Written by Gene L. Coon, Frederic Brown, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Joseph Pevney Sometimes, when I watch previews of Star Trek episodes, I get a feeling based on these snippets of whether […]
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 […]
Book Review: Exodus: Star Trek Vulcan’s Soul Book 1 by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz
I purchased this book many years ago, but it lingered in my “to read” pile for quite some time. I’m not sure why. Many other science fiction books came and went during […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Balance of Terror- One of the Best of the Original Series
Written by Paul Schneider and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Vincent McEveety Every now and then, the original Star Trek series got things just about perfect. This means a variety of things came together […]
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 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?” […]
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