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Summary: Two fantastic episodes that are too fantastic
Review: "What Are Little Girls..." Nurse Chapel encounters her old flame Dr. Korby...but the question is...is it really him? "Dagger of the Mind" Kirk must investigate a problem at a mental institution. Dr. Adams does everything in his power, including brainwashing Kirk, to persuade him that everything is fine.
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Summary: One of my favorities!
Review: "Dagger of the mind" and "What are little girls made of?" have to be one of my favorite TOS episodes. While the episodes have absolutely no impact on the larger Trek universe, it pushed how far any television episdoe has ever gone before. Hypnosis and clonning were topics that were not discussed - yet they are shown boldly on this DVD. Both of these episdoes deal with forms of Violations. Thought Provoking and probing, this DVD is well done!
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Summary: Pretty good, but not one of my top favorites
Review: Both episodes were pretty good. Both cases, they really shined due to the choice of female cast...the characters of Andrea in episode 10 and Helen in Episode 11. Both very gorgeous. Not quite sure what legion1 is talking about with "banned" episodes, unless he means banned in England. The "Green Lady" wasn't from a "frightening" episode. She was, instead a human woman made to look like an Orion slave girl; one of the illusions forced upon Captain Pike in the original pilot, "The Cage," and then shown later in "The Menagerie." All in all, I'd have to say that "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" is the better of the two episodes, with little snippets of humor throughout; such as Kirk's comment to his android duplicate, "Eating is a pleasure, sir. Unfortunately, one you will never know."
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Summary: Pretty good, but not one of my top favorites
Review: Both episodes were pretty good. Both cases, they really shined due to the choice of female cast...the characters of Andrea in episode 10 and Helen in Episode 11. Both very gorgeous. Not quite sure what legion1 is talking about with "banned" episodes, unless he means banned in England. The "Green Lady" wasn't from a "frightening" episode. She was, instead a human woman made to look like an Orion slave girl; one of the illusions forced upon Captain Pike in the original pilot, "The Cage," and then shown later in "The Menagerie." All in all, I'd have to say that "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" is the better of the two episodes, with little snippets of humor throughout; such as Kirk's comment to his android duplicate, "Eating is a pleasure, sir. Unfortunately, one you will never know."
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Summary: Another pair of planets where people have things to hide
Review: Going through Star Trek in order from the beginning is certainly interesting, especially when you notice how much repetition there was in these early episodes. In #10, "What Are Little Girls Made Of," Nurse Chapel discovers her former fiance, Dr. Roger Korby is now an android, which is quite similar to #6, "The Man Trap," where Dr. McCoy discover his former girlfriend is now some sort of salt vampire. Actually, if you stop and think we get to meet a former significant other for just about everybody on the Enterprise (except Sulu I think). Chapel and Korby catching up on old times aside, it is the other androids--Andrea, Ruk and the faux Kirk--that are the most interesting characters in the episode. Kirk also comes up with a clever way of giving his android double a fatal flaw that will expose it to Mr. Spock. I really find the story in "What Are Little Girls Made Of" to be rather silly, but there are some intelligent aspects to the scripts and the performances are above average as well. "Dagger of the Mind" is another early episode where the Enterprise visits a planet and discovers things are not really as they seem. After resupplying the penal institution on Tantalus V (interesting planet name for such a place, huh?) the Enterprise discovers an escapee who turns out to be Dr. Van Gelder, who apparently is the victim of an experimental new therapy gone horribly wrong. At least that is what Dr. Adams, the head of the institute tells Kirk, but of course, he is lying through his teeth. I always considered this a disappointing episode because here was a wonderful opportunity for Star Trek to make one of its allegorical examinations of contemporary social concerns in terms of punishment, rehabilitation and the whole question of penal systems. Instead we end up with another psychopath playing with the inmates. At least there is a sense of jungle justice in the conclusion.
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Summary: Another pair of planets where people have things to hide
Review: Going through Star Trek in order from the beginning is certainly interesting, especially when you notice how much repetition there was in these early episodes. In #10, "What Are Little Girls Made Of," Nurse Chapel discovers her former fiance, Dr. Roger Korby is now an android, which is quite similar to #6, "The Man Trap," where Dr. McCoy discover his former girlfriend is now some sort of salt vampire. Actually, if you stop and think we get to meet a former significant other for just about everybody on the Enterprise (except Sulu I think). Chapel and Korby catching up on old times aside, it is the other androids--Andrea, Ruk and the faux Kirk--that are the most interesting characters in the episode. Kirk also comes up with a clever way of giving his android double a fatal flaw that will expose it to Mr. Spock. I really find the story in "What Are Little Girls Made Of" to be rather silly, but there are some intelligent aspects to the scripts and the performances are above average as well. "Dagger of the Mind" is another early episode where the Enterprise visits a planet and discovers things are not really as they seem. After resupplying the penal institution on Tantalus V (interesting planet name for such a place, huh?) the Enterprise discovers an escapee who turns out to be Dr. Van Gelder, who apparently is the victim of an experimental new therapy gone horribly wrong. At least that is what Dr. Adams, the head of the institute tells Kirk, but of course, he is lying through his teeth. I always considered this a disappointing episode because here was a wonderful opportunity for Star Trek to make one of its allegorical examinations of contemporary social concerns in terms of punishment, rehabilitation and the whole question of penal systems. Instead we end up with another psychopath playing with the inmates. At least there is a sense of jungle justice in the conclusion.
