Um, why would contact between a single matter object (in this case, the 'evil' Lazarus from the positive universe) with a single antimatter object (in this case, the 'good' Lazarus from the parallel, negative universe) result in the destruction of two universes (or even one)? Anyway, the episode meanders along, and between the spinning corridor scenes and Lazarus falling off a cliff here and there, we finally get to the heart of the matter. He was hired as a last-minute replacement for actor John Drew Barrymore, who had been cast in the role but didn't show up on the first day of shooting. I love these old STAR TREK episodes but this must be one of the lamest ever. Yes, Lazarus is one of the most irritating characters, always falling off cliffs to move the story (such as it is) along. The second time didn't help much either. Joined: May 27, … Also, Lazarus has a bad habit of falling off cliffs. Robert Brown, Actor: Star Trek. The script seems muddled, the science seems plausible initially (identical particles of matter and anti-matter do annihilate and produce radiation, however human bodies are not "particles") until we see Kirk in the anti-matter universe. Her role does however seem almost as if it were inserted by the producers as an afterthought. According to "Star Trek; the Inside Story" by Solow and Justman (the two original producers of the Star Trek series) there were some contractual issues with the actor who was supposed to play the guest lead, and thus this caused some scheduling issues which cascaded into other areas of production. The guest star, Robert Brown, just annoyed the hell out of me with that damn awful beard! Lazarus can sabotage the Entrerprise free like an admiral from Starfleet. Suddenly, the starship is struck by a strange effect, being buffeted by a strange magnetic "blinking" effect where the surrounding universe, to the edge of sensor range, seems to partially fade out of existence. Maybe that was the real reason Barrymore left so abruptly. As such, controlling for The cinematography and the script impose limitations that inhibit dramatic development. Don Ingalls is the one of the worst writers I've ever seen. IMHO, "The Alternative Factor" is the only truly bad episode of TOS's first season. This episode really sucks. The script hints at the possibility of an invasion from the antimatter universe and/or the destruction of all existence due to the collision of both. Just yucky all around. Kirk and Spock beam down to find a man named Lazarus and bring him aboard the ship. "The Alternative Factor" na IMDb-u ((en)) The Alternative Factor na TV.com "The Alternative Factor", članak na Memory Alpha, wikiju posvećenom Zvjezdanim stazama "The Alternative Factor" Review of the remastered version at TrekMovie.com "The Filming of the 'Alternative Factor'" excerpt covering production difficulties with episode He did not get the crafts to solve the chapter problems. Don Ingalls was born in Humboldt, Nebraska on July 29, 1918. But there are several aspects of this episode that really bother me, and IMHO, "The Alternative Factor" is the worst first-season episode. Firms will invest a lot when their profitability is high and the cost of capital is low. Summary from Gilda F: "A tragedy in an alternate universe, and the animosity it creates between that Kirk and Spock, threatens the bond shared by them in this universe.". It soon becomes clear that there are two of these Lazaruses from parallel dimensions. After the effect ceases, scanners show a humanoid lifeformon the planet surface. They offer a variety of financial products with more favorable terms than a traditional factor or bank. He was stationed in Europe, flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses. IMDb users revisited lots of old TV favorites this year — from "Friends" to "The Office," these were the most binged shows of 2020. Check out IMDb's highest-rated movies and TV shows of 2020, most-viewed trailers, top stars, memorable moments, and more! Crazy homeless time traveler Doctor Who experiences some crazy ass time shit! Kellyanne Conway, an advisor to President Donald Trump, used the euphemism Now THAT'S bad!! "The Alternative Factor" is the twenty-seventh episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Robert Brown was born on November 17, 1926 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA as Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown. The threat which Kirk and the Federation face here is nothing less than the complete annihilation of our entire universe - surely the gravest cosmic problem encountered in Trek's history. I liked the part that I rewatched recently at any rate. Kirk LOVES to leave him unattended for maximum crazy times! "The Squire of Gothos" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series, Star Trek. Intrigo. By far the weakest episode of Season One. Lazarus has a double in the other universe, a madman, and the only hope is to trap Lazarus and his mad double in the corridor for all eternity. Alternative Factor, The While orbiting what should be a dead planet, the U.S.S. McCoy shrugs and says, "Oh I don't know, Jim. The Alternative Factor By Michelle Erica Green Posted at November 25, 2005 - 9:40 PM GMT. See Also: 'The Alternative Factor' Episode Guide. The repeated shot in white-on-dark-blue silhouette of two figures struggling, the whole shot spinning on screen and visually mixed with astronomy photos of some distant galaxy was effective the first couple of times but with no discernible variation