Written by Gene L. Coon and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney If I had to list my favorite episodes of the original Star Trek series, there’s only a few episodes that I […]
Star Trek: The Original Series: This Side of Paradise – It Sure Don’t Look Like Eden
Written by D.C. Fontana, Jerry Sohl, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Ralph Senensky Paradise is different things for different people, but the finding of an idyllic world seems to be a topic worth […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Space Seed – Welcome to Fantasy Island, Eugenics Style
Written by Gene L. Coon, Carey Wilber, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Marc Daniels It’s pretty much a given among Star Trek fans that Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is one […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Return of the Archons – Technology Runs Amok
Written by Boris Sobelman and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney A theme that ran through many of the science fiction shows in the 1960’s was the fear of technology taking control of […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Squire of Gothos – A Precursor to “Q”???
Written by Paul Schneider and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Don McDougall Many fans of both the original Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation have picked up on similarities in some of […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Shore Leave – Hijinks With the Crew of the Enterprise
Written by Gene Roddenberry and Theodore SturgeonDirected by Robert Sparr Sounds great to me. I would love a place where I could go and sit in Shea Stadium all over again watching […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Conscience of the King
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 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?” […]
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