2.49 : A Piece of the Action. - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Dave · 29th March 2002, 12:51 PM

The one with the 'Chicago' mobsters

A personal favourite of mine, though a very unusual episode, it being a comedy structured around the cultural contamination of a planetary culture by a previous starship. There are some priceless moments such as them driving the car, playing cards, Mr Spock with machine gun and suit, Mr Scott speaking 20th century slang and the gangster transported to the Enterprise.

A poster in Boss Krako's office spells the gangster's name as 'Okmyx'. However, both 'The Star Trek Compendium' and 'The Star Trek Encyclopedia' list it as 'Oxmyx'.

rde · 29th March 2002, 02:17 PM

Just goes to show how pervasive those damn things are; I've never read either, yet years of associating with deeply sad trekkies left me in the position where I would've sworn his name was Oxmyx.
You'll be telling me next fizzbin is called something completely different, too.

Dave · 29th March 2002, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by rde
You'll be telling me next fizzbin is called something completely different, too.

LOL No, although the 'Compendium' says that in the original first-draft script, Romulans were also present and provided the gangsters with weapons called "morkons", and the card game was called "farfel" and the winning hand was a "drek".

As for "Oxmyx", I'm pretty certain that they do "say" Oxmyx, whatever is written on the poster.

29th March 2002, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,429	2.49 : A Piece of the Action. The one with the 'Chicago' mobsters A personal favourite of mine, though a very unusual episode, it being a comedy structured around the cultural contamination of a planetary culture by a previous starship. There are some priceless moments such as them driving the car, playing cards, Mr Spock with machine gun and suit, Mr Scott speaking 20th century slang and the gangster transported to the Enterprise. A poster in Boss Krako's office spells the gangster's name as 'Okmyx'. However, both 'The Star Trek Compendium' and 'The Star Trek Encyclopedia' list it as 'Oxmyx'.

29th March 2002, 02:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
rde Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 157	Just goes to show how pervasive those damn things are; I've never read either, yet years of associating with deeply sad trekkies left me in the position where I would've sworn his name was Oxmyx. You'll be telling me next fizzbin is called something completely different, too.