I remember Eddie Paskey

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I remember Eddie Paskey Jul 19, 2020 9:31:10 GMT alpha128 likes this

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Special thanks to alpha128 for inspiring this thread.

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This is how I mostly remember Eddie.

Kirk: This is mutiny!

Lt. Leslie: Yes, sir, it is.

I didn't know it until rather recently, but Eddie was driving the truck that killed Edith Keeler, thus allowing Kirk, Spock, and McCoy to return to the future that never would have existed if Edith Keeler had lived. Harlan Ellison never explains how they come back, but hey, pointing out a Harlan Ellison inconsistency is like saying the emperor is walking around buck naked. At least he didn't pull his name off this episode like he was wont to do with Outer Limits and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, but I digress.

Also, when Scotty is suspected of murder, and you see him place his hand on the lie detector thingy, that was actually Eddie Paskey's hand, as James Doohan was missing a finger. War injury maybe. I think he was a pilot flying an artillery observation plane for the Canadians, but I'm not sure, and I'm digressing again.

Anyway, thanks Eddie for your often-overlooked contributions to Star Trek. Live long and prosper.

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I remember Eddie Paskey Jul 19, 2020 15:09:03 GMT

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Post by alpha128 on Jul 19, 2020 15:09:03 GMT

Jul 19, 2020 9:31:10 GMT The Herald Erjen said:

Also, when Scotty is suspected of murder, and you see him place his hand on the lie detector thingy, that was actually Eddie Paskey's hand, as James Doohan was missing a finger. War injury maybe. I think he was a pilot flying an artillery observation plane for the Canadians, but I'm not sure, and I'm digressing again.

I knew that James Doohan got his injury during the D-Day invasion. But I didn't know until just now that he received multiple injuries, and they were the result of friendly fire.

Around 11 PM that night, a jumpy Canadian sentry fired at Doohan as the lieutenant was walking back to his post. He was hit by six bullets: four times in the left knee, once in the chest, and once in the right hand.

The bullet to his hand took off his middle finger (an injury he would always attempt to hide during his later acting career) and the one to his chest would have been fatal had it not been deflected by the cigarette case Doohan had just put back into his pocket, leading the actor to later quip that smoking had actually saved his life.

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I remember Eddie Paskey Jul 19, 2020 19:01:25 GMT alpha128 likes this

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Jul 19, 2020 15:09:03 GMT alpha128 said:

Jul 19, 2020 9:31:10 GMT The Herald Erjen said:

Also, when Scotty is suspected of murder, and you see him place his hand on the lie detector thingy, that was actually Eddie Paskey's hand, as James Doohan was missing a finger. War injury maybe. I think he was a pilot flying an artillery observation plane for the Canadians, but I'm not sure, and I'm digressing again.

I knew that James Doohan got his injury during the D-Day invasion. But I didn't know until just now that he received multiple injuries, and they were the result of friendly fire.

Around 11 PM that night, a jumpy Canadian sentry fired at Doohan as the lieutenant was walking back to his post. He was hit by six bullets: four times in the left knee, once in the chest, and once in the right hand.

The bullet to his hand took off his middle finger (an injury he would always attempt to hide during his later acting career) and the one to his chest would have been fatal had it not been deflected by the cigarette case Doohan had just put back into his pocket, leading the actor to later quip that smoking had actually saved his life.

I didn't know that. It's bad enough being shot, but being shot by your own guys is too much irony.

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I remember Eddie Paskey Jul 20, 2020 12:18:55 GMT The Herald Erjen likes this

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Jul 19, 2020 9:31:10 GMT The Herald Erjen said:

This is how I mostly remember Eddie.

Kirk: This is mutiny!

Lt. Leslie: Yes, sir, it is.

Lt. Leslie has a detailed page on Memory Alpha that includes the above in the Memorable Quotes section:

memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Leslie

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I remember Eddie Paskey Jul 20, 2020 15:53:05 GMT alpha128 likes this

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Jul 20, 2020 12:18:55 GMT alpha128 said:

Jul 19, 2020 9:31:10 GMT The Herald Erjen said:

This is how I mostly remember Eddie.

Kirk: This is mutiny!

Lt. Leslie: Yes, sir, it is.

Lt. Leslie has a detailed page on Memory Alpha that includes the above in the Memorable Quotes section:

memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Leslie

Thanks, Alpha128. Oh yeah, I also liked that scene from "And the Children Shall Lead" when Kirk is trying to talk to him and the words are garbled.

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I remember Eddie Paskey Jul 21, 2020 0:07:28 GMT The Herald Erjen likes this

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Post by alpha128 on Jul 21, 2020 0:07:28 GMT

Jul 20, 2020 15:53:05 GMT The Herald Erjen said:

Thanks, Alpha128. Oh yeah, I also liked that scene from "And the Children Shall Lead" when Kirk is trying to talk to him and the words are garbled.

You're welcome.

I like that scene as well, but not so much the rest of the episode. One of the weaker episodes of the series IMO.