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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.19 “A Private Little War” – (Original air date: Friday, February 2, 1968)

Before I get started, I just wanted to write that, yes, I realize it’s been over two years since I’ve published one of these “Boldly Going” entries. Here’s the thing: if anyone reads the previous entry and then this one, they’ll never realize there were two years between the two. Plus, TOS is timeless. In […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.18 “The Immunity Syndrome” – (Original air date: Friday, January 19, 1968)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Immunity Syndrome.” “The Immunity Syndrome” is not one of my favorite TOS episodes. It’s also not one of my least-favorite episodes. There are some of those coming up, […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.17 “A Piece of the Action” – (Original air date: Friday, January 12, 1968)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “A Piece of the Action.” “A Piece of the Action” very nearly made my All-Time Favorite list of TOS episodes. It’s a lot like later holodeck-focused episodes on other […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.16 “The Gamesters of Triskelion” – (Original air date: Friday, January 5, 1968)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Gamesters of Triskelion.” I didn’t hate this one, but I wasn’t ga-ga over it either. Something about the production design, with all the preschool colors, bugged me. It […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.15 “The Trouble with Tribbles” – (Original air date: Friday, December 29, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Trouble with Tribbles.” I’ve already said that I liked this one. The tribbles were cute and comical. Scotty started a bar room brawl because a Klingon insulted the […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.14 “Wolf in the Fold” – (Original air date: Friday, December 22, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Wolf in the Fold.” On this date in history, the US saw the nationwide release of The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman. The movie had premiered the day before in […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.13 “Obsession” – (Original air date: Friday, December 15, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Obsession.” On this date in history, the Silver Bridge between Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio, collapsed, killing 46 people. Two people were swept away in the current […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.12 “The Deadly Years” – (Original air date: Friday, December 8, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Deadly Years.” On this date in history, Operation Yellowstone begins in South Vietnam as the war rages on. This operation saw the deployment of the 2nd and 3rd […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.11 “Friday’s Child” – (Original air date: Friday, December 1, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Friday’s Child.” On this date in history, the #1 song in the UK was Long John Baldry’s “Let the Heartache Begin,” which I’m sure everyone remembers. Over here in […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.10 “Journey to Babel” – (Original air date: Friday, November 17, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Journey to Babel.” On this date in history, the song “To Sir with Love,” by Lulu, still rules the US charts. Over in the UK, The Foundations’ “Baby, Now […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.9 “Metamorphosis” – (Original air date: Friday, November 10, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Metamorphosis.” On this date in history, the #1 song on the US charts is still “To Sir, With Love” by Lulu. In the UK, the #1 song is “Baby, […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.8 “I, Mudd” – (Original air date: Friday, November 3, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “I, Mudd.” On this date in history: The #1 songs are still “To Sir With Love,” by Lulu, in the US, and “Massachusetts,” by the Bee Gees, in the […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.7 “Catspaw” – (Original air date: Friday, October 27, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Catspaw.” On this date in history: Lulu’s “To Sir With Love” is still burning up the charts in the US, while the Bee Gees’ “Massachusetts” reigns in the UK. […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.6 “The Doomsday Machine” – (Original air date: Friday, October 20, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Doomsday Machine.” On this date in history: The #1 song on the US charts this week was Lulu’s “To Sir With Love.” A bit of a tempo change […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.5 “The Apple” – (Original air date: Friday, October 13, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Apple.” On this date in history: The #1 song in the US is still “The Letter,” but it’s the last week we’re buying a ticket on that aeroplane. […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.4 “Mirror, Mirror” – (Original air date: Friday, October 6, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Mirror, Mirror.” On this date in history: “The Letter” by The Box Tops still rules on US radio; Engelbert Humperdinck is still on top with “The Last Waltz” in […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.3 “The Changeling” – (Original air date: Friday, September 29, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Changeling.” On this date in history: Although the movie was released in August, Bonnie and Clyde was still #1 at the box office on this Friday. This movie […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.2 “Who Mourns for Adonais?” – (Original air date: Friday, September 22, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Who Mourns for Adonais?” On this date in history: The Box Tops knock Bobbie Gentry out of the #1 seat with their hit song, “The Letter.” Written by an […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.1 “Amok Time” – (Original air date: Friday, September 15, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Amok Time.” On this date in history: Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” is mercifully finishing up its four-week run at the #1 spot on the Billboard 100. I […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.29 “Operation – Annihilate!” – (Original air date: Thursday, April 13, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Operation – Annihilate!” On this date in history: The Turtles’ “Happy Together” was knocked out of the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 by “Something Stupid,” by Frank […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.28 “The City on the Edge of Forever” – (Original air date: Thursday, April 6, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The City on the Edge of Forever.” The Turtles are still “Happy Together” on top of the Billboard singles chart. Two days prior to this day, on Tuesday, April […]

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||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.27 “The Alternative Factor” – (Original air date: Thursday, March 30, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Alternative Factor.” “Happy Together,” by The Turtles, is spending its second week at the top of the Billboard Top 100. “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever,” both by […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.26 “Errand of Mercy” – (Original air date: Thursday, March 23, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “Errand of Mercy.” On this date in history: The Beatles’ hit #1 on the Billboard charts with “Penny Lane” on March 12, but it doesn’t last long. By the […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.25 “The Devil in the Dark” – (Original air date: Thursday, March 9, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Devil in the Dark.” On this date in history: The Supremes hit #1 on the US charts with “Love is Here and Now You’re Gone.” Also, Svetlana Allilueva, […]

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|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.24 “This Side of Paradise” – (Original air date: Thursday, March 2, 1967)

Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “This Side of Paradise.” On this date in history: The Rolling Stones top the US charts with #1 “Ruby Tuesday.” Meanwhile, Englebert Humperdinck rules the UK with “Release Me.” […]

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