March 29, 2011
Star Trek: "Who Mourns for Adonais?"
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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: God-like powers, again? Really?
Story: 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.
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Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, ). I enjoyed it enough while watching it, but I guess it was just camp value. Thinking back, it really is a horribly written episode.
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