Watching The Animated Series For The First Time

[Christopher]

So i finished Once Upon A Planet. I liked it. A nice little sequel to Shore Leave. Nice to hear James Doohan as the planets computer. Also kirk finally talked a computer down without destroying it. Lol

I think it's better than the original episode. If you think about it, "Shore Leave" was kind of a shallow story. Nobody was in any actual danger, and the outcome was not affected in any way by the protagonists' actions, since it was just a deus-ex-machina character showing up to explain everything to them. But in "Once," there's genuine peril and the protagonists' actions make a real difference to the outcome.

 

[TRON JA307020]

I think it's better than the original episode. If you think about it, "Shore Leave" was kind of a shallow story. Nobody was in any actual danger, and the outcome was not affected in any way by the protagonists' actions, since it was just a deus-ex-machina character showing up to explain everything to them. But in "Once," there's genuine peril and the protagonists' actions make a real difference to the outcome.

You're absolutely right. The animated episode there was real danger to the landing party and to the ship. For a half hour cartoon they really packed in a great story, great dialogue and great visials.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Thanks to "Shore Leave" establishing the rules of the planet, however, they were able to tell a short high-stakes story because viewers who'd seen the original (and therefore the writers of OUAP) had a starting point. Those who hadn't seen SL got a quick primer in the basics of the planet's concept without all the flirtation/jousting rabbit holes people went down.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Thanks to "Shore Leave" establishing the rules of the planet, however, they were able to tell a short high-stakes story because viewers who'd seen the original (and therefore the writers of OUAP) had a starting point. Those who hadn't seen SL got a quick primer in the basics of the planet's concept without all the flirtation/jousting rabbit holes people went down.

Goid point. It was a real good follow up to shore leave. I really enjoyed the episode.