After this, I only have 6 more episodes of TOS ( Read more... )

The one thing about TOS-era Star Trek is they all physically handle women the same way. It's annoying how many times they put the death grip on a woman's upper arm. Passionate embrace? ARM GRIP. Need to shake some sense into her? ARM GRIP. Need her to move a little to the left? ARM GRIP. Kissing? ARM GRIP. The concealer budget for upper arm ( Read more... )

I took a break from Star Trek for a bit--there was a new season of Drag Race and I got into watching old episodes while I was running for a while. But I'm back for the illustrious (?) third season of Star Trek TOS! The beginning of which does not go well, Enterprise.

Snarky recaps of the first 6 eps under the cut:
( Cut for recaps )

2023 Books ( Read more... )

The end of season 2! Where it's all "goddamnit, we sprung for the blonde [male] wigs for the 'natives' so WE ARE GOING TO USE THEM ( Read more... )

You know, Kirk wears that green wrap uniform a LOT more than I thought he did. I like it--I just don't know how the yellow command shirt ever became the standard considering in S2 he barely wears it. Onto the half-assed, irreverent reviews!

( Ready-read-read )

We've moved along to Season 2. Otherwise known as: Star Trek Season 2: Horniness Has Consequences.

The green wrap uniform is positively everywhere, the evil computers are into everything, and there's one episode where Uhura is replaced by a random blonde communications officer. (Blech.)

( Episodes 1-8 in all their glory )

We've come to the end of the first season! Man, 29 episodes a season is a lot ( Read more... )

It would have been really fun to do a kind of MST3K style walk-through for these episodes. There are so many little things that are silly or fun or weird or don't make sense (WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE THAT BUTTON?! Spock is going to do telepathy through a wall to get the guard to give them their doorknob back! Etc ( Read more... )

Season 1 recaps, continued!

( Non-serious reviews ahoy! )