Lincoln was known for having wrestling matches in the White House, Kirk didn't wanna take the chance and lose to him. Remember, Kirk doesn't believe in "No Win Scenarios", so much so he cheated in an unwinnable simulation.
Mr President may i ask u a question? The last time i saw u you were hunting vampires.the only logical explanation was aliens brought u forward in time.but what for and why did they abandon you
Noticed for the first time that Lincoln walks to the doors expecting them to open automatically. Why would he be expecting them to open if he knows nothing else about 23rd century technology?
He was about 3 feet from the door when they opened , so he just walked through ....there was no need for him to act shocked or ask questions on why the doors just opened ....he already was told about the music and transportation .
Lee is So good as Lincoln. It's too bad sci-fi almost never gets any respect from the television academy because this guy gave an emmy-calibre performance here.
Actually Star Trek was nominated for many Emmy's during the show's network run including best actor for both Shatner and Nimoy. I'm not sure how many the show won, however.
And met a bunch of other personages of historical significance, as well as popularized the phrase "Be excellent to each other...and...PARTY ON, DUDES!"
@@jasonstarr6419 Of course there is no underwear. If you wear anything under it then it's a skirt. (By the way I wear kilts for Ren Faire and for the summer months they are comfortable and cool. Better than shorts. Sorry to disappoint but if I am performing in a kilt I wear dark underwear. Need to keep it family friendly... Go ahead someone need to say it wold be more disappointing if I wore nothing and an insult to the Celts.
To be honest, "taped" didn't mean it was played by tape. In the 1960s, the concept of a computer relying on data storage other than 1) punch cards, 2) paper punch tape , or 3) reel to reel tapes was bordering on unheard of or impossible to imagine. When the show aired, the plastic covered cartridges they called tapes that stored data operated more likely as if they were hard drives or something akin to sd cards... But as much as technology has advanced since the 1960s now, imagine 200-250 years further into the future. That said, "back then" the terminology of "taped music" or "taped audio" was most often slang for recorded music or recorded audio, which, even on a CD or mp3 or any other digital format, the audio had to be recorded for it to exist in digital form. Comparing that to live performance (as described from an 1800s perspective) is enough clarity for the story in the scene.
"*At my age* I'm not very dangerous." Important qualifier since in his younger years Abe was a pretty accomplished wrestler. Legend goes when challenged a known cheater, Lincoln during the match was so enraged by the dirty tricks of his opponent (below the belt hits) lifted the guy by the neck ala Darth Vader and tossed him from the ring.
Lincoln was a dab hand with a broadsword also. He was once challenged to a duel and as the aggrieved party, he chose broadsword. At the duel site (an island in the Mississippi between Iowa and Illinois), the two parties refused to reconcile...until Lincoln casually began chopping branches off a nearby tree with his long arms. The other guy who'd challenged him promptly called off the duel and reconciled their disagreement. :)
@@PaulCashman Being a wood cutter has its advantages 😉 but the man is the only president to own a patent apart from his keen wit and brilliant mind. Truly one of the greatest US presidents ever.
Lincoln was immensely strong. One time in his younger days he was repairing a chicken coop. He had to move the entire wooden structure. So he hoisted on to his back and carried it. It weighed some 600 pounds!
T I believe it was the norsemen who said that you only truly die when no-one remembers your existence. Leonard Nimoy will live forever in his iconic role as Spock. Ergo, I'm down with live long and prosper.
This was a pretty awesome episode, gorn fight scene and all. Lincoln was always curious about all manner of invention. Anything that could improve the state of the union or end the war sooner was welcome. He was a very accessible President to the alarm of some concerned for his security. Each day if possible he entertained visitors. They came from far and wide, to see the great man, or to present their ideas, and he listened earnestly and defused tensions with his gentle humor or his back country analogies. He was open to ideas from every quarter, never pretending that he knew everything better, but using his best judgment and the best information he could gather to make decisions. A model leader, a great man.
And just food for thought. When Abe Lincoln was assassinated by Boothe, he was a Democrat. The Confederate South breaking away was orchestrated by Democrats who always wanted slavery. Even the KKK was created by the Democrats. The GOP (Republicans) were actually formed to combat slavery. Even to this day the welfare system is designed to keep people enslaved/dependant upon the Government. Welfare is an invention of the Democrats. It's a shame few people know all the real facts.
The movie "Lincoln" with Daniel Day Lewis is perfection. That Lincoln is the one I imagined in my mind. I don't think I have ever seen an Actor better portray someone from history.
