The worst dialogue ever in an episode of a legitimate TV series after also featuring some great dialogue shortly beforehand
OR
Why ‘Star Trek’ wasn’t picked up for a 4th Season
OR
Why Leonard Nimoy fought with Gene Roddenberry over his character …
First, here’s the great dialogue:
(Spock) “Computers, Captain…they fight their war with computers, totally.”
(Anon VII) “Yes, of course.”
(Kirk) “Computers don’t kill a half a million people…”
(Anon VII) “Deaths have been registered, of course, they have twenty-four hours to report.”
(Kirk) “To report…?”
(Anon VII) “To our disintegration machines. You must understand, Captain…we have been at war for five hundred years. Under ordinary conditions, no civilization could withstand that. But we have reached a solution.”
(Spock) “Then the attack by Vendicar was theoretical?”
(Anon VII) “Oh no, quite real. An attack is mathematically launched…I lost my wife in the last attack. Our civilization lives…the people die…but our culture goes on.”
(Kirk) “Do you mean to tell me…your people just walk into a disintegration machine when they’re told to?”
(Anon VII) “We have a high consciousness of duty, Captain.”
(Spock) “There is a certain scientific logic about it.”
(Anon VII) “I’m glad you approve.”
(Spock) “I do NOT approve…I understand.”
And now, winner of the MST3K “How did they say that with a straight face???” award …
(Spock) “Yeoman Tamara…you stay here and prevent this young lady from immolating herself. Knock her down and sit on her if necessary. This is a killing situation.”
-Puppy >.< Yip!