Comments on: Star Trek – The Original Series, Vol. 40, Episodes 79, 99 & 1: Turnabout Intruder/ The Cage

By: pedemski

pedemski — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:08:01 +0000

I certainly hope paramount doesnt screw up THE BRADY BUNCH set when it comes out in March!!

Of course i have nothing to say about the series itself! But, the over animated menu design is a pain in the neck along with the navigation. (just a personal opinion)

Along with that, WHY DOESNT THE LOSER WHO AUTHORS THESE DVDS IN MANUFACTURING simply make a "Play All" button on the menu!!???

Its a pain if you intend to watch the whole disc and have to run for the dvd player every second to initiate a new episode.

How hard can it be????????????????????????? Rating: 1 / 5

By: Lori Kaminsky

Lori Kaminsky — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:04:52 +0000

The Man Trap- 7/10
Charlie X- 3/10
Where No Man Has Gone Before- 2/10
The Naked Time- 7/10

The Enemy Within- 9/10
Mudd's Women- don't remember
What Are Little Girls Made Of?- don't remember
Miri- 9/10

Dagger of the Mind- don't remember
The Corbomite Maneuver- 6/10
The Menagerie, part 1- 7/10
The Menagerie, part 2- 7/10

The Conscience of the King- 10/10
Balance of Terror- 8/10
Shore Leave- 3/10
The Galileo Seven- 8/10

The Squire of Gothos- 5/10
Arena- don't remember
Tomorrow is Yesterday- 7/10
Court Martial- 7/10

The Return of the Archons- 6/10
Space Seed- 6/10
A Taste of Armageddon- 10/10
This Side of Paradise- don't remember

The Devil in the Dark- 10/10
Errand of Mercy- 8/10
The Alternative Factor- 6/10

The City on the Edge of Forever- 10/10
Operation: Annihate!- 9/10

The best episodes are: The City of the Edge of Forever, A Taste of Armageddon, The Conscience of the King, The Devil in the Dark, The Enemy Within, Miri, Operation: Annihate!, Balance of Terror, The Galileo Seven, Errand of Mercy.

The worst episodes are: Where No Man Has Gone Before, Shore Leave, Charlie X

10- absolutely wonderful
9- really great
8- great
7- very good
6- pretty good
5- good
4- okay
3- so-so
2- bad
1- very bad Rating: 4 / 5

By: Black Cat de La Bear

Black Cat de La Bear — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:17:14 +0000

They were spit’n them outta the factory like crazy in those days, not like now where it’s five or six per season and a pat on the back to the overly pampered actors and actresses. I liked the original series best, but it didn’t actually start getting good until season three or so. Just because it’s Star Trek doesn’t give it an automatic five stars. Though even in its infancy, it’s better than Voyager or Enterprise by far! The first season of the Origial series was kind of silly and I am glad they soon got rid of Yeoman Rand. That relationship with Kirk and Rand was just too corney(the same could probably be said of Enterprises’s Trip and The vulcan girl, what’s her name).. The only two I really liked for this STO first season were the “Where No Man has gone before” and “The Cage” with Jeffery Hunter and co-starred Susan Oliver and was actually not a TV release at all and is not on this set.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: cool j

cool j — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:23:03 +0000

star trek, as a kid i never like it or watched it as my parents did. now im grown up and like it. so im watching it for the first time. i got the first season off e-bay (sealed) brand new. disc two skipped. i looked at the back of the disc. 2 scratches. effected play. but i guess not deep enough. it plays on my computer. but not the one hooked up to tv. so i checked all disc. no scratches on them. who ever packed them was’nt carefull in putting them in the case. for that kind of money they should. so i would advise people to check disc.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: Global Warming

Global Warming — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:04:37 +0000

I am a devout Trekker, I came of age during the time that the original series aired. I found it childish and I had no interest in watching it. However, Gene Roddenberry’s vision inspired me, I had the feeling that better things were on the way. I was right, the Next Generation series was proof that his vision was alive. Further proof was provided by Deep Space Nine and Voyager.

The fetus, the original series, was simply an absurd “William Shatner Show”, the acting was ludicrous and Shatner’s overweight and over acting destroyed the essence Roddenberry intended.

The Star Trek legend was born when Patrick Stewart and company came on TV in 1987. Before TNG, Star Trek was childs play and nothing more. No exploration of characters was possible with Shatner’s vanity, he ruined the original series. Majel Roddenberry said that and I agree with her.
Rating: 1 / 5