May 4, 2011

Star Trek: "Friday's Child"

Data
Title: Star Trek“Friday's Child”
Year: 1967
Network: NBC
Episode: the eleventh (of twenty-six) from season two; 50 minutes
Creator: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: D.C. Fontana
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Julie Newmar, Tige Andrews, Michael Dante, James Doohan
Music: Alexander Courage (theme); Gerald Fried
I saw it: on video and TV several times, most recently a few days ago (have on DVD)
Synopsis: a Klingon turns a warrior tribe against the Enterprise crew

My reaction
Concept:1/4 (Bad)
Story:2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters:1/4 (Bad)
Dialog:3/4 (Good)
Pacing:2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography:2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design:3/4 (Good)
Acting:2/4 (Indifferent)
Music:4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4 (Good)). A reluctant 7. It's a pretty dumb episode. But it's still Star Trek and isn't bad enough to overpower my love of classic Star Trek.
Objective Rating (Average):2.3/4 (Okay)

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