Rowan J Coleman 88,080 views. **, 23. The Omega Glory – Probably the stupidest of the “parallel evolution” stories, “The Omega Glory” culminates in William Shatner giving his best/worst melodramatic reading of The Constitution and convincing everyone that the American Way is Good. The blasé attitude of execs for Star Trek was enough that episode 26, i.e. It consisted of twenty-four episodes. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. No matter, as the gamesters of the title are three ladies who force the Enterprise crew to participate in gladiator-style competition. The original Star Trek series focuses on the 23rd century adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the U.S.S. The Trouble with Tribbles –Star Trek Guide is firmly of the opinion that the Tribbles are some of the most cleverly conceived aliens within the ST universe, at least until the Borg. S1 E1 Sep 08, 1966 . about Spock. Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 2 [Retrospective] Reed Westward. This introduction to the balls o’ fur has everything you’d want in a great ST episode: humor, character notes, a random rogue figure, Klingons kicking ass … no wonder “Trouble with Tribbles” is so unforgettable. The Changeling – Something of a template for the Star Trek: The Motion Picture script. I, Mudd – That (humanoid trafficker) old rapscallion Harry Mudd is back, this time lording over a planet populated only by some 200,000 androids. Watch Star Trek episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. ***, 22. Some more gladiator games? (Hey, Voyager and Enterprise both did…) A former Starfleet professor has “assisted” the cultures of twin planets through technological advances and the adoption of fascism as a choice of government. In addition, the entirety of Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and all of the Star Trek movies took place in between Discovery and Picard. The Deadly Years – The first in a long tradition of rapid-aging stories on Star Trek. I haven't bought any of the original series over the years. TV Schedule. In “Action,” the Enterprise crew finds a planet sporting a humanoid culture resembling exactly that of 1920s Chicago. Star Trek's Mirror Universe has become a phenomenon since its introduction, and has been explored in multiple series across the franchise. 'Discovery' is trying hard to connect with the original series … doomsday-093. **, 18. The old buddies come to blows (so to speak) when Spock is nearly driven insane by the ravages on the Pon Farr. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy. In its original run, seventy-nine episodes of The Original Series were produced before the series was canceled at the end of its third season. The episode that sent rabid fans to feverishly retconning at the cinematic release of Star Trek: First Contact. Season 2 is my favorite of TOS. After one such android poses as a Red Shirt to hijack the Enterprise (hey, it’s was the late 2260s), Mudd has some fun with the Enterprise bridge crew before Kirk confounds the androids with simplistic logical paradoxes. Friday’s Child – The Federation and the Klingons compete for the economic affection of the Capella, seriously hot-headed dudes on a planet rich in dilithium. F… The Apple – An away team loses a few Red Shirts early on to various “natural” pitfalls on a planet inhabited by Stone Age-level people controlled by An Insane God! By Any Other Name – Kirk and his away team are attacked by aliens from the Andromeda Galaxy. 95 screencaps . The Enterprise installs “a new computer system.” The so-called M-5 gets fanatical in a hurry, wreaking particular havoc during a four-ship war game. **, 10. ***, 17. Catspaw – While orbiting a seemingly dead planet, the Enterprise is captured by two Insane Gods! S1 E3 Sep 22, 1966 . Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.\" Unfortunately, the Constellation’s captain is obsessed with wreaking vengeance on the planet-killer. captures the Enterprise crew. Journey to Babel – Spock’s parents Sarek and Amanda board the Enterprise on the way to mediate peace talks between the Andorians and Tellarites. I love all Star Trek, but TOS (The Original Series for those not in the know) is where it started, so I gotta give it props. Season 2 is more uneven than the show's first, as is the video quality of the Blu-ray set. S1 E2 Sep 15, 1966 . Subscribe. "Devil in the Dark" is a favorite for people to goof on. A Private Little War – War with Klingons, that is! \"Space: the final frontier. The Immunity Syndrome – An energy-eating creature destroys a Vulcan ship, followed by the Tn Enterprise crew rather inelegantly taking the metaphorical eye for an eye in response. Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969) Episode List. Full Episodes. Subscribe. This one’s literal, as an all-powerful being claiming to be Apollo (!) ***, 4. Star Trek The Original Series Season 1 Episode 28 The City on the Edge of Forever. Loading ... Top 10 Star Trek The Original Series Episodes - Duration: 9:16. Trekkies jumped with joy when they saw Leonard Nimoy's Spock, obviously not the real Nimoy, but it was good to see him there. A 20th-century Earth probe has gained near-sentience and seeks to “find and sterilize imperfection,” such as the 4 billion citizens of a world the Enterprise was not in time to save. the final, was set to serve as a spinoff for an entirely different series about a mysterious time traveler named Gary Seven. Regardless, this is an essential purchase for fans and comes very highly recommended. Charlie "X" Subscribe. There is earlier version and a remastered version. Capt. ***, 2. Who Mourns for Adonis? It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy. ***, 12. While Star Trek season one generally impressed the TV