Sunday, September 30, 2001
The Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers
by Phil Farrand
Did I ever mention that my wife has two bachelor's degrees? Well, she does, and now she's looking to add a MA after her name as well. Me, I've got an associate's degree from a community college. How can such a charming and intelligent fellow such as myself be so lacking in academic credentials? Well, perhaps this will illustrate. Last weekend, I went to the local library sale and bought this book. I came home. And did I continue with the academic volume, The Two Babylons, which I have on loan from the library? Of course not! During the next two days I manage to devote all my spare moments of reading to this volume, which I have already read! A book devoted to the little problems and inconsistencies found in a television series! (and subsequent movies.) Does it really matter that the Klingons changed their appearance between the series and the first Star Trek movie? What possible significance is there in the fact that the Mugato leaves rabbit prints? Who cares that Captain Kirk splits his pants in the episode "The Savage Curtain"? Unfortunately, Phil Farrand makes such minutiae quite amusing. So, not only have I read and enjoyed this book, but I'm putting it on my shelf. I've got an empty spot where I was going to put War and Peace, once I got around to buying and reading it, of course.
LibraryThing link
Did I ever mention that my wife has two bachelor's degrees? Well, she does, and now she's looking to add a MA after her name as well. Me, I've got an associate's degree from a community college. How can such a charming and intelligent fellow such as myself be so lacking in academic credentials? Well, perhaps this will illustrate. Last weekend, I went to the local library sale and bought this book. I came home. And did I continue with the academic volume, The Two Babylons, which I have on loan from the library? Of course not! During the next two days I manage to devote all my spare moments of reading to this volume, which I have already read! A book devoted to the little problems and inconsistencies found in a television series! (and subsequent movies.) Does it really matter that the Klingons changed their appearance between the series and the first Star Trek movie? What possible significance is there in the fact that the Mugato leaves rabbit prints? Who cares that Captain Kirk splits his pants in the episode "The Savage Curtain"? Unfortunately, Phil Farrand makes such minutiae quite amusing. So, not only have I read and enjoyed this book, but I'm putting it on my shelf. I've got an empty spot where I was going to put War and Peace, once I got around to buying and reading it, of course.
LibraryThing link
Labels: NitpickersGuide, OnMyShelf, PhilFarrand
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