OK, I admit it. I was psyched to see TAS was finally on DVD and bought the set. I was just reading the liner notes and in one place the Paramount sanctioned, official DVD notes refer to Spock as "Dr. Spock." This is a common error that casual viewers often make confusing "Mr. Spock" with the child psychologist who was widely read at about the time TAS was airing. But when I saw it there in glossy black and white, I was a little bit more dead inside.
shareI'm sorry for you.
"Last survivor of the Nostromo...signing off..."
You're kidding right?
Besides, the guy's a genious, I'm sure he could've have a Doctorate degree somewhere...
On the other hand, using your local Yellow Pages phonebook, there is a very comprehensive and easy to use listing for Psychiatrists and Therapists. Heck, maybe you'll find a Dr. Spock
Good Luck in your quest towards mental stability
I've Tried Poor But Happy, Guess What: Wasn't That Happy!
He was a scientist and scientists are offten reffered to as Doctors, but he is really "Mr. Spock"
"The Needs Of The Many, Outweigh The Needs Of The Few, Or The One"-Star Trek II The Wrath of Kahn.
This just shows that Paramount doesn't treat the franchise with any repect. They could even run the packaging past a couple of proof-readers. As long as fans keep shelling out money to buy Trek produce they will put out any piece cheaply thrown together tat, "they'll never notice".
Could you imagine reading the back of a LOTR DVD and read Fordo Buggins or Grandaft the Wizard.
At the Paramount level, without somebody like Roddenberry keeping them on course, EVERYTHING is a commodity. Movie studios aren't artistic enclaves, they're financial institutions, and it has been thus for the duration of most of our lifetimes and unquestionably since the 60s.
Sad commentary, but inescapably true, everything was better before the money people got ahold of it. This leads us to the conclusion that now, as money people have ahold of virtually everything, nothing good can happen, not like we remember. I haven't seen this premise violated, except perhaps by the first installment of Star Wars.
But the absurdity of the packaging text doesn't really subtract from the pleasure of seeing TAS. I watched the original release in 1973, and remember that the story strength was as good as ever, and they were no longer constrained by what they could afford to photograph.