critics and writers, already leaving an indelible mark on 1960s American pop culture, viewing figures weren’t great and thus CBS executives were hesitant to greenlight par two. THe new CGI is both amazing and a little different as I remember most of the series growing up in my childhood. *****, 16. The Man Trap . Enterprise (NCC-1701), a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by Earth-based Starfleet Command to explore the galaxy. or mere disembodied aliens? Patterns of Force – When in doubt, turn to Nazis! Picked up season 3 as well as 1 and 2. Seeing as how 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the USS Enterprise and its faithful crew, it seems fitting to take a look back at the series that started it all. In 2006the original live-action episodes began to receive a digital face-lift, with the original footage being carefully restored, and the original special effects being replaced with new high definition CGI effects. involved in a struggle which manifests itself in the form of traditional symbols of witchery. ***, 9. ***, 11. Mirror, Mirror – A transporter malfunction (you knew it had to be a transporter malfunction) sends Kirk, McCoy, Scotty and Uhura into a parallel universe in which Machiavelli is probably taught in first grade and the Enterprise is on no peacekeeping mission. As the ship approaches the Galactic Barrier (Hey, that thing can turn you into an Insane God!, you know…), Kirk engages one in a fistfight and rapidly convinces the rest to stay in the Milky Way. Pretty silly stuff, though Kirk and Spock’s explanation of Fizzbin is almost worth the price of admission. Another fabulous 'Star Trek: The Original Series' box set is available on Blu-ray. The Doomsday Machine – The Enterprise comes to the assistance of the Constellation, a Federation starship nearly destroyed by a planet-sized destruction machine (so kinda like the Death Star but uncontrolled). But hey, Star Trek … Star Trek The Original Series. From the outside, it's easy to see why people would laugh at this episode; the threat is an alien that looks like an old dirty rug. 1. – That’s right, it’s time for another Insane God! *, 24. A much-celebrated episode from the original series, “Doomsday Machine” has inspired video games and Star Trek novels. I got the remastered Season 1 Blu-ray when it came out and also recently got hold of Season 2. The third and final season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series, premiered on NBC on Friday, September 20, 1968 and concluded on Tuesday, June 3, 1969. (Apparently someone was catching early Doctor Who…). Star Trek TNG - S02E02- Where Silence Has Lease. Star Trek Day 2020 | George Takei Discusses Star Trek: The Original Series Episode "The Naked Time" 4:41 George Takei (Sulu) shares an exciting story about learning to fence for the Star Trek episode "The Naked Time," which involves the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood. Star Trek. Star Trek The Original Series Season 1 Episode 9 Dagger of the Mind. And along the way, the small question of … murder! Season 2. Star Trek: The Original Series / Star Trek Original Series Seasons / Star Trek: The Original Series. ****. Over the years, the original Star Trek episodes have taken their fair share of jabs, due in part to the many cheesy looking aliens the shows have had. https://www.cbs.com/.../star-trek-the-original-series-remastered-catspaw Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed of light. ****, 5. 52:16. This set shows the beautiful effects remastering in full HD resolution, as well as the original episodes for archive or comparison. By its second season, the Original Series of Star Trek was going quite well, presenting a number of great stories. ***, 20. Obsession – When Kirk spots a “gaseous entity” that destroyed a ship previously under his command, he becomes (you guessed it) obsessed with killing the thing. Metamorphosis – Zefram Cochrane, inventor of Earth’s first warp drive, is found alive, sustained by a companion that he calls, well, his Companion. Season 1 ; Season 2 ... Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The Cage . A guest star role with an alien entity from "The Original Series" is confirmed in the Star Trek: Discovery season 3 episode Terra Firma, Part 2. Wolf in the Fold – A surprisingly dark episode in which a number of grisly, savage murders are committed, apparently at Scotty’s hands – but the actual murderer is a more primal, ancient force. The live-action episodes were followed by a twenty-two episode animated series, also called Star Trek, though commonly referred to as Star Trek: The Animated Series. **, 3. The second and penultimate season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series, premiered on NBC on September 15, 1967 and concluded on March 29, 1968. Star Trek The Original Series. Bread and Circuses – Ready for some more “parallel evolution”? ***, 15. The seventh and final season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The … Admittedly time-traveling way too easily into the 20th century, the Enterprise crew engages in a mission involving hyper-advanced technology, Cold War paranoia, a stolen nuclear missile, a magic cat and Teri Garr. Year: ... « Season 2 | Season 3 See also. Star Trek Beyond is the first of the new Trek films that embodies the classic series‘ adventurous spirit and hopeful tone. (Unless he meant Apollo form, you know, the 1970s Battlestar Galactica series…?) **, 21. They soon take over the Enterprise and begin prepping it for a 300-year mission back to Andromeda. Machinations ensue before Kirk finally chucks the ol’ Prime Directive right out the porthole. Tribbles – purring, fluffy, and fertile creatures – disrupt the exploitation of a disputed planet between the