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070. “The Devil in the Dark”

No. 070
Released: July 12, 2014
Ornament: “The Devil in the Dark”
Series: Star Trek: The Original Series
Product code: QXI2613
Artist: Valerie Shanks
Original retail: $29.95
Dimensions: 2.5” H x 4.5” W x 2.25“ D
Branding: Keepsake
Material: Styrene
Packaging: White Box, Red Trim w/ Stripes
Magic: Sound
Power source: (2) LR44 Batteries
Front box text:
Hallmark KEEPSAKE
magic sound
STAR TREK
“THE DEVIL IN THE DARK”
STAR TREK™
christmas tree ornament | décoration pour l’arbre de noël
Back box text:
Responding to a distress call in the 1967 Star Trek episode “The Devil in the Dark,” the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise sets to work determining who- or what-is jeopardizing a strategically important mining operation. After identifying a rock-tunneling Horta as the culprit, Mr. Spock uses a telepathic Vulcan mind meld to communicate with the creature, thereby revealing its true motivations and nurturing an understanding between two very different species.
Valerie Shanks Hallmark Keepsake Artist
Press the button on the ornament to hear dialogue from this exciting scene!
BATTERY-OPERATED. Batteries included
artist crafted
Bottom box text:
For decorative use only. Pour usage décoratif seulement.
STARTREK.COM
TM & © 2014 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and
logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. MFD. FOR/FABRIQUÉ POUR HALLMARK CARDS, INC.
KANSAS CITY, ΜΟ 64141
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QXI2613
U.S.A. $29.95
CAN. $38.99
Additional information:
Mr. Spock was admired for his logic, but he was also empathic, and he used both traits to try to understand the many beings the staff of the U.S.S. Enterprise encountered in their intergalactic travels. This magic ornament commemorates the 1967 Star Trek episode, “The Devil in the Dark,” where Mr. Spock communicates with a Horta. Simply press the button on the ornament and you can hear dialogue from this scene.
Pros: An unexpected ornament from a memorable episode.
Cons: None.

Artist Inspirations: Scene Ornaments (2004-2019)

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**The City on the Edge of Forever** (2004)
The action shot of Spock and Kirk jumping through the portal is a sculpt inspired by their jump **from** the past (middle), not to the past (left).

**Locutus of Borg** (2005)
“Star Trek: First Contact”, Borg Queen and Locutus.

**The Trouble with Tribbles** (2008)
Unfortunately, Kirk’s eyes closely resemble Mr. Magoo’s in this otherwise accurate sculpt.

**The Menagerie** (2009)
Kirk and Spock are at slightly different angles to Pike compared to their position in the episode. The ornament has Kirk turned toward Pike 45 degrees while Spock is more squared up and perpendicular to him.

**Amok Time** (2010)
Any slight difference in the positioning of the Vulcan lirpas is quickly drowned out by the fantastic battle music that accompanies the ornament. Unfortunately, the sculpt depicts Kirk moments before his shirt is sliced open. We could use a torn-shirt Kirk ornament in a bad way.

**Mirror, Mirror** (2011)
In the episode, McCoy is pressed against the computer bank. In the sculpt, there is distance between him and the wall and his head in leaning back.

**An Extraordinary Meeting** (2012)
If you are wondering why the artist has the Spocks standing in front
of a wall adorned with the Federation’s delta insignia…
“Put aside logic, do what feels right”.

**Arena** (2013)
(A,B) The Gorn approaches a trapped Kirk and (C) raises his dagger, (D) the episode breaks for commercial, (E) the Gorn reaches out toward the rock, (F) grabs the rock and (G) pulls it away allowing Kirk to escape

This ornament is a view we never see on screen. It is the moment that occurs in image (F) but from the camera angle we are familiar with from image C. No explanation why the ornament does not include the vine netting around Kirk’s leg.

**The Devil in the Dark** (2014)
Spock’s elbows are bent and his forearms placed more vertically on the close shots (bottom left) while in the long shots his arms are more outstretched with his forearms horizontal (top). Spock’s boot and legs are exact copies from the long shots. The ornament is a blend of the different shots.

**The Needs of the Many** (2015)
While most (WARNING: 39 year old spoilers ahead!) of Spock’s death scene in The Wrath of Khan is shot from Kirk’s side of the glass, from the moment Kirk puts his hand on the glass until Spock’s actual demise, the scene is all shot from Spock’s side of the glass. While the ornament can be viewed from both sides it is impossible to reproduce the movie camera’s perspective from the back of the ornament. In the end, we get an ornament of a classic scene from Kirk’s perspective.

**The Man Trap** (2016)
Kirk and the Salt Vampire.

**The Naked Time** (2018)
(A) Sulu enters the bridge, (B) Sulu’s guard arm is raised in the scorpion position, (C) Kirk ducks Sulu’s lunge, (D) Kirk jumps over the bridge railing to the lower level, (E) Sulu resumes the scorpion position, (F) Sulu holding Uhura faces Kirk, (G) Uhura’s struggles draws Sulu’s attention, (H) Uhura breaks away

Sulu’s likeness is captured from image B or E. Kirk’s stance is closest to that of F or G. Kirk’s position to the sword is never closer than that in image C. The Naked Time ornament marries two different moments in the scene to capture an iconic but nonexistent moment in time.

**Saru and Burnham** (2019)
Burnham gives Georgiou’s telescope to Saru in the first season episode “Choose Your Pain”. In the episode, the pair simply stand in front of the telescope case which sits on a table and the ornament depicts them in a similar standing position but with Saru holding the case, a moment we never see appear on screen.

70) 2014 “Devil in the Dark”

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Mr. Spock was admired for his logic, but he was also empathic, and he used both traits to try to understand the many beings the staff of the U.S.S. Enterprise encountered in their intergalactic travels. This magic ornament commemorates the 1967 Star Trek episode, “The Devil in the Dark,” where Mr. Spock communicates with a Horta. Simply press the button on the ornament and you can hear dialogue from this scene.

Product Code: QXI2613

Press the button on the ornament to hear dialogue from this exciting scene!
Batteries included.
Artist crafted.
4.45″ W x 2.39″ H x 2.22″ D

Retail: $29.95