Written by Margaret Armen and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Gene Nelson This is one of those episodes that begs the question “where to begin?” There’s so much to digest here. On one hand, […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Trouble With Tribbles – A Favorite, Near Flawless Episode
Written by David Gerrold and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney The Enterprise is summoned to Space Station K-7 by a priority distress call, which is a disaster call. They arrive at the […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Obsession – Captain Kirk Hunts His Whale
Written by Art Wallace and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Ralph Senensky I wouldn’t say this episode gave birth to the idea of the “red shirt,” but it sure did rack up the body […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Deadly Years – Getting Old Sucks
Written by David P. Harmon and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney There are few stories that seem to be novel in science fiction television. One of the rather worn-out cliches is that […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Friday’s Child – Woe to Female Capellans in This Society
Written by D.C. Fontana and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney When the original Star Trek series was able to shift focus and give characters other than Captain Kirk a chance to do […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Journey to Babel – Happy Vulcan Father’s Day
Written by D.C. Fontana and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney With no knowledge of what the future would hold for the Star Trek franchise, actor Mark Lenard took on his second role […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Metamorphosis – Introducing Zefram Cochrane
Written by Gene L. Coon and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Ralph Senensky There are some episodes of the original Star Trek series that hold up better than others. The ones that don’t hold […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – I, Mudd – Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Written by Stephen Kandel and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Marc Daniels Of all the characters in the original Star Trek series to be brought back for a repeat viewing, I would have never […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Catspaw – Boo! It’s a Star Trek Halloween!
Written by Robert Block and GeneRoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney There are times when an episode seems so out of place in a series that I just know there has to be a […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Doomsday Machine – Planet Destroying Bombs, Planet Killing Machines
Written by Norman Spinrad and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Marc Daniels Quite often, Gene Roddenberry saw Star Trek as a way of discussing current events and social issues without having the network censors […]
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