Saturday, December 31, 2016

My thoughts on the STAR TREK pilot episode ("The Cage")

So yes, I had been meaning to do this for months, so of course I would only be able to get around to doing this on the very last day of the calendar year designated for the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise.

Many months ago, around the time of the 50th anniversary of the airdate of the very first episode (the pilot episode "The Cage"), I decided to watch it for myself.  It would be the first of many Star Trek episodes which I would watch.  (That's my new plan, by the way: Watch Star Trek episodes on my tablet while I'm working out at the gym.)

So, after watching it, my verdict is...

Eh, it's alright.

Well, it was merely the pilot episode; there was much more to come, of course.  Actually, truth be told, it just felt like I was watching an episode of The Twilight Zone, except it was in color.

What really surprised me the most was that the captain wasn't even the famous Captain Kirk, and me being informed that he wouldn't appear for another few episodes or so.

So yes, there's that.

That's my contribution to the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, less than a half-hour before the calendar year of 2016 ends.

Live long and prosper, folks.

- Seth Shirer (a.k.a. StellarStylus)