13 Jan 2010, Posted by Cat in News, 7 Comments. Tagged writing
hitting the road
Having come to the end of the Sarah Connor Chronicles and Fringe season one, we found ourselves stuck for something to watch around 9.30 last night. It’s times like these we reach for classic Trek. Which episode did fate throw up in our direction? SPOCK’S BRAIN. If you haven’t seen it, it’s best described thusly: the most stupid episode of anything ever written ever in any genre. Seriously guys, what were you thinking? What was anybody thinking when they let that go to air? Urgh.
Later today I’m off to FWOR (pronounced FWORRRRRR!!!) where I shall hole up for a week with my fantasy writing buddies and (hopefully) spew forth about 20,000 words of novel. I shall also attempt to stay off the Net as much as possible, and stay off the piss. I wonder which temptation will prove most difficult to resist? My money’s on the electronica.
7 Comments
January 12, 2010 10:08 pm
nick_kaufmann
I always imagined Spock, in that Next Generation episode where he’s on Romulus, asking the rebels around the campfire, “Did I ever tell you about the time aliens stole my brain and used it to power their city?” And the rebels would reply, “That’s great, Spock, why don’t you go take a nap or something?”
January 12, 2010 10:14 pm
Cat
and, um, a planet where the men live above ground and the women below… kind of a few flaws with that social structure, generationally speaking…
January 12 2010 23:02 pm
nick_kaufmann @
Oops, that was my deleted post you're responding to. It's reprinted below, sans embarrassing typos.
January 12, 2010 10:38 pm
ashamel
It was far too hot last night to do anything at midnight except watch some Dead Zone. And good Dead Zone it was too.
January 13, 2010 1:26 am
stephbg
We had a TOS Trekfest last year and Spock’s Brain was one of those episodes that left me slack jawed in amazement.
January 13 2010 01:27 am
Cat @
it is a complete cracker
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