13. Oct 2006 
7 comments
Not one of my favourite episodes, but at least we get to see Shatner hug himself.
Evil Kirk vs Wimpy Kirk…here’s a survey: which one do YOU prefer?
It’s been ages since I’ve seen this episode, and I’d forgotten about the aggressiveness of Evil Kirk’s attack on Janice Rand. And if I was surprised by the violence, [...]
29. Sep 2006 
16 comments
Oh lordy, I’ve been looking forward to blogging about this episode, which is one of my faves. I love the character-driven TOS episodes the best. Yes, I know…they’re all character-driven to some extent, but some more than others. The Naked Time is one of my favourites because you get a deep glimpse into many of [...]
22. Sep 2006 13 comments
Thanks for the feedback to my previous posts, everyone. I’m learning quite a bit from some of the info, and thought I’d share it here as well, just in case others would benefit as well:
Hitch Aka Richard Wheatley, for example, pointed out that the original Star Trek series wasn’t shown in the UK until 1969. [...]
12. Sep 2006 10 comments
I’ve always liked this episode. Partly because of the creepy horror effects (the female crew member who had her mouth removed especially comes to mind here), but mostly because of the emotional resonance of the story. Charlie is bad, but I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sympathy for him at the end.
The writer [...]
08. Sep 2006 11 comments
So I’ve been digging around a bit online, and the “first episode” question is still up in the air. I’m a bit surprised that no one has tried calling me on this, but maybe you’re worried about ending up in one of my cartoons.
According to this Wikipedia entry, The Man Trap was the [...]
06. Sep 2006 7 comments
Some ST:TOS may argue that I should watch The Cage first, since it was the first pilot episode. Others might then argue I should be watching Where No Man Has Gone Before, since this was the second pilot, after the first pilot was deemed “too cerebral” by the NBC execs.
Still others might argue just for [...]
06. Sep 2006 0 comments
For those on Livejournal, Rob Wynne has set up a feed with the name “ohitrek” (thanks, Rob!).
After adding an About Me and Legalstuff page to this blog, I’ve noticed that the links in the sidebar are overlapping with the Category names. Christoph Boecken (the author of this new Wordpress Theme) is kindly helping me fix [...]
05. Sep 2006 7 comments
I recently discovered that it’s the 40th anniversary of the first episode of Classic Star Trek this Friday. 40 years. Holy cow. Am I really that old?
Granted, I watched most of the episodes as reruns, but I do clearly remember a time with Star Trek (THE Star Trek) was pretty much the only science fiction [...]
05. Sep 2006 8 comments
Don’t forget to click on the header to see the full post (not on this one, but on the post above). I need to learn enough CSS to be able to add a “More” link to this Wordpress theme.