The Brew, or Mr. Spock's Downfall
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Brew, or Mr. Spock's Downfall |
| Author(s): | Barbara-Katherine |
| Date(s): | 1975 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
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The Brew, or Mr. Spock's Downfall is a Star Trek: TOS story by Barbara-Katherine.
It was published in the print zine Berengaria #4.
Reactions and Reviews
Screenplay-format romp; McCoy, attempting to provide Kirk with an adequate substitute for coffee, instead comes up with a brew that makes Spock drunk and gives him amnesia to boot - and finds out only after Kirk makes him throw it all out that it was the long-sought cure to the common cold. Best of show for this zine. [1]
...playlet called 'The Brew, or Mr. Spock's Downfall.' You can guess the theme, it's amusing if you like that sort of thing. [2]
It's about time you printed an original script (that is, a script written by a fan)! I found "The Brew" to be quite entertaining, and the occasional typographical errors (such as Captain Kikr, page 3) added to the humor. (However, at times, your typographical errors can be quite distracting.) The premise was excellent and the characterization was VERY good. Imagine, half of the major officers conspiring to brew up a brew! I would very much like to see this script made into a half-hour live episode. My only complaint is: There is no indication in the actual series that Spock needs a vitamin supplement. [3]
"The Brew" and "Strange Time" suffer from the same fault - in both stories, the characters are acting out of character. In The Brew we have Sulu and McCoy acting like naughty boys, concocting a still in the ship, and the captain cast in the role of stern schoolmaster - it's just not believable! And Spock is not so absent minded he can't notice the difference between his vitamin supplement and McCoy's bootleg brew! Also, McCoy is acting most unethically for a doctor. How does he know the stuff won't hurt Spock? He hasn't run any tests on it. It seems to be addictive, on superficial observation. The whole thing is too improbable, altho amusing in its way. Perhaps I'm being too stuffy regarding what was obviously meant as a humorous piece, but I would feel better if it had been written as a parody, with the names slightly altered or something. The illos, for that play were great though. They really caught the spirit of the thing. In fact, all of the artwork in #4 was very nice.[4]
References
- ^ from Karen Halliday's Zinedex
- ^ from The Halkan Council #9 (August 1975)
- ^ from an LoC by Robert in Berengaria #5
- ^ from an LoC by Pat G in Berengaria #5