AT4W: Star Trek #1 (2 of 2)

[@alexhorbacz1547]

Hell yeah the first showing of the Magic Gun, whoo.

[@isaacbailey3681]

Technically the first time it was fired, but yeah.

[@TheMadMaple]

Wait a second.... he has a MAGIC GUN? Where'd he purchase THAT?

[@Pokesquirtle7]

+Will Hutchings LINKARRAA!

[@calebmayfield3326]

how is it magic if it shoots lasers which are sci fi.That'd be like saying I have a Space Sword that can flame on & burn anything it slices

[@honestgoblinproductions5663]

Ha ha you said the thing.

[@davidspring4003]

@@calebmayfield3326 you wanna know how it can be magic and shoot lasers? It's magic. He doesn't have to explain it.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@calebmayfield3326 magical energy beams not lasers (also, lasers aren't science fiction, they're science fact)

[@ericemanwu]

And thus was born a meme of 1000 uses. "It's magic. I don't have to explain it."

[@leotamer5]

Actually, he said it in a previous AT4W episode, Godzilla vs Berkley. I am watching a playlist of all Linkara's videos, so I presume they are in chronological order.

[@CharlesGouraudgaming]

And then he spent 7 years explaining it.

[@slashandbones13]

this series had a Klingon called Konom who later joined Starfleet so that is who that guy is

[@ColonelMcboot]

this comic was like the precursor to Star Trek Into Darkness, which was all about stealing from better films!

[@Martialartfruituser]

A couple of things I didn't think of until now... First, wait, the enterprise facing down a space station that can destroy anything? Oh sweet Celestia, Kirk is goin up against the Death Star. Second, man the early days had some cheap battles. No where near as awesome as they are now.

[@DetectorCliche]

I still enjoyed them. They're so gloriously cheesy.

[@davidspring4003]

ah, the first hint of story. HI, MARGRET!

[@DarkMagicianGirl247]

That was one awesome ending, especially when you quoted Khan (even though I never saw the film). I know it's unlikely you'll be reading ,but I'm a huge fan of your's and you are awesome! :D

[@carlrood4457]

The DC Star Trek comic did actually do story arcs that would bridge the comic storylines to the movies. II through IV were obviously the most problematic since the films run right into each other. In the DC continuity, there was more time in between and the characters simply ended up in similar states at the end of the bridging storylines to how they ended up at the end of the last film. The characters of Bearclaw, Bryce, and Konom were created to have characters they could actually change over time since the main cast had to be used in the movies. Novels at the time were doing something similar; a lot of focus on original characters instead of Kirk and company. This pretty much ended shortly after The Search For Spock when Paramount ordered that only the main cast be focused on. The DC original characters simply disappeared without mention.

[@Tareltonlives]

Star Trek: Now made out of 100% recycled material "Captain's Log addendum: Damn, I'm good" Did I have to say it? "That's no moon, that's a space station!" Good point, I guess that makes the Death Star an actual spacecraft since it can zip around the galaxy and stuff. The duel with the comic was epic, complete with Amok Time music. Should have ripped your shirt or done the Kirk roll. "I don't have to explain anything; it's magic!" Great Khan impression, too

[@lynngreen7978]

The firepower from the "station" Kirk refers to is the massive fleet of battlecruisers stationed there. Yes I've read that issue, and the series. It got much better when Peter David came onboard as writer.

[@Toskin]

Another reason to love this episode: Fist Storyline Segment!

[@LizardOfOz69]

WRONG. The first one was for Godzilla Vs. Charles Barkley, with the introduction of the magic coin.

[@TtheWriter]

I think the only space station I ever saw attack anything was the Death Star, but that's a different universe so meh... how did they MOVE something that big anyway???

[@greatsayain]

The death star was mobile. DS9 was also mobile. It didn't move a lot but it did move from orbit around bajor to in front of the wormhole.

[@greatsayain]

@ULGROTHA Chief O'Brien set up a sub space field around the station which lower the stations effective mass. That allowed the stations thrusters to be much more effective in moving the station. Don't ask me if that makes any sense in real life but that's how they do it on the show.

[@greatsayain]

@ULGROTHA maybe you made a typo but I was answering about the Star Trek DS9 example. As for the Death Star in Star Wars it has hyperdrive just like any other ship but much bigger. It has sunlight engines too.

