My dad Bobby Clark lives just a few miles from Vasquez rocks, he played them Gorn captain. I was fortunate enough to work on several productions at Vazquez rocks as well as Bronson cave when I work in the film industry. Very interesting video.

@MatthewPlatz

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool!! Literally, Children of the Gorn! Thank you for sharing!

@davekiddie4467

2 жыл бұрын

Need translation

@palerider964

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Super cool!! Tell him "arena" is my fav tos episode cuz of him!! "...wait for me....thiiiisssss" "I shall be mer-c-full....thiiiisssss"

@davekiddie4467

2 жыл бұрын

@@palerider964 Ted Cassidy

@beav1962

2 жыл бұрын

I have my signed Gorn figure on my signed Trek figure wall.

I was 16 when Star Trek was on at 8PM on Thursdays. It was the only show I was allowed to watch on a school night. I Loved every minute of it. Thanks for this behind the scene look.

@trevorsebastian1341

2 жыл бұрын

When I was little I remember watching Star Trek voyager from 10pm to midnight every night on syfy during summer with my siblings. Some of my fondest memories ever. And we always had pizza bites XD. And then when my brother and sis saw the last episode with the borg queen I wasn’t there to see it for some reason but I remember being so sad and jealous that I didn’t see it lol

@brianpaine1749

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! I was a bit younger and my Dad used to watch it. That’s how I discovered it and grew to love it.

@subhajitkarmakar291

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you now?

@gregkent8955

2 жыл бұрын

@@subhajitkarmakar291 Dot he Math: Star Trek Premiered in 1966 makes me 72.

@lincolnparc8897

Жыл бұрын

good parents they understood the influence of television!

An excellent tour of the filming areas. You kept it simple and straightforward. Thank you.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Star Trek 4 locations video coming today.

@nathanwhitfield8517

2 жыл бұрын

Bang up job. More KZread videos could take a lesson from you on being concise yet informative.

Took my daughters to Vasquez Rocks county park several times when they were growing up. They had fun visiting another planet!

The set that keeps on giving.

Vasquez Rocks is marvelous. It took me years and years of hiking around to find the exact spot where Captain Kirk fires is primitive Cannon to incapacitate the Gorn. Hard to explain in a note but hunt around until you find it. It's helpful to take a photograph with you of that scene so you can compare it to the formations. By the way Vasquez Rocks is not a state park but a Los Angeles County Park. And let me say I very much enjoyed this video and thank you so much

@michaelblackwell7408

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't your father play some other supporting roles as well?

@raymondclark1785

2 жыл бұрын

That rock has been in a bunch of coyboy movies, Bonanza at least twice. NCIS used it once also

@recoveringsoul755

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelblackwell7408 think you left comment in wrong thread, another thread was started by the offspring of the man who played the Gorn captain. For me, it's the comment directly above yours.

We went there last November. I dragged my wife and one cousin up there. As we were leaving, another of my cousins arrived just hoping to find us. It was a wonderful day for all of us.

@Protokino

2 жыл бұрын

I love hearing stories like that.

I seem to remember that "The Zanti Misfits" episode of the 1963 Sci-Fi series "The Outer Limits" was also filmed there, at Vasquez Rocks.

@stevelopez372

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the oversized Ants with a Face, yikes.

I remember at least 2 episodes of the Wild, Wild West being filmed here around the same time as well. It was a lot closer to L.A. than Zions Park, Bryce Canyon or Monument Valley that's for sure. The short-lived Planet of The Apes T.V. series also did a great deal of filming at this location.

So nostalgic. It literally makes me ache inside hearing and seeing the original Star Trek episodes and seeing where and how they were made. It was just another day in the life of actors Shatner and Nimoy and Kelley 50+ years ago but it continues to live on inside the hearts and minds of millions upon millions of kids and young adults that watched it over and over and over back in the day. It really takes me back. It's like I'm actually sitting in my living room in front of the television, age 10, back in 1978. It's the closest thing to a time machine that we have. Thanks for making and posting this. Much appreciated.

@thefonzkiss

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe see a doctor if Star Trek makes you ache inside.

"ARENA" My second favorite episode. Only surpassed by "THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE". I've been a trekie since the show debuted. I have an autographed photo of Bobby Clark (the actor that played the Gorn captain). Love this show!

@stevenjones6780

3 жыл бұрын

What is that piece of TOS memorabilia owned by Ben Stiller. I think it was the Gorn vest?

