Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 31 - Episodes 61 & 62: Spock's Brain/ Is There In Truth No Beauty?
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Actor: Leonard Nimoy, William ShatnerProducer: Douglas S. Cramer
Writer: Gene Roddenberry
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Studio: CBS Paramount International Television
DVD Reviews of Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 31 - Episodes 61 & 62: Spock's Brain/ Is There In Truth No Beauty?
DVD Review: I should have never reconnect his mouth
Summary: 5 Stars
The Enterprise encounters a space of advanced technology design capable of ionic propulsion, a technology that does not exist in the federation. Life scan readings indicate a humanoid reading aboard the alien ship. A mysterious woman appears on the bridge of the Enterprise and the crew is awed by her beauty, but before anyone react she activates a paralyzing device on her left arm. The woman performs brain surgery removing Spock's brain, a feat McCoy does not think medically possible. Kirk receives a report from McCoy that Spock's brain is gone, all the nerve end and vessels sealed and no bleeding, and he has managed to keep Spock's body functioning by life support. Kirk wants to know how long life support will keep Spock's body alive; McCoy indicates Spock's body will die in 24 hours; McCoy tells Kirk that even if they can find Spock's brain, he does not possess the medical skills to restore the brain. Kirk goes in search of Spock's brain. The Enterprise crew follow the ion travel to the Sigma Draconian System where the ion trail ends; Kirk learns from a Chekov report that three class M planets exist in the system that can support life; Chekov reports high energy readings from planet #6, in regular energy intervals, but Chekov argues that is impossible considering the level of technology the planet possesses, saying, "it just does make sense". Kirk and an away team beam down onto the surface of the planet; they get life sign readings of a hostile giant group of male species and prepare for a fight; Kirk manages to stun , one of the males; the man tells Kirk that they are no like the "others", the givers of pain or pain and delight; Kirk is convinced that the woman, who took Spock's brain was here on the planet; after wandering around, the team discovers a cave with food and supplies; Kirk releases that the cave is a trap and designed to trap the male species; Scottie gets an energy reading from underneath the surface of the planet and the reading indicates an energy source putting out the power of a nuclear pile that would extend a 100 miles; Scottie deduces that it must be ionic power that is creating the energy signature. The team takes the bait and its transported downward and when the doors open a woman called Luma is waiting for them; Kirk stuns her with phaser fire; the woman has the mind of a child but the team learns about the controller and apparently when Kirk stands next of robotic controlled Spock, he can hear the voice of Spock through is communicator; Spocks brain is controlling the life systems of a female control society and will provide functionality for 10,000 years, a high prices to pay for immorality; Spock's brain is housed in a black box and light ray optical channels pass light signals in and out of the black box; Spock's brain is controlling the ventilation, waste disposal, heating, and food production processes of the artificial environment. Kirk finds the mystery woman but she refuses to use the knowledge of the "teacher" to return Spock's brain to his body and tells Kirk, "I will not betray my people". McCoy wants to take the risk of using the teacher to learn how to connect Spock's brain; McCoy learns from the teacher and it becomes obvious how to reconnect the brain and McCoy exclaims that even a child could perform the delicate operation; the knowledge from the teacher only lasts three hours; McCoy begins reconnect the brain using laser sealing device; Scottie reveals the McCoy is moving a warp speed through the operation techniques; the knowledge begins to fade and Kirk tells McCoy to reconnect Spock vocal processing neurons; Spock successful assists McCoy through the remainder of the operation, as McCoy is forced to use his medical knowledge to complete the operation. Kirk learns that the women and men, at one time lived together, but a glacial age spread over the surface of the planet. An ancient and power people create a world under the surface of the planet and sent the women there to live; Kirk proposes without the controller the men and women will control together on the surface. Spock begins to explain the history of the planet verbosely and McCoy says, "I should have never reconnected his mouth".
Brains and machines is an advancing topic in robotics, today. Silicon can be connected to neuron endings. In one classical experiment a monkey learned that he could control a mouse device for a food reward with his thoughts through an mechanical electrical connection to its brain which feed electrical signals too computer through a neuron and silcon device implant in the brain; later, the monkey later learned to use his mind/computer to control a robotic arm; and even more amazing the device was extended to a human and he could used his mind through robotic aparatus to control a robotic arm with his thoughts.
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