tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post3864430093175370237..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Star Trek 50th Anniversary Blogging: "The Cloud Minders" (February 28, 1969)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-25977772328092323062017-10-06T14:50:08.537-04:002017-10-06T14:50:08.537-04:00I enjoyed this look at the episode. Like others he...I enjoyed this look at the episode. Like others here in the comments, I've always enjoyed this episode, and not just for Droxine's gown! It has an undeservedly poor reputation. Phil O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14499273759083108847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-68924041924480393832017-10-04T12:01:39.656-04:002017-10-04T12:01:39.656-04:00I enjoy this one as well, though I admit that may ...I enjoy this one as well, though I admit that may be partly because it's the first (or one of the first) episode of TOS that I remember watching. But I, too, find the message relevant today as well.<br /><br />Much has been made about the similarity to "Metropolis." I can't help wondering if "The Cloud Minders" helped inspire the classic Dr. Who story "The Mutants" (which I also happen to consider underrated). That episode also dealt with oppressed people, their oppressors, and a planet's toxic atmosphere as a major plot point.Donald Sanborn IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501092862734961413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-81291883226839449702017-10-04T11:21:24.761-04:002017-10-04T11:21:24.761-04:00Or they were allowed in because the Feds thought t...Or they were allowed in because the Feds thought that exposure to Federation culture would reduce the inequality, if only over time.raitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-53687851667896931352017-10-04T01:48:22.884-04:002017-10-04T01:48:22.884-04:00John,
I can't deny that "The Cloud Minde...John,<br /><br />I can't deny that "The Cloud Minders" is a guilty pleasure. Seeing Kirk fondling a phaser while barking "Dig!" is great television. Also, Droxine's fantastic gown was another reason I never missed this episode when it was re-run and I was a budding teenager.<br /><br />I also appreciate your comparison to "Metropolis," and the messages of both the film and "The Cloud Minders" is perhaps more relevant today than it's ever been.<br /><br />Steve Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101722769411384962noreply@blogger.com