Fortunately, Kirk is in better form, reminding all of us out in TV land why he and not Spock got this gig to begin with. He immediately considers the mystery deaths in light of the other pressing topic at hand, the logistics of orbiting a planet that’s about to collapse in on itself, and asks his advisers if one thing should make him worry about ( Read more... )

Note: The TOS reviews continue. Spoilers within. Watch the episode here:

http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/video/video.php?cid=619493214&pid=mRUET46ME1jNuxRSk38L6r3YUL02OAsy&play=true

Less than half an hour into this show, I was already grinning and proclaiming to the walls of my apartment, “I like this episode! It’s exciting!” It is, too. It was ( Read more... )

Note: This is the first in an ongoing series of Star Trek TOS (i.e., The Original Series) episode reviews that will be appearing in this space. I aim to post one such review each week or so and eventually plow through the entire series in more or less chronological order. Spoilers within, if you care.

The episode can be seen here:

http://www.cbs.com/ ( Read more... )