also became boringly repetitive. The man, Lazarus, is not much help in explaining things either, babbling on and on, sometimes hysterically, about how he has to stop somebody and how Kirk and crew must help him. 1:05 > Editor's Picks. I agree with comments about the exceptionally hokey science, repetitive and confused action and dialogue, plus repeated procedural incompetence (and slowness on the uptake about what is going on), by Star Fleet officers and crew in this episode. Strange things occur with Lazarus and the universe once again "blinks". mlbach Captain Captain. Reviews: The Alternative Factor. The storyline could have made, with the proper treatment, a very good episode but, damn, it really sucks. Prime Video has you covered this holiday season with movies for the family. "The Alternative Factor" di IMDb "The Alternative Factor" di TV.com (Inggris) "The Alternative Factor" di Memory Alpha (wiki tentang Star Trek) "The Alternative Factor" Review of the remastered version at TrekMovie.com "The Filming of the 'Alternative Factor'" excerpt covering production difficulties with … A parallel anti-matter universe threatens to collide with our own, destroying everything everywhere. And the next one is maybe the best episode of all the first season, Harlan Ellison's "The City On The Edge Of Forever" And do not let me begin about the director, he is not better. It just meant an episode that wasn't going to be as watchable because the guest star was an annoying trout that detracted from the story....a weak story in this case. The acting by Robert Brown as the mad (matter) Lazarus was over the top by even my standards (I consider Shatner an excellent actor) although his sane twin was done much better. James Daley made a better guest star than the alternatively factored Robert Brown hastily levered in with a tyre iron....beam me up Panda! The storyline for "The Alternative Factor" is a great concept – the possibility of a negative parallel universe and a madman whose insane actions could lead to the destruction of EVERYTHING. The whole premise of the episode didn't hang together. He wants Kirk's help in stopping him. Lazarus Blinks and the Universe Disappears, Weird Goatee Beard Changes - Thicker Then Thinner, Only the explanation in the last 5 minutes is interesting, but by then it's too late. The Alternate Factor is a K/S slash 66-page novel by Jenny Elson published in the UK. Uggh! There is no way Capt Kirk will let to wander alone this Lazarus character but then, wham! 4:11m Star Trek Episodes That Give Us Thanksgiving Feels. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News … Spock keeps making strange and frankly incomprehensible statements like "it's possible...very possible." I finally gathered in the end that the threat revolved around matter and anti-matter of two duplicate objects coming together; but, boy, what a headache to get there. So what are your bottom 3 Trek episodes? It was obviously extremely rushed in production and probably in writing as well. And the wonky science is even wonkier than the usual level of wonk in Trek science. Probably the worst was the cheesy and fake matter/anti- matter special effects, which looked terrible. This is the first truly awful episodes of Star Trek--even worse than the "Charlie X" episode!! Given the meager quality of a good part of the third season, that's what this feels like. They are near the nucleus of the indicated location and discover a crazed man on an empty planet claiming that his nemesis has came to destroy our galaxy. "The Alternative Factor" [La Alternativa faktoro] estas la dudek-sepa epizodo de la unua sezono de la usona serio Star Trek.Verkita de Don Ingalls kaj reĝisorita de Gerd Oswald, ĝi unue elsendiĝis la 30-an de marto 1967.. Ĝi estas la unua epizodo de Star Trek pri paralela universo. He has been … I have read all the "Jump On The Band Wagon** It's a lousy episode reviews here and what I have read makes the posters sound like idiots. The Alternative Factor. where he built beautiful androids because he was bored by humans and their petty squabbles...he had nothing to do with a boring, ugly git with a whispy beard and badly applied Elastoplasts! Which they manage to do. Yeah, yeah, it could have been Lazarus Two, but not if you keep tabs on Lazarus One. I couldn't figure out what on earth was going on - nor could Kirk and Spock by the sound of them. Just totally blows Kirk off. Wouldn't it just result in the destruction of the two objects? Season 1, episode 27. So, similar to the Angels and Demons movie, antimatter may not blow up all at once. It's not interesting, nothing happens in it. "Boy Trapped in Refrigerator Eats Own Foot". "The Alternative Factor" admittedly lacks the confident charm, military hierarchy humor and sailing-ship-days sense of adventure that made the Star Trek TOS shows so much fun, like Raoul Walsh's Warner Brothers war films, with interesting characters & conflicts but also with what playwrights call intellectual "thought content"as well. About a half-dozen times during the episode (seems like more) we are treated to a spinning visual effect that settles on a murky, foggy corridor of sorts where two figures are seen locked in a fierce struggle. Say what? Starfleet noticed it as well and contacted the Enterprise to tell them it's up to them to find out what is going on all alone because they are ordering all other ships out of the area. Yes, it's true, this is one of the worst episodes in the entire series, right down there with "The Empath." Here