@elosogonzalez8739

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenjones6780 I'm sorry.I can't answer. Bobby Clark does all the Star Trek and Comic book shows, signing autographed photos and handling out Gorn Dollars. Pretty cool.

@richardthompson6366

2 жыл бұрын

The Doomsday Machine is a favorite.

@hubbsllc

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardthompson6366 It’s on my list of TOS episodes for a ST newcomer to watch. An excellent “starship procedural” in addition to the high-concept premise of an gigantic ancient machine of mass destruction created by unfathomably distant beings.

@recoveringsoul755

2 жыл бұрын

The offspring of Bobby Clark left a comment on this video!

I'm shocked this video doesn't have more views.

That's pretty cool ! Also remember a Bonanza episode filmed at that location where "Little Joe " lost his rifle on top of the rock formation .

As Mr. Spock would say: " Fascinating."

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

It is the only logical thing to say.

@jimthomas777

3 жыл бұрын

Spock is really that smart , He's out of his Vulcan mind

@michaelleclair8278

3 жыл бұрын

Live long and prosper

I remember some Buck Rodgers episodes featuring Vasquez Rocks as a backdrop as well. It must be great fun to walk in the foot steps of pop culture icons! :-)

Hearing that old Star Trek series music is so nostalgic for me. Just hearing it, takes me back to my youth. And of note, you mentioned Jeffrey Hunter, and as we all know or maybe not know, he played the original Captain Pike in the original pilot episode of Star Trek.

That fight scene with Kirk and the Alien was sooo intense..lol

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah!

@sureshmukhi2316

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the whole episode. This clip is too short.

The first time I saw that rock scene used on TV was an episode of Bonanza when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I still remember the Bonanza episode which featured the Little Joe character and every time I see it in some other show I think of Bonanza. I'm 67 years old now.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, thanks for sharing. So much history at Vasquez Rocks, it would take an hour video to cover every movie andTV show filmed there!

Nice that you brought up a Batman and Star Trek connection at Bronson Cave in there.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

How could I not!

Thank you very much. From Uruguay, you took me to my childhood. I also appreciate the memory of the batmobile.

There are a couple of locations near a park in downtown LA. Across from the park, I think Olive Street, is the Biltmore now Millennium Biltmore hotel. The lobby is the lobby from The Omega Man. I was in there about 10 years after the film, and it looked exactly the same as in the movie. But it was being remodeled at the time, and has been remodeled again since then. It looks very little like it looked then. I was delivering to the manager, and his office was the same as in the movie where Heston finds the garbage with whisky, and sardine cans, and inside was a dead zombie at the desk. On the other side of the park, and down the street, I think Broadway, is the front of the theater from Blade Runner. Across from there is a building where the lobby is several floors of wrought iron balconies, stairs, and one of those cage elevators. You often see the place in film noir detective films, and was where the final scenes of Blade Runner were filmed. I was in there in the 19780s, and there was a classic 1940s style frosted colored half glass door on one of the offices for a "Private Eye" with actually a picture of an eye on the glass. The federal building is a location of the omega man where Heston is timing his run, and noting details of his search for the zombie hive. He shouts the zombie leader's name, Matthias, which echos through a montage of deserted LA locations. There is a building on Melrose called the pacific design center, name may have changed, it's nicknamed the blue whale because it's covered in blue glass. it has a lot of offices for modern furnishings like what you might see in Star Trek (TNG), and Star Wars (1, 2, 3). Of course there are the bridges over the Los Angeles "River". A lot of films shot there. Century Plaza in downtown Beverly Hills is where Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was filmed.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

I look forward to doing an "Omega Man" video in the near future.

Vasquez Rocks was also used in Picard for Raffi's home location. Right there in the parking lot at Vasquez Rocks was where the built the set for her house. Kinda cool!

@RolandThePaladin1

3 жыл бұрын

Sure, but Picard isn't Star Trek! /s

@shashankmongrel

3 жыл бұрын

@@RolandThePaladin1 haha

@pault151

3 жыл бұрын

There is a reasonable list of some of the shows that have shot there, at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasquez_Rocks I visited there (VR) with some fellow Trek-buddies years back, it was amazing, and quite a climb to the top!

This is one of the best location videos ever!

Vasquez was also used in the Outer Limits episode, "The Zanti Misfits". Also, "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey".

Not just Star Trek. It was used for endless B-grade westerns and more! Such a convenient spot!

I shot a fashion shoot there in 1982... 2 assistants were Trekkies and played out many of those memorable scenes.... we had a blast ... thanks for sharing!

