Comments on: Spinrad: Filming The Doomsday Machine

By: Dave Melges

Dave Melges — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:20:00 +0000

My all time favorite episode. I always thought of the “machine” as something that once looked very “tech,” but over millenia of pounding, had become basically a hammered shape. It always worked for me, a simple structure with a simple purpose: destroy everything. A more complicated device wouldn’t have had that same effect for me. So I’m sorry Mr. Spinrad didn’t get his vision, but for me, it worked perfectly, and thank you sir, you wrote my all time favorite piece of Trek.

By: Razorburn

Razorburn — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:32:00 +0000

Thankfully, Star Trek – New Voyages/Phase II will be handling the filming of the episode. Norman Spinrad will be directing. Mr. Cawley immediately got in contact with Mr. Spinrad about filming the episode the way he wanted it filmed, and the rest they say, is history. Better James Cawley and his company handling the production than Vic Mignogna and his upcoming farce of a Star Trek fan film series(he’s ‘supposedly’ in partnership with those crooks at Farragut Films). After that fiasco last December, I wouldn’t trust Mignogna and his associates with anything Star Trek or fan film related.

By: LCohen7

LCohen7 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:40:00 +0000

Spinrad’s idea for the Doomsday Machine/organism sounds like the tech in Babylon 5 with the Shadow and Vorlon ships.

By: Zeke

Zeke — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:57:00 +0000

I had heard about Shatner’s line-count fixation, but this is the first time I’ve heard a firsthand report. Wow.

By: Shikarnov

Shikarnov — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:41:00 +0000

I wonder which of the fan films will be making “He Walked Among Us”…

By: Rshawndye

Rshawndye — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:56:00 +0000

does anybody know where this “grunt” is? i just watched the episode and never noticed a grunt.

By: Saturn3

Saturn3 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:08:00 +0000

With today’s CGI and SFX, maybe we can see what Spinrad originally envisioned. I’m curious about his Police State novel. Sounds interesting.

By: Dave H

Dave H — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:39:00 +0000

Dammit, now I’ll think “Wind sock dipped in cement” every time I see that episode.