The first two episodes of the CBS All-Access limited series The Stand, based on the Stephen King book, were criticized by many for being a bit jumbled. The story is not being […]
CBS All-Access The Stand – Episode 3: Blank Page (Spoilers Included)
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Conscience of the King – Hunting Down Space Nazis
Written by Barry Trivers and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Gerd Oswald In the early years of television, especially throughout the 1950’s, it was thought that all programs had to be happy and upbeat. […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Menagerie – For Years, the Only Way to See the Original Pilot
Written by Gene RoddenberryDirected by Marc Daniels For anyone who doesn’t know the story behind the original Star Trek series, the first pilot was scrapped for a variety of reasons by the […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Corbomite Maneuver – Balok’s Threat and Kirk’s Bluff
Written by Jerry Sohl and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Sargent Early in the series, when it was still trying to hash out the characters and their roles, there were many opportunities to […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Dagger of the Mind – Mental Illness in Space
Written by Shimon Wincelberg and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Vincent McEveety Like other science fiction shows of the day, Star Trek managed to comment on many issues of the day and couch it […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Miri – Storyline Pitfalls and Character Dynamics
Written by Adrian Spies and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Vincent McEveety Even a great science fiction show can get it way wrong sometimes. Great stories can have moments that make you go “Huh?” […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – What Are Little Girls Made Of – Androids and Emotions
Written by Robert Bloch and Gene RoddenberryDirected by James Goldstone I can remember going to Star Trek conventions and hearing those who worked on the original Star Trek series back in the […]
DVD Review: Ken Burns’ The Statue of Liberty – Liberty’s Too Precious a Thing to Be Buried in Books…
This was perfect timing. I’d loaded up my queue at Netflix with Ken Burns documentaries last year after finally viewing all of the Baseball boxed set and seeing just how terrific these […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Mudd’s Women – A Look Back at Star Trek’s Charm and Flaws
Written by Stephen Kandel and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Harvey Hart There are few guest stars in the original Star Trek series that were memorable after all the years of not seeing them. […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Enemy Within – Transporter Malfunction and Human Dichotomy
Written by Richard Matheson and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Leo Penn You’d think with the number of issues with the transporter through the years, there would have been a recall. I can’t imagine […]
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