Lincoln was beaten by his dad as a child. Then his father would dress everyone up on Sunday morning for church. He grew up hating God. He carried a Bible as a young adult so he would be asked about it and he could start an argument. Eventually God used him in a mighty way. Abe Lincoln became a believer despite his childhood and he rose to the Presidency. A great man. He believed the Civil War was God’s judgment for the sin of slavery.
this is one episode I really truly enjoyed I admired the whole idea of Lincoln appearing and James T Kirk plus! the crew all meets this wonderful History Man and Lincoln is Still one The Greatest in Real American History that will not ever be a President just like Lincoln. this one episode showed how good verses evil go against each other and both Kirk and Spock Life’s are on the line.
Those 2 security guards were sure surprised to see Abraham Lincoln form on the transporter pad. The savage curtain was the last time on Star Trek:TOS that the dress uniforms were worn and Scotty wearing a kilt with his dress uniform.
@Denise Armstrong: My hero is Abraham Lincoln a real life hero. Then Captain Kirk my fantasy badass hero in one room I am in heaven. Is this what you are trying to say?
Even though that was a duplicate of Abraham Lincoln,Captain Kirk & his crew did show him respect and wore their dress uniforms to await his arrival. If the President of the United Federation of Planets was going to be making a visit to the Enterprise,they would play the taped music for him as they did for Lincoln's duplicate.
@@boss-anova watching TOS you see plenty of visiting officials that do not get the honor that was given to Lincoln. Thus... my statement of "it's called class" still stands.
Ben Der... I take it you don't watch much TOS? now... trf12567 does raise a good point... usually you don't aim phasers.... but at the same token the honor guard does not carry empty weapons today either. What if this had been Lincoln? What if it had been an evil impersonator? I am not exactly sure what Present Arms would look like in Star Fleet. Nor am I familiar with what they would consider low ready versus high ready... it would be interesting to see this episode remade with the close advisement of police and military advisors.
These are Red Shirts, they already know anything they see is trying to kill them... Lucky if they can get through 30 minutes without one or more dying... Rough Job !
Mr Lincoln would have been much taller than Kirk, even with Shatner's high-healed boots. Mr Shatner was 5' 9" on a good day. Lincoln was 6' 4". I kid, even though this was one of my favorite episodes.😊❤
It always struck me as funny that Kirk went along with Lincoln knowing full well it was an Alien or whatever. Yet he asks God why he needs a spaceship. Spock did the same with his Alien from Vulcan (sorry I forget his name )
Still, the way they make it sound, the "copies" are created with the mind that might as well be the original, so as far as they know, they are that person.
I expect he would acknowledge that, like his predecessors, some of his efforts and opinions would turn out, upon future reflection, to have been misguided.
The writers, and or the actors certainly did their homework! “I hope to have time to speak to each of you” was a staple of Lincoln in such occasions. It was also his way of saying “dismissed” :-)
This is a very good episode. The only problem with it is that, throughout, Kirk and his crew are acting on the assumption that the historical figures they are interacting with are mere illusions of some kind. Just here, Scotty says he originally locked on to something mineral but then, at the end, Kirk asks the alien what he offered their opponents had they won the contest and the alien responds, "What they wanted most, power." That means they were, somehow, real.
My understanding is that these historical figures were in some way recreated or simulated as perfectly as the aliens could manage. Not quite the real article, but they'd readily believe themselves to be so, and would think and act very closely to the individuals they were based on.
Imagine how Kirk must have felt when "Lincoln" appeared...the Lincoln in Kirk's mind-imagination. Like when we read a book and imagine the imagery in our minds....perfectly....according to us. Like Spock says in the end, how could he have been anything else than what Kirk thought he would be.
thunder bolt First of all, no it isn't. Secondly, how do you know I wasn't talking to him? I talk to him all the time. Thirdly, god isn't his name, it's his species. yahweh is his name. And most importantly (and I said this already) the commandment in question is a prohibition against breaking an oath made in the name of god. If you haven't sworn an oath then you can't be breaking one, can you? Open your bible once in a while before you make people hate us believers even more with your blasphemous ignorance of what it says
thunder bolt You get to heaven by believing Jesus died for you. It helps to look a few things up about ancient hebrew culture. A lot of the bible was written with things they already understood. The phrase "taking a name" means to swear an oath by someone. It doesn't mean 'saying a name'. Unfortunately over time the jews developed their own equally incorrect taboo about this commandment, and believed it meant to never say 'yahweh' at ALL. Even though we know for a fact Moses said it and various other people said it.. and it's right there in the bible to read aloud. But even so, 'god' isn't his name. it's a german word that germans were using long before they ever heard of the god of abraham isaac and jacob. And it isn't smart to edit your behavior "just in case" someone might think you're sinning. That's the way of pharisees and saducees, and it makes religion look terrible to everyone with any sense.
thunder bolt I didn't say 'know', I said 'believe'. The demons _know_ it happened. That's why god can't just prove stuff, then it's no longer faith, it's knowledge. A computer can know facts, only a human soul can hold beliefs.
