Star Trek - The Immortal Man

[@mnirwin5112]

"The Enterprise is in the grip of a raging epidemic ...." An episode for our times.

[@URProductions]

I'd hardly call covid-19 "raging". It's been a year and I only know one person who has even gotten it - and he's fine.

[@faithfultotheend5202]

But that was a show and fake oh wait this one is FAKE to

[@2012kreed]

@@URProductions I wish I could say that. 😔

[@URProductions]

@@2012kreed It's been two years now, and still the Government is proving to be a much greater threat than the pandemic itself.

[@2012kreed]

@@URProductions and here I was thinking that mankind knew everything that there is to know???

[@leonidaspetsakos9690]

Star Trek, always ahead of its time with the Ritalin!

[@lelandframe1029]

Leonard Nimoy's shirt almost catches fire at 1:15!!!

[@BruceNewhouse]

Other than Trelane, Flint was the single non-Star Fleet character I had most hoped would be revisited in ST:TNG. Excellent episode.

[@jeffanon1772]

In his awesome Star Trek novels, Greg Cox expands on the character Gary Seven & since they all existed on Earth during the same time period...he has him interact with other Star Trek characters like Khan, Jackson Roykirk, & the immortal Flint... Seven was instrumental in helping Khan leave Earth...

[@patrickwilson1459]

The probe here is part of the props made for Nomad from Episode: 37 The Changeling and the Romulan Cloaking Device from Episode: 59 The Enterprise Incident. Talk about a way to save money.

[@albundy6008]

I noticed that also.

[@johcafra]

The credited scriptwriter Jerome Bixby returned to this theme with a feature-length film-turned-stage play named The Man from Earth. (A filmed sequel, Holocene, is "based on.") Each merits viewing if only because of its decidedly non-exotic setting.

[@johcafra]

For what could readily have been a maudlin display the acting all around is a cut above. James Daly's cultivated accent is flawless; born and raised in Wisconsin, educated there and in Iowa, soldier and sailor in real life. And Louise Sorel restrains herself in character but pulls no punches; she should be better remembered than for her work in Stateside soap operas. Top it off with a thoughtful ending.

[@steelers6titles]

One of many episodes where the acting is better than the scriptwriting, which has big plot holes.

[@namibuburderoch3965]

Such a fabulous, interesting comment, thank you!

[@epiendless1128]

"We have 4 hours. Let's begin by having a nice 4km walk."

[@johnminehan1148]

I noticed that too. Maybe Kirk was re-branched from SC 11?

[@squidproquo2241]

4 km walk is about 45 mins. leisurely and half hour fast paced. It is a very good opportunity to asses the environment and not rush in to collect ritalin. After all, the first mission of the crew of Enterprise is to discover new things.

[@glouconx983]

It's not necessarily a mistake. Maybe they needed to beam down to get a more precise reading on where the best deposit was, and now they can have the ship beam them there.

[@Name-ps9fx]

First thing I thought of was “communicator...Scotty...transporter.” There, problem fixed.

[@Cryptonymicus]

It's another Star Trek plot device of the week. How come the phasers/transporters/communicators don't work? It's some mystery particle. It's some strange gravitational effect. It's sub-space interference. It's the phases of the moon. It's the computer.

[@danbasta3677]

Loved this episode, Requiem For Methuselah and relate to it very much.

[@GestapoPussyRanch]

Are you immortal?

[@mm-gl7sz]

@jeff nomad there was a fan fiction story on fanfiction.net that had Flint actually being Noonian Song, Data's father

[@charlessavoie2367]

One of the best episodes in this great series!

[@TheFlyingHeart]

“Inoperative!” I’m gonna say that from now on, when things don’t work.

[@desiguy55]

Nomad's head makes an appearance again.

[@DMSProduktions]

Yes, I NOTICED that! Well Genie HAD to economise wherever he could!

[@danbasta3677]

Illreguardless, it was an extremely excellent episode. The computer the Romulan Commander used in the episode The Enterprise Incident when recording the Romulan right of statement was also sitting on the desk or area when McCoy appered and began looking at some of the different colored bottles of liquid, ever noticed that as well? Doesn't matter, as written, excellent episode, liked it very much.