Klingons and Federation. Cygnus-X1.Net: A Tribute to Star Trek is maintained by John Patuto. [4], In 2019, CBR rated Season 2 of Star Trek (original series) as the second best season of all Star Trek seasons up to that time, and the best season of the original's three seasons. ****, 7. A great addition to the collection. *, 14. **, 19. The season originally aired Fridays at 8:30–9:30 pm (EST) on NBC. There was DVD set release in 2004, and later a remastered version was also released on DVD, which featured some updated special effects in some scenes as well as re-processed color, etc. Yeah, I thought not. Return to Tomorrow – Disembodied aliens take over various bodies of Enterprise crew in turn in order to build other corporeal bodies they may inhabit. Episode Recap Star Trek on TV.com. Star Trek: Picard is set 142 years after the events Star Trek: Discovery season 2, which have been stricken from Federation history. Mirror,Mirror is a great "pirate" episode and the cast all get great airtime. [3][4] The Remastered DVD set included 8 DVD discs. 54:35. The Gamesters of Triskelion – Insane Gods! "Cygnus-X1.Net" is in no … It consisted of twenty-six episodes. When the Federation discovers the Klingon Empire messing around with a low level of technological development, the Enterprise is dispatched to address the cultural contamination. Star Trek: The Original Series - Episode Guide - Season 2 May 06, 2019 01312.4 – The Original Series While Star Trek season one generally impressed the TV critics and writers, already leaving an indelible mark on 1960s American pop culture, viewing figures weren’t great and thus CBS executives were hesitant to greenlight par two. [3], The Remastered DVD set also included special features for 'Tribbles', including the episodes "Trials and Tribblations" from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and "More Tribbles, More Troubles" from Star Trek: The Animated Series. Season: OR . 2-01: Amok Time When Spock exhibits irrational behavior from pon farr, The Enterprise heads to Vulcan for help. [5], Last edited on 15 December 2020, at 05:25, List of Star Trek: The Original Series cast members, List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes, Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1), Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3), "Review: Star Trek Remastered Season Two DVD Set", Star Trek: The Remastered Series Seasons 1, 2 & 3 review, "Every Star Trek Season of TV Ever, Ranked from Worst to Best", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series_(season_2)&oldid=994338497, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The Star Trek: Discovery returns with the seventh episode of season three “Unification III” this week. Assignment: Earth – It’s incredibly unfortunate that “Assignment: Earth” was mostly produced so as to spinoff the supporting character Gary Seven into his own program, because this is one wacky, fun-filled Star Trek episode which really should have set a precedent for ST:TOS scripts. **, 6. *, 26. ... 46:21. The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment. The Ultimate Computer – Another tried ‘n’ true Star Trek trope gets a rerun for this episode. ***, 13. Bonus features from the DVDs are carried over as well. ***, 25. It consisted of twenty-six episodes. After losing his entire crew to a planet-eating alien machine from another galaxy, Two powerful aliens threaten the well-being of the, While transporting dignitaries to an important peace conference the. Amok Time and Journey to Babel reveal a lot to the ST novice (are there any, after 50 years on TV?) In terms of watchability, season two of the original series rehashes some already worn ideas, but does bring innovative stuff like the mirror universe and Tribbles, both of which would continue to manifest themselves throughout the ST series. Amok Time – Or, if you’d like, Spock vs. Kirk, round 2. The latest episode of 'Star Trek: Discovery' was a real joy for fans, as it featured footage from the original 'Star Trek' series. (So much for the ol’ Prime Directive here; Janeway would be having fits, I tell ya!) **, 8. In this one, Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etc., contract the bad space virus and as they approach senility, Romulans choose to attack. Season 2's episodes remain strong, although with many of the same themes as episodes in Season 1 (and in fact a lot of common themes to the whole Star Trek universe, really, but that's no bad thing). Perhaps it was Gene Roddenberry’s enthusiasm for the production that ramrodded Star Trek onto television sets for 1967-68. The second and penultimate season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series, premiered on NBC on September 15, 1967 and concluded on March 29, 1968. Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and the USS Enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal sci-fi series. A Piece of the Action – Sorry, but once the showrunners accepted the case for “parallel evolution”, the stretching for story ideas was obvious. Haven't actually gotten to watching season 3 yet, I'm half way through season 2. A new computer system causes havoc while being tested aboard the, During a historical research mission in 1968, the, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 05:25. Fan favorite episodes from Season 2 include Spock and Kirk facing off in ''Amok Time,'' ''Mirror, Mirror,'' which introduces the evil ''mirror universe,'' ''Journey to Babel,'' featuring the introduction of Spock's parents Sarek and Amanda, and the unforgettable classic ''The Trouble With Tribbles. Season 1. Have no fear, however: Majel Barrett’s voice is returned to the Enterprise for the next episode. 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