[@BulletTooth504]

Why is Saavik the science officer? She was the helmsman or navigator in Wrath of Khan. Chekov was the Reliant's science officer. Wouldn't he be more qualified?

[@rhymebeat1142]

It's kind of weird seeing the proto Vyce voice coming out of a comic book.

[@Aqua-Marine-UK_1991]

fear me for i am a floating comic book lol

[@iwatals400]

7:50 top 10 anime battles

[@coruscant100]

Wasn't the Death Star also called a space station? If so it couldn't move and destroy Alderaan or try to destroy Yavin 4.

[@AndrewBullXandrew]

Man this is so retro!

[@JustPippaNY]

@coruscant100 Well, technically the Death Star could count as just a really huge spaceship since it was mobile. I believe the technical term used is "deep-space mobile battlestation".

[@jssmith0225]

Love that Denny Crane joke

[@Ataru320]

One of these days you need to look at the continued weird post-Star Trek 2 (but no STIII) continuity; I want to see what happens next with that Klingon space station. (yeah its FugueforFrog from the main site)

[@JustPippaNY]

@coruscant100 Yes, but in the Star TREK universe, stations remain stationary (with the exception of DS9).

[@Tareltonlives]

Have you seen any of the other Star Trek books and comics? Or Star Wars' books and comics for that matter? The companies really have no concern about what crap is churned out

[@RabblesTheBinx]

So... I'm not a Trekkie, so I'm not up on all of the lore, especially for TOS, but are Klingon cloaking devices not common knowledge during that period? How did they "disprove" that hypothesis when those devices _do_ exist?

[@thatnerdyguy8701]

Yeah the first showing of the magic gun👍👍

[@NightJaeger]

I've never been into Star Trek, but now I want to give it a go - at least the first three films, if not the TV series.

[@Bussani]

In the motion picture, an engine imbalance caused a wormhole...so that's where they lifted that idea from, I guess!

[@coruscant100]

@JustPhilNY Thanks for clearing that up, I have recently gotten into Star Trek so I didn't know

[@93MANIAC]

6:53 I'm pretty sure that Chief Miles O'Brien would have something to say about that

[@Shades14]

This comic is extra weird nowadays with Discovery (dun dun dunnnnn) and it clearly showing the Klingons have cloaking technology and everyone in Starfleet knows about it. I know this was before Discovery (dun dun dunnnnnnnn) was ever even thought up, duh, but it's just kinda funny to think of that now.

[@jessewilley531]

By now you probably know why they had to rip off Star Trek II. DC originally wanted to do a movie adaptation... and was told last minute they couldn't. DC got approval and started work on. Then Paramount changed their mind thinking no one would buy an adaptation comic years after the movie came out. DC didn't want to wait for Star Trek III and pay for the license for four months and publish nothing. And their original licensing agreement said 'no stories set during the five year misison or TMP era' so they were screwed.

[@huntcd2012]

Why's Linkara so pissed off about the Space Station? Pretty sure the Death Star proved that Space Stations can move.

[@New3DSLuigi364]

@4:40-4:45 Continuity Alarm: EH! EH! EH! Linkara: WHAT DID I SAY?! WHAT DID I SAY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?

[@michaelrhett4958]

New3DSLUIGI364 and thus the debut of his famous magic gun. But I got to wonder, where'd he purchase that?

[@New3DSLuigi364]

That's a GOOD Question; Where DID Lewis Lovhaug purchase that Gun IRL?!?!?

[@EmilTheFallen]

I love your William Shatner impression. :D

[@Matayu7]

Oh my god! The pistol shoots photon torpedoes!

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Kind of a shame this comic was bad. I was kind of excited hearing about the comic thinking what an alternative Search for Spock could have been like

[@golgarisoul]

"It don't matter. None of this matters."

[@Tareltonlives]

A Star Trek fight scene isn't the same without the Amok Time music

[@Bauglir100]

It HAD it.

[@theweysermanisback5205]

4:05 Why did Paramount give the OK to a movie that I'm making?

[@Sole-Witness]

great review

[@Nouseeker]

i see you have the shatner acting method pegged down

[@theburntshadow]

... Wait, so was he making fun of the movie at the end?

