I'm With Bones

Ever watch the original Star Trek TV series?

In it, there’s some incredible fuel for a young imagination. There are alien life forms, many of whom were used to represent real-life human issues of race and nationality. Like all great science fiction, the show used allegories to talk about real-life human issues frequently.

The show also introduced utterly iconic characters to us. There was the impulsive but charismatic Captain Kirk, whose willingness to take risks at the right time turned out to be his great strength. Spock was the yin to Kirk’s yang, invoking logic and reason at every turn and inviting everyone to be more careful in their thinking.

Scotty, Uhura, and Sulu were excellent supporting characters, but there was one more semi-main character called Dr. McCoy I want us to focus on for today. McCoy was very old-school by the standards of the 23rd century, even down to DeForest Kelly’s strong Atlanta accent. His nickname, Bones, hearkens back to when doctors were morbidly playf…