Actor Lee Bergie was Abe Lincoln, Robert Huron was Kales the Klingon, who also was Sam in Charlie X, and was also the birdlike creature in the first pilot episode The Cage. Also, in this episode, we all got a chance to meet Surik, actor Barry Atwater, who taught and established peacefulness and logic as well as dispencing of emotions on his planet Vulcan and is revered as being the greatest Vulcan alive. He also tried to deal with the remaining violent Vulcans who didn't accept logic as a key factor in saving the planet Vulcan from extinction, so, those violent Vulcans were sent by the Peservers, an alien race of beings who reseeded others in other parts of the galaxy whare they could form and become another society, this is whare the Romulans from the Romulus Remus section of the galaxy were from, and sprung from the Vulcan race as they were are at one time Vulcsns.
Back in the day, when broadcast TV ruled the universe. With cameo's by Captian Christopher USAF, Abraham Lincoln and Ron Howard's little brother Clint, Salut ! With a cup of Tranya !
The man that's playing President Abraham Lincoln in the 1980s he was in the miniseries North and South the miniseries with Patrick Swayze he played a Frenchman that owned a plantation in South Carolina and in Louisiana
Actually, Security Officer Dickerson is a sly, indirect reference by Roddenberry to Lincoln's personal bodyguard and companion between September 1862 and April 1863 (they shared a bed during the absences of Lincoln's wife), Captain David Derickson (he had a dick like a derrick), with whom some historians theorize (amply endowed are they with more than sufficient circumstantial evidence) Lincoln had a homosexual relationship.
ive loved star trek ever since it aired in the 60s and i always liked this episode, lincoln was such a kind humble man in this episode and he wanted to talk to the crew and greet all of them, as a kid i remember being so sad when he was killed , , , , that nasty col. green was such a back stabber how fitting that he actually got stabbed in the back at the end , absolute wonderful tv show!
And the security guards look like Guardians of The Queen... Red with White Belts... Might explain why The Federation has High Commissioners and not Ambassadors
This is because our schools have ceased to teach true history. Kids of today know more about the revisionist history, the romanticized stories, and the conspiracy theories.
Actually, Security Officer Dickerson is a sly, indirect reference by Roddenberry to Lincoln's personal bodyguard and companion between September 1862 and April 1863 (they shared a bed during the absences of Lincoln's wife), Captain David Derickson (he had a dick like a derrick), with whom some historians theorize (amply endowed are they with more than sufficient circumstantial evidence) Lincoln had a homosexual relationship.
“At my age” Lincoln was a skilled fighter and I’m not talking about the vampire thing. He wasn’t in the best of shape while in office, but given that this is the Enterprise, he could probably take out a good chunk of security in hand to hand combat.
I like how Kirk says "The USS Enterprise is honored to have you aboard Mr. President" while 2 phasers are trained at Lincoln.
Deveriam não apontar armas para um Presidente americano . A USS Enterprise é comandada por americano .
Lincoln was known for having wrestling matches in the White House, Kirk didn't wanna take the chance and lose to him. Remember, Kirk doesn't believe in "No Win Scenarios", so much so he cheated in an unwinnable simulation.
Wouldn't be the first time Lincoln had a gun pointed at him
a gun solute is respectful, not malice!
@@wolfkniteX Lincoln should have punched the alien, not a starfleet officer! Kirk should have been above such childishness
Lincoln was a huge Trek fan, sadly this was his last TV appearance before his death.
It was an alien called an Excalbian that was using it's ability to transform into the likenesses of Lincoln.
They had to use Rex Harrison as a stand in after that.
I heard that when Nichelle Nichols was thinking of leaving the show, he encouraged her to stay on. It's a shame he lost that duel with JFK.
@@MarcillaSmith MLK, Jr. asked Nichelle to stay on. She relates this story in an interview you may find on YT.
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I was very honored that they asked me to make a cameo on this show.
Abraham Lincoln lol.
Abraham Lincoln ... thank you for being a trecky.
