Welcome back to our Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch with your hosts: Me and Cookie Monster... Me: The Enterprise is enroute to planet Exo-III to check on the health and welfare of researcher Dr. Roger Korby who hasn't been heard from in five years. Roger's fiancee, Nurse Chapel, is on the bridge, hopeful that…
July 4, 2014: Our Star Trek: TOS continues with…Mudd’s Women!
Continuing our Star Trek TOS rewatch! Come on, who's watching along with me and Cookie Monster? Me: Hunh. I remember this being a seminal episode back when I was a kid but, unlike, say, The Enemy Within, it fared much, much worse on rewatch. Silliness aside, I wasn't at all sure what the hell was…
June 30, 2014: The Star Trek TOS re-watch continues with…The Enemy Within!
Hi! I'm Joseph Mallozzi. And me Cookie Monster. And we're your co-hosts for this Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch. Today's episode under discussion: The Enemy Within! Me: As I said when we started this re-watch, I haven't screened these episodes since I was a kid so I'm expecting to have some of my naive…
June 28, 2014: The Star Trek TOS re-watch continues! Let’s discuss The Naked Time!
Cookie Monster and I will get the ball rolling on the discussion. Join in the comments section! Me: Of all the iconic images of the original Star Trek, the shot of a shirtless Sulu running the corridors with his fencing swords ranks up there as one of my favorites. Again, it's great to see the…
June 26, 2014: Our Star Trek TOS re-watch continues with Charlie X!
Let's continue our Star Trek (Not Stargate! I keep making that mistake!): The Original Series re-watch. Today, Cookie Monster and I discuss Charlie X... Me: A very strong episode this one, reminiscent of The Twilight Zone's equally creepy "It's A Good Life", based on the short story by Jerome Bixby. It stands the test of…
June 25, 2014: Let’s kick off our Star Trek TOS re-watch with The Man Trap!
Hello and welcome to our Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch. Cookie Monster and I will be your co-hosts. We'll open the casual discussion on the show's first five episodes, then ask you to weigh in with your thoughts in the comments section. THE MAN TRAP Me: A rocky start for the Enterprise and its…
June 24, 2014: Jelly tries to put the kibosh on my travel plans!
The other night, I was awakened by a kerplunk (!), the unmistakable sound of a portly, elderly pug falling off the bed. I sat up to discover 15 year old Jelly, struggling to stand up on the polished hardwood floor. She seemed surprised but otherwise okay. Just in case though, I brought her out to…
June 18, 2014: Join our Star Trek TOS re-watch!
Full disclosure: I haven't watched a full episode of Star Trek TOS since I was a kid. And, sure, we've come a long way since then and a lot of this old series will, no doubt, feel charmingly outdated by today's standards but, damn, if I don't feel a shiver of excitement every time I…