This week on 70s Trek, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto talk about our favorite moments centered around Captain James T. Kirk. As the captain of the Enterprise and the main character on the show, he had a lot of great scenes and choosing our favorites wasn't easy.
What made it difficult was the fine acting that William Shatner brings to the role. While many detractors make fun of him for his occasional choppy form of speaking, the bulk of his work on Star Trek is excellent and under rated!
Kelly's Favorite Kirk Moments:
- The Trouble with Tribbles - Kirk's disgust for Barris
- City on the Edge of Forever - Kirk stops McCoy from saving Edith Keeler
- Balance of Terror - Kirk plays a chess match with the Romulan commander
- The Corbomite Maneuver - Kirk bluffs
- The Conscience of the King - Kirk seduces the crazy chick
Bob's Top 5 Kirk Scenes:
- The Naked Time - Kirk pulls it together to get the job done
- Return to Tomorrow - Kirk explains what the mission of the Enterprise is all about
- The Doomsday Machine - Kirk is unflappable as the Constellation is about to be destroyed
- The Ultimate Computer - Kirk and McCoy have a heart-to-heart
- Arena - Kirk makes a cannon to be the Gorn
Kelly's Honorable Mention:
- Amok Time - Kirk steps up to save Spock
Bob's Honorable Mentions:
- The Enterprise Incident - Kirk as a Romulan
- The Changeling and The Return of the Archons - Kirk outsmarts computers
- Who Mourns for Adonais -"Would it have hurt us, I wonder, just to have gathered a few laurel leaves."
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