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Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969)
Episode:1x08
Miri
Jack's Rating:
The Enterprise encounters an Earth-like planet where a virus has killed all of the adults by causing them to age rapidly, while the aging process in children is slowed.
Features:
Stardate: 2713.5
Air Date: 10/27/66
Director: Vincent McEveety
Jack's Review
Annoying kids and the unexplained purpose for the planet looking exactly like Earth aside....you have a pretty fun episode. If you look carefully you will see they used the Mayberry set from The Andy Griffith Show in this one.
Episode:1x09
Dagger of the Mind
Jack's Rating:
A maniac who escapes from the Tantalus V penal colony uses a brainwashing device in an attempt to gain control of the Enterprise.
Features:
Stardate: 2715.1
Air Date: 11/03/66
Director: Vincent McEveety
Jack's Review
This is a classic! First appearance of the Vulcan mind meld! Just an awesome episode. Morgan Woodward plays a terrific part in this episode. And let's face it, that screenshot is pure gold!
Episode:1x14
Balance of Terror
Jack's Rating:
A Romulan Bird of Prey attacks the Federation outposts near the Neutral Zone, starting a cat-and-mouse confrontation with the Enterprise.
Features:
The Romulans
Stardate: 1709.2
Air Date: 12/13/66
Director: Vincent McEveety
Jack's Review
Phenomenal...epic...awesome. We get our first glimpse of the newest and what would become the most deadly enemy of the Federation. Mark Lenard, mostly known for his role as Sarek, Spock's father, shows up as the Romulan commander. Did you know he also plays the lead Klingon in the beginning of Star Trek The Motion Picture? While this episode is often referred to as the "Run Silent, Run Deep" episode (the 1958 film starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster), it is actually closer to "The Enemy Below", starring Robert Mitchum and Curd Jürgens from 1957.
Episode:2x21
Patterns of Force
Jack's Rating:
On a routine visit to the planet where a Federation historian has been stationed, the Enterprise finds that the planet's culture has been patterned after Nazi Germany.
Features:
Stardate: 2534
Air Date: 02/16/68
Director: Vincent McEveety
Jack's Review
It's the space Nazi episode! Banned in Germany, this one really hits home in a lot of ways. Plenty of laughs and peril. Skip Homeier always plays a great bad guy, but he will always be Ollie from The Ghost and Mr. Chicken to me!
Episode:2x23
The Omega Glory
Jack's Rating:
The Enterprise crew finds the empty starship Exeter in orbit around Omega IV, and beams down to discover that the Exeter's captain has provided advanced weapons to the Kohms in their battle against the Yangs.
Features:
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 03/01/68
Director: Vincent McEveety
Jack's Review
Another round of amazing acting from guest star Morgan Woodward - as seen in "Dagger of the Mind" in season one. The initial story is terrific, but the twist at the end is just...well...odd.
Episode:3x06
Spectre of the Gun
Jack's Rating:
Kirk and company are trapped in a bizarre re-creation of the ancient American West and forced to fight in the gunfight at OK Corral.
Features:
Stardate: 4385.3
Air Date: 09/20/68
Director: Vincent McEveety
Jack's Review
I am quite the fan of western films and have done quite a bit of research on Wyatt Earp. So, while this episode is not even remotely historically accurate, it is lots of fun. I remember watching this one as a kid and the climax always blew my mind.