TOS: Season 1, Episode 26-29

Errand of Mercy (1x26) March 23,1967

Hello Klingons. Interesting thoughts on pacifism in the Organians. Interesting casting with John Colicos playing Kor, later he would play Baltar in the Original Battlestar Galactica.

The Alternative Factor (1x27) March 30,1967

Highly forgettable

The City on the Edge of Forever (1x28) April 6,1967

Wiki tells me this episode won a Hugo Award in 1968. I know it to be one of the best episodes of the series, if you wanted to say the best, I don't think I could argue . Later in the movies Spock utters the classic line "The needs of the many outway the needs of the few or the one", that concept is central to this episode where Kirk and Spock end up in the 1930's Earth looking for accidently overdosed and slightly crazed McCoy. Kirk and Spock met a Sister of Mercy in the form of Edith Keeler (Joan Collins). The episode is tragic,thoughtful and very moving.Arguably the high point in the series. Yes Kirk is once and forever married to the Enterprise, but Edith Keeler may be the one true love of his life.

Worth noting the episode was written by award winning writer Harlan Ellison. The Importance of the episode is also seen in the late 1970's when the 12 fotonovels were produced, this was the first one put out.

Operation: Annihilate! (1x29) April 13,1967

The first season ends with a standard plot. Landing Party beams down, something or someone has killed a scientist, in this case Kirk's Brother and nephew. Spock attacked, in coma, tries to take over the ship. Interesting note Vulcans have an inner eye lid.

Thoughts on first season:
 So many of the classic episodes of the series came from the first season. Most of them seem to have been written by Dorthy Catherine (D.C.) Fontana. She would continue to be one of the best writers.

The only thing this show was close to in 1966/67 is The Twilight Zone and maybe,maybe Doctor Who in Britain. Star Trek:The Original Series is the Gold Standard for Television Science Fiction. The Characters are set in this season and they endure even today in the this years reboot showing the crew in the Academy Days. It is a testament to the great writing that the show is still popular,still excites the imagination of so many. The show gains new fans all the time.

This is my first time watching the re mastered episodes and the look,sound and CGI is amazing. It could have easily been filmed today.

The Moral lessons are still timely.The Genius of Roddenberry's vision still in tact. Compaired to todays 12-22 episode season going through 30 episodes is a grind  but it is still well worth it.


On to Season 2 shall we ?