@Anton Boludo - not to mention - your face immortalized on a $5 bill😊
Mr President may i ask u a question? The last time i saw u you were hunting vampires.the only logical explanation was aliens brought u forward in time.but what for and why did they abandon you
@Tucker Carlson not even close🤣
The longer the years pass the more brilliant this series becomes. Unmatchable 💯
Indeed. So far ahead of it's time.
Not 100, but fourscore and seven
Some episodes were unwatchable, TBF. For every City on the Edge of Forever there's a Spock's Brain.
Abraham Lincoln is entirely unphased at his new reality.
He’s seen weirder.
Because hes an alien impostor
Well, he's fought vampires, so aliens ain't shit to him.
I heard he is actually a clone of the original Abraham Lincoln.
In the episode, he is materialized out of thin air. As far as he knows he actually is lincoln.
"Thats an mp3, sir. Playing off of Spock's Ipod, sir."
They dont have ipods in the future. Shit we barely have ipods now.
@@bundleization yes, Ipods are obsolete in the 23rd century. But apparently “tapes” made a comeback tho....,
@@davidjames666 You would need a lot of digital memory to capture the frequency range of a tape or a record
Where's the gramophone?
@Arlen Kundert Transporters, eh...theoretically impossible...warp drives...theoretically possible
Star Trek will be as always the most awesome show timeless
Star wars had bad actors.
It's not very "timeless" if they think we'll still use tapes in the future
Noticed for the first time that Lincoln walks to the doors expecting them to open automatically. Why would he be expecting them to open if he knows nothing else about 23rd century technology?
sohsie Excellent catch. He was walking way to fast as well. Walking like he knew where he was going.
Nah, he just thought they must have a couple nice slaves opening and closing the doors for us!
He was about 3 feet from the door when they opened , so he just walked through ....there was no need for him to act shocked or ask questions on why the doors just opened ....he already was told about the music and transportation .
He grew up in a log cabin. They had no doors; they just walked through the opening. It was natural for him!
Being dead has it privileges. He can see how the world changes.
Lee is So good as Lincoln. It's too bad sci-fi almost never gets any respect from the television academy because this guy gave an emmy-calibre performance here.
Actually Star Trek was nominated for many Emmy's during the show's network run including best actor for both Shatner and Nimoy. I'm not sure how many the show won, however.
@@MrPeterbs Nominated for eleven different Emmys, never won though.
@@odysseusrex5908 -thanks for the info.
Lincoln saw vampires, aliens(spock) and mans from far future.
What a man!
And met a bunch of other personages of historical significance, as well as popularized the phrase "Be excellent to each other...and...PARTY ON, DUDES!"
I liked the episode a lot. Especially the ending. You can tell that Kirk and Spock both admired Lincoln.
How was the President's reception handled by Star Fleet Ensign Booth?
They tapped Kirk and Spock's minds to create the personalities which they imagined those historical figures had.
It was hard watching him die
4 score and 300 years ago!
Really? 300 years? Lincoln had only been dead for 104 years when this episode aired.
+DaReeldeal13 The episode took place quite a few years after it aired...
Paul Robert Yeah I realized that soon after but I didn't feel the need to comment again.
S. Adam Bernstein ERB
A score is 20 years, 4 score and 7 years is 87 years. 4 score and 300 years is correctly written as 19 score.
Scotty's dress uniform is BADASS
Scotty is Badass, full stop.
I liked that tartan kilt over his left shoulder.
Much better than the crap they had for TNG
being a kilt... no underwear perhaps.. wouldn't that be "bareass"?
@@jasonstarr6419 Of course there is no underwear. If you wear anything under it then it's a skirt. (By the way I wear kilts for Ren Faire and for the summer months they are comfortable and cool. Better than shorts. Sorry to disappoint but if I am performing in a kilt I wear dark underwear. Need to keep it family friendly... Go ahead someone need to say it wold be more disappointing if I wore nothing and an insult to the Celts.
Honest Abe is so lucky. Meeting the crew of the Enterprise and also meeting Bill and Ted...Excellent!!!
I guess “cassette tapes” will come back in the future.
Well, vinyl and VHS sort of did, so why not?
They never went away.
This was from 1969. MP3's would be as strange to them back then as tapes would be to Abe Lincoln.
What is this taped music of which you speak??? A most interesting vessel.
Completely ignores automatic doors
To be honest, "taped" didn't mean it was played by tape. In the 1960s, the concept of a computer relying on data storage other than 1) punch cards, 2) paper punch tape , or 3) reel to reel tapes was bordering on unheard of or impossible to imagine. When the show aired, the plastic covered cartridges they called tapes that stored data operated more likely as if they were hard drives or something akin to sd cards... But as much as technology has advanced since the 1960s now, imagine 200-250 years further into the future. That said, "back then" the terminology of "taped music" or "taped audio" was most often slang for recorded music or recorded audio, which, even on a CD or mp3 or any other digital format, the audio had to be recorded for it to exist in digital form. Comparing that to live performance (as described from an 1800s perspective) is enough clarity for the story in the scene.
