I figured I'd wrap up Season One with an overall review. The first season of any show is usually a difficult one to rate as it usually involves character development and stories to give some background to the people we're following around. The Original Series is no different and is more affected by the out-of-ordering of the episodes early on.
As I mentioned in the review for the episode, Where No Man Has Gone Before has always been regarded by me as the pilot episode, but with the remastered blu-ray collection we started with The Man Trap instead. The former still makes the better pilot in my opinion, a shame they decided to use production sequencing in this set and Where No Man Has Gone Before actually becomes the third episode of the series/season.
Episodes I have fond memories of, including Where No Man Has Gone Before, The Corbomite Maneuver, Tomorrow is Yesterday, Balance of Terror and Space Seed all had high expectations for the re-run in blu-ray, but most of them ultimately played out differently or not as good as I remembered for one reason or another. The Corbomite Maneuver and Balance of Terror played out closely enough to my recollection while Space Seed seemed disappointing considering the importance this episode has for the future of Star Trek. Tomorrow is Yesterday played out differently, but was still a good episode, thanks in part to the updated effects.
So, with these recent reviews and from the ratings I've applied to each episode, those that scored highest were in fact The City on the Edge of Forever, scoring 9 out of 10, followed by three episodes with a rating of 8; The Enemy Within, Tomorrow is Yesterday and Court Martial.
The episodes I rated least were What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Miri, Dagger of the Mind, Return of the Archons and The Alternative Factor, all scoring 5 out of 10.
From Eleonor's own comments, I think the episodes that stood out to her the most included Where No Man Has Gone Before, for the story and some of the set designs, This Side of Paradise, for the 'emotional and playful' Spock and The City on the Edge of Forever for its storyline.
The blu-ray set itself is worth full marks. The transfer is great with both picture and sound of excellent quality. The remastered scenes are all flawless and hardly detract from the episodes themselves. There is the option to playback the original episodes with the original effects but we never used this option, instead choosing to run in fully remastered mode :)
Scattered throughout the discs are a number of special featurettes ranging from interviews with cast members about key Star Trek issues and stories to William Shatners love of horses and even some 'easter eggs'.
We're now looking forward to continuing the mission and viewing Season Two - I'll keep my expectations at more reasonable levels as iconic and memorable episodes such as Mirror Mirror, The Doomsday Machine and The Ultimate Computer lie ahead...
As I mentioned in the review for the episode, Where No Man Has Gone Before has always been regarded by me as the pilot episode, but with the remastered blu-ray collection we started with The Man Trap instead. The former still makes the better pilot in my opinion, a shame they decided to use production sequencing in this set and Where No Man Has Gone Before actually becomes the third episode of the series/season.
Episodes I have fond memories of, including Where No Man Has Gone Before, The Corbomite Maneuver, Tomorrow is Yesterday, Balance of Terror and Space Seed all had high expectations for the re-run in blu-ray, but most of them ultimately played out differently or not as good as I remembered for one reason or another. The Corbomite Maneuver and Balance of Terror played out closely enough to my recollection while Space Seed seemed disappointing considering the importance this episode has for the future of Star Trek. Tomorrow is Yesterday played out differently, but was still a good episode, thanks in part to the updated effects.
So, with these recent reviews and from the ratings I've applied to each episode, those that scored highest were in fact The City on the Edge of Forever, scoring 9 out of 10, followed by three episodes with a rating of 8; The Enemy Within, Tomorrow is Yesterday and Court Martial.
The episodes I rated least were What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Miri, Dagger of the Mind, Return of the Archons and The Alternative Factor, all scoring 5 out of 10.
From Eleonor's own comments, I think the episodes that stood out to her the most included Where No Man Has Gone Before, for the story and some of the set designs, This Side of Paradise, for the 'emotional and playful' Spock and The City on the Edge of Forever for its storyline.
The blu-ray set itself is worth full marks. The transfer is great with both picture and sound of excellent quality. The remastered scenes are all flawless and hardly detract from the episodes themselves. There is the option to playback the original episodes with the original effects but we never used this option, instead choosing to run in fully remastered mode :)
Scattered throughout the discs are a number of special featurettes ranging from interviews with cast members about key Star Trek issues and stories to William Shatners love of horses and even some 'easter eggs'.
We're now looking forward to continuing the mission and viewing Season Two - I'll keep my expectations at more reasonable levels as iconic and memorable episodes such as Mirror Mirror, The Doomsday Machine and The Ultimate Computer lie ahead...
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