So to celebrate your birthday and your incredible portrayal as uhura, we want to list 10 of our absolute favorite moments in star trek history that. Written for a prompt at the lj stxihetkinkmeme spockuhura. The verbal skirmish led to a rare emotional moment for spock, as the science officer articulated the esteem in which he held uhura. In 2287, the enterprise was called to settle a hostage situation involving spock s brother sybok. Young spock with an older cousin in 2237, at the age of seven, spock decided prematurely, and without parental knowledge or approval to undertake the kahswan maturity trial in the vulcan wilderness in an attempt to prove himself. The spockuhura pairing most certainly did not come out of nowhere. First appeared in the tos het ezine recreation room 1. Star treks uhura and spock were supposed to hook up years ago. The vulcan science officer aboard the starship enterprise commanded by captain james t. Fans of the pairing point to suggestive moments between spock and uhura in toss canon. Saldana believed that uhura would feel that she was holding back spock whose goals had changed since the loss of vulcan in star trek 2009. I was really surprised on how much action spock got in the series, but out of all the gorgeous girls spock had, who wins his vulcan heart in the recent film. Sit back and enjoy the two most exotic beings on the bridge of the enterprise. That was so funny, by that time, i didnt think of it as the first interracial kiss.
We see kirks easy frustration, chekovs penchant for getting sick, and the enterprise crew saving the day as always. Spock, blaming himself for the destruction of romulus and vulcan in a mind meld with kirk star trek thrusters on full. In fact, it has been canon since the very first aired episode of star trek, mantrap, although not as a an actual romantic relationship, but as an attraction. Wildcat is one of the best known tosera spock uhura writers, wellregarded for her epic su series fans of the pairing point to suggestive moments between spock and uhura in toss canon. Jul 25, 2016 saldana believed that uhura would feel that she was holding back spock whose goals had changed since the loss of vulcan in star trek 2009. Heres the first installment season 1 of mccoy vs spock moments, plus mccoys im a doctor. Hilarious mccoy vs spock moments tos season 1 youtube. Wildcat is one of the best known tosera spockuhura writers, wellregarded for her epic su series fans of the pairing point to suggestive moments between spock and uhura in toss canon.
When this does work he just looks at kirk and does his hand in a well i tried, captain. Mar 02, 2015 spock manages to save the day by transcending the toxin using that vulcan brain of his, taking control of the rescue mission while kirk and cohorts struggle for freedom. Or, in the 1985 novelization uhuras song, uhura is featured using her signature linguistic genius, and the work has become a classic for star trek books readers. His pet sehlat, ichaya, tagged along against his masters wishes, and defended spock from the attack of a carnivorous, venomous lematya. The enterprise had just left dry dock with the last of her replacement crew safely aboard. But after the meeting kirk, scottie and bones drag spock to a bar where spock meets a girl, a captain of another spaceship call. Uhuras song, for us classic trekkies, is a wonderful story about lieutenant uhuras communication abilities and mr. Since 2009, a younger uhura has been portrayed by actress zoe saldana uhura is a translator and communications officer who specializes in linguistics, cryptography, and philology. It was the early 60s, so you couldnt do what you can do now, but if you will remember, uhura related to spock. In the initial raid to free a compound under syboks control, uhura performed an. Were there hints about a romances between spock and uhura. In this recently revealed clip, however, spock and uhura appear to be in kind of a rough place, and it turns out that bones has some welltimed advice for the vulcan in the aftermath. When spock is made to attend a party, sparks fly between the vulcan and lt. Spock, uhuras teacher as well as her boyfriend, had sent her to the u.
Anthropological scifi is often excellent, and uhura s song is no exception. With a character like spock, we need to be observant of every detail as uhura is. Nichelle nichols herself described creating such moments to give both uhura and spock some backstory. Steamy star trek moments that made us fall in love. Check out our budget to know how your donations help keep us growing. Rollettis star trek fan fic site spockuhura pairing. Unlike the spock uhura relationship, i understood why those two fell in love, the progression made sense, and the relationship changed over the course of the movies.
