Rating: 
Summary: Can't you just see the pain & anguish in his face?!
Review: Y'know, there's nothin' like a good episode of classic 'Trek to sate my appetite for legendary boob-tube cheese. The somewhat-hammy overacting, the less-than-special effects, the unbelievably dire situations our stalwarts get themselves into and out of time and time again- where else can you find all of this in one big cheddar-smeared package? And now, thanks to the wonderful breakthrough in video technology known as the digital video disc, I can enjoy the show over & over again, and not worry about video degradation! Well, so long as I keep the playing-side surface clean and scratch-free of course. And the superior picture quality really makes those cheesy fx REALLY stand out!But, enough generalities; time for a proper review of Volume 5. One of my all-time fave Trek eppies, 'Dagger of the Mind', is on this platter, which features the first use of the mysterious Vulcan mind-meld. The thing I like most about this particular show are the way-overdone facial expressions of anguish and pained despair from guest-star Morgan Woodward as the psychologically-tortured Dr. Van Gelder. I daresay Jim Carrey would have a hard time trying to mimic these contortions of the mug! Woodward would return to guest-star as the rogue Captain Tracey in 'The Omega Glory', which showcased his just-as-overdone angry expressions (and you thought the guy didn't have any range!). Then there's 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?', which features yet another heartbreaking loss for the lovelorn Nurse Chapel. If it ain't Spock rebuffing her attempts at romance, it's discovering that an old flame isn't quite as human as he used to be. Oh, the anguish!, Oh, the despair! Oh, the-hey, is that Ted Cassidy, AKA Lurch (and Thing) from 'The Addams Family' playing a really tall and scary alien android who speaks in a menacing deep mostly-monotone voice? Why, it sure is! This is also the first Kirk-double episode, where you get twice as much William Shatner! Um, yeah... heh. Y'know what? I've run outta stuff to say about this DVD! So I'd best wrap this up... right now! 'Late!
Rating:
Summary: Can't you just see the pain & anguish in his face?!
Review: Y'know, there's nothin' like a good episode of classic `Trek to sate my appetite for legendary boob-tube cheese. The somewhat-hammy overacting, the less-than-special effects, the unbelievably dire situations our stalwarts get themselves into and out of time and time again- where else can you find all of this in one big cheddar-smeared package? And now, thanks to the wonderful breakthrough in video technology known as the digital video disc, I can enjoy the show over & over again, and not worry about video degradation! Well, so long as I keep the playing-side surface clean and scratch-free of course. And the superior picture quality really makes those cheesy fx REALLY stand out! But, enough generalities; time for a proper review of Volume 5. One of my all-time fave Trek eppies, `Dagger of the Mind', is on this platter, which features the first use of the mysterious Vulcan mind-meld. The thing I like most about this particular show are the way-overdone facial expressions of anguish and pained despair from guest-star Morgan Woodward as the psychologically-tortured Dr. Van Gelder. I daresay Jim Carrey would have a hard time trying to mimic these contortions of the mug! Woodward would return to guest-star as the rogue Captain Tracey in `The Omega Glory', which showcased his just-as-overdone angry expressions (and you thought the guy didn't have any range!). Then there's `What Are Little Girls Made Of?', which features yet another heartbreaking loss for the lovelorn Nurse Chapel. If it ain't Spock rebuffing her attempts at romance, it's discovering that an old flame isn't quite as human as he used to be. Oh, the anguish!, Oh, the despair! Oh, the-hey, is that Ted Cassidy, AKA Lurch (and Thing) from `The Addams Family' playing a really tall and scary alien android who speaks in a menacing deep mostly-monotone voice? Why, it sure is! This is also the first Kirk-double episode, where you get twice as much William Shatner! Um, yeah... heh. Y'know what? I've run outta stuff to say about this DVD! So I'd best wrap this up... right now! `Late!
Rating: 
Summary: excellent color and sound
Review: You must see it to believe it! Looks better now than ever! Dare I say even better then when originaly aired.!
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