TV Shows Plot Holes Game

[Megawatts]

Sons of Anarchy

Bang!Bang!...Bang!Bang!Bang!...Bang!Bang!...

[Lester Curtis]

Well, if it wasn't for cardboard, there would be no enterprise or Star Trek franchise.

Damn, you made me laugh so hard I got the hiccups!

They really were rough on the paper products, weren't they?

[Lester Curtis]

Once again, I caught an episode of Star Trek, halfway through and I noticed something different pertaining to plot holes.

The techno babble really didn't begin until Star Trek: The Next Generation. Over simplification was the way they handled most of the tech explanation. However and here is the real kicker...they often used 1960's lingo in the tech description instead of language advanced to the 22nd century.

Here is an example of Star Trek tech dialogue with a little creative license.

Kahn: (Over the ship's intercom) Believe me Captain, I have taken over your ship. I will flood the bridge with heavy (short pause) gas of some kind, the kind of gas that will put you to sleep (pause again) uh, maybe give you a headache if you don't surrender your ship and crew to me now.

Kirk: (Looking around for something to regain control of the ship. Walks to turbo lift, but it won't open) What's the matter with the turbo lift?

Spock: They are not working. I believe they are jammed, Captain!

Kirk: (Walks over to Uhura) Send a message to Star Fleet, top priority.

Uhura: I can't sir, communications are jammed also.

Kirk: Life support?

Scotty: Jammed Captain!

Kirk: Navagation?

Sulu: Jammed!

Kirk: Jammed?

Sulu: Like on toast.

Kirk: Isn't there anything technical we can use?

Spock: It seems like he has jammed all the ship's systems.

Kirk: Uhura, send a message through sub space and piggy back it on carrier noise...

Uhura: I can't sir, it's jammed!

Kirk: Jammed?

Uhura: Yes sir, jammed!

Kirk: Isn't there anything you can tell me other than everything is jammed?

Uhura: You were impotent last night.

Kirk: What?

Uhura: I said we're jammed up!

Kirk: Completely jammed?

Uhura: Like my last nerve!

Kirk: (Having a Kirk like brilliant moment) Does anyone have some type of cardboard object?


I may have missed a few words here and there, but that's pretty much how it happened...sort of.

Kahn wasn't wearing a Bob Marley t-shirt in that one, was he?

[Lester Curtis]

Kahn wasn't wearing a Bob Marley t-shirt in that one, was he?

I think it was Queen on the front and We Are the Champions on the back.

Man, you didn't get the joke . . . here . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRbZJXjWIA

really, though, Kahn would never wear a t-shirt anyway, 'cause it would cover up his chest!

[Lester Curtis]

I tend not to think much of Lost in Space . . . I sure didn't think much of it when it was on . . . that goofy-ass robot waving its arms around -- and the stowaway bad guy, Dr. Jerkoff, or whatever his name was -- in every episode, he gave them more than enough excuse to send him for a walk outside. Pathetic. It made the worst Trek episode look terrific by comparison. And a lot of the Twilight Zone and Outer Limits shows were instant classics, many written by established and respected SF writers. It's no surprise their themes get copied so often. Did any of those have plot holes? I don't seem to recall any catching my attention.

[Lester Curtis]

...And a lot of the Twilight Zone and Outer Limits shows were instant classics, many written by established and respected SF writers. It's no surprise their themes get copied so often.

I was always amazed and tuned in expecting each Twilight Zone episode to be literally another reality that I could peer into thanks to Rod Serling (of course, that was from a kid's perspective).

A few years back, I wrote and directed a new audio Twilight Zone episode utilizing the skills of Los Angeles voice talent, D. C. Goode, who recreated the voice of Rod Serling for this project. I posted this production on Aphelion previously, but here it is again for new members.

CD # 1 http://www.creatorandthecatalyst.com/Au ... of%202.mp3

CD # 2 http://www.creatorandthecatalyst.com/Au ... of%202.mp3

Mark

Maybe a plot hole, maybe not, but my expectation would have been for her to have the body cremated (just in case). Pretty nice job, though.