October 20, 2011

Star Trek: "Once Upon a Planet"



Data
Title: Star Trek [The Animated Series]: "Once Upon a Planet"
Year: 1973
Network: NBC
Episode: the ninth (of sixteen) from season one; 24 minutes
Creator: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writers: Chuck Menville & Len Janson
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
With: James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Majel Barrett
Music: Alexander Courage (theme); Ray Ellis, Norm Prescott
I saw it: on video a couple times, most recently yesterday (have on DVD)
Synopsis: a computer has taken over the "Shore Leave" planet

My reaction
Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 0/4 (Terrible). "I will destroy you all." "We'd rather you didn't." "Oh, okay, that sounds good, too."
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 1/4 (Bad)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 1/4 (Bad)
Music: 4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 4/10 (Eh, 2/4). I didn't care for the original, but at least the original was... original. This story is such crap. The writers don't even seem to be trying.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.8/4 (Eh)

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