I miss these old shows. Star Trek was the coolest of the cool.
Be sure to check out Star Trek Continues!
"*At my age* I'm not very dangerous." Important qualifier since in his younger years Abe was a pretty accomplished wrestler. Legend goes when challenged a known cheater, Lincoln during the match was so enraged by the dirty tricks of his opponent (below the belt hits) lifted the guy by the neck ala Darth Vader and tossed him from the ring.
And also a vampire hunter 🤣
Lincoln was a dab hand with a broadsword also. He was once challenged to a duel and as the aggrieved party, he chose broadsword. At the duel site (an island in the Mississippi between Iowa and Illinois), the two parties refused to reconcile...until Lincoln casually began chopping branches off a nearby tree with his long arms.
The other guy who'd challenged him promptly called off the duel and reconciled their disagreement. :)
@@PaulCashman That's how you win a fight without fighting...scare the shit out of your opponent
@@PaulCashman Being a wood cutter has its advantages 😉 but the man is the only president to own a patent apart from his keen wit and brilliant mind. Truly one of the greatest US presidents ever.
Lincoln was immensely strong. One time in his younger days he was repairing a chicken coop. He had to move the entire wooden structure. So he hoisted on to his back and carried it. It weighed some 600 pounds!
Taking everything into consideration, this is the best ever TV series.
RIP Leonard Nimoy aka Spock. You are and shall ever be my favorite alien. Live long, and prosper...
How is he going to live long? Lol!
T I believe it was the norsemen who said that you only truly die when no-one remembers your existence.
Leonard Nimoy will live forever in his iconic role as Spock. Ergo, I'm down with live long and prosper.
His roles as a cowboy sure weren't noteworthy.
I thought Lincoln would say something like, "Very colorful uniforms, sir."
Or maybe "kick the yankees"
uniforms at the first battle of bull run were quite colorful.
This was a pretty awesome episode, gorn fight scene and all. Lincoln was always curious about all manner of invention. Anything that could improve the state of the union or end the war sooner was welcome. He was a very accessible President to the alarm of some concerned for his security. Each day if possible he entertained visitors. They came from far and wide, to see the great man, or to present their ideas, and he listened earnestly and defused tensions with his gentle humor or his back country analogies. He was open to ideas from every quarter, never pretending that he knew everything better, but using his best judgment and the best information he could gather to make decisions. A model leader, a great man.
Man, could we ever use such a statesman now.
And just food for thought. When Abe Lincoln was assassinated by Boothe, he was a Democrat. The Confederate South breaking away was orchestrated by Democrats who always wanted slavery. Even the KKK was created by the Democrats. The GOP (Republicans) were actually formed to combat slavery. Even to this day the welfare system is designed to keep people enslaved/dependant upon the Government. Welfare is an invention of the Democrats. It's a shame few people know all the real facts.
The movie "Lincoln" with Daniel Day Lewis is perfection. That Lincoln is the one I imagined in my mind. I don't think I have ever seen an Actor better portray someone from history.
Lincoln was beaten by his dad as a child. Then his father would dress everyone up on Sunday morning for church. He grew up hating God. He carried a Bible as a young adult so he would be asked about it and he could start an argument. Eventually God used him in a mighty way. Abe Lincoln became a believer despite his childhood and he rose to the Presidency. A great man. He believed the Civil War was God’s judgment for the sin of slavery.
The Gorn was not in this episode. That was a different episode.
When he left his last words were: PARTY ON DUDES!
I understood that reference.
Not to be too corny, but that was an EXCELLENT comment!
@@ChrisCa1601 and yours as well!
@@Strive1324L One might say, MOST EXCELLENT!
Be excellent to each other!
this is one episode I really truly enjoyed I admired the whole idea of Lincoln appearing and James T Kirk plus! the crew all meets this wonderful History Man and Lincoln is Still one The Greatest in Real American History that will not ever be a President just like Lincoln. this one episode showed how good verses evil go against each other and both Kirk and Spock Life’s are on the line.
The actor who played Lincoln in this episode did an outstanding job. I hope the real man was similar to this portrayal.
By all accounts Lincoln's voice was a bit more high pitched. His voice was supposedly more akin to that of the guy who voiced Winnie the Pooh.