are some of our picks to get you in the spirit. Brandell's Favorites, Robert Brown, Marty Allen, Darren McGavin and Kathie Browne, Guest host: Alan Hamel; guests: Karen Morrow, Jean Shrimpton, Robert Brown, Guido Basso, Charlie Manna, Walter Sullivan, Peter Max. "Sometimes pain can drive a man harder than pleasure". It has been speculated that a fuzzy interaction zone would form, keeping the two sides apart. The Alternative Factor Even Better On Blu-Ray!! But the sentiment behind it is very much appreciated (although it was already being "covered" by Nichelle Nichols - still never too much of a good thing). Yuk. A hole between two universes? You might have to be more than 10 miles away from the 2 guys when they are fighting, but the universe is safe. Kirk, Spock and Bones met 'Lazarus' on his own private planet (purchased at Planet Mart by a 'Mr Brack'??) He is an actor, known for, Millie Bobby Brown and Sister to Produce Netflix Cancer Drama ‘A Time Lost’, Millie Bobby Brown to Produce Drama Film ‘A Time Lost’ for Netflix, Millie Bobby Brown and Sister Paige Brown to Develop Feature ‘A Time Lost’ at Netflix, 50's-60's Science Fiction/Fantasy Television Show You Are Most Ashamed You've Never Seen. Nobody really knows what would happen if a lump of antimatter and matter come together - tiny particles, yes, big lumps, no. Much of the attempted efforts to explain the dangerous cosmic effect come off as gobbledygook - is it a doorway in space? 3 of 10 even though it's Trek, it's a pain to watch and I won't be next time I see it on. When Kirk finds out, naturally being a bit perturbed, he asks McCoy where Lazarus went. Spock calling the man a "liar" seemed out of character, too. The Alternative Factor, Obsession, and Is There No Truth In Beauty. During those moments when the world is spinning around, I have to laugh because they look like those old "newspapers spinning towards the camera" shots showing a series of headlines, e.g. But you know, even a great series like Star Trek will have it's clunkers, and this would be one of them. Maybe it's the 23rd century equivalent of 'freaking out.' Starfleet Command fears an enemy invasion and orders Kirk to find out what caused… The 'good' greatly outnumbered the 'bad' in the first season of 'Star Trek,' in terms of episode quality. It's either possible or not, make up your mind, Mr Spock. Much nonsense in this episode, like talks about a "negative magnetic corridor" and an "alternative space warp." At the right temperature, several hundred degrees, steam insulates the water drop and it lasts much longer than at a higher or lower temperature. I mean this episode just had to be the most boring of the season and as other reviewers have intimated, it really belonged in the weaker third season when the Original Series was dancing with the Grim Reaper and awaiting the inevitable axe. I never understood this episode. Of course, it is possible that the rate of interaction is great enough that for all intents and purposes, it looks like a big explosion. As for the pluses there was the lovely Janet MacLachlan as a Lt. in charge of the Dilithium Crystals. This riveting premise unfortunately boils down to several encounters with Lazarus, a young man who keeps habitually falling off cliffs in Vasquez Rocks. Anyway, way too much time spent with out guest character and not nearly enough with our Enterprise crew means no matter how good the plot (which is not here anyway) it won't get sold. However, the execution of this story and the faulty pace of this episode is rather deplorable. With Financing Solutions, your clients still continue to pay their bills to you, not the factor. No, 'The Alternative Factor' is not a top-tier Star Trek TOS episode, but it does have a number of merits, especially if my thematic interpretation of the episode is at least somewhat accurate. Classic_Colin, May 30, 2017 #18. mlbach likes this. Reactions and Reviews In so many ways, this episode looked either like a "throw away" episode or perhaps one that had been written and re-written again and again and just wasn't perfected. Here are mine, I don't think they will change if I re-watch them soon, these are based on my memories that go back several years, as a male viewer. 3:29m The Best Sports Moments in Star Trek. The Alternative Factors Needs an Alternative Script, A Top 3 In My Least Favorite Trek Episodes. Written by Don Ingalls and directed by Gerd Oswald, it first aired on March 30, 1967.. Starfleet Command fears an enemy invasion and orders Kirk to find out what caused the stellar system disturbance. Leaving the producers high and dry until they scraped up an unknown by the name of Robert Brown. OK now it's plot hole time, why couldn't they just phaser the time machine so that neither one could get through? Oh well the other Lazarus seemed like a good guy to go drinking with at a Klingon bar, right? The biggest problem is that the character of Lazarus is just dopey and boring. The forthcoming book promised to reveal, "the surprising and dramatic story of how Season One’s most criticized episode, The Alternative Factor went awry and became a jumbled mess." It's a refreshing bit of hard science fiction with a wonderful mystery setup. And as for “The Alternative Factor” unless they really screwed it bad in the end, then this is a rather interesting episode. I have to be contrarian and admit that I like this episode more than most. There's way too much repetition throughout: Kirk and some crew beam down to a planet's surface, they go back