I was really skeptical when I first heard about this casting (the dude from Doom?), but he really did pull it off nicely

He's definitely the best recasting of the Kelvin films!

I was FLOORED when I discovered Urban was not American, or even NORTH American.

@@loulfw2513 He hides his accent so well.

KellEy was about the only TOS actor I never met, although I only saw (did not really meet) Nimoy and can say the same for Shatner so far. I have heard nothing but good things about the way he loved and respected the fans.

He's one of my favorite characters too ! It seemed that Bones , Spock , and Kirk were great friends and worked really well as fellow crewmembers together .

@@loulfw2513 I was glad to have met him. He was as Southern as the actor who met him: DeForest Kelley. I too doubted that Dr. Phlox attended Starfleet Academy. De was quite a warm actor. My sister and some friends rented a house in Decatur, Ga. across the street where De once lived when he was young. De used to sing for WSB radio before he moved to Ca.; he could sing better than Shatner and did so in "ST:5", even if it was just "Row, Row Your Boat". I also got to meet James Doohan at the same convention in Atlanta in '75. He was also a kind person and was a great singer too-at the conventions party. RIP, De, James, Leonard, Majel, Mark, and Nichelle.

This just makes me wish even more than ever that the reboot didn't exist.

He deserved his own episodes, and would have gotten them in any post-TOS/TAS series

Agreed. I love that he is a Star Trek fan and I love the ad-lbbed line.

Loved him since the first time I saw him in Xena.

Almost unbelievable that he's the same guy who played the executioner in Thor: Ragnarok. Such enormous range as an actor! 🙂

@@jasontoddman7265 and Dredd and Billy Butcher (another part he totally owns)

Yeah!!!

I'm surprised that tidbit didn't make the list.

Ah, that's why he's called 'Bones'... :p

@@majuuorthrus3340

One of my favorite TOS episodes is "For the World Is Hollow, and I Have Touched the Sky."

Ypoud be surprised but he spent some time in the early 60's playing bad guys on TV westerns.

It made me very upset and gave me pause. My father, a career US army NCO Infantry/F.Artillery [23 years], suffered from untreated PTSD during his service and civilian life after fighting and surviving the Korean and Vietnam Wars. When he succumbed to his illnesses I was serving as a US Army Combat Medicalist. This one scene made me mature faster than any other scene in the franchise with honorable mention to the episode "Empath". The movie's scen prepared me for my father's passing and reminded me how brave he was and why he was my hero. He never complained, never worried about himself, and was a gentlemen, a mentor, and a role model. He was my 'dah'. The strange thing is Dr. McCoy is my favorite character from the original series just above Lt. Uhura. The characters of Roy and Johnny from the TV show "Emergency!" inspired me to pursue a career as a military medic. I've often wondered, in the strangeness of the universe, if that one scene was ment for me. I think I'll keep looking at the stars for an answer.

A bitter pill to swallow is used in just about every English speaking country too... and the Kelvin films aren't Prime Canon so they don't count

Oh, interesting! I like it when translators get creative.

@@insomniacbritgaming1632 sorry, they implied the Kelvin origin of his Kelvin nickname 👍

@@thebricknerd8599 Kelvin timeline can suck a d1ck lol

Personally, I feel that an ad-libbed line from an actor outside his usual comfort zone makes for a solid explanation. That said, nicknames are given, not invited: it's possible both are true - pine-kirk was already thinking of this southern alcoholic as "sawbones" ([{(alcoholism = primitive] + southern states) + [medic X sterilising alcohol]} = sawbones), then L.Horatio dropped the 'bones' line, cementing the nickname. Any mathematicians, please feel free to correct the equation herein: I'd love to see it represented correctly

He is perfect, hu? The only thing missing was the eye color.

not official

Kirk called him SawBones once too, in A Piece of the Action, perhaps.

In the Gernan dub, they call him "Pille" (pill) which was a alang term for Doctors at the time.

@@StarFleet_Tech1701 to be fair, it's a STANDARD car with a clutch. Even my 20th century body could not figure it out. My girlfriend and her family are about the only people I know who can drive standard today.

Chris, you reazolie that McCoy was csalled Bones in the first season of Trek as well, right? So how could his nickname be derived from an episode in the second season? For that matter, the fact that "Koik" (why he tiold Scotty that I have no idea) called him that, ONCE, in front of the Iotians to fit in, does not, to me, connect the dots making Bones a derivation. As one of my country's classic Treksperts, I am not convinced. Think of me as being from your Missouri. Actually, no, that doesn't quite work either.

@@loulfw2513 the nickname doesn't derive from the episode, but Kirk going to that name so quickly could imply that he already considered McCoy to be a saw bones, and that is where he got the nickname from. It shows that he already associated the already antiquated term with McCoy to be able to draw it out so quickly.