[@georgemarsilio5122]

But its round

[@SnowDaulphin]

More like the Romulan cloaking device.

[@mariorosario9081]

That was Nomad's chubby cousin!!

[@danclark1348]

The idea of the episode was about love, love lost, the battle guys have over one woman, ignoring consequences. The story basically written around the morality conveyed.

[@steelers6titles]

A deadly epidemic is raging aboard the Enterprise, but Kirk, Spock, and McCoy live it up on Flint's planet like there is no emergency at all. Kirk even has time to fall in love with a robot.

[@steelers6titles]

I guess, in all fairness, they have to make nicey-nicey with Flint, and cooperate with him, to get the Ritalin. They are aware of this.

[@daveintucson8541]

Flint orders his floating colander/ray gun to gather and synthesize the medicine in the first act

[@steelers6titles]

James Daly (1918-1978) was Tyne Daly's father. He starred on "Medical Center".

[@ddmck1972]

Also Tim Daly.

[@katerynaiontseva3254]

I just love this music and sound effects

[@sean-xm9661]

The robot/aid ...is,also the cloaking device used by romulans....and stolen by Kirk.

[@mm-gl7sz]

Sean-XM it is also Nomad reconfigured with a round middle section instead of the long 4 sided middle section. One of the noises it makes is even Nomads ticking sound

[@robertcampbell6349]

@@mm-gl7sz And Nomad's head is upside down.

[@patrickwilson1459]

Talk about a way to save money. This might be where the producers of TNG came up with the idea for the episode The Arsenal of Freedom.

[@Tiberius291]

James Daly "A Stop At Willoughby" one of my favorite "Twilight Zone" episodes.

[@HoldenNY22]

He also Co-Starred on this TV Show call Medical Center with Chad Everret. I was very, very young when it was on.

[@rdfab3]

That’s right!! Also one of my favorite zones!

[@reinab8168]

This episode is where I got my name. True story

[@thomasmcginnis3783]

Best comment yet! I think you just won the internet!

[@guysalzmann9302]

How awesome! And what a beautiful name...

[@rickmays797]

This is so cool!!!!

[@festalongreyhawkshorts4sho645]

Fantastic!

[@JohnDoe-rk9bx]

Cool

[@failuretocommunicate]

the implication that an entire planet capable of supporting human life could belong to a single person is transcendental ✴

[@corssecurity]

It takes vast sums. Of course you want to be off the beaten path. Out of contested areas or colonization efforts. Now with an entire planet, solar, fusion, geothermal and industrial replicators one could produce everything required to live comfortably. Habitable planets have got to be expensive. Probably want to grow a garden. Large scale agriculture not required. If you had the wealth of Alexander the Great and Solomon combined than very likely you would be able to purchase a planet. Just lil ol me. No colony, no settlers. Myself, perchance a mate.

[@veramae4098]

Read "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Heinlein.

[@neneshubby]

We are beaming down to yet another planet that has an atmosphere so perfect that we don’t need any special equipment whatsoever.

[@spatrk6634]

fun thing about it is its because they didnt have funds for space suits, space shuttle landings etc... so almost all planets they encounter, they "beam down" and its "m class planet"

[@bobblum5973]

Budget, and time constraints for both filming this episode and getting on to the next one, are but two of many factors involved with choices like these. It was a groundbreaking TV show in the '60s but it was still television. They had to get product on the air and make money. The universal translator was a gimmick to shrug off everyone speaking English; warp drive was so they could get to other planets quickly enough to have real-time stories. It's like modern shows where a DNA analysis is completed much faster than in real life, it's needed to move the plot along.

[@HoldenNY22]

Shatner's Toupee- that is what I thought.

[@jennifersman7990]

James Daly, father of actor Tim Daly

[@marcdonato9322]

And Tyne Daly also

[@mm-gl7sz]

And also was on Medical Center opposite Chad Everett

[@SnowDaulphin]

@@marcdonato9322 wow.

[@deantheodosiou2886]

Amazing how, in what is supposed to be the 23rd century or whatever, that that floating contraption of Flint's looks awfully like a floating tin bucket done good.

[@christopherthorkon3997]

So nice to see the ORIGINAL special effects instead of those cold barren CGI effects.