[@quequien2002]

nice detail ur ship colection in the background

[@JackDeHearts]

Oh I didn't know he was dead... No more spy kids films then ^.^

[@SpeedyEric1]

7:04- Um. Death Star, much?

[@kingjcare121]

@BlindmelonKen what the hells a "brony"? and why does it matter?

[@Valdagast]

What's the problem with continuity errors? Trekkies never care about those.

[@CosmoShidan]

In the context of the movies, Star Treks II-IV are actually a story arc that have continuity between them. So when reading the comic and then watching Star Trek III would cause confusion, especially as Linkara stated that III continues immediately after II.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Wait why isn't there a power rangers star trek crossover it can work in SPD or lost galaxy or lost in space

[@disneyfan85]

What does he say at 2:54?

[@thewielderoftheblueflames4398]

Who's deddy crain? And is that how you spell it?

[@AT4W]

Denny Crane. He was William Shatner's character from Boston Legal.

[@thewielderoftheblueflames4398]

oh right. Thanks man!

[@dancepiglover]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Yes; one of my LOL's during the video!

[@darthnazgul]

0:07 THIS IS SPARTA!!!

[@absolutefoot4594]

The Star Trek music tho

[@anostalgicmillennial606]

He has a magic gun? Where’d he purchase that?

[@911028em]

good jobb jim

[@iankopeski2831]

2:57 Here’s a line ripped off from Balance of Terror

[@DragonNexus]

I'm sorry, Koloth, did you say something? I couldn't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

[@nori1134]

@muffintopwarrior I know! Insidious, right?!?!?!?!???1111 Also, I noticed a disturbing similarity between T2: Judgement Day and The Wizard of Oz: BOTH HAVE PEOPLE IN THEM!!!!1111!!1! :O

[@michaelrhett4958]

Kenneth Black-Graham Ah sarcasm is a great gift.

[@Avakadoman1995]

you are awesome XD

[@greatsayain]

What's so wrong with using established characters in a new story. I wouldn't call that a ripoff.

[@RaistlinAndNC]

@BlindmelonKen It's good to know you respect other people's opinions.

[@CloudLadder-c7e]

Anybody else notice how similar this series is to Angry Video Game Nerd?....Like worryingly similar???

[@Pikachu2Ash]

This comment didn't age well

[@deadaccount7520]

INot he first time the film ripped off the tv show. A advanced civilization of robots get a earth probe upgraded it alot. Then starts heading towards earth. I know most don't like vger but I'm not talking about vger i was talking about nomad. think the episode is called the changling. Nomad is definitely smaller but thats about the only difference.

[@adinocc2042]

I like 'em!

[@jockhenry2672]

yes, mr. saavik was actually correct.

[@dakotadoyle7573]

DS9 is a station yet it moves

[@AT4W]

It rotates. That's not the same thing.

[@dakotadoyle7573]

@@AT4W no im talking about when DS9 moved from orbiting Bajor to the mouth of the wormhole

[@conradojavier]

I AM A WOMAY'UN!!!!!!!!!

[@DarkMagicianGirl247]

I flap you?

[@Tareltonlives]

I AM A WOMAN!

[@treyfranklin6952]

7:14

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Lead in here reminds me of why I had such distaste for Abrams's Star Trek. All the advertising framed it as a straight up Prequel, kind of like how they tried to frame up Discovery. But it was clear near instantly that this wasn't a prequel but was some alternate reality thing. Me? I was upset, a lot, in the theater at the BS bait and switch on that. Seeing how Christopher Pike got maimed, handing over the Enterprise to Kirk, the change up, and an adventure going on at the same time? That would have been brilliant. But no. Rebooted Alternate Universe so things can look like an Apple Store and be more "Actiony". Why is it that the only good "Prequel" that Trek can do is Enterprise? I mean yeah I get that most people considered it in contention for worst series before Discovery... and while I thought it had problems, I found it overall enjoyable and did the job well. At its weakest when they were trying to resolve the clear, obvious canon conflicts between the Original Series and later materials (Such as why TOS Klingons didn't have forehead bumps and such). At its strongest when they were telling a new story like the Xindi War.