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

That DOES sounds like a blast!

@1990758

2 жыл бұрын

Question how far is that rock from the parking location.

This video clip was brilliantly crafted and produced. Kudos to staff who compiled all 👍👍

@Protokino

Ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Nicely done. So much history in such a small space.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

I know, so amazing. More Star Trek location videos coming soon!

Thanks for all your work to bring this to us. Live long and prosper.

I'm so relieved that I found this type of again here on KZread. When I get to California and have expendable travel time I want to see the Vasquez Rocks area to see what was like when Star Trek went on location there. Definately gonna take some pictures may even get a costume and dress up like the "Gorn" Live long and Prosper Trek Fans 🖖🏻

@Protokino

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🖖🏼 !!

Thanks for your work. Amazing video. I hope you get more clicks

Brilliant . Lots of great info. Great job .

Grew up in SF Valley, visited Vasquez often. Place is awesome, this was back in 1985. Joshua Tree is an awesome place to visit as well.

Arena, one of my favorite star trek episodes. Thanks for sharing.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! So much fun to go there.

Our family went on weekend trips to Vasquez Rocks numerous times. We would laugh at the Star Trek scene filmed here. Good times.

FunFact - At 05:38 and 08:20 ... There's a cemetery behind the stage 9 lot where "The Greatest Show On Earth" train wreck scene was shot. Some of the monkeys got loose and went over the fence into the cemetery. For awhile, family and friends had monkeys attending the services for the deceased. The lot was also used for the granary scene in "The Ten Commandments" and a brief shot in "The War Of The Worlds" . Not sure ... but I think Vasquez rocks was also used for a matte painting shot at the beginning of "Dracula" (1931).

This is one of the best videos on Vasquez Rocks Thanks

@Protokino

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

This location is used in all the Hollywood westerns shows; from the Gunsmoke to Bonanza.

@PauloPereira-jj4jv

3 жыл бұрын

And Rin-Tin-Tin.

@louissbass7782

3 жыл бұрын

I thought star trek arozina,!

@philkarn5661

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Blazing Saddles!

Thank you so much for the tour of locations! Very Interesting!

Ahh Vasquez Rocks. Me and my grandpa walked that area quite a few times in the 80s. Lived in Canyon Country not too far from there (only a few miles). I do miss it out there.

The Gorn sounds like an old man getting up in the morning.

The rock outcrops from star trek are the fossilised remains of a giant tree . The Vasquez tree .

Thanks for the tour PROTOKINO. I enjoyed seeing where my favorite Star Trek series were shot. I have been living in New York most of my life after coming from Jamaica where I was born. I never went to California, but when traveling through New Mexico and Arizona on my way to Las Vegas via I-40 the first time, the scenary looked very much like some of the Westerns I watched as a kid. I loved it.

@millionsofrecordsernieb7587

2 жыл бұрын

Do you like reggae? If yes then you and me are perhaps the only only deep into reggae and Star Trek!

I grew up in the Valley & was in the Boy Scouts in the 60's. We would occasionally go out to Vasquez Rocks for picnics. It brings back memories of all the wonderful outdoor events with the Boy Scouts.

Thanks for the video and the memories! This location was also used in several episodes of the wild wild west series.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Oh cool!

VASQUEZ ROCKS appears in a lot of television shows and commercials. I stopped by there on time to see what it looked like and sure enough there was a film crew out there. I recall seeing an episode of Voyager, can't remember which one, but it was shot at VASQUEZ ROCKS and during a commercial break a Toyota commercial came on that was shot at the same exact location.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Right you are, Voyager season 2 “initiations” was filmed there.

@fredlandry6170

3 жыл бұрын

I live right near there.

@stevenjones6780

3 жыл бұрын

That is just too good 😆

@dtvjho

2 жыл бұрын

In the movie National Treasure, the characters chase through downtown ("Center City") Philadelphia. First they're at the Franklin Museum (21st and the Parkway), then they're going by Independence Hall (5th & Market), a distance well over a mile and would take 20 minutes minimum to reach, with the narrow streets, traffic lights etc. The movie makes it like it's a 5 minute difference. Anyone who works in Center City knows it's not a 5 minute trip!

@JoseyWales44s

2 жыл бұрын

@@dtvjho Hahaha...yeah, Clint Eastwood, in "Sudden Impact" shoots the bad guy off the Big Dipper roller coaster and he falls through the skylight of the merry-go-round, which is actuall about 75 yards down the boardwalk.

