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The Rewatch 9: The Menagerie

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Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode:  1.11-12 The Menagerie (Part 1 & 2) (11-17;11-24-66)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/16 (Not counting Pike’s crew)

Notable Guest Stars:

This episode has so many notable guest stars because of its format. If I listed them all, this post would be twice as long, so I’m just going to do three. Please check out the IMDB or Wikipedia pages on this episode for more.

Jeffrey Hunter – Captain Christopher Pike. Hunter was cast as the Captain of the Enterprise in the original pilot “The Cage”, but declined coming back for the second pilot. You might recognize him from the 1956 film The Searchers.
Malachi Throne – Commodore Jose I. Mendez/ Voice of the Keeper. He would appear on Star Trek more than once, and also Batman, The Man From UNCLE, Lost in Space and Perry Mason.
Susan Oliver – Vina. She appeared on several shows as a guest actor, in particular Wagon Train where she shared the screen with Leonard Nimoy.

Review: 

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The Rewatch 8: The Corbomite Maneuver

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Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.10 The Corbonmite Maneuver
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status:  0/16

Notable Guest Stars:

Clint Howard – Balok (the actual). Clint Howard has been in many things over the years, including at least 2 other episodes of Trek. He is also the younger brother of Director Ron Howard.
Anthony Call- Lt Bailey. He was often seen on various soaps including Guiding Light and One Life to Live.

Review:

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The Rewatch 7: Dagger of the Mind

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Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.09 Dagger of the Mind (11-03-66)
Rating:  4.5/5
Redshirt Status: surprisingly 0/16 (not counting non-crew members)

Notable Guest Stars:

James Gregory – Dr. Tristan Adams. Gregory was a popular character actor. I recognized him from the 1963 film PT 109 which is a biopic about John F. Kennedy’s time in the service.
Morgan Woodward – Dr. Simon Van-Gelder. You may recognize him from Gunsmoke, or Dallas.
Marianna Hill – Lt. Helen Noel. She appeared in several tv series and films, including a recent one in 2016. She also appeared in several of Elvis Presley’s films.
Eddie Paskey – Lt. Leslie. Lt Leslie is the TOS version of SG-1’s Sitler. He shows up often, but somehow isn’t a main character.

Review:

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The Rewatch 5: What are Little Girls Made of?

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Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.07 What are Little Girls Made Of (10/20/66)
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 2/18 (does not include non-crewmembers like Kirby)

Notable Guest Stars:

Michael Strong – Dr. Richard Kirby. Strong doesn’t have an extensive filmography, but he is the main episodic character for this episode.
Sherry Jackson – Andrea. She played the daughter of Danny Thomas on the Danny Thomas Show for five years.
Ted Cassidy – Ruk. You might recognize him as Lurch from The Addams Family.
Harry Basch- Dr. Brown. Basch did several televisions shows, notably Falcon’s Crest. He also wrote several travel guides.

I would have added Majel Barret, but since I know she is in the show frequently, I have decided she is a main character, abit more minor then others.

Review:

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The Rewatch 4: Mudd’s Women

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Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.06 Mudd’s Women
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/16

Notable Guest Stars:

Roger C. Carmel – Harry Mudd. Mudd would be a reoccuring character through out TOS and the Animated series.
Gene Dynarski – Ben Childress. He would appear as various other characters over the series.
Karen Steele – Eve McHuron. She was a popular character actor on television.

Review:

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The Rewatch 3: The Naked Time

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Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.03 Naked Time (9/29/66)
Rating: 3/5
Redshirt Status: 1/16 (not counting non-crew members death unless its a major character in the episode)

Notable Guest Stars:

Bruce Hyde: Lt. Kevin T. Riley. Lt. Riley is a recurring character on TOS
Majel Barrett: Nurse Christine Chapel. Majel Barrett is a mainstay in the Trek universe, playing not only Christine but also the ship computer and Lwaxana Troi on several series. Christine Chapel is also a recurring minor character, appearing in several episodes and seasons, including the films and animated series.
William Knight – Crewman. He is known for his voice acting, including several Anime and video games.

Review:

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The Rewatch 2: Where No Man Has Gone Before

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Series: Star Trek (The Original Series)
Episode: 1.03 Where No Man Has Gone Before (9/22/66)
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 11/15/15

Notable Guest Stars:

Gary Lockwoord – Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell. He starred in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sally Kellerman – Dr. Elizabeth Dehner. She was the original Margaret Houlihan in M*A*S*H

Review:

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The Rewatch 1: The Man Trap

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Welcome to the first of my ongoing series watching and reviewing the Star Trek universe in its entirety prior to Discovery. As that show is under a pay wall, as well as some questionable choices by the writing/production staff I haven’t chosen to watch that or Picard. Maybe one day. For now, let’s start with The Original Series. I am watching this via Prime Video but I believe Star Trek is readily available on various streaming platforms.

Series: Star Trek (TOS)
Episode: 1.01 The Man Trap (9/8/1966)
Rating: 3/5

Notable Guest Cast:
Jeanne Bal – Nancy Crater.
Alfred Ryder – Dr. Crater. He often made appearances in various genre series of the time.
Michael Zaslow – Crewman Darnell. He would later be known for his role as Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light.

Redshirt Count: Episode: 4 Season: 4 Series: 4

Review:

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