One of the best representations too Abe Lincoln Beams Aboard
I trully love this show. And to many years later its looks fantastic with this vintage vibe!
And Abe wasn't even fazed by the self-opening doors... hihihi
I love his poise, and demeanor after traveling 1000s of years in time.
Those 2 security guards were sure surprised to see Abraham Lincoln form on the transporter pad. The savage curtain was the last time on Star Trek:TOS that the dress uniforms were worn and Scotty wearing a kilt with his dress uniform.
The Enterprise is honored to have you aboard. So honored that two of my security guards have phasers trained on you.
Lee Bergere did a fantastic job portraying Abraham Lincoln.
My two hero's Abe Lincoln a real life history hero . Then Captain Kirk my fantasy badass hero in one room I am in hero heaven .
Mean wile at Ford's theater, Lincoln has nodded off into deep sleep.
@@johnbockelie3899
Don't you mean to say: "meanwhile" versus what you wrote down?
@Denise Armstrong:
My hero is Abraham Lincoln a real life hero. Then Captain Kirk my fantasy badass hero in one room I am in heaven.
Is this what you are trying to say?
"That's "taped" music Sir" - Eventually we discard digital recordings and revert back to magnetic tape. As it should be.
If those are weapons, please lower them.. The thought of weapons pointed at me makes the back of my head hurt!
It was also Crew Theater Night. Poor timing . . .
A groaner that Jay Leno would say "what is the problem, too soon ?".
Even though that was a duplicate of Abraham Lincoln,Captain Kirk & his crew did show him respect and wore their dress uniforms to await his arrival. If the President of the United Federation of Planets was going to be making a visit to the Enterprise,they would play the taped music for him as they did for Lincoln's duplicate.
it's called class.
@@briangriffin9793 or standard protocol for a visiting official.
@@boss-anova watching TOS you see plenty of visiting officials that do not get the honor that was given to Lincoln. Thus... my statement of "it's called class" still stands.
@@briangriffin9793 did you want to cite an example?
Ben Der... I take it you don't watch much TOS?
now... trf12567 does raise a good point... usually you don't aim phasers.... but at the same token the honor guard does not carry empty weapons today either. What if this had been Lincoln? What if it had been an evil impersonator? I am not exactly sure what Present Arms would look like in Star Fleet. Nor am I familiar with what they would consider low ready versus high ready... it would be interesting to see this episode remade with the close advisement of police and military advisors.
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Um...usually the honor guard isn't pointing their weapons AT the one they're honoring.
I assume you've never been to a democrat fund raising event?
At this point did they know it was an alien called an Excalbian that was using it's ability to transform into the likenesses of Lincoln ?
These are Red Shirts, they already know anything they see is trying to kill them...
Lucky if they can get through 30 minutes without one or more dying... Rough Job !
Mr Lincoln would have been much taller than Kirk, even with Shatner's high-healed boots. Mr Shatner was 5' 9" on a good day. Lincoln was 6' 4". I kid, even though this was one of my favorite episodes.😊❤
It always struck me as funny that Kirk went along with Lincoln knowing full well it was an Alien or whatever. Yet he asks God why he needs a spaceship. Spock did the same with his Alien from Vulcan (sorry I forget his name )
Still, the way they make it sound, the "copies" are created with the mind that might as well be the original, so as far as they know, they are that person.
Surak....founder of Vulcan Logic
I wonder what Mr. Lincoln thought about his good name being stripped from a San Francisco high school by a fashionably sanctimonious school board?
Social(ist) Justice
if it is good and wholesome it must be removed so that degeneracy can be accelerated.
I expect he would acknowledge that, like his predecessors, some of his efforts and opinions would turn out, upon future reflection, to have been misguided.
I'm unfamiliar with this. What had happened?
Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln
I got that reference.
I remember this episode. Hated when Lincoln died, again!
We need more shows like this on these days !!
The writers, and or the actors certainly did their homework! “I hope to have time to speak to each of you” was a staple of Lincoln in such occasions. It was also his way of saying “dismissed” :-)
This is one of my favorite episodes of any science fiction show ever.
This is a very good episode. The only problem with it is that, throughout, Kirk and his crew are acting on the assumption that the historical figures they are interacting with are mere illusions of some kind. Just here, Scotty says he originally locked on to something mineral but then, at the end, Kirk asks the alien what he offered their opponents had they won the contest and the alien responds, "What they wanted most, power." That means they were, somehow, real.
