I write TOS fan fiction (under another name), and I have an essay for TOS fan-fiction writers called “Mistakes to Avoid When Writing TOS.” Number 6 on that list says this: The myth of Kirk is so very different from the real Kirk, and it burns me up. I’m hard of hearing, so I never listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our podcasts Podcast Network of ShowsĪpple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, StitcherĪpple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Stitcher This comic is an example of how Kirk wasn’t yet considered the “frat boy” he would slowly become in the zeitgeist over the next couple of decades. Click here to preview a page from the comic. Video essay by Steve Shives – Is Captain Kirk Actually a Womanizer?Īlso recommended: Star Trek DC Comics Annual #2 from 1991 shows the young “deadly serious” cadet Kirk at the academy. Laurie’s article on – In Defense of Captain Kirk Like what you hear? Please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts. We also look at the newest iteration of the character, played by Paul Wesley on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and our hopes for how Kirk will be portrayed in the show’s upcoming second season. Was he an arrogant, rule-breaking womanizer who never looked before he leaped as pop culture says? The answers we came up with may surprise you. Kirk and try to separate myth from reality. Brian, Kayla, Matt, and the co-host of TrekMovie’s All Access Star Trek podcast, Laurie Ulster, talk about the life of Captain James T.
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