Star Trek: "Amok Time"

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Title: Star Trek: “Amok Time”
Year: 1967
Network: NBC
Episode: the first (of twenty-six) from season two; 50 minutes
Creator: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: Theodore Sturgeon
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Celia Lovsky
Music: Alexander Courage (theme); Gerald Fried
I saw it: on video and TV several times, most recently yesterday (have on DVD)
Synopsis: Spock must return to Vulcan for... person reasons

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Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, ). Solidly written episode - exciting and unpredictable.
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