Kelvin, his youth spent on tarsus iv, his time in the starfleet academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the enterprise, this inworld memoir uncovers captain kirk in a. Christian kirk star trek into darkness does a beautiful job of developing kirks character throughout the film. Where there is no emotion, there is no motive for violence. Mccoy have to clean up the mess from kirk doing the thing. I totally enjoyed reading this book showing how james kirk and mr. On the other hand, we have bones kirks conscience, driven by morality and naturally defies the scientific rationality presented by spock. Spock on the other hand, plays by the rules as any good vulcan does.
Kirk spock and star treks place in queer history the mary sue. Why kirk and spocks relationship was the whole point of. It also explores spocks relationship with kirk and tprings with stonn. Once the scientists working on the terraforming projectamong them kirks son and his motherare threatened by khan, kirk takes command of the enterprise and proceeds to investigate the matter. Kirk finds him using their bond but one of spocks hands is severely injured. He fled justice centuries ago, and when kirk revived him, he suborned kirks crewmembers, abducted kirk, tortured him, and tried to seize control of hi. Jim kirk, convinced hes still got time to ask spock to be his lover, starts to fray at the edges, nearly sinking their relationship, after he catches wind of a very special woman in spocks life. Kirk chronicles the greatest starfleet captains life 22332371, in his own words. Starship captain, breaker of rules, brilliant gambler when he creates the game. The search for spock storybook is a rather poor adaptation of the film.
William shatner on kirk and spocks relationship time. Kirk and spock from star trek, is a pairing popular in slash fiction, possibly the first slash pairing, according to henry jenkins, an early slash fiction scholar. Bizarre stuff, but it has a fairsized, intensely loyal, rather secretive. What kirk does not know is just how much spock wants to stay at the captains side as a friend plus a lot more. Georges crucible series, because the kirk and mccoy instalments hardly set the world alight and i didnt know if i could stand a whole novel about vulcan philosophies and rituals. The contemporary reboot star trek movies gave spock the female, human love interest of uhura, but that doesnt mean these films shied away from playing up a little bit of kirkspock action. He is the author of groundhogs day bloomsbury, 2015, fun with kirk and spock cider mill press, 2014, 101 ways to use a unicorn universe, 2014, 101 ways to kill a zombie universe, 20, nerd haiku lyons, 2012, spoiler alert lyons, 2011, disneys alice in. Kirk vs spock is heart vs brain, and as you see in the movies you need both, but the real difference is the heart, the intuition, the decisions tha kirk made and spock never understand always resolve the problem and make the team succesfull. How can the vulcan continue to work as first officer and science officer without the use of both hands. The original series, spock and kirk have the strongest and most beloved. The first time it happened no one really knew what to do. Jim kirk, convinced hes still got time to ask spock to be his lover, starts to fray at the edges, nearly sinking their relationship, after he catches wind of a very special woman in spock s life. In a faraway kingdom, forces conspire to rid the beautiful young crown princess janice of her happiness.
A blog about starfleet s finest crew getting into shenanigans across the galaxy. On the other hand, it was all of that crazy shit that had managed to bring them all so close together. The present is the crossroads of both future and past spock had not meant to show this new james so much, but what is done cannot now be undone. After brief toasts by both kirk and pippenge about the new relationship. Leonard nimoy made no mention of the perception of the relationship as romantic in. Captain, admiral, spock says, eyes not leaving kirks blazing blue ones.
The thing i was attracted to as a little girl was kirk, bones and spock, and their utter loyalty. Tolkienrelated tumblr posts for lotr nerds who like reading lots of text funny memes that get it and want you to too. Kirk is like a golden retriever puppy and spock is an old german shepard kirk is usually me. Turns out i was right on the first count i wouldnt have missed much but find myself strangely cheated on the second. Trek 09 spins immediate drama from the idea that captain kirks parents were coworkers in starfleet and so much of this new kirks internal drama focuses on his parental issues, on the.
Sure, they would finally stop having to worry about all of the crazy shit theyd had to deal with during that time. Yup, turns out it was all a collective bad dream and kirk died peacefully in spocks arms at the ripe old age of 2, at their home in shikahr where theyd moved after kirks retirement from. The psychology of the kirkspock relationsip is 3page essay by ann t. Pm if you have a reccomendation or want to join the staff. Kirk spock and star treks place in queer history the. Spocks style is explained as rational, instrumental, transactional, managerial. In the book, we see how he got those awards, without him talking about them directly. Not in a while we dont have that kind of relationship any more. How kirk and spocks relationship held star trek together. The story follows spock and tprings relationship beginning with their betrothal. Give kirk a breakspocks the one putting women back in.
We read about the tragedy that led to kodos the executioner the conscience of the king, and the insanity of the axanar peace talks. Spock is the most surprising when he gets possessive. Please see the help page for more details and specifics. Spock overhears gossip about the captain that he doesnt quite understand. I wasnt going to bother with spocks story in david r. Even in the first chapter kirk defeat spock in chess, thats because kirk played ilogicaly as spock said. Life humannature psychology wisdom humans make illogical decisions. After all, buying a book with kirk and spock on the cover automatically suggests that youre thinking way too hard about this whole star trek thing, so i dont mind books devoted to fleshing out the elements of the shared universe. The end of their fiveyear mission had been both welcomed and dreaded. This book was published in 1979, when there was still time aplenty. In fact, i would urge you to read the faqs before creating an account, or for more. Fans adore the duo an impulsive, passionate captain and his logical straight man. The three leading characters in a nutshell, as cited from a website.