My understanding is that these historical figures were in some way recreated or simulated as perfectly as the aliens could manage. Not quite the real article, but they'd readily believe themselves to be so, and would think and act very closely to the individuals they were based on.
Abraham Lincoln was my all-time favorite president.
mine is Abraham Simpson...aka Joe Biden
Imagine how Kirk must have felt when "Lincoln" appeared...the Lincoln in Kirk's mind-imagination. Like when we read a book and imagine the imagery in our minds....perfectly....according to us. Like Spock says in the end, how could he have been anything else than what Kirk thought he would be.
God it looks just like him. even the mole is right. Lincoln in Bill n' Ted was well cast too.
thunder bolt
What? I didn't. If I said "I swear to god that looks like lincoln" and it actually didn't, then you could complain.
thunder bolt
as an interjection, what else?
thunder bolt
First of all, no it isn't. Secondly, how do you know I wasn't talking to him? I talk to him all the time. Thirdly, god isn't his name, it's his species. yahweh is his name. And most importantly (and I said this already) the commandment in question is a prohibition against breaking an oath made in the name of god. If you haven't sworn an oath then you can't be breaking one, can you?
Open your bible once in a while before you make people hate us believers even more with your blasphemous ignorance of what it says
thunder bolt
You get to heaven by believing Jesus died for you.
It helps to look a few things up about ancient hebrew culture. A lot of the bible was written with things they already understood. The phrase "taking a name" means to swear an oath by someone. It doesn't mean 'saying a name'. Unfortunately over time the jews developed their own equally incorrect taboo about this commandment, and believed it meant to never say 'yahweh' at ALL. Even though we know for a fact Moses said it and various other people said it.. and it's right there in the bible to read aloud.
But even so, 'god' isn't his name. it's a german word that germans were using long before they ever heard of the god of abraham isaac and jacob.
And it isn't smart to edit your behavior "just in case" someone might think you're sinning. That's the way of pharisees and saducees, and it makes religion look terrible to everyone with any sense.
thunder bolt
I didn't say 'know', I said 'believe'. The demons _know_ it happened. That's why god can't just prove stuff, then it's no longer faith, it's knowledge. A computer can know facts, only a human soul can hold beliefs.
Poor Lincoln has to be greeted with guns pointed at him aboard the Enterprise.
Seems he can't catch a break!
help me kirk....
I don't know how Dr McCoy felt about this as he is a Southerner, he doesn't seem too enamoured.
Big BRUH moment i never thought of that 😂😂💀
Lincoln was born a Southerner.
From Kentucky. He moved North as a young boy. His second VP was a Southerner.
Actor Lee Bergie was Abe Lincoln, Robert Huron was Kales the Klingon, who also was Sam in Charlie X, and was also the birdlike creature in the first pilot episode The Cage. Also, in this episode, we all got a chance to meet Surik, actor Barry Atwater, who taught and established peacefulness and logic as well as dispencing of emotions on his planet Vulcan and is revered as being the greatest Vulcan alive. He also tried to deal with the remaining violent Vulcans who didn't accept logic as a key factor in saving the planet Vulcan from extinction, so, those violent Vulcans were sent by the Peservers, an alien race of beings who reseeded others in other parts of the galaxy whare they could form and become another society, this is whare the Romulans from the Romulus Remus section of the galaxy were from, and sprung from the Vulcan race as they were are at one time Vulcsns.
Lee Bergere was Lincoln; Barry Atwater was Surak. Barry was in the original Night Stalker movie, while Lee was in the original Dynasty series.
*Kahless
*Surak
Lincoln arrives not in a horse-drawn buggy but a 23rd Century transporter. How cool!
When I saw this on television I stood up and applauded
One of my top 5 fave episodes
Why is this video age restricted? Heh
It's a plastic prop, not a weapon
Don't want kids asking questions about a Republican President no doubt !
D.A. Risse Lincol Republicans were left wing
It works on my phone
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Maybe President Lincoln, if alive, would have thought that Trump was a greedy sob for not accepting his defeat to Joe Biden.
Funny how Lincoln just walks for the door and is not surprised when it opens for him.
There are very few images of Lincoln, actually wearing that style of hat.
There are also very few images of him with a beard.
He mentioned spok before he was introduced to him + he knew that the doors would open for him
Well, Abe was just floating out there, in his chair. You never know who you're going to run into, in space.
I remember seeing this when I was around 4 and being terrified of the Lincoln doppelgänger for some reason lol.
Tapes? In the late 23rd century? Reel to Reel, 8-Track, or compact cassettes?
