Talk:A Private Little War (episode)

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Contents 1 Episode talk page 1.1 Maintenance links 2 Mugato and Twilight Zone Gremlin 3 Removed Information

[edit] Mugato and Twilight Zone Gremlin

Someone recently added this note:

• The Mugato bears a striking resemblance to the gremlin that drove William Shatner insane in The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet."

I am removing it. Here is a picture: [1]

Here is our Mugato: [2]

The only similarity is that they are both covered in hair. The faces are entirely different. The Mugato has a huge horn, the Gremlin does not. The hair is not enough. Go through sci-fi from that time period, and you will find doezens, if not hundreds, of fur covered monsters. The only thing that gives this claim a little something is that William Shatner was in the Twilight Zone episode, but I don't think it is enough. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 01:40, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed Information

I removed the following, as without the POV and nitpick, there is no real content:

• Janos Prohaska came through again with a nice alien creature costume in the mugato; unfortunately, nothing hid the spot where the headpiece joined the rest of the costume. This problem was solved with the Gorn in "Arena" by hiding it with pieces of the alien's clothing.

The following note is just POV:

• In contrast with most episodes, the downbeat nature of this episode of Star Trek' demanded music of the same mood. As the ship leaves Neural, just after Kirk's tired plea for Scott to "beam us up home", the music is somber and tragic, not ending with the traditional fanfare. This music is not heard at any other time in the series.

And these are just nitpicks:

• When Kirk tries to use his phaser to head off an ambush by the Villagers, Spock says that use of their weapons is "expressly forbidden." In that event, it is not clear why the landing party is armed in the first place.
• William Shatner hits a hanging rope as he leaps to hide behind the forge. Seconds later, when Apella and Krell enter the room, it is still swinging, but in the next shot, it is still.
• In the teaser, the stunt phasers worn by Shatner and Nimoy get a real workout. As the two run furiously away from the Villagers, the weapons bounce and jangle madly from their belts. Yet the Velcro backing somehow keeps them attached. This is because they were made of lighter materials than the "hero" props used for close-ups.
• As Kirk and McCoy fight their way out of the forge room, DeForest Kelley swings at one of the guards with one of the firearm components, but hits the rest of the stacked pieces instead of the guard. The guard drops to the ground anyway.
• When the landing party is beamed up during the teaser, a piece of equipment at McCoy's feet vanishes with the landing party, but the transporter effect was not applied to it.

– Cleanse 00:50, 29 November 2007 (UTC)