I watched Star Trek as a kid and have just started watching it again and it's BEYOND amazing! I haven't laughed so much for a long time.. not because the show is a joke, but because it was incredible at the time and now it's like a time warp and so enjoyable to watch.. oh and the storylines are hilarious and the aliens and costumes are so ridiculous but it was 1966 and ground breaking for it's time. The green skin and horrendous wigs some of the aliens wear are just awful but again, it was the 60's.
I do love Spock who actually transcends time and isn't a joke at all. He is amazing and even by today's standards comes across wise and measured and not over the top as most of the other characters do.
TV shows and movies are meant to entertain and Star Trek is definitely entertaining and leaves me feeling good after each episode so what more can we ask.. JAMES T KIRK was a progressive man for his time, albeit a tad creepy at times and overly sexual, but Star Trek was the catalyst for so many amazing shows to come and I appreciate the shows that paved the way for our sc-fi obsessions.
The reviews that don't take into consideration the time Star Trek was made and putting todays standards on a show that was the first of its kind should be totally ignored because they are not well thought out reviews and from people who haven't got a clue about ground breaking events that are the catalyst for what we have now. These reviewers don't appreciate or respect the enormous risk the producers endured creating such a progressive tv show or realise how invaluable these shows are today. Plus, they give us an insight on past attitudes and beliefs that filter into Star Trek storylines if we look for it..
I must mention the creepy look Kirk gives some women, the sleazy look, which makes me laugh and appreciate how far we have come, thank goodness.
Live long and prosper!
I do love Spock who actually transcends time and isn't a joke at all. He is amazing and even by today's standards comes across wise and measured and not over the top as most of the other characters do.
TV shows and movies are meant to entertain and Star Trek is definitely entertaining and leaves me feeling good after each episode so what more can we ask.. JAMES T KIRK was a progressive man for his time, albeit a tad creepy at times and overly sexual, but Star Trek was the catalyst for so many amazing shows to come and I appreciate the shows that paved the way for our sc-fi obsessions.
The reviews that don't take into consideration the time Star Trek was made and putting todays standards on a show that was the first of its kind should be totally ignored because they are not well thought out reviews and from people who haven't got a clue about ground breaking events that are the catalyst for what we have now. These reviewers don't appreciate or respect the enormous risk the producers endured creating such a progressive tv show or realise how invaluable these shows are today. Plus, they give us an insight on past attitudes and beliefs that filter into Star Trek storylines if we look for it..
I must mention the creepy look Kirk gives some women, the sleazy look, which makes me laugh and appreciate how far we have come, thank goodness.
Live long and prosper!