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After NBC cancelled the original Star Trek series in 1969 for its second time, it seemed doubtful that the voyages of the Starship Enterprise would resume again until Filmation resurrected the original cast (with the notable exception of Walter Koenig) on September 8, 1973 for the Animated Series. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelly, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei and Majel Barrett lent their vocal talents to bring their familiar characters back to the small screen in addition to a few new bridge officers: Lt. Arex, a three-armed and legged alien of the Edo species voiced by James Doohan, and Lt. M’Ress a Caitian cat-woman with Majel Barrett purring her alluring voice. With most of the original crew onboard, the five-year mission would boldly go on for at least 22 more episodes of continuing missions. While it is generally regarded as non-canon among Trekkies (even Gene Rodenberry himself rejected the notion that TAS was canon and even the Stardates are inconsistent with those established in the original series) the animated series still contributed some reverent facts to the legacy of the enduring franchise including the revelation of Captain James T. Kirk’s middle name as ‘Tiberius’ and the establishment of the first holodeck (known as the ‘Rec Room’) in the episode “The Practical Joker” which would serve as an important narrative device for The Next Generation. Walter Koenig would still contribute to the series as a writer for the episode “The Infinite Vulcan” and alumnus D.C. Fontana would write the stand-out episode “Yesteryear” in which Spock travels through the Guardian of Forever from the highly acclaimed Original Series episode “City on the Edge of Forever” and has to mentor his childhood self as an alienated half-human, half-Vulcan outcast on his home planet Vulcan.
Star Trek: TAS was one of Filmation’s finest achievements along with The New Adventures of Flash Gordon and both shows shared the same theatrical quality animation with director Hal Sutherland at the helm of both shows. Despite budgetary constraints requiring some stock shots to be recycled, and occassional continuity errors in animation plates and erratic stories, the series managed to preserve the production design and spirit of the original series quite faithfully. I fondly remember most of all the stock Filmation background music by Jeff Michael and Yvette Blais which was looped throughout the series and recycled in several Filmation productions afterward including Ark II, Space Academy, Jason of Star Command and Tarzan. To this day, I can still hear that incidental music playing in my head after some 30 years and I would hope that someone will eventually release the soundtrack on CD. With the soundtrack being remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 for the DVD release, it would seem logical that the original unmixed production tracks might possibly still exist for them to release the isolated music score and would serve not just as a piece of forgotten Trek memorabillia to merchandise but also a reference of nostalgic source cues from the Filmation music library (Lou Scheimer, are you listening?).
To coincide with the television broadcast of Star Trek: TAS in 1974, Mego Toy Corporation introduced a successful series of 8-inch action figures and a vinyl U.S.S. Enterprise bridge playset featuring a spinning Transporter chamber to make action figures “dematerialize.” Fascinating.
Star Trek: The Animated Series beams onto DVD for the first time on November 21, 2006 and feature all 22 episodes remastered in high definition, 2 featurettes “Drawn to the Final Frontier – The Making of Star Trek: The Animated Series” and “What’s the Star Trek Connection?,” 3 episode commentaries by writers David Wise and David Gerrold, interviews and commentaries with Filmation producer Lou Scheimer, director Hal Sutherland and writer Dorothy Fontana, photo gallery, text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda on episodes “Yesteryear” “The Eye of the Beholder” and “The Counter-Clock Incident,” stoyboards, wallpaper and AIM icons, and much more!
These are the Animated voyages of the Starship Enterprise:
Season 1 (1973-1974)
101 “Beyond the Farthest Star”
102 “Yesteryear”
103 “One of Our Planets is Missing”
104 “The Lorelei Signal”
105 “More Tribbles, More Troubles”
106 “The Survivor”
107 “The Infinite Vulcan”
108 “The Magicks of Megas-tu”
109 “Once Upon a Planet”
110 “Mudd’s Passion”
111 “The Terratin Incident”
112 “The Time Trap”
113 “The Ambergris Element”
114 “The Slaver Weapon”
115 “The Eye of the Beholder”
116 “The Jihad”
Season 2 (1974)
201 “The Pirates of Orion”
202 “Bem”
203 “The Practical Joker”
204 “Albatross”
205 “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth”
206 “The Counter-Clock Incident”
The animated series of Star Treak is the least known of all and can be easily enjoyed by both children and adults. We see many more non humanoid creatures in this series because if is cheaper to do with animation than with puppets. The series ran for 22 episodes.
Beyond the Farthest Star
The Enterprise is pulled off course and contacted by a noncopereal life form
Yesteryear
Kirk and Spock use the guardian of forever to go back in time but upon returning, nobody recognizes Spock and it is discovered that he died as a child.
