You know everyone talks about Shatner out-hamming himself in Wrath of Khan.
But no one considers that he knows Khan well enough that he’s really just flirting with him. I mean look at Montalban.
Like “aw yeah Jim Honey, keep screaming my name, you’ve got me all wet now. Let me tell you how I’m gonna chase you all around the Moons of Nibia, the Antares Maelstrom, and round perdition’s flame for you. ”
Khan is basically Sam the Eagle from the Muppets
If you haven’t read these two books you really should. from the early 2000s, Greg Cox explores how Khan Noonien Singh came to be and weaves him into our history expertly. Think of it almost as a secret history. Volume One depicts the birth of him and his kind, genetic supermen who will eventually be spread around the globe, and his mother’s grandiose plans. But he eventually falls under the tutelage of Gary Seven, who sees him as a protégé and hopes to curb his nature, at least at first. Volume One is set in the 70s and 80s, with a movie-era framing story. Volume Two is set between 1992 and 1996 and is Khan in full swing. They’re good reads. There is a Volume Three (to reign in hell) that primarily deals with Khan’s exile on Ceti Alpha III but isn’t quite the same as these two books (still enjoyable). Y'all should definitely read them.
so if you watch the star trek episode “space seed.”
you, in 2014, are watching an episode that aired in 1967, that takes place in the 23rd century, about people frozen since the 1990s, which was the future to people in the sixties, but canonically the past to the characters in TOS, and now the past to you.
so you’re watching a show from the past about the future about the past which was then the future but is now the past again.
For those of you who haven’t read these two books you really should. They stand on their own and shows us how the Eugenics Wars happened and we weren’t even paying attention to it. Volume One covers the period from the early 70s to the late 80s (and is in fact more of a Gary Seven book) as we see How Khan came to be, who his role models were, what events shaped him and the ultimate path he takes. Volume 2 takes place from 1992-96 and he’s in full swing.
Both books also feature some interesting guest stars.
There’s a Volume 3 (to Reign in Hell) that deals with Khan’s exile on Ceti Alpha V.
Just gonna roll with this….
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