Back in the day, when broadcast TV ruled the universe. With cameo's by Captian Christopher USAF, Abraham Lincoln and Ron Howard's little brother Clint, Salut ! With a cup of Tranya !
Why is this content restricted? Did UA-cam really not learn the lesson the Uhura was trying to teach?
I like this one this was my favorite too
I missed that episode!
The man that's playing President Abraham Lincoln in the 1980s he was in the miniseries North and South the miniseries with Patrick Swayze he played a Frenchman that owned a plantation in South Carolina and in Louisiana
Were you born in 1518?
A true statesman
An Honor Guard of only two? Surely a President of the United States of America rates better.
Lincoln is asking questions that would not be in his mind. Due to no knowledge of future technology
Such as?
He literally lost his brains back in 1865
We are honor to have you aboard, Mr. President. Don't mind the phasers pointed at you.
…unless it is a Klingon or John Wilkes Booth!
Tape music in the middle of the 22nd century, lol. That's real cutting edge technology.
I like the old Starship Enterprise episodes to watch fascinating 🖖😀👍
The actor that played Lincoln really looked like the man himself.
Much too short... but 6'4" actors that can do Lincoln properly are far and few between...
@@harrykadaras9459 (spoiler) I really liked Lincoln. It was upsetting to see him die again.
Intelligence supersedes fear any day! We have a long way to go ladies and gentlemen!
Taped music? In the 23rd century? Fascinating!
Fascination (1983) The Human League
What is this taped music of which you speak??? A most interesting vessel.
*Completely ignores automatic doors*
The next Star Trek sequel should center around this incarnation of Lincoln.
Mr. Dickerson needs his own episode
he is very intersting
Did he even survive this episode ? Wearing a red shirt often indicated an untimely, early demise.
He plays a mean whistle.
Actually, Security Officer Dickerson is a sly, indirect reference by Roddenberry to Lincoln's personal bodyguard and companion between September 1862 and April 1863 (they shared a bed during the absences of Lincoln's wife), Captain David Derickson (he had a dick like a derrick), with whom some historians theorize (amply endowed are they with more than sufficient circumstantial evidence) Lincoln had a homosexual relationship.
I loved this episode. It was like the Deadliest Warrior
ive loved star trek ever since it aired in the 60s and i always liked this episode, lincoln was such a kind humble man in this episode and he wanted to talk to the crew and greet all of them, as a kid i remember being so sad when he was killed , , , , that nasty col. green was such a back stabber how fitting that he actually got stabbed in the back at the end , absolute wonderful tv show!
why does Scotty get to wear a kilt? does Chekov wear a fur hat? does Sulu wear samurai armor?
And the security guards look like Guardians of The Queen...
Red with White Belts...
Might explain why The Federation has High Commissioners and not Ambassadors
Why does Scott have a scrap of tartan on his shoulder?
Looks like during the beam up, the President shrunk about 4 inches. Shatner is 5'10" and Lincoln was 6'4".
This scene with the beautiful nichell nickols is deep. .....
Outside of that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
Not that up on Scottish kilts. Is that the correct tartan for the clan Scott?
"I freed the slaves but in the future unemployed white kids with a Liberal Arts Degree will call me a racist"- Abraham Lincoln
This is because our schools have ceased to teach true history. Kids of today know more about the revisionist history, the romanticized stories, and the conspiracy theories.
“Four score and seven years ago, I was already dead”
Lincoln man of future
Officer Dickerson's soooo dead.
Actually, Security Officer Dickerson is a sly, indirect reference by Roddenberry to Lincoln's personal bodyguard and companion between September 1862 and April 1863 (they shared a bed during the absences of Lincoln's wife), Captain David Derickson (he had a dick like a derrick), with whom some historians theorize (amply endowed are they with more than sufficient circumstantial evidence) Lincoln had a homosexual relationship.
yo i gotta watch the original show i watched all the original movies and the old cast is so good.
We are honored, Mr President. Please, don't mind the weapons that are pointed at you.
Why are the phasers still being held on the President? lol
*Security has guns pointed at him.
Lincoln: ‘oh no, it’s the theatre booth seen all over again.’
‘Please lower them.’
‘Please clap.’
Crew members in line of fire
"Oh no. It's the theater booth scene all over again."
I see what you did there....
"What was that play about again?"
“At my age” Lincoln was a skilled fighter and I’m not talking about the vampire thing. He wasn’t in the best of shape while in office, but given that this is the Enterprise, he could probably take out a good chunk of security in hand to hand combat.
Wait as that redshirt got a name does that mean he didn't randomly die to a gust of wind later?
Lincoln got promoted from Theater to TV right after his death.