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All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

(*Famous "Star Trek" quote*) - "To boldly go where no man has gone before!"These TV episodes are the very ones that started the whole "Star Trek" craze back in 1966. The phenomenal popularity of this SyFy/Adventure series and all of its many incarnations has managed to endure for 50 years now.Set in the 23rd century - Star Trek's voyage originally started out as a 5-year mission (propelled along on the U.S.S. Enterprise) to explore the vast galaxy beyond our own solar system.Captained by James T. Kirk (played by a 36-year-old William Shatner) and crewed by a team of 430 Vulcans and humans - This fantastic journey to the stars was set into motion through the United Federation of Planets.So - All you eager space-cadets - Buckle up your seat-belts and get ready for the original Star Trek. (To be sure) - It's guaranteed to take you "where no man has gone before" (1960's style).

The 'Star Trek' franchise started with this show, a show that was undoubtedly awe-inspiring and ahead of its time back then. It still holds up now, even with its flaws.Sure, the special effects are often laughable and the sets are less than audacious. Some of Season 3 disappoints with even cheaper production values, less suspense, very contrived plotting that lacked logic and more cheesiness. William Shatner was never known for subtlety (apart from a few exceptions like 1958's 'The Brothers Karamazov'), but he does overact to an annoying degree and it can over-balance the rest of the show.However, the rest of the characterisations and acting are fine. Spock is the most interesting and most well-developed character and Leonard Nimoy is unforgettable as the character. DeForest Kelley and James Doohan are lots of fun and Walter Koenig is similarly memorable, same with George Takei.Music is full of energy and atmosphere. Even better is the writing, which is funny, intelligent and rich in humanity and the imaginative and influential story-lines that were full of suspense, intrigue and influential fun. The characters are interesting and their interaction is one of the high points of the show.In conclusion, hugely impressive and ground-breaking them, even though the flaws are more noticeable today. 9/10 Bethany Cox

It's a television series with stagy acting and contrived plots. With the exception of Mr. Spock, all the main characters are hysterical, some even unlikeable. Dr. McCoy is the worst. He is shrill, argumentative, and abrasive. And that's the medical officer. Then there is Scotty, the chief engineer. He's always on the edge of having a nervous breakdown. The slightest demands on him send him into a tizzy. Then there is Captain Kirk. He has no business commanding anyone. He is temperamental, moody, easily excitable, and bossy. The only character who has any substance is Spock. That's because he's not even fully human. How he manages to tolerate the rest of the crew is a mystery. Without Spock the command structure would immediately break down. That's not saying much for human beings. Also, the mission of the star ship is murky. What is a rocket ship doing going throughout the galaxies searching for new planets? Who asked them to? The military aspect of their mission is unmistakable. They have the fire power to destroy entire planets. For what? In addition, who would let humans beings operate this craft in the first place. The ship's security is constantly being breached. The Star ship routinely transport on board all kind of alien creatures, some more humanoid then others but definitely not human, without taking any precautions against possible contamination. Also, Kirk gets himself involved in situations that a more mature, thoughtful and disciplined officer would easily avoid. In fact, the biggest drawback to this series is a Captain. His rashness stretches literary license to the limit. His decision-making is so readily influenced by emotions that it is a miracle that he makes any decisions at all. Whenever he is stumped, he invariably turns to Spock who at least demonstrates an ability to think clearly. Indeed, in almost every episode it is Spock who guides the ship out of crisis. It is not surprising that this show was cancelled after three seasons. Nor is it surprising that years in syndication later the show took on a new life, capturing a new audience that apparently was more forgiving then the network executives who probably had their fill of outlandishly ridiculous plots and corny acting that needed to be beamed out to some other place where such mediocrity could find a home.

I recently came across this old 1960s Star Trek series on Netflix streaming movies. I did what any reasonable person would do, I watched the "pilot" first, a 63-minute episode. I enjoyed it, it brought back good memories of a time long ago.But afterwards I found out a strange fact, this pilot, with a 1964 copyright, had never actually been aired. And that might also explain why it had no captain Kirk, instead it has a captain Pike played by Jeffrey Hunter. But it had other major characters, like Spock.I found out later, Jeffrey Hunter decided to drop out of possible future Star Trek work and that is why captain Pike was replaced by captain Kirk when the series actually began. Who knows, William Shatner might never have become so famous if Hunter had stuck with the series.The pilot is interesting, the crew of the Enterprise get a signal that a strange planet, with 0.9 the gravity of Earth, plus an atmosphere with oxygen and nitrogen, has signs of survivors of an old spaceship crash. So they decide to be beamed down for a rescue mission. What they find are an alien race with small, weak bodies and very large, bald heads and the ability of mind control. There had been only one survivor of that crash, a woman, and they were trying to find a male to mate with her and continue that race. Then most of that unaired pilot was incorporated into episodes 12 and 13 of the first season, with a new Captain Pike story.Over 50 years ago the special effects were nothing like what has been developed since then, and the sets looked like sets built on a sound stage, and not very authentic. But none of that matters, it was a groundbreaking TV series at a time when the viewing audience were hungry for space-exploration stories. I now need to watch a few of the regular episodes that were actually aired and with captain Kirk.