[@Ave_Satana666]

cgi is objectively better tho

[@christopherthorkon3997]

@@Ave_Satana666 "better" is actually quite relative. Objectively it has more resolution and smoother motion. It also lacks artifacts inherent in the blue screen process. But all that does not necessarily make CGI "better." Technically better, yes. Artistically better? That can be debated.

[@URProductions]

@@Ave_Satana666 That's very debatable. GOOD cgi is objectively more capable of rendering more things more realistically. But sub-par cgi kind of looks like shit. Old special effects, even when they don't hold up, at least have a kind of charm to them. I've seen the cgi remake of the old TOS episodes. It's sub-par. It looks like shit.

[@AdrianBoyko]

The new graphics make the show much less ridiculous to modern viewers

[@BuildingCenter]

Ryetallin? or, Ritalin?

[@rogerscottcathey]

A variation on Forbidden Planet. Reina is Altaira, Kirk is Adams, etc.

[@steelers6titles]

Flint is, or was, immortal, so he himself will now be examined under a microscope. Does he really want that, in leaving his obscurity behind? If he is in a lab being studied, will he have time to devote himself to charitable works? What made him change his position about wanting to be discovered so completely? If his immortality was tied to the planet (except that he already had it on Earth, before he even went there), then the planet will be overrun by scientists and researchers.

[@johnminehan1148]

A 4 KM walk, instead of beaming up and then down?

[@soslothful]

Or have beamed to the site of the Ritalin. Better, just beam the Ritalin to the ship.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Nomad's head is under the ball.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Phaser up the stuff with the ship then beam it up.

[@soslothful]

@@johnbockelie3899 This was my response, too. ST often has minor plot goofs like this in order to set up the story.

[@johnbockelie3899]

@@soslothful Well the robot Mr.Flint had was made of a round metallic ball and the cloaking device. But it's only a prop.

[@sunnchilde]

Fint didn't have to do this. All he had to say is "take what you need as quickly as you can and then do not come back."

[@Myself-anonymously]

Where would the story line be then...?

[@kellyrayburn4093]

There could still be a story line. It would be different, but it could still be entertaining and engaging. This just makes this Flint character look like a xenophobic nut.

[@danbasta3677]

Flint also was using the Captain to bring Rayna's emotions to life, then take over. Excellent episode as there has been times in the past, females have messed around and played around with my emotions, and, i got hurt, very badly, might add, is why i relate to this episode, very much.

[@scottbridge9391]

He did this because he wanted to keep his existence a secret from everyone and didn't want the Enterprise officers to let Star Fleet know about him. After Rayna urged Flint to give her an opportunity to interacts with the Enterprise officers. Flint used this opportunity to stir Rayna's feelings to life. After achieving this, Flint then planned to keep them on his planet forever to prevent them from letting everyone know of his existence. It wasn't until he realized that Rayna would hit him for killing the Enterprise crew and after Kirk reassured him that his secret was safe with the Enterprise officers, that he finally agreed to not put them in permanent hibernation. This episode had a very similar theme as seen in the movie Forbidden Planet, with Flint as the Prospero-like character and Rayna being similar to Altaira. The M-4 unit was similar to Robby The Robot.

[@glouconx983]

Like James Bond villains, they have to do stupid things that don't make sense to create drama. It's a tiresome plot device, too frequently used. Flint is super intelligent. He will do anything to maintain his privacy. Not only does he unnecessarily make himself known, but he captures a starship, which is bound to draw the attention of the entire Federation.

[@landline00]

Love the original visual effects.

[@mbhog8490]

Requiem for Methuselah. I watched to much Star Trek in the 70s and remember most titles.

[@pragyanupadhyaya8527]

Is mr flint same as sarek (actor?)

[@janinej998]

That was a great episode.

[@SicilianStealth]

It was so sad when Raina finds out she wasn't human.

[@Larrymh07]

This is where McCoy needs to raise his right brow and say, "he's right, you know."

[@Desert10075]

I remember when I was a kid in a spaceship with my Dad we ran out of ritalyyn. We went to Pluto, we had to start our own mining company in order to get it out but we did.

[@douglassmith3016]

Too bad they don't have a transporter to beam the...

[@davedropd1]

When I'm that age I want to be just like Flint, anti-social, snappy dresser with tights, and Sean Connery good looks!