Oh, and cool pics about spock and kirk in a nutshell. Kirkspock, commonly abbreviated as ks or spirk and referring to james t. The makeup of joel harlow, and was able to get a better look at those beautiful makeup jobs that flashed by far too quickly on the big screen. Kirks middle name should be tomcat he bedded practially every female he met. Spock, who was played by leonard nimoy, first appeared in the original star trek series serving aboard the starship enterprise as science officer and first officer, and later as commanding officer of two iterations of the vessel. If spock is smarter than kirk, why kirk can think of many. Please enjoy these quotes about spock and friendship from my collection of friendship quotes. Yup, turns out it was all a collective bad dream and kirk died peacefully in spock s arms at the ripe old age of 2, at their home in shikahr where theyd moved after kirk s retirement from. Although we learn of kirks old relationship with carol marcus in st ii, there is nothing between them anymore. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatners comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Harlows own stepdaughter ashley edner played the shellfishheaded alien natalia seen with chekov at kirks birthday party.
Thus far, discovery has made it very clear that captain pike is a more bythebook officer than kirk. Entertaining and solid stories about lovetype feelings between james t. The similarities between deckerilia and kirk spock are so numerous throughout the entire movie that it cannot simply be coincidence. Robb pearlman is the associate publisher of universe books, calendars, and licensing at rizzoli international publications. Here, you will find stories, poetry, and essays about kirk and spock. After a fierce battle the enterprise and her crew return to earth for repairs but are soon called to action when its learned that spock merged his mind with dr. I bought his new book on the star trek makeups star trek beyond. When i started to think about their personalities, i realized that kirk and spock represent two kinds of christians. In the book, roddenberry coined a new word for the kirkspock relationship, saying that spock thought of kirk as his thyla, a vulcan word that. The beautiful history of spock and kirks unrealized lust. The exact reason is that spock is a logical thinker where as kirk is an original thinker.
He tells spock he wishes he could cure kirks heartache, and spock uses a vulcan mind meld to make kirk forget the pain of losing rayna. In particular spock says, i am and always shall be your friend. So maybe kirks goofy overreactions arent out of place. Seems we need a spock in our life, we are a little. Kirks guilt over what had taken place years before causes him to lash out both irrationally and uncharacteristically at spock and mccoy, but he still has deep respect, admiration and love for both of his friends which can be seen throughout the series. While the book is part of the convention of fiction that is written as though its protagonist was a real person, in the same way that the sherlock holmes stories are purported to be written by dr. Leonard described the relationship between these two characters as a great sense of brotherhood. The paper discusses 2 contrasting leadership styles based on characters of dr. The one time he questions kirks choice in the apple, kirk and mccoy pretty much compare spock to the devil.
This book was published in 1979, when there was still time aplenty for unholy hell to come down on his head were he to suggest a physical relationship between kirk and spock. Kirk made a joke once saying that you would make a splendid comput. It was accompanied by a single piece of art by gayle f in it, she explores the appeal and psychology behind the kirkspock relationship, and its parallels in the female experience some major points from the essay. Mccoys before his death, and that he has to be taken to vulcan to have spocks mind. John watson about his friend holmes and merely edited by conan doyle, this book can be read as a fleshing out of kirks biographical entry in our. And the first view of him can be almost frightening a face so. Ive a soft spot for authors trying to explore elements of the show that were probably added for convenience. Harlan ellison sues for star trek episode slashdot. Im not really a star trek fan but this picture is cute and very accurate. The 2nd through 6th original star trek movies make a lot of reference to kirk and spock s friendship. Spock and kirks relationship in a nutshell, and its great.
Vulcans shadowy past still has teeth, and the onus is on spock to stop a piece of history from taking a bite out of the present. And there is plenty of information, and plenty of regret, in kirks relationship with the son he virtually abandoned. In 1985, roddenberry recalled from publication killing time, a novel that suggested the existence of such a relationship between kirk and spock. Spock is a fictional character in the star trek media franchise. By tradition, the male is accompanied by his closest friends. The psychology of the kirkspock relationship fanlore. Khan was a war criminal, with presumably millions of lives on his conscience. A woman was flirting with leonard and spock calmly walked over, and pulled leonard into a heated kiss, and when leonard is dazed and breathless.
Discoverys pike and spock relationship perfectly sets. Would spock and kirk really have sex and fulfill slash fiction. Star trek william shatner as kirk and leonard nimoy as spock chess. Much to kirks surprise, khan is waiting for him, and a series of harrowing encounters ensues, resulting in the controversial death of spock. Early in the history of star trek fan fiction, a few fan writers started writing about a romantic and sexual relationship between kirk and spock. If you are ever inclined to read the kirkspock relationship as a genuine love affair. William shatner as captain kirk and leonard nimoy as spock in 1966. Spocks mixed humanvulcan heritage serves as an important plot element in many of the characters. Van hises storytelling places the kirkspock relationship in the center of each man, and also in the center of the enterprise, the federation, and the star trek universe. Sep, 20 spock and kirks relationship, in a nutshell. There is a very strong indication that decker and ilia are vessels through which aspects of kirk and spocks relationship can safely be explored without alerting the censors. The friendships that developed initially were in the scripts.
Au, pg, sulurand, kirkspock, randtpring, and others and mention of mccoychapel. Shes an eclectic super fan, loving comic books, movies, tv, anime, and books. It also goes a great distance to defining spock and kirks relationship. They bring out the best in one another and always have each others back. Spock and kirk in a nutshell spock and kirk in a nutshell. Spock and kirks relationship in a nutshell, and its. All works in the archive feature the kirk and spock relationship as a key element. But, whilst kirk is the link between the two, lets look at why the relationship between spock and bones is the more interesting friendship, and this.
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