The problem was that spock prime had left all that romance behind him in his younger days and uhura isnt one to mope about such things like chapel. In the event that i do not return, please tell lieutenant uhura spock. Spock, kirk, bones, scottie, sulu, checkov and uhura are in the middle of shore leave when the admiral calls them to his office. In scientific illustrator jenny parks 2017 book star trek cats, uhura is. Occasionally, the humour sorry, humor is very sharp the piece with uhura and abraham lincoln, for example, is a history lesson with uncomfortable echoes that still resonate today. Uhura s song, for us classic trekkies, is a wonderful story about lieutenant uhura s communication abilities and mr.
Spock uhura isnt terribly common in the tos fandom, although there are certainly fans of the pairing. Uhura comforts spock after a tragedy most people are familiar with this classic, influential science fiction tv show which featured the adventures of captain kirk and. It stands out so much, it could well have inspired the romantic relationship between the recast characters in the j. Kirk develops a crush on spock, but doesnt expect it to ever amount to anything because his second in command is dating uhura. After switching to acting, she was twice nominated for the sarah siddons award for best actress in the. Star trek beyond should let uhura be the badass character. I love spock and uhura but unfortunately we only saw glimpses of them together on the original series. Considering bones karl urban implication at the end of the clip, it seems spock and uhura will go through a rough patch or perhaps split up altogether in beyond. Nichelle nichols was born grace nichols on december 28, 1932 in robbins, illinois. Janet kagan has managed to capture the characters in an innovative and extremely complex story that she manages to hold together only by uniquely talented writing and insightful. Uhuras inclination to stand up to spock evoked her fearless nature and demonstrated a flair for getting spock to express his true feelings. The problem was that spock prime had left all that romance behind him in his younger days and uhura isnt one to. Spockchapel was one sided, in the words of david gerrold one of the writers chapel was created to love spock but not get loved on return by him check chapels page over memory alpha. Scott helped uhura and chekov look up klingon phrases in antique books in.
New beyond clip shows uhuraspock and spockmccoy dynamics. It was the early 60s, so you couldnt do what you can do now, but if you will remember, uhura related to. Actually, spock and uhura is a couple that roddenberry too had originally wanted to explore but racism in the 60s made it not possible. I need everyone to continue performing admirably, he says. Its weird, when watching the series i was like, spock and uhura. Kirk is the signature character of the star trek franchise. Uhuras frustration with spocks actions on nibiru came to a head during their daring excursion to nab benedict cumberbatchs character, john harrison a. Timeline calendar performers studio models retcons deleted scenes unused material. Uhura is all through waitingshes going to seize the day, or rather the vulcan. There was always a connection between uhura and spock. The second part to an unexpected incident these two fics have some of my favorite.
Aug 15, 2019 heres how spock portrayed by zachary quinto in j. Star trek the real reason that spock and uhura become a. None of that has happened in the kelvin star trek movies imho. Jun 30, 2010 uhura prime eventually married a vulcan in quasicanon and she did often try to flirt with spock but she wasnt in love with him. Nyota uhura was a human starfleet officer in the 23rd century. Spock chapel was one sided, in the words of david gerrold one of the writers chapel was created to love spock but not get loved on return by him check chapels page over memory alpha. Nyota, you mistake my choice not to feel as a reflection of my not caring but i assure you, the truth is precisely the opposite. Aug 25, 2014 im normally a spock kirk diehard, but i loved these two in the new movies.
Reblog team trouble like a yearbook but also a callout record while also specific sweater catalogue of troublemakers. Whatculture ranked uhuras performance in mirror, mirror as the 5th most romanticsexual moment of star trek. She began her show business career at age 16 as a singer with duke ellington in a ballet she created for one of his compositions and later sang with his band. I really like the storyline in these latest star trek films of uhura and spock in love. When uhura begins an intimate relationship with spock, shewants to find out if the rumours about vulcans are true. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading uhura s song star trek. Im normally a spock kirk diehard, but i loved these two in the new movies. A spockuhura story from spocks pov during their days at the academy back by popular demand. Uhura and spock get to live out a real relationship rather than a forced kiss thanks to j. Spock zachary quinto and uhura zoe saldana the moment. See more ideas about spock, star trek and star trek into darkness.
