December 2, 2011

Star Trek: "The Practical Joker"



Star Trek [The Animated Series]: "The Practical Joker," 1974 (the third episode of six from season two). The Enterprise computer develops a bad sense of humor.

Created by Gene Roddenberry. Directed by Hal Sutherland. Written by Chuck Menville. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy & DeForest Kelley.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 1/4 (Bad)
Music: 4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Indifferent, 2/4). I guess it's a novel idea, but it's also a stupid idea. It's one of the (frustratingly many) episodes that are more Filmation than Star Trek.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.9/4 (Eh)

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