
as much as Patrick Stewart doesn't care about the characters and would rather just do Shakespeare plays, he was at least professional when acting the roles he was given
Its women.
The more women who are allowed input into a project, the worse it gets. This applies to everything, not just entertainment.