|||[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 […]

|||[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 […]

|||[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 […]

|||[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. […]

|||[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. […]

|||[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 […]

|||[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 […]

|||[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 […]

|||[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 […]

||[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 […]

|||[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 […]

|||[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, […]

|||[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.” […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.23 “A Taste of Armageddon” – (Original air date: Thursday, February 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 “A Taste of Armageddon.” On this date in history: The 25th amendment to the US Constitution is ratified. This amendment clarified issues dealing with presidential succession and disability. It […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.21 “The Return of the Archons” – (Original air date: Thursday, February 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 Return of the Archons.” On this day in history: The first of the seven victims of the so-called Kenosha Murder Alley in Kenosha, Wisconsin, disappeared. This alley has […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.19 “Tomorrow is Yesterday” – (Original air date: Thursday, January 26, 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 “Tomorrow is Yesterday.” On this day in history – This is just tragic timing, but the Apollo 1 astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were killed the […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.17 “The Squire of Gothos” – (Original air date: Thursday, January 12, 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 Squire of Gothos.” On this day in history: Dr. James Bedford becomes the first human to be cryonically frozen in the hope of one day being resuscitated. Fun […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.16 “The Galileo Seven” – (Original air date: Thursday, January 5, 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 Galileo Seven.” Happy New Year!!! Welcome to 1967. On this day in 1967: The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” was the #1 single on the US charts. It’s a […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.15 “Shore Leave” – (Original air date: Thursday, December 29, 1966)

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 “Shore Leave.” This day in history: The #1 single in the US and UK simultaneously is “I’m a Believer,” by The Monkees. At #5 on the UK charts is […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.14 “Balance of Terror” – (Original air date: Thursday, December 15, 1966)

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 “Balance of Terror.” This day in history: Walt Disney died on the same day “Balance of Terror” first aired. He was in the middle of producing “The Jungle Book” […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.9 “Dagger of the Mind” – (Original air date: Thursday, November 3, 1966)

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 “Dagger of the Mind.” Tantalus Penal Colony. A bit on-the-nose, wouldn’t you say? In Greek mythology, I believe Tantalus was being punished in Tartarus by standing in a […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.8 “Miri” – (Original air date: Thursday, October 27, 1966)

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 “Miri.” The U.S.S. Enterprise comes across an exact duplicate of Earth hundreds of light-years from their Earth. It has the same mass, circumference, density, atmosphere and topography. An […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.6 “Mudd’s Women” – (Original air date: Thursday, October 13, 1966)

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 “Mudd’s Women.” “Captain’s log, Stardate 1329.8. The U.S.S. Enterprise in pursuit of an unidentified vessel.” Boom. That’s what I’m talking about. Short and to the point, straight into […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season One: Ep. 1.4 “The Naked Time” – (original air date Thursday, September 29, 1966)

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 Naked Time” The Enterprise orbits the planet PSI 2000 (which is more than fifty times higher than you should inflate your car tires) to observe the […]

|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 1: Ep. 1.1 “The Man Trap” – (original air date 9/08/1966)

In this rewatch of TOS, I’ve decided to showcase each of the 79 episodes of the Trek series that started it all. I’m viewing the first season, more or less, in the order the episodes are listed on Netflix, which is by original air date order rather than production order. I won’t be watching the […]

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