[gregebowman]

I liked it because at the time, it was the ultimate in sci-fi shows. Lost in space became a campy rip-off, The Time Tunnel was mostly a drama about 2 guys drifting through time (my favorite of the Irwin Allen shows, though, but not much in the way of gadgets or space ships), and Land of the Giants wasn't too much different than a sci-fi Version of Gilligan's Island without the comedy. It wouldn't be until the mid-70's before new sci-fi shows came out, with The Six Million Dollar Man and Logan's Run (which for some reason I never really got to see). But I think that the first two seasons of TOS rule, and can only wander that if Roddenberry had been in charge, what the 3rd season might have turned out to be. There might have been a spinoff show starring Harry Mudd, but with the TOS's cancellation, those plans fell through. Also, there were plans for a second TOS series, but I think the success of Star Wars got to the heads of the suits at Paramount, and they thought a movie would be more profitable. Thus, we got ST: The Motion Picture.