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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780792167129 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC ISBN: 0792167120 Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 24, 2000 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: 1967 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: "Who Mourns for Adonais?" A nifty idea: the Greek god Apollo turns out to be quite real, a powerful extraterrestrial (Michael Forest) waiting some 5,000 years for the human race to develop enough to meet him out in the cosmos. Catching sight of the Enterprise, he immobilizes the ship and demands that the members of a landing party--Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Chief Engineer Scott (James Doohan), Chekov (Walter Koenig), and antiquities specialist Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas (Leslie Parrish)--bow before him and prepare to spend the rest of their lives being cherished through his insistent love. A doubting Kirk recruits his people to secretly find the mechanical source of Apollo's power to throw lightning bolts, become a giant, and punish his naughty Enterprise children by tossing them around like rag dolls. The stern god gives Kirk a sword, so to speak, by falling for Lt. Palamas, setting the stage for some stormy drama late in the game. Written by television veteran and Greek myth aficionado Gilbert Ralston (with a polish by producer Gene L. Coon that enhanced the story's relationships), and directed by Marc Daniels, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" is one of those classic Trek episodes that lingers in the memory for the creative incongruity of its story line (starships and Olympians) and principal set (an Athenian temple with a few trees, shrubs, and confused Starfleet personnel). Wonderful stuff. A subplot involving Scotty's big-time crush on Palamas provides a rare glimpse into the emotional life of one of the supporting players--even if his gallant efforts to save her from Apollo's wooing result in a concussion or two. --Tom Keogh "Amok Time" Easily one of the best episodes from the original Star Trek series, "Amok Time" was written by the novelist Theodore Sturgeon, who came up with a story about a Vulcan mating cycle that occurs every seven years and drives the normally stolid, logical, pointy-eared humanoids wild. When Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is suddenly caught in the grip of pon farr, a crazy-making urge to mate, he sets a course for his home planet despite orders to the contrary from Captain Kirk (William Shatner). Kirk comes around, however, and accompanies Spock and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) to Vulcan, where Spock is to wed T'Pring (Arlene Martel) in an arranged marriage. But T'Pring formally rejects Spock, forcing a duel in which the captain must participate or let Spock die. There's high drama galore in this one, beginning with Spock's feverish savagery and extending to the fascinating complexity of Vulcan rituals, set against the eerie emptiness of the planet's landscape. For good measure, there's also the startling sight of Kirk and Spock fighting it out to the death. Supporting performances are terrific, including that of Celia Lovsky (the real-life wife of Peter Lorre) as the matriarch T'Pau. This is also the episode that gave birth to the split-fingered Vulcan salute (inspired by Nimoy's memories of the kohanin blessing at Jewish temples) and the phrase "live long and prosper." One of Trek's more highly charged episodes, you can feel a certain spontaneous energy here--indeed, some of the more inspired actors even made up their own lines. --Tom Keogh Description: "Who Mourns for Adonis," Ep. 33 - The U.S.S. Enterprise crew encounter a giant hand in space and come under the domination of an alien who claims to be the Greek god Apollo. "Amok Time," Ep. 34 - Spock becomes irrational when he is possessed by an overwhelming mating urge, and Kirk must fight him to the death on the planet Vulcan. Average Rating:
 Rating: - a classicThis by far the best Star Trek episode.Celia Lovsky was the right actress to play T'Pau.As an aspiring sci-fi writer I wished I had written this episode. Rating: - A Keeper! Among the Very Best Eps of the Second Season!If you are picking and choosing which volumes to keep this is definitely one of them. There's no denying that the second season of Classic Trek is the best one with many seminal and definitive episodes which basically make ST:TOS what it is. "Amok Time" is probably among the top 5 ever episodes of TOS and rightfully so. We get drama, suspense, humour and a surprise ending: all the ingredients that go into making the perfect episode. The pacing of the scenes is also first class and all in all ... Read More Rating: - That Tau Pow, All of Vulcan in OneIn Amok Time, we get a first hand view of the power and influence of Spock's family. In the book, "Spocks World" the author describes Spock's family possessing vast amounts of land. By right, Jim and McCoy may accompany Spock, as his friends, too his home world and beam down onto the Spock's families land. The customs of Vulcan are not open to outsiders. Jim says to McCoy, "Now I know what 'Hot as Vulcan means', the air is thinner than earth's air. Spock tells Jim that a short ritual ... Read More Rating:  - One strong show, and one true classicWho Mourns for Adonais? This is a strong show about the Greek god Apollo. When Trek was at its best, it generally combined thought-provoking and socially relevant questions with tight, internally consistent, and action-packed stories. Who Mourns for Adonais is one such episode. In addition to the interesting idea that the Gods may have been real, we have the very real themes of 1) the pros and cons of hero worship/letting others make decisions for you, 2) the quest for power, and 3) the pros and cons ... Read More Rating: - Gods and Vulcans"Who Mourns For Adonais?" Kirk meets Apollo in a violent confrontation that almost costs Scotty's life. Look at the wardrobe given to Carolyn Palamas! WHOA! "Amok Time" Spock MUST visit Vulcan and marry a woman or die. |
