March 29, 2011

Star Trek: "Who Mourns for Adonais?"



Data
Title: Star Trek“Who Mourns for Adonais?”
Year: 1967
Network: NBC
Episode: the second (of twenty-six) from season two; 50 minutes
Creator: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Gilbert Ralston
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Michael Forest, Leslie Parrish, James Doohan
Music: Alexander Courage (theme); Fred Steiner
I saw it: on video and TV several times, most recently yesterday (have on DVD)
Synopsis: a being claiming to be the god Apollo demands to be worshipped

My reaction
Concept:1/4 (Bad) God-like powers, again? Really?
Story:2/4 (Indifferent) Okay, it's not really god-like powers after all, just someone who wants you to think he has god-like powers. Still not a very good plot, though.
Characters:0/4 (Terrible)
Dialog:1/4 (Bad)
Pacing:2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography:2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design:4/4 (Great)
Acting:2/4 (Indifferent)
Music:4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4 (Indifferent)). I enjoyed it enough while watching it, but I guess it was just camp value. Thinking back, it really is a horribly written episode.
Objective Rating (Average):2/4 (Indifferent)

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