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Summary: Another pair of planets where people have things to hide
Review: Going through Star Trek in order from the beginning is certainly interesting, especially when you notice how much repetition there was in these early episodes. In #10, "What Are Little Girls Made Of," Nurse Chapel discovers her former fiance, Dr. Roger Korby is now an android, which is quite similar to #6, "The Man Trap," where Dr. McCoy discover his former girlfriend is now some sort of salt vampire. Actually, if you stop and think we get to meet a former significant other for just about everybody on the Enterprise (except Sulu I think). Chapel and Korby catching up on old times aside, it is the other androids--Andrea, Ruk and the faux Kirk--that are the most interesting characters in the episode. Kirk also comes up with a clever way of giving his android double a fatal flaw that will expose it to Mr. Spock. I really find the story in "What Are Little Girls Made Of" to be rather silly, but there are some intelligent aspects to the scripts and the performances are above average as well. "Dagger of the Mind" is another early episode where the Enterprise visits a planet and discovers things are not really as they seem. After resupplying the penal institution on Tantalus V (interesting planet name for such a place, huh?) the Enterprise discovers an escapee who turns out to be Dr. Van Gelder, who apparently is the victim of an experimental new therapy gone horribly wrong. At least that is what Dr. Adams, the head of the institute tells Kirk, but of course, he is lying through his teeth. I always considered this a disappointing episode because here was a wonderful opportunity for Star Trek to make one of its allegorical examinations of contemporary social concerns in terms of punishment, rehabilitation and the whole question of penal systems. Instead we end up with another psychopath playing with the inmates. At least there is a sense of jungle justice in the conclusion.
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Summary: Star Trek the Original Series Vol 05
Review: I loved re-discovering it again. But I gave the DVD 4 stars for the lack of Spanish in the dubbed/subtitled options. A huge portion of the U.S.A. is hispanic and I being married to one would enjoy this much better if my wife who speaks english as well as spanish could also enjoy it in Spanish which of course she understands better. Please add more languages in the future releases!
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Summary: A bit dissapointing but decent
Review: Out of most of the episodes of ST:TOS I've seen, "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" dissapoints me just a bit - but is nonetheless a decent one. The mood is dark and spooky; I think fans of older classic sci-fi would enjoy this more. Am I the only one who doesn't get the part where Kirk makes utterances about Spock on the centrifuge/cloning device? How does this send a 'message' to Spock on the Enterprise? Could this be a hole in the plot? The effects are pretty neat, and the premise is wild, even by today's standards. The thing that always boggles me about ST:TOS is that all this was implemented in the mid to late 60's - a true golden age in every way. "Dagger of the Mind" is pretty deep and reveals some of the stranger thinking of the writers - who would of thought that a man can die from having his brain emptied? Far-out. This eposode illustrates the "Live by the sword, die by the sword" addage that is basic to all classic literature. The writers never cease to amaze me - even in the lesser episodes - with their thought-provoking story lines and deep character development. Who cares if the special EFX are hokey? Shakespeare never used much more than a prop-less set, and his plays are timeless. I see a similar future for our beloved classic Star Trek series.
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Summary: A sexy android and the ravishing Helen Noel!
Review: Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 5 features two episodes originally aired in 1966: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?:" Kirk meet's nurse Chapel's long lost fiance, Dr. Korby, who has learned to create android duplicates of people and madly schemes to populate the galaxy with them. The "little girl" of the title turns out to be a comely full-grown female android, Andrea (played by Sherry Jackson), but that doesn't stop Kirk from makin' the moves. The episode is perhaps best known for Andrea's non-existent costume (compliments to costumer William Ware Theiss). Ted Cassidy from "The Addams Family" guest stars as a quite intimidating android. Bottom Line: Excellent and eerie sci-fi that nicely explores the dehuminization of mechanization theme. It's dead serious and tragic though, so if you're looking for humor look elsewhere. GRADE: A "Dagger of the Mind:" Kirk investigates a questionable space penal colony that uses a manipulative brainwashing device to control its prisoners. Episode is notable for showcasing the most beautiful woman to ever appear on Star Trek, Dr. Helen Noel, played by Marianna Hill. You can catch Ms. Hill in "High Plains Drifter" (1973) as the curly blond (...)Bottom Line: The final act sort of just fizzles out with an air of uncertainty, the creators either didn't have time or didn't know how to properly finish the story. No matter, the episode is well worth watching, if for no other reson than to behold the awe-inspiring beauty of Marianna Hill (Helen Noel). GRADE: C+
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