Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 5, 2007 5:39:07 GMT -5
CAST:
William Shatner - James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy - Spock
DeForest Kelley - Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
James Doohan - Montgomery Scott
Walter Koenig - Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols - Uhura
George Takei - Hikaru Sulu
Majel Barrett - Christine Chapel
1966-1969
Though it had already suffered its untimely cancellation when I discovered it, Star Trek: The Original Series had a tremendous impact on me thanks to its availability in syndication. Unlike most of the rest of my family I was drawn to sci/fi very much like a moth to a flame and Star Trek delivered action and space adventure in bucketfuls. I’m sure Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic philosophy about a near utopian society touched me on some level but to be honest I was enthralled by the Enterprise, the Federation, phasers, transporters, fistfights, girls in short tunics, aliens, cool villains and bold primary colors. It took a little time and maturity for me to fully appreciate things like the depth of character development, the award winning sci fi authors that contributed to the quality of the storytelling and the groundbreaking acting prowess of one William Shatner. Star Trek TOS was and still is, IMHO, an engaging and engrossing series due in large part because all of the people involved in its creation who loved what they were doing and enjoyed being pioneers of sorts. By today’s standards the special effect were fairly static and clumsy but in the context of the world in which the show was created they were actually very impressive. I can’t describe Star Trek without mentioning, what is now clear to me, one of the most defining aspects of the series. James T. Kirk / Spock / Dr. Leonard McCoy. These three characters and the actors who played them embodied and defined for me what keeps drawing me back to a show I’ve already watched countless times. Sure Scotty was cool and Uhura was beautiful. Sulu and Checkov are almost unmentionable separately but the three guys working at the front of the stage made TOS a series that is exciting, compelling and totally resists being duplicated no matter how many times it is tried.
Spock Lives!
William Shatner - James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy - Spock
DeForest Kelley - Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
James Doohan - Montgomery Scott
Walter Koenig - Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols - Uhura
George Takei - Hikaru Sulu
Majel Barrett - Christine Chapel
1966-1969
Though it had already suffered its untimely cancellation when I discovered it, Star Trek: The Original Series had a tremendous impact on me thanks to its availability in syndication. Unlike most of the rest of my family I was drawn to sci/fi very much like a moth to a flame and Star Trek delivered action and space adventure in bucketfuls. I’m sure Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic philosophy about a near utopian society touched me on some level but to be honest I was enthralled by the Enterprise, the Federation, phasers, transporters, fistfights, girls in short tunics, aliens, cool villains and bold primary colors. It took a little time and maturity for me to fully appreciate things like the depth of character development, the award winning sci fi authors that contributed to the quality of the storytelling and the groundbreaking acting prowess of one William Shatner. Star Trek TOS was and still is, IMHO, an engaging and engrossing series due in large part because all of the people involved in its creation who loved what they were doing and enjoyed being pioneers of sorts. By today’s standards the special effect were fairly static and clumsy but in the context of the world in which the show was created they were actually very impressive. I can’t describe Star Trek without mentioning, what is now clear to me, one of the most defining aspects of the series. James T. Kirk / Spock / Dr. Leonard McCoy. These three characters and the actors who played them embodied and defined for me what keeps drawing me back to a show I’ve already watched countless times. Sure Scotty was cool and Uhura was beautiful. Sulu and Checkov are almost unmentionable separately but the three guys working at the front of the stage made TOS a series that is exciting, compelling and totally resists being duplicated no matter how many times it is tried.
Spock Lives!