Star Trek Classic, Season 1, Episode 9. Third use of the Vulcan nerve pinch. The interplay between McCoy and Kirk is excellent in early scenes. It’s professional conflict but not personal, and you can tell it by the expressions in the actors’ faces. Nicely done. This episode’s ridiculously pretty guest actress is Marianna Hill as [...]
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Star Trek Classic, Season 1, Epsiode 8. Two quotes worth mentioning: Janice Rand (to Kirk): “Back on the ship, I used to try to get you to look at my legs. Captain. Look at my legs.” McCoy (to Kirk): “He’s dead.” Spock: “Without them, it could be a beaker full of death.” The use of [...]
Star Trek Classic, Season 1, Episode 7. I’m not sure, but there seems to be a recurring theme in this original series of what makes someone human, and whether or not the things that make us imperfect (love, emotion, bias, that kind of thing) are actually the things that make humans superior to a non-feeling [...]
Star Trek Classic. Season 1, episode 6. Cool. The opening scene has all the principals at once. Spock: “I’m happy the affair is over. A most annoying, emotional episode.” That’s about it as far as memorable moments, but this is the best episode yet, I think. It is unnecessarily heavy-handed, but I think that’s the [...]
Star Trek Classic. Season 1, Episode 5. Kirk: “At night, it gets down to about 120 degrees below zero.” Sulu: “That’s…nippy.” Yeoman Janice Rand is a painter. Nice touch. Fake Kirk kisses yeoman Rand. Spock: “There’s only one logical answer. We have an imposter on board.” I think this is the first time he says [...]
Star Trek Classic. Season 1, episode 4. Funny line: Spock gives Sulu the Vulcan nerve pinch. Kirk says, “I’d like you to teach me that some time.” Spock: “We can’t afford a safety factor.” Question: Is this the first incidence of a shirtless Asian man on prime time TV? Nurse Chapel: “I’m in love with [...]
Star Trek Classic. Season 1, episode 3. Wow. Sally Kellerman as a visiting psychiatrist. This is the first sorta crossover between this show and my favorite show, M*A*S*H. Kellermann played Hotlips Houlihan in the Robert Altman film, off which the TV series was spun. No Uhura or McCoy. First episode with Scotty. Yeoman Rand isn’t [...]
Star Trek classic. Season 1, episode 2. “Captain Kirk is one of a kind, Charlie.” (McCoy) “The job is yours, Bones. Flattery will get you nowhere.” (Kirk) “On Earth today, it’s Thanksgiving. The crew has to eat synthetic meatloaf; I want it to look like turkey.” (Kirk) Spock says, “As you wish.” It’s a lot [...]
Star Trek classic. Season 1, episode 1. This was the first episode broadcast on TV, ‘though it is set after the two episodes that come next. A few thoughts: No Scotty or Chekov. I didn’t find out until moments ago that Chekov doesn’t show up until season 2. I was surprised at Spock’s eagerness to [...]
Here is where two things are likely to happen. First, I am likely to annoy (if not anger) my many Star Trek-loving friends. Second, someone is going to want to snip a corner off my geek card. My confession: I have never cared much for Star Trek the original television series. Whenever it was on [...]