Darmok: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m (Bot: Cosmetic changes) |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
When [[Bernice Summerfield]] first saw it airing in [[1994]], she thought it was a [[documentary]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') | When [[Bernice Summerfield]] first saw it airing in [[1994]], she thought it was a [[documentary]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
'''''Darmok''''''s basic description, of a hero trapped on a planet with an alien who can only speak in metaphors and references, inspired [[Russell T Davies]] to write "[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]".<ref> SFX (200) p. 140 </ref> | '''''Darmok''''''s basic description, of a hero trapped on a planet with an alien who can only speak in metaphors and references, inspired [[Russell T Davies]] to write "[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]".<ref> SFX (200) p. 140 </ref> | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Star Trek]] | [[Category:Star Trek]] | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 3 September 2020
Darmok was an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that aired in 1991. It featured Captain Jean-Luc Picard meeting an alien whose language consisted of metaphors and references. Joel Mintz considered it to be a "total classic". (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad)
When Bernice Summerfield first saw it airing in 1994, she thought it was a documentary. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird)
Behind the scenes
Darmok's basic description, of a hero trapped on a planet with an alien who can only speak in metaphors and references, inspired Russell T Davies to write "Midnight".[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ SFX (200) p. 140
