Last, and somewhat least, “Turnabout Intruder” is considered to be a shockingly bad conclusion to the Original Series’s dismal third season. Less of a grand finale, and more just the final episode that aired before the show was ended by the network, Captain Kirk’s closing adventure managed to crap upon everything the show symbolized. In … More Gender Blender, TOS: S3E24 “Turnabout Intruder”
The late American author Sam Levenson summarized the beauty of commitment with his insightful quote: “Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.” Unfortunately, movies and television must make due with much shorter runtimes, and thus we … More Taming of the Crew, TOS: S3E13 “Elaan of Troyius”
The Original Series of Star Trek was ground-breaking for its era, even if many of the stories seem dated by our standards today. During a time when the initial idea of a female captain was rejected, as producers thought a woman would never rise to that level, Gene Roddenberry still pursued his vision of a … More Perception of Progress, TOS: S2E11 “Friday’s Child”
Hello my tiny audience! I have been somewhat ill and rundown this summer, so I haven’t been posting as consistently as I would like. To keep my blog going despite this challenge, I declare this a throwback week. This is an older article that was up on the blog when I first began writing Hopeless Trekkie … More Throwback: The Women of Star Trek
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