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Shatner hits a Grand Slam with his narration for the opening credits of TOS. His dramatic pauses and emphasis on certain words accentuates the superbly written dialog, plus we get to view the Enterpise exploring the cosmos. TOS is one of the few series during the era that presented their...

TOS produced some outstanding sci-fi episodes that I still enjoy watching after many decades. I’d watch just about any TOS episode, but the one that makes me really itch to turn the channel on satellite tv is “Friday’s Child”. I don’t hate it, nor do I love it. I’m ambivalent whenever it appears...

Post a comment about something from an episode of TOS that either inspires you or irritates you. Here’s mine…although it’s not my favorite TOS episode by a long shot, in The Savage Curtain Kirk’s last words to Yarnek are “We came in peace.” I still believe that essentially sums up GR’s...

When Harve Bennett was preparing for filming TWOK, he binge watched all 79 TOS episodes. He came to the following conclusion : 1/3 were good, 1/3 were okay and 1/3 were stinkers. Do you agree with his math?

Recently I started a thread about William Shatner’s Finest TOS Performance. Okay, Leonard, now it’s your turn. It could be a brief scene, a whole act or an entire episode. And awayyyyyyy we go… To borrow a word from Spock’s vocabulary, I’ve always been fascinated by the end of Requiem For...

I just watched Whom Gods Destroy. The aspect of Cellular Metamorphosis always fascinated me. Just for kicks, if you had that ability, who or what would you transform into?

Famous British director Alfred Hitchcock usually made cameo appearances in his movies, so that got me to thinking…what if GR did the same in one of TOS episodes? I know he did a voiceover in Charlie X (“Real Turkeys!”), but now I’m talking an actual screen shot of GR. It could have just been a...

According to what I’ve read, one of the reasons that the character of Chekov was created was to appeal to teenagers/young adults and draw them to view Star Trek. Therein lies my quandary : Walter Koenig was cast in the role and even with his early Beatle type wig he seemed a little too old for...

Considering both the budget and time constraints that he worked under, Bill Theiss was a master in creating TOS costumes for the variety of human and alien characters. What is your favorite costume that he created? Here’s mine…

Compared to both Season 1 and Season 3, Season 2 had several episodes that were intentionally humorous (Trouble With Tribbles, A Piece Of The Action, I, Mudd, etc.). I can watch these episodes if I really have to, but they’re not my favorite, go-to TOS installments. I prefer more of the...

I like the addition of the character of Chekov to TOS; it’s just I’ve never been impressed with Koenig’s attempt at acting. What line or scene involving Chekov makes you cringe or chuckle? Here’s mine : Tholian Web. Chekov watches the Defiant fade out. He knows Kirk is gone with it. He shows no...

GR was quoted in the Solow/Justman book as saying (paraphrased) “This 3rd year is going to be the best ever and Star Trek will go on forever.” That’s before GR and TOS parted ways. Well, it didn’t quite come to fruition, but if TOS did survive Freiberger, the time slot, etc. how many years do...

This episode always bothered me. I liked the basic premise of alternate/parallel universes, but the way it was filmed just didn’t seem to work out. I know the writer and director probably thought, “This is classic Trek!” For one thing, sometimes I had difficulty telling which Lazarus was...

“Taste of Armageddon” I know Kirk was stuck between a rock and a hard place, but : (1) Informing Eminiar 7 that he was beaming down whether they approved or not. (2) Telling Spock, “…if we’re forced to kill…” (3) Destroying Eminiar 7 disintegration chambers. (4) Kidnapping Anan 7. (5)...

During this episode the possibility of 3 crew members being left behind on the planet is discussed. This got me to thinking : hypothetically, if it really came down to Spock deciding who would remain, who exactly do you think he would have chosen? Logically, of course…

I thought Morgan Woodward was an excellent guest star in S1 ‘Dagger of the Mind’ and S2 ‘Omega Glory’. He seemed to steal the show in both episodes. I missed seeing him in S3. A new producer, limited budget for guest stars and other factors seemed to have excluded him from being cast. However...

The first 2 seasons of TOS had several episodes penned by the same script writers (Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Bloch, Paul Schneider, D.C. Fontana, Gene Coon, John Meredyth Lucas, GR, etc.). The 3rd season seemed to attract some writers whose comprehension of the original Star Trek...

William Shatner seemed to thrive on doing his own TOS stunts, but every once in a while…a stunt double stepped in. Shatner’s decision or the director’s? Who knows? It’s history now. Some of the look-alikes were quite close to resembling Shatner : others appeared to be someone the producer just...

I just watched the scene where Captain Kirk returns to the Enterprise bridge after the crew ‘mutiny’ in ‘This Side of Paradise’. I really felt empathy and sympathy for his character during his Captain’s Log monologue. Your choice for Shatner’s finest performance, either a scene, an act or a...

Hypothetical question : William Shatner and Robert Conrad were both young, talented and athletic actors who seemed to thrive on action in their respective series. In Hollywood, sometimes luck and timing are essential in getting casted in a prime role. Shatner as Secret Service Agent James T...