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Ahhh, Space: 1999. I have to give the show a little bit of credit for being the first serious attempt to follow in the footsteps of Star Trek with a military-style SF series, but at the same time, the parallels are uncanny - and in some cases in unfortunate. Both series’ lead actors are capable of both sublime subtlety as well as hamming it up in the first degree. Both series featured groundbreaking set and costume designs for their respective eras. And both shows limped into their final seasons under the auspices of Fred Freiberger, who promptly treated each show to a lobotomy. It’s really kind of eerie if you think about it. (more…)

featuring the episodes Exodus From Genesis and Throne For A Loss

Early in Farscape’s production, the show tried to shoot episodes in two-show bursts, so as to use sets and setups more efficiently. The experiment proved to be too much of a logistical hurdle, and in the long run it’s probably a good idea that the idea was abandoned. The simultaneous filming makes it harder for each episode to establish its own identity, which can be seen in the second episode on this disc, Throne For A Loss. (more…)

featuring the episodes Where No Man Has Gone Before and The Corbomite Maneuver

Paramount’s bid to release the original Star Trek series in its entirety on DVD was one of the earliest instances of a television series being issued on that medium. And as time has shown, despite the fact that it’s nice to have classic Trek on shiny round things, the Star Trek DVD collection is fraught with missteps that every TV series on DVD has learned from (some moreso than others), as well as a few neat features. (more…)

featuring the episodes Mudd’s Women and The Enemy Within

For some reason, and I don’t know if anyone else shares this phenomenon, the early episodes of Star Trek are seared indelibly into my brain. I don’t know if it’s because they were that good, or if it’s just repeat exposure (though I’m quite sure that, growing up, I saw …And The Children Shall Lead three times as often as I saw Mudd’s Women for some reason). But here they are again, burned indelibly onto a shiny round thing. And it’s still good stuff. (more…)