October 12, 2011

Star Trek: "The Lorelei Signal"



Data
Title: Star Trek [The Animated Series]: "The Lorelei Signal"
Year: 1973
Network: NBC
Episode: the fourth (of sixteen) from season one; 24 minutes
Creator: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Margaret Armen
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
With: Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, James Doohan
Music: Alexander Courage (theme); Ray Ellis, Norm Prescott
I saw it: on video a couple times, most recently yesterday (have on DVD)
Synopsis: alien mind powers only work on men

My reaction
Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 1/4 (Bad)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 1/4 (Bad). Not so much bad acting, just awful casting - two people who are decidedly not voice actors doing half the voices in the show.
Music: 4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). The "science" is ridiculous, and the plot is almost non-existent. But it's nice to have Uhura do something for a change. And there's a bit where Scotty sings which is hilarious.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.2/4 (Okay)

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