Thanks for making this video. I've often wondered where this place was.

@johnbockelie3899

3 жыл бұрын

One of my older brothers went there, told me he saw that famous cliff as well.

This was pretty amazing to see! Im a big classic trek fan and this made my day to see where this classic episode was filmed. Whats intresting is that it was used for manyTrek location many times...i did not know that!

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it! It was blast to make.

Pretty good tour! Thanks for posting the video 👍

Hahahah, love it. Reptile Man vs The Shat!

@johnbockelie3899

3 жыл бұрын

"The Cage" and "Where no man has gone before" was filmed there also.

Very interesting. It must take a lot of research to put all of this together.

@johnbockelie3899

2 жыл бұрын

Ever since " Arena" I've either called that strutting rock, " Gorn.rock" or the " Kirk rock".

thank you Very interesting to see these places.. Thank you from troy Michigan

What a lovely video, Mr. Protokino! :-) Some more history: The corner of Melrose and Gower, where that Globe is, yes that was Desilu. Before that the "Gower strip" was RKO Radio Pictures, and that globe had a radio tower atop it. (image: photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/00/46/42/31_big.jpg ) Howard Hughes purchased the RKO strip, then in his decline he sold it to Desi and Lucy. When Gulf Western bought next-door Paramount in 1968, Lucy and Gulf Western agreed to add Desilu as well. The fence came down, and the entire lot became Paramount. This was around the time Herb Solow left TOS halfway through its third season. (Herb Solow, Inside Star Trek.) At the time stages 30 and 31 were known as Desilu stages 8 and 9. Last I knew 9 houses the Dr. Phil Show. The Lucy Show (not I Love Lucy, which shot at what is now Sunset Gower Studios) filmed in stage 25 just south of 8 and 9. In the nineties, 25 housed Frasier. The area of Paramount stage 8 and 9, (not to be confused with what was Desilu stage 9!) 17 and 18 became "Star Trek Row," with Next Gen shooting at 8 and 9, DS9 on 17 and 18, then Voyager on 8 and 9, and Enterprise on 17 and 18. 16 was often used as "Planet Hell," where the crew would beam down to strange new worlds. (Map of Paramount: st3.depositphotos.com/14400606/17630/i/950/depositphotos_176305338-stock-photo-paramount-studios-map-paramount-pictures.jpg ) If you're a fan of the film Sunset Blvd., (and who isn't?) screenwriter Betty Schaefer's offices were in what would become Trek Row, and the area has changed very little since the 1950s. Ray Bradbury spent considerable time on the lot, involved with films like It Came From Outer Space. He often visited his friend Ray Harryhausen there. Ray writes about life on the lot, (including the massive Hollywood Forever Cemetery just north of the Trek stages) in his book A Graveyard for Lunatics. Next time I'm on the Paramount Lot, I'll add to your fine video. We're all missing on-set life right now. :-( ( :: Waves. :: memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Nolan )

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the treasure trove of new info, Commando Solo! Yes, I was on the Paramount tour in 2016 and the Dr.Phil set was (I think) on stage 27. "This Is Us" house INT was set up in stage 30, we were lucky enough to sneak a peak.

@commandosolo1266

3 жыл бұрын

@@Protokino Good to know. The sets do move around a bit, so it's hard to keep track. But yes, I've spent some time on all those stages. It's sad that there's never any trace remaining of what shot there, except the bronze plaques on the door.

Excellent video!!! Thanks so much for creating this!

Fascinating thanks for uploading 👍

Thanks ,Enjoyed, Been a Trek fan since the 60's. And proud of it. Later from Texas.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

Thanks for making this video, man, good times

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great job!! Loved every minute of the video.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

wonderful...must visit the rocks.

Very well done and most entertaining - thanks for the look inside.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Dude!!! What an awesome job! Very Professional. So glad I Subscribed!

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and subscribing! I just shot some new videos in San Francisco, releasing in the coming weeks, including Star Trek 4 locations.

Nice work! Thanks for putting this together.

Amazing history!! Thankyou 💥

Excellent job! Continue to Live Long & Prosper.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Peace and long life. 🖖🏼

I've driven by the Paramount Studio gates numerous times, but this little documentary gave it a great Star Trek reference...Also, great info in Alabama Rocks and Batcave location 😎

well done and thank you so much for not putting a bunch of ultra irritating sound effects in your video like so many channels do

This wAs so interesting! Thanks for the tour. It was fun to learn about the site locations and hear the fun facts about the show! Nicely done video!

