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This Week On Star Trek: A Private Little War

Feb 022012

“A Private Little War” is the nineteenth episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series, first broadcast February 2, 1968 and repeated on August 23, 1968. The screenplay was written by Gene Roddenberry, based on a story by Jud Crucis, and directed by Marc Daniels. It was intended as an allegory about America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.

Plot Summary
The crew of the Enterprise discovers Klingon interference in the development of a formerly peaceful planet and joins them in what becomes an arms race.
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This Week On Star Trek: Nothing

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Jan 262012

This week in 1968, Star Trek was pre-empted by a dramatic special, “Flesh & Blood”. In keeping with our effort to post episode reviews on the anniversary of the episode first airing, we were unable to write one this week.

Have a Trektacular week.

Is My Memory Failing Me?

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Jan 202012

Help me out here. I have in my mind a very clear image of Harry Mudd smoking Rocky Patel cigars, but I can not actually remember a single frame of footage that shows my favorite villain smoking a cigar.

So, was Harcort Fenton Mudd a smoker, or is my mind playing tricks on me?

Even if he never did smoke cigars, he just looks like someone who would be very comfortable with a stogie in his mouth.

This Week On Star Trek: The Immunity Syndrome

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Jan 192012

“The Immunity Syndrome” is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Seriesfirst broadcast January 19, 1968 and repeated June 7, 1968. It is episode #47, production #48, written by Robert Sabaroff and directed by Joseph Pevney.

Plot Summary

The crew of the Enterprise encounters an energy-draining space creature.

A Tribble?

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Jan 162012

We were talking about “The Trouble With Tribbles” and it is pretty much unanimous that the scene in which Cyrano Jones tries to trade a tribble for a drink. The bartender – who looks more like someone who should be selling supplies for office workers – says, “A tribble?” and then proceeds to pull about 20 tribbles from under the bar, one at a time. The whole time, the look on his face is like, “you’re kidding me, right?”