Tag Archives: The Original Series

Star Trek: Elaan of Troyius

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Roger Pocock

French actress France Nuyen… yes, her first name identifies her nationality… very convenient… plays the titular Elaan of Troyius in another one of Trek’s forays into sexism.  Yeah, yeah, I’m being unfair, I know, but for a show I remembered … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Empath

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Roger Pocock

I had been waiting to get to this episode because my memory of it was very positive but The Empath, like so many Trek episodes, does miss the mark more than I remembered.  It’s always a shame when that happens; … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Wink of an Eye

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Back in 1966, Star Trek was so new and unusual, most of the ideas were novel.  The stories were interesting and strange and often quite deep.  Creating new and compelling ideas must have been so much fun for the writers.  … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Plato’s Stepchildren

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Roger Pocock

It was always amazing to me that whenever I’d turn the TV on to see Star Trek, it seemed Plato’s Stepchildren was on and I find it to be one of the hardest episodes to watch.  I know it’s got the historical … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Tholian Web

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Up, down, up, down… this season is a roller coaster ride.  One good one, one bad one…   The Tholian Web opens with a great mystery not unlike The Omega Glory; everyone on the Starship Defiant is dead, all apparently killed … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Roger Pocock

For the love of Vulcan, what was that?  For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky opens with the Enterprise under attack from… basically a mosquito.  I mean, the threat is so non-existent that one shot takes … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Day of the Dove

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Roger Pocock

While season 3 of Star Trek may have been a bit of a letdown from previous seasons, I find Day of the Dove one of the most profound episodes of the series.  I didn’t always notice it but one day, … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Spectre of the Gun

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Season 3 of Star Trek was really a step down from the previous two seasons.  It wasn’t that Trek was consistently knocking it out of the park, but there seems to be more substance to the episodes of the previous … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Is There in Truth No Beauty?

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Star Trek takes on the concept of beauty and ugliness in Is There in Truth No Beauty?  I’m torn between thinking it’s a brilliant episode and a dreadful one.  It’s a good subject matter, and while The Twilight Zone may … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: And the Children Shall Lead

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Four episodes in, and I’m not seeing the Star Trek that I loved.  Yeah, The Enterprise Incident was good, but this season isn’t winning any points for the series!  The first thought I had when this episode started was that … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Paradise Syndrome

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Roger Pocock

I never liked The Paradise Syndrome.  That might sound like a funny thing to say because who doesn’t like paradise, but Kirk ending up on a planet with a bunch of American Indians just wasn’t my idea of what Star … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Enterprise Incident

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Roger Pocock

I’ve said on many occasions that Classic Trek is my favorite Trek, but that’s not to say I dislike any of the others.  Well… maybe Voyager…  But the funny thing about classic Star Trek is that I’ve also said many … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Spock’s Brain

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Roger Pocock

It’s hard to imagine now but back in the late 60’s, Star Trek wasn’t well received.  The fandom simply wasn’t there.  So you’ve got to wonder what they were thinking for the start of season 3.  Was it, “maybe we … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Assignment: Earth

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Roger Pocock

To think, this was supposed to be the start of spinoff series like Torchwood would eventually become in Doctor Who’s future.  Rather apt, because I decided to do the same as Jim Kirk.  Using “the lightspeed breakaway factor” (which everyone … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Bread and Circuses

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Roger Pocock

I have this idea that Season Two started with a discussion in the writers’ room.  Roddenberry must have been like: “we need more good ideas; help take this to the next level!”  The other writers said something like, “what do … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Ultimate Computer

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Unlike that abhorrent mess that was The Omega Glory, The Ultimate Computer may be one of the more important episodes of classic Star Trek.  It’s not that I find it a great episode and it’s far from a favorite of … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Omega Glory

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Roger Pocock

So the USS Exeter was lost on patrol around Omega IV years ago and now Kirk finds it.  He decides to go investigate; not a bad option normally.   The Omega Glory has one hell of an opener.  The whole idea … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: By Any Other Name

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Replying to a distress call, Kirk and crew find themselves on a stunningly colorful planet. They encounter humanoids that can immobilize them for some classic 60’s “stand still” action. Kudos to the cast for really sticking with it and not … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Patterns of Force

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Some Star Trek episodes are hard to watch.  I’m looking at you, Space Hitler.  Patterns of Force had the decency to explain that the Nazi regime was wrong but hey, they were controlled by bad men and they didn’t intend … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Return to Tomorrow

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Roger Pocock

For having one of Star Trek’s best remembered quotes, Return to Tomorrow is a dreadfully slow affair that offered the chance for greatness and delivered mediocrity.  Conceptually, this is an episode about godlike beings who just want a favor.  That … Continue reading →

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