Die alte Serie aus den 1960er Jahren ist absolut Kult .👍

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Ja!

That was really interesting. Thank you for doing all that research!

Very, very cool !! Thx.👏👍🏻

Thanks for making this video!

Wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing...

This is fantastic. This area was in the western BONANZA in particular where Little Joe had a issue with the height of mountain and had to resolve his inner conflict.

Awesome! Thanks!

A previous job took me to LA a few years back. I made sure that I visited Vasquez Rocks, specifically because of "The Arena", but those iconic rocks have appeared in a lot of other movies and TV series, such as Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, and the live-action Flintstones movie. It's the central feature of the park, so it's pretty easy to find once you arrive. Lovely terrain.

That was awesome! Thank you!

Very informative. Thanks so much!! I think I'm going to visit Vasquez Rocks next month!

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Great place for a hike! Have fun and watch out for Gorn.

This was awesome! Thanks.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! If you're interested, there's a "Star Trek VI: The Voyage Home" locations video in the making, COMING SOON.

Vasquez Rocks were also used for Vulcan in Star Trek 2009 Movie

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! And as my friend Alan is fond of pointing out, they're in Voyager and Sliders.

As a kid I used to camp at Vasquez Rocks a lot. I climbed that angled rock many times.

Very Cool.... Would like to see more.. Great old times...

I live in Lancaster and drive past Vasquez Rocks quite frequently on my way to and from civilization.

@pault151

3 жыл бұрын

Which end of the trip do you consider more civilized?

Very interesting and well produced. Many thanks.

they also filmed a scene of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey at those rocks , part of the humor was they were watching that star trek episode right before going to these rocks in the movie.

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks!! Greetings from Costa Rica

Very cool! Live long and prosper.

Grew up in Burbank in the 50s-70s (when California was still paradise) and my dad would drag us out to the desert or countryside at these filming locations to camp and target shoot. Simi Valley was still walnut groves. Could see Warner Bros. studios from my high school second story (Burbank), and us kids would run to the windows when any loud filming began with explosions and other excitement going on. You could also get on a freeway and only see a few other cars. Driving to Disneyland was great because when you got there you were in the middle of an orange grove and got to park right in front of the gates. Most of the kids I went to school with had parents in "the business" and we got to hang out watching filming at the big studios, including Disney. I met many celebrities over the years and most were super nice people like James Garner, as well as a few who weren't, like Robert Wagner.

@Protokino

2 жыл бұрын

I love reading stories like this, thanks for commenting!

Thank you for the history lesson. Big fan. And did not know this...

Thank you so much for sharing this, I love it. If I go back to CA, I will stop and see it in person. Thank God Paramount is still here!

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

That looks like the spot the Lone Ranger did a wheelie on his horse in the intro

I live in the SF Valley and have been to the Vasquez Rocks several times - it is a dramatic location unlike any other. It is a blessing it is so close to the city.

I've actually climbed on these rocks. A lot of movie and tv productions filmed there over the years, especially westerns. A cool place to be.

Fascinating! 🖖

Well done. Thanks for the history lesson.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! There's another Star Trek locations video coming to the channel soon, shot up in San Francisco!

Very very interesting. You did a good deal of research and it shows. Praying you're doing well and your channel does also.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching! In case you're interested, there's a Star Trek IV location video I shot in SF, releasing in the coming weeks. Come back to check it out!

Thanks! This was really great 👍🏻

Another fun fact While my father was a stunt man who played the Gorn Captain on Star Trek ,one of my first jobs in the film industry was building models for Star Trek the next generation. I was one of the crew who built the Borg spaceship for the episode Q who. I had the opportunity of meeting Gene Roddenberry while working on the Borg ship.

@Protokino

3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing! I would love hear more and interview you and your dad once the pandemic settles down, feel free to be contact me info@protokino.com if you're interested! You can check out my website at www.protokino.com. Thanks for posting, a real treat.

@RockinL7BuckingBulls

3 жыл бұрын

@@malachiwhite356 should have been Gene. If you don’t know he was the creator of Star Trek.

@RockinL7BuckingBulls

3 жыл бұрын

@@Protokino how do I contact you?

@RockinL7BuckingBulls

3 жыл бұрын

I messaged you.

@RaineStudio

2 жыл бұрын

@@malachiwhite356 The guy from his dream.

Thank you for that. Amazing

That was great, thank you!