May 06, 2017 spock looks at her and then presses the button to unlock the lift. In the script of star trek, uhura was established as having received, in her own words, a gold. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Even though the majority of the time kirk gets the girl, spock had his moments. Paramount pictures has released a new clip from star trek beyond that sees a touching goodbye between uhura zoe saldana and spock zachary quinto. Uhura s inclination to stand up to spock evoked her fearless nature and demonstrated a flair for getting spock to express his true feelings. Interestingly, according to actress nichelle nichols the iconic kiss between uhura and kirk was originally written as being between uhura and spock.
In 2016, tvline ranked the interracial kiss in this episode as one of the top twenty moments of star trek. Linstock 11 10 mr spock and uhura sketch ani110 4 3 spock sketches ani110 5 0 spock as a kid chuckyandy 40 10 spock as a child from star trek 2009 chuckyandy 54 54 nyota uhura chuckyandy 31 22 uhura and spock fanficgirl155 7 3 spock ayvazyanmara 31 11 star trek beyond poster hildacarmonat 20 0 star trek enterprise hildacarmonat 46 10 spock. Uhura s first name was not used in star trek canon until abramss 2009 film. Jim tries to be a good friend to both of them, but there is only so much a friend can do. Written by jerome bixby and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on october 6, 1967. Nyota uhura is a fictional character in the star trek franchise. Having the strict vulcan looking over her shoulder seemed like the worst thing that could happen, until they crashlanded on an uncharted planetoid. Solid, real characters and a fascinating imaginary culture studied in a deep probing way.
Unlike the spockuhura relationship, i understood why those two fell in love, the progression made sense, and the relationship changed over the course of the movies. Thats the reason i dont care for the dynamic at the end of the day. Abrams star trek films differs from spock originated by leonard nimoy. The second part to an unexpected incident these two fics have some of my favorite characterizations of sarek. Uhura prime eventually married a vulcan in quasicanon and she did often try to flirt with spock but she wasnt in love with him. Months after the dramatic events seen in the 2009 blockbuster film star trek, the crew of the u. While it remains to be seen just how much of this continuity will carry over into the next star trek film, the ongoing idw series continues to add. Farragut to avoid the appearance of favoritism, and uhura protested in a scene that let her be both sexy and. One of my favorite spock moments comes from the space hippies episode. In this romantic moment, uhura zoe saldana comforts spock zachary quinto in this examination of a romantic moment in star trek 2009. Although other noncanon names had previously existed. Uhura s frustration with spock s actions on nibiru came to a head during their daring excursion to nab benedict cumberbatchs character, john harrison a. Jan 19, 2015 explore lulu389s board spock and uhura.
A spock uhura story from spock s pov during their days at the academy back by popular demand. In another classic star trek twist, that toxin wasnt just a dab of poisonit seems mr. Part of the film makers lack of wanting some quiet moments between characters in favour of action, action, action, was the lack of realism and appropriateness as far as the spockuhura. Fun with kirk and spock is a beautifully bound and presented sendup of american learntoread books, but for the older generations.
I am surprised to see so many people claim that, i guess they have either forgotten or are not that familiar with tos. Until spock and uhura come to kirk with a proposal established spockuhura, spockkirkuhura threesome. Mirror universe spock, uhura and kirk arrive star trek. Im normally a spockkirk diehard, but i loved these two in the new movies. I love spock and uhura but unfortunately we only saw glimpses of them together. Oct 18, 2010 there was always a connection between uhura and spock. The cultural impact of the kiss was noted by national geographic, in 2016. When they have taken over the ship spock calls them on the communicator and says you know i reach. Sequel to an unexpected incident, features little spock and nyota, sarekamanda rating. The original series book 21 kindle edition by kagan, janet.
Thank you for helping us reach our goal at record speed. Kirk sat in his command chair as the ship attained warp speed. Spock and uhura star trek so much for vulcan emotional control. Spock is clearly not that happy about the developments between jim and his older counterpart, but he keeps silent while his relationship with uhura starts deteriorating. Okay, i looked everywhere for this song with these two but i couldnt find it. Mirror, mirror is the fourth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Love, gods gift is the single most powerful force in the universe.
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