Better than the Romulans in the 'Vulcan's Forge' novel thinking that "Makhoi" got it from performing experiments on patient's bone marrow.

I see it as two roads leading to the same nickname: The Klingon War likely created a pressing need for surgeons within Starfleet. So he joins up *as* a sawbones. In the Kelvin timeline, his divorce cleans him out and he joins up because he's got nothing but the clothes on his back and a medical degree.

"Paaaaaiaiaiian!"

🤣

Theres only the real mcCoy.

Phasers on fun.

Fun Fact: 3d chess is actually at least 200 years old. It didn't originate in Star Trek.

I have never read any Star Trek books. Except when I was a kid I read an "off-canon" story of Spock's youth. It seems more like a dream of Spock's than something that really happened. Thanks for sharing.

I didn't think there were any canon novels! Now I've got to go look them up

Aye, I always thought DeForest invented that and everyone else from writers to actors used that as an homage. It would be neat to see if there are other earlier examples because I always loved those lines!

@General Sod I actually liked the pun, it just didn't make much sense in context, it's the sort of thing that would work in a spoof or parody though.

There's some weird thing with TOS, the sequence they are on Netflix vs their original air date don't always match up. I think TC take the original air date.

That's true--I prefer to watch the first couple series in production order instead, just because I can see the details developing naturally. It means lots of disc-jumping, but once one gets to TNG, most out-of-order filming was done for good reasons (especially Leonard Nimoy's availability) and a few episodes were adjusted so they work. TOS had problems with production like not being able to finish effects-heavy episodes in time, as well as network executives wanting to start the series with a "creature feature" that would grab everyone's attention.

Of course, McCoy often refers to himself as "an old country doctor". Obviously an in-joke between himself and Kirk, as his deep medical and scientific knowledge is shown in use many times.

@@OldManYellsAtClouds OK

And by "vowels" I assume you meant "novels".

Yeah! My phone's spelchik being hepfil...

​@@joerider3769Dat catchy eek Highly illogical. Shut up Spock. You too Jim! I finally got the last bird. I mean herd. Absurd. Oh hell.

Agreed. That novel opened a piece of McCoy's history. The fist time I read it I was shocked by the death of a character I won't name in case any fan out there hasn't read it. (And with that said, if you can't find a copy, I can lend mine, if I can rummage around long enough to locate it.)

@@iamme453 re-read it not that long ago really enjoyed it. This and Sarek bridge in a way the gap between The Undiscovered country and Generations.

And if anyone is interested in learning more about the history of the Vulcans, read "Spock's World". Please don't confuse this with a novel titled "Vulcan" a good read but totally different.

I also enjoyed "The Better Man", which has a lot of the same story elements as "Shadows on the Sun". I have only read each of them once each and tbh I found the former more compelling, but Shadows on the Sun has had a significant influence on fanworks and in that way sort of feels more 'canon' to me than some of the other novels.

Makes sense--would you rather have your leg hacked off with a hacksaw or a chainsaw? Then again, if a scary Caitian is asking me that question, my response is going to consist mostly of screams.

@@GSBarlev They were originally hand crank, not gas/electric powered.

It's a good thing that (Zora excepted), Trek has taken a firm line on ships not having AIs. Just imagining the USS McCoy being ordered to pick up some dignitary, "Dammit, I'm a medical ship, not a taxi service."

Hi Dan, yes I'm back after a bit of a break. I shall give some clues, the NX-01 is in the Kelvin timeline and the Horgon is found with someone who the video isn't about.

@@ashedarke I don't know I missed that NX01 in the Kelvin Raise a Glass scene. I had actually paused it there. And I can't believe I missed that horgon behind Spock. But it is really nicely done. It blends in so smoothly. It even has a shadow matching the other shadows. I did spot the S is for Ship, C is for Captain thing but I don't get the reference?

@@FirstDan2000 I was just struggling to come up with something for that part. And I was like OK back to basics, what's similar, ships, captains, and I was thinking about how to present it. I couldn't just go 'ship' so I went for something from a kids book. I think it was desperation at that point 😂 the Hero Ships ranked is my other one. Not been well lately, maybe that explains the weird 🤦‍♂️ Well I need to try and blend them in otherwise it would be too jarring.

@@ashedarke Weird is good. Hero ships. I've seen that. I must have been listening too intently to Sean to notice. I'll go for another watch and find some gags.

@@FirstDan2000 good hunting! I think that one was more cool edits/transitions.

How does that relate to Dr. McCoy?

@@waynemarvin5661 McCoy is captured by the Romulans in the novel and a deep cover spy is required to help get him free. They showed the book in the video.