I was recently able to catch the latest “Star Trek” film on FX this past week. I have seen the film before, I own the DVD and I saw it twice in the theatre, but thanks to my watching of the original series the movie was greatly improved. Considering that I loved the movie to begin with, it made the watching of the original series well worth it. Seeing all of the original characters eccentricities interpreted by a new generation of actors was terrific. It also made me very excited for the next film to come out in 2013.
But that isn’t what this is about. I managed to finish watching all of the episodes of the original Star Trek series. So the missing badge from my geek uniform can be properly affixed and displayed proudly. In the third season the focus of the show definitely started to shift more and more towards Spock. By the end I feel like Spock was able to get more ladies than Kirk was, throwing my whole perspective of the original series off of its hinges. The third season definitely was the weakest of the three, in my mind it was the end of the first and the beginning of the second where the show was at its strongest.
Really this season didn’t have too many good episodes and ended without any sense of closure. Blame it on not having enough money for guest stars or special effects, but I think that good writing can overcome those hindrances any day. By the end it felt like everyone was tired and was just waiting for the series to be cancelled. I mean there was an episode featuring a battle royal were the Enterprise teamed up with Abraham Lincoln. It just got silly.
The series as a whole is full of great true sci fi. If you are at all interested in jumping into the Star Trek universe, find a best of list and give those episodes a try. There isn’t a real reason to watch all the episodes as there wasn’t any type of story arc that you need to follow. Overall the original series gets 3 ½ out of 5 stars.
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