up to the Enterprise, then back down to the planet, over & over, it seems, with no results; Lazarus falls off a cliff a 2nd time...or is it a 3rd? This episode of TOS suffered from a mediocre script and very average directing. "The Alternative Factor" [Wiki] Star Trek: The Original Series | Episode #27 | Written by Don Ingalls | Directed by Gerd Oswald | Original Airdate: March 30, 1967 | Stardate: 3087.6 | Production: #20 While orbiting what should be a dead planet, the U.S.S. En la epizodo, la anaro de la USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) trovas frenezulon, kiu saltas inter realecoj. And, in the wake of this, a man appears on the surface of the planet, where moments earlier there was no life. However the attempt to stage a story about a scientifically not-impossible phenomenon of mind-boggling difficulty to visualize was brave given the budget and the state of special effects in the mid 1960s. ...that's what I remembered most about this awful entry to the Star Trek pantheon. I would not see them until I was in my 30's so it's possible that not having seen them first as a child has made me less open to liking the, or it may be that they are just bad episodes; for me, I don't think I'm reaching too far by labeling them bad. Almost comical in a way, because if you pay attention, you'll see stuff like Lazarus' whiskers and beard change in texture and fullness over the course of the story. This was one strange episode that made little sense. In reading up on the show, apparently the actor slated to play Lazurus bowed out at the last minute, ie John Barrymore. Just make sure you have the nice Lazarus on your dimension, lol. Robert Brown was born on November 17, 1926 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA as Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown. Episode Preview: The Alternative Factor. LOL. In the episode, the crew of the USS Enterprise encounters a "reality jumping" madman. The Enterprise is taking readings of an uncharted planet and find no lifeforms, when the universe "blinks" and they rescan the planet they find a lifeform - a human lifeform. In fact, one could argue that the only out-and-out stinker in that opening set of shows is 'The Alternative Factor,' which is confusing to the point of being incomprehensible at times. The USS Enterprise is preparing to get underway, finishing a planetary survey in standard orbit around an iron-silica-type uncharted planet. But by the end of episode, you really don't care anymore. Mostly incoherent, but a hauntingly memorable ending, A Third-Season episode that ran in the First, Ambitious and interesting idea.... weakly executed, One of the crappiest episodes--even die-hard Trekkies must admit this one was a disappointment. Menu. Anyway, it's not a good thing, and the Enterprise tracks the source of the trouble to a man on a desolate planet and his small spacecraft there on the surface. (How different a cultural attitude from our fearful times!). It's a big ship." Someone apparently really likes it. Kirk and Spock investigate further only to find out that there is a tear or doorway into a parallel universe, it's up to them to how all this ties in with a bizarre man called Lazarus. Movies. Life is full of such mysteries. Another huge plus for this episode is the dramatic, suspenseful music that accompanies the scenes where the two counterparts are duking it out in the corridor of time. Enterprise experiences a moment of "nonexistence." Written by Paul Schneider, and directed by Don McDougall, it first aired on January 12, 1967.. The premise behind "The Alternative Factor" is one of the most original and interesting ideas in the show, and it was aired BEFORE Mirror, Mirror. Memorable scenarios, intriguing plot and good performance. The Alternative Factor though wins the honor as a bottom 5 episode while Court Martial doesn't reach those absolute lows based on some decent acting scenes. I watched this one twice in a row because frankly, I couldn't follow the non-sensical explanation of what was going on the first time around. For a better alternative, look no further than a cash advance company, like Financing Solutions (www.financingsolutionsnow.com). Those two episodes were "Court Martial" and "The Alternative Factor" both of which rank low in my opinion for entertainment value for Trek. Existence itself comes under threat from a man's power-struggle with his alternate self, with the Enterprise's strained dilithium crystals presenting his key to a final … An Alternative Three-Factor Model ... Abstract A new factor model consisting of the market factor, an investment factor, and a return-on-equity factor is a good start to understanding the cross-section of expected stock returns. The execution, however, leaves much to be desired. Inexplicable scenes of combat between the two Lazari are interspersed throughout the episode. He tried, but there wasn't enough time left to do a good job, and the script was very weak anyway. Tribble. Those repeated spinning starfields and stuntmen fighting in dry-ice fog just scream "padding." In "The Alternative Factor", the Enterprise discovers a strange blip in the universe. Early life. Brown also stated that nearly 50 years later he continues to get fan mail from all over the world for this episode. Which Movie or Series Has the Most Ridiculous Fanboys? It is the first Star Trek episode to deal with a parallel universe. Enterprise experiences a moment of "nonexistence." 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