Story: The Corbomite Maneuver
Written By: Jerry Sohl
Series: Star Trek: The Original Series
Year: 1966
After the pilots, I'm going mostly in production order when reviewing the Original Series. "The Corbomite Maneuver" was the first story shot after the series was officially commissioned. And while "The Man Trap" was eventually the first story aired, this seems to me to be the best introductory episode produced out of the first three.
It continues to use the "seeking out new life" theme throughout the episode, hitting home the point of the show, while introducing the jobs of each of our main characters. Dr. McCoy, Uhuru, and Yeoman Rand all introduced in this episode. Sulu is moved from the physicist job he held in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" to his more familiar position of helmsman.
The uniforms are also fine tuned, adding the black trim to the collar, things are just getting closer to the look of the whole series. This episode may not be the best, but it is the best intro to the series, more so than both of the pilots.
Oh...and Clint Howard was ugly since BIRTH.
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Written By: Jerry Sohl
Series: Star Trek: The Original Series
Year: 1966
After the pilots, I'm going mostly in production order when reviewing the Original Series. "The Corbomite Maneuver" was the first story shot after the series was officially commissioned. And while "The Man Trap" was eventually the first story aired, this seems to me to be the best introductory episode produced out of the first three.
The uniforms are also fine tuned, adding the black trim to the collar, things are just getting closer to the look of the whole series. This episode may not be the best, but it is the best intro to the series, more so than both of the pilots.
Oh...and Clint Howard was ugly since BIRTH.
NEXT TIME: Ladies for Sale