Classic Star Trek: This Side of Paradise

[RacerXGTO]

WOAH! Spock was tapping some Jill Ireland?? Bronson must have went ape!

[ShanaenaeGrassyplace]

Spock=pimp.

I'm just saiyan.

[missdexterity]

"no, i don't think so" lmfao you tell him, spock!

and as great as this video was, it would have benefited from the line about spock being an elf with a hyperactive thyroid or whatever kirk said

[dynasty11211]

All right Mr. Spock you mutinous, computerized halfbreed, your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

[SgtTravisBickle]

@dynasty11211 Oh yeah? Well, Spock sees that and raises it by waving his private parts at Kirk's aunties and farting in his general direction!

[frank47hammer]

Spock you belong in the circus...right next to the dog faced boy!

[marsbarz]

What would YOU do for a blonde dike?

[Renegade30]

haha this is the one where the whole crew turns into rebelious hippies haha gave me a laugh when i saw it

[JBofBrisbane]

Looked more like Jill Ireland to me.

What you didn't see was, just after Spock and Leila kiss, Charlie Bronson walks up and punches Spock out.

[hanoc101]

Nimoy once said that Bronson was actually standing off camera during one of their kissing scenes. Bet it made him a bit nervous

[mithol]

Omg is that William Holden or am I blind?

[Sciffy21]

OMG! Uhura is just like HAL 9000

HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Uhura: Oh I'm sorry, Captain. I can't do that.

[misterx17010]

"You belong in a circus, Spock, not a starship.....right next to the dog-faced boy!"

[wookie72]

I love this episode. It shows that as the first season progressed, they were confident enough in the characters to make them behave drastically differently.

[colezig37]

one of the few times Lt. Leslie got to have a decent speaking part. LOL

[JMKRATOCHVIL]

While watching this episode, can't you picture splicing in the "Balad of Bilbo Baggins" video right after Spock is dangling from the tree branch?

[Hootshot112]

love Spock.

Kirk: Mr.Spock, we're evacuating.

Scock: No I don't think so.

[scotpens]

One of Star Trek's best episodes. A parable of the necessity of the Puritan work ethic without being obvious or preachy. And the parting scene between Spock and Leila still brings a tear to my eye.

[ComicBookGo]

Kirk was the man! This episode truly underlines why Capt Kirk is Capt Kirk. This one, "Obsession", "Changeling", and "Balance of Terror" are true Kirk. If U don't know who Kirk is, those are the ones that would kick you in the head.

[Johngtr13]

They said no progess was made, implying they accomplished nothing while under the influence of the spores. Contrary: They had everything: Good health, happiness, lacking nothing. That's the ultimate existence.

[scotpens]

Under the spores' influence, the colonists were completely idle and useless. They accomplished nothing, built nothing, discovered nothing, created nothing. They were no better than vegetables.

There is no true happiness in mere contentment. The goal of life isn't to abolish deprivation, hard work or danger, but to make those things worthwhile.

[wookie72]

The irony is that in many ways the society in this episode resembles what Picard argues the Federation represents in TNG: He even uses the phrase "there are no wants or needs anymore."

[scotpens]

And, for better or for worse, the Federation of TNG was much closer to Gene Roddenberry's utopian-socialist vision of the future that TOS was. First, it's impossible to create a society where there are no wants or needs. Ever hear "there ain't no free lunch"? Secondly, even if it were possible to create such a society, it would be morally wrong. Not to mention incredibly boring!

[wookie72]

Roddenberry liked to say that TNG was closer to his "original" vision, but I think his vision (which was, of course, not entirely his own) changed over the years. But I'd love to see a mashup of Kirk from this episode arguing with Picard from a TNG episode in which he extolls the virtues of the Federation.

[scotpens]

Personally, I'd rather see an old-fashioned dirty fight between Kirk and Picard. Picard would say, "Wait -- let's talk this over." And then Kirk would beat the crap out of him.

[wookie72]

Yep. Picard would be all Marquess of Queensbury rules, but Kirk would do anything to win.

[Talosmaster]

Anyone got any spores or knows where I can get some?

[fusionfreq]

there is a beautiful song in this ep....but no refrence anywhere i can see of track names!! ?

anyone know the song name spocks love song! :)

[simonturkel]

spock hanging from tree like a monkey... creepy.

[RunikaMori]

I like this episode because it has character that can completely see through Spock's Vulcan bullshit.

[patbrien]

I never thought of taking drugs until I saw that clip. Now I think I will.

Thanks, Star Trek!

[Trekky1702]

Are you serious or are you kidding?...

[jerryaltman]

For Spock this wasn't a iluzion at all, since he join the beloved beutifull women for a while, since was free from logic's domination. In the end he says: "For the first time in my hife I was happy."

[pantsm4ster]

where the part he slapped Kirk around, Like Fry said in Futurama

[abomb123456789]

This is what happens when drugs run your life! Everything is great in the beginning; then your life goes straight to hell.

[jerryaltman]

Drugs are much worse. The episode show spores that creates a ilusion, and fixed up any health troubles in body. Drugs destroys body, so it's quite different. The side of live a ilusion is the analogy you can make with drugs. This episode also can be understandable as a point view about religion, since Eden Garden is compared to this lame of fake hapness.

[abomb123456789]

Whatever you used to translate your sentences wasn't totally clear but I understand what you meant to say. An interesting point of view!