When I was reviewing the episode Star Trek: The Original Series – All Our Yesterdays, I remarked that it would have been interesting to see a follow-up on that story where Zarabeth […]
Series Rewatch – Star Trek: Turnabout Intruder – A Poor End to the Original Series
Written by Gene Roddenberry and Arthur H. SingerDirected by Herb Wallerstein The last episode of the original Star Trek series may have been one of its biggest misses. Instead of giving a […]
Series Rewatch – Star Trek: The Original Series – All Our Yesterdays
Written by Jean Lisette Aroeste, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Marvin J. Chomsky In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the series writers seemed fascinated with making Data step out of […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Savage Curtain – Aside From the Spear in Your Back, How Did You Enjoy Your Resurrection Mr. Lincoln?
Written by Arthur Heinemann, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herschel Daugherty The aliens of the universe seem to want to keep testing humanity (or the Federation, at least) to see […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Cloud Minders – Lessons for Yesterday and Today
Written by Margaret Armen, David Gerrold, Oliver Crawford, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Jud Taylor Rewatching The Cloud Minders after the events of the last year really gives its social […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Way to Eden – Space Hippies Take Over the Enterprise
Written by Michael Richards, Arthur Heinemann, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by David Alexander Episodes like this make canceling the series after this season seem like a mercy killing. It can […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Requiem for Methuselah – Love During the Time of Plagues
Written by Jerome Bixby, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Murray Golden Watching this episode after having viewed all that came after it, I was immediately struck by the opening that […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – That Which Survives – It’s No Wonder the Series Didn’t Survive this Season
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 […]
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