Written by Michael Richards, John Meredyth Lucas, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herb Wallerstein The Enterprise encounters a planet that can’t be explained. It’s only a few thousand years old […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Mark of Gideon – Failed Execution in Many Ways
Written by George F. Slavin, Stanley Adams, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Jud Taylor Sometimes a story sounds great on the surface; I can hear the pitch for this one […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Let That Be Your Last Battlefield – All Lives Do Matter
Written by Oliver Crawford, Lee Cronin, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Jud Taylor Star Trek got away with many cultural commentaries over its short run, due to the fact that […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Whom Gods Destroy – Mental Illness in the 23rd Century
Written by Lee Erwin, Jerry Sohl, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herb Wallerstein The problem with writing for the future is that the writers craft stories from the time they […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Elaan of Troyius – My Fair Elasian
Written by John Meredyth Lucas, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by John Meredyth Lucas Running out of plot ideas in this third season, the writers here turn to Shakespeare and craft […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Empath – The Oxymoron of Torturing People to Teach Love
Written by Joyce Muskat, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by John Erman When I’m writing these reviews, I usually watch the episode at least twice to feel like I have a […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky – Well-Worn Science Fiction Plot Device, Again
Written by Rik Vollaerts, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Tony Leader By the time we are this far into the third season, the storylines are really starting to be recycled. […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Day of the Dove – Peace in Our Time
Written by Jerome Bixby, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Marvin J. Chomsky The third season of the original Star Trek series was the one that was the most erratic and […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Spectre of the Gun – No Phasers at the O.K. Corral
Written by Gene L. Coon, Arthur H. Singer and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Vincent McEveety Ever feel like you just want to be left alone? I have those moments. It’s one of the […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Is There In Truth No Beauty? – Beauty and the Beasts
Written by Jean Lisette Aroeste, Arthur H. Singer and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Ralph Senensky Back in the episode Friday’s Child, writer D.C. Fontana said her goal was to present a woman who […]
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