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Star Trek 6 – The Undiscovered Country (1991)

This was the final film gathering of The Original Series Star Trek crew after a long line of cinematic adventures. Star Trek started out as a TV series but after only lasting three seasons in its original run, a devoted fanbase rallied to get the creative forces that be to realize that there was still an audience out there and, after Star Wars proved to be a box office smash, that maybe there was gold in them thar science fiction film hills. The resultant movie franchise lasted for six installments. This time out, our heroes are ordered to take a Klingon ambassador to a peace summit onboard the Enterprise. The ambassador and his escort vehicle are attacked and it looks to all the world as though the Enterprise and the very Federation has conspired in the attack. Kirk and McCoy are arrested after attempting a rescue mission onboard the Klingon ship. A kangaroo court convicts them and sends them off to a penal planet for the rest of their lives. It is up to Spock and the remaining crew to prove their innocence by finding out just who perpetrated the actual attack and save them, the Universe and the looming peace talks. Very rousing romp with a lot of character interaction reminiscent of the old TV series popping up again. There is even a symbolic round of applause for the retiring Enterprise crew toward the end of the film. Kind of brings a tear to your eye!

“THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE” – STAR TREK – THE ORIGINAL SERIES

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My favorite episode from “Star Trek” – The Original Series.  A marauding super weapon of ancient origins plummets through space destroying astral bodies in its wake to provide fuel for its continuing existence.  The Enterprise, commanded by Captain James Kirk, attempts to put a stop to the machine’s path of destruction before any more lives are lost.  Very well paced, exciting episode that provides plenty of action and suspense.  Going back and watching “The Original Series” today, I am struck by the rather talkative, slow paced nature of a lot of the episodes.  This segment provided a welcome alternative to that trend.  The musical score is also well matched to the action.  “The Doomsday Machine” is well worth watching over again.  Not so with a great many of the other episodes.  Nice acting turn by William Windom as the doomed Captain Decker.