[@kagomecc461]

That's not Sean Connery 😅

[@corssecurity]

Looks pretty good four four thousand years old.

[@jeffclark1129]

"Requiem for Methuselah" was an OK episode, with too much dialogue and little action. And I do believe the robot M-5 (not to be confused with M-5 from "The Ultimate Computer") was Nomad (from "The Changeling" episode) reconstituted.

[@william_long1065]

I believe Flint calls it M-4

[@jeffclark1129]

@Dissident Aggressor Nomad originally had a cylindrical shape (from "The Changeling" episode).

[@glouconx983]

Their budgets were smaller in the 3rd season. Action scenes are more expensive than dialogue scenes. At least the dialog was intelligent rather than vapid like today.

[@garyfrancis6193]

A versatile actor

[@SnowDaulphin]

Romulan cloaking device.

[@tomjustis7237]

Something I don't understand. When the landing party arrives on the surface, Bones uses his medical tricorder to determine there is a large deposit of Ritalin four kilometers away. Ummm, okay. If his little handheld tricorder, while on the planet, could determine that, why couldn't the much more powerful and sophisticated scanners onboard the Enterprise also determine the exact location of the Ritalin deposits so the away party could beam down right to the location? I guess I'm just to stupid to see the logic.

[@spatrk6634]

maybe athmoshpere contains interference with cuases sensors to malfuction but are able to transport down.

[@mm-gl7sz]

They also were unable to scan Flint's lifeform from the ship but Spock's handheld puck him up fine on the planet's surface

[@_Mentat]

4K is a 1-2 hour hike, depending on terrain. Time was of the essence. They should immediately have beamed to the location; this would also have avoided all unpleasantness.

[@dskyyksd]

@@mm-gl7sz And then they didn't wonder later why they didn't pick up any life sign readings for Rayna before she showed up.

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

Death threats like those of Mr Flint's makes no sence for Captain Kirk because as a representative for Starfleet that he can beam to the Enterprise and split the planet in two then Mr Flint can't be in two laces at once. Please have a nice day today. ™ June 26, 2023 @ 11:35 pm ™

[@daffidavit]

The "Forbidden Planet" again.

[@markreeter6227]

Agree. Many similarities.

[@SnowDaulphin]

Seems very different stories and background premise imho.

[@robertcampbell6349]

The bottom of the security drone is Nomad's head attached upside down.

[@gzuzsavz]

Ahh, sharp eye. & i hated Nomad when i was little, grrr! Annoying much? lolol.

[@melkerner]

They got the maximum use of that prop - re-combined to be Nomad, Romulan Cloaking Device and now the protector droid

[@vapemodwars5381]

The ship sensors were getting jammed that's why Mr. Spock was surprised there was lifeforms when the Starship computer said none.

[@RammatRamzi]

There's a really cute girl in this episode.

[@reedcockrell8126]

Louise Sorrel... ABSOLUTELY!

[@ArmyJames]

She’s 80.

[@RammatRamzi]

@@ArmyJames Probably not as cute now.

[@SnowDaulphin]

Apparently many cute girls.

[@edydon]

Gene Roddenberry - or the writer - makes a subtle dig at Christianity. One of Flynt's names is Lazerus; the person Jesus raised from the dead

[@williamjpellas0314]

As entertaining as TOS was, there were in fact a number of digs at Christianity written into various episodes, and most of them were not subtle.

[@glouconx983]

@@williamjpellas0314 Yes, the Landru episode was a shot at religious cultism.

[@stevebishop9468]

Actually go take a look at the movie written by the same man who wrote this episode...its called the man from earth...it is tied very closely to this epidode.

[@glouconx983]

@@stevebishop9468 "The Man From Earth" (2007), I've seen it and it's great! Jerome Bixby wrote this, "Mirror, Mirror" and what some consider the most terrifying episode of Twilight Zone, "It's a Good Life".

[@mm-gl7sz]

I though Lazarus was that matter- anti matter guy from "The Alternative Factor"

[@URProductions]

Did they ever find the Ritalin and stop the ADD epidemic?

[@jamesseeker1538]

No body of power has ever used its authority and power to secure its image, authority, and power... ever.

[@steelers6titles]

The odds of Flint being EVERY SINGLE ONE of the great historical personages mentioned are, of course, astronomical, but this huge issue seems to have escaped the episode's writer(s).

[@steelers6titles]

Flint's immortality is somehow connected to the planet, right? Yet he already had it on Earth, before he even went there. Was this overlooked by the (rushed) scriptwriters?

[@PensiveOwl]

There was something about Earth that made him immortal. When he left Earth and came to this planet he lost his immortality, as McCoy explained at the end of the episode.

[@steelers6titles]

@@PensiveOwl OK, thanks.

[@hueyiroquois3839]

It's been a long time since I saw this episode. Did they ever answer the question of what would happen if they disintegrated Flint with phasors, or what if he fell down a well and couldn't get out?

[@rubiks6]

Kirk displayed an utter lack of diplomacy.

[@PassivePortfolios]

The prop budget was very small.

[@randymillhouse791]

"Captain's log: runny. Can't keep anything down. Need Ritalin!."

[@johntrevy1]

An epidemic of ADHD?

[@number4cat1]

Yes, the inability to focus on their tasks is KILLING the crew!

[@gzuzsavz]

lolol ikk..did Big Pharma steal a Star Trek med name for Ritalin? The crap that messed up kids with supposed ADHD or w.e? heck..any youth/teen has ADHD, u dont take meds for that..it's a universal human deal, dang. ..but anything to make another few billion bucks, huh..smh.

[@stratfordbaby]

RITALIN indeed.

[@2bituser569]

Reminds me of Highlander II The Quickening immortal’s existing through the ages leave earth they become mortal. I would have loved to seen other immortals observing earth’s history. I would imagine Boothby being immortal passing on wisdom gained over centuries.

[@dskyyksd]

Even if he wasn't immortal, he was a centuries old Martian.

[@victorwilson6826]

Plot inconsistency: The Enterprise, having located the "Ritalin" could have beamed it up. Of course, that meant that Kirk would not have fallen in love with that android babe. Oh well.

[@2bituser569]

Could this defense drone be similar to tng’s “Arsenal if Freedom”? Could M4 actually take on tve Enterprise like the tng drone did?

[@rickmays797]

James Daly is so good in this

[@paulhoffman954]

Just wear a mask everything will be fine...

[@a.b.37-f9v]

😆

[@dswynne]

Thing is, Flint could have just gave Kirk the herbs, and that would have been that.

[@danthemankhan]

This week on "The Star Trek Minute".

[@christianponicki9581]

"You're trespassing." Bitch, you don't own a whole planet just because you've got a house there. LOL

[@gzuzsavz]

ikr? to have earth like atmosphere & gravity means it's near earth in size. wth ya gunna do with a whole frackin' planet?

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

Thank you very much, CBS, for uploading this interesting video so that I can see it again soon in the near future. Please get your COVID-19 as soon as possible before it's way too late. ™ June 26, 2023 @ 11:40 pm ™

[@starhawke380]

Why do they need to mine the stuff down there, just beam some up to the ship and process it there.

[@steelers6titles]

Spock never seems troubled by the basic illogic of Flint's immortality. Humans die. Every human being throughout history has died. All flesh is mortal. EXCEPT for ONE GUY. You would think Spock (and everyone else) would kind of want to know why. What exactly caused Flint's inability to die? And is that a good, or bad, thing? Big questions, which the episode never answers.

[@77Midevil]

i cant find the Requiem for Methuselah episode if you find it tag me on it ok

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

Netflix has it

[@stevegillings5563]

Cbs interactive has it

[@bobblum5973]

Try your local public library or used music/video store (V-Stock for example). Renting or buying/reselling may work out for you, too.

[@davidjacquez7752]

The flying strainer strikes again

[@PETERJOHN101]

Not just any strainer... A blinking strainer with sound effects.

[@danbasta3677]

This just shows you the advanced technology the Original Star Trek Series was and is. In today's modern society, now in days there are flying drones that some look like this, and yet still in the future if not right now, those drones, are dropping off packages at peoples homes containing packages, or small packages used for transport to homes that need medicines, etc. Think about it.

[@flitsertheo]

@@danbasta3677 The drones already drop(ped) "packages". The don"t-return-to-sender kind of packages which solve any problem, medical or other.

[@glouconx983]

"The Immortal Man." Hey CBS, don't you think it's kinda stupid to give away the main surprise of an episode that you're trying to sell?

[@edp2260]

"Ritalin", McGuffin edition.

[@TomiAnneTimm]

If you are in Christ, then to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

[@maryhadda8420]

Religious spam is the worst kind of spam. Get help. You are insane.

[@ronaldcoleman9455]

I see Gene followed Irwin Allen in reusing stuff. from other shows. Like robot nomad and cloaking device . I guess hard times hit Star Trek too.

[@jolly7041]

400lb fat man..if u don't leave me alone,I'll be forced to sit on you... Me:Oh oh...(hears that dramatic music that I listened to at 2:40-2:45)..😏

[@maryhadda8420]

They landed 4km away from the deposit? What, is their transporter broken? And why in the world did all the ship's top officers go out - together! - on a prospecting mission? That's both a waste of resources and a danger to the command structure of the ship.

[@marlonlo9661]

Captain kirk! Ere're going to kilk us! We dome have time to leave!

[@wcg19891]

This show introduced an absurd ridiculous plot line. They only had four hours to get the antidote processed. In that time Kirk fell deeply in love with a female android and jeopardized his ships crew by fighting over her . Really? That is absolutely ridiculous

[@steelers6titles]

Yeah. They're screwing around down on Flint's planet like there's no emergency at all.

[@StudioofPtahJewelryCoInfo]

Damn it KOIRK, It's pronounced RAI-ITALIAN doctor got me on for my HDTVDVR condition you know

[@markfurman4386]

They really liked -- and overused, the floating mini-robot concept, in this series. And the things all look to have been made of stainless steel kitchen bowls, pots, and pans.

[@maryhadda8420]

And swinging from strings.

[@nikolaiguliaeff7202]

Ritalin?

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

They just pronounced it different in the future o.O

[@steelers6titles]

Episode never explains exactly why Flint is immortal, while every other human in history was not, presumably. He is the only person, of all time, who could not die. What makes him so special? Was he somehow singled out? Huge plot hole in the episode.

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

The whole crew are in mortal danger and all they do is talk

[@joedude9954]

Dr McCoy needs Ritalin 🤣

[@herberthackett4110]

THE UNITED STATES HAS A STAR SHIP ENTERPRISE SPACE SHIP I HAVE SEEN IT. FOR REAL PEOPLE!!!!!

[@spudhead169]

Ritalin? Does the flu make everyone ADHD?

[@RAJohns]

My son took Ritalin, or was it Adderall? 😀

[@Sean-z6u]

5843.7😮...😮..😊...🎉❤.

[@_Mentat]

How badly can they need ritalin? ADHD doesn't kill you!

[@clarkpalace]

I need some ritalin!

[@ryancoulter4797]

They need Ritalin?

[@guysalzmann9302]

Sounds like Covid...

[@gzuzsavz]

Methuselah is in the bible. A book of 66 books written by 40 authors..from peasants to kings over a couple thousand years, that has 1/3 prophecy in content that has never missed. Compelling, hmm? Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas..OG BSG..all borrowed from the bible..names..themes.. hb Anakin Skywalker? There was a extra fierce tribe of giants, callled Anakim. & we have ofc demons in the bible..some show up as shape shifters. Native Americans refer to them as, 'Skinwalkers'..pretty close to Skywalker..and Jedi are embued with extra human abilities, like either hybrid human/fallen angel nephilim, or are meant to be Angel like. ..all that to say..if you're into Sci-Fi, you've ofc dreampt of space travel to distant star systems..that being he case, becoming a Christian is not just the best ticket, but the only one for that..along with having a home in eternity..in the best place in the universe, rather than the worst. Free for the sincere asking. The Lord Jesus already purchased the tickets.

[@MartinAracon]

He use his right to be what he is.!

[@kellyrayburn4093]

At the expense of hundreds of others? So does that mean I can walk into a crowded theater and yell "Fire!" It's what I am so I have a right to do it, right? Please!!!

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

I thought they had covid-19 and needed masks

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

I hate this episode, sorry bye!

[@KevinBalch-dt8ot]

An epidemic of ADHD?