Favorite Star Trek episode

Captain Kwok · #1 January 29th, 2004, 07:04 PM

I sort of like Star Trek as a show, but I was really in it for the ships.

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gregebowman · #2 January 29th, 2004, 08:45 PM

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.

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 January 29th, 2004, 09:09 PM

anyplace where i could buy any of these old shows? VHS? DVD?

gregebowman · #4 January 29th, 2004, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
anyplace where i could buy any of these old shows? VHS? DVD?

I don't know about Canada, but most video stores here in the states should carry them. As far as the TOS series, they're available as a collection of 2 episode dvds, for a total of 40 volumes. I don't know if they're available in VHS. As far as the rest of the shows, they're available in dvd sets, which is why I don't have any of them right now. Can't afford the $100+ price tag. But they are available at Wal-Mart, so I might eventually put some on lay-a-way.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 January 30th, 2004, 12:15 AM

thanks.

tesco samoa · #6 January 30th, 2004, 12:31 AM

well those old tos dvd's with the 2 shows will be coming out as season 1 , 2 and 3.... which i cannot wait for....

gregebowman · #7 January 30th, 2004, 04:56 PM

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I offer you my most sincere sympothy GB. At least its not Scooby Doo cartoons or the Tella Tubbies. *insert violent shudder*

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Well, my son did go through the Tele Tubbies and Barney stage. I do know what you mean. I never have liked Barney, and I was in ignorant bliss about Tele Tubbies until my son started watching them. Curse that daycare! Fortunately, he's over that stage, but now he's into The Wiggles, which is almost as bad. As far as Scooby Doo, my son will watch it, but it's not too important to him as much as the Wiggles are. Another show we watch, if we get home in time, is the Lila & Stitch cartoon. I can take this show over anything else he watches. I kind of like Stitch. But after Stitch comes Recess, which I don't really care for, but it keeps him happy, which keeps me happy. It's just when we want him to go to bed that he gives us trouble.

[ January 30, 2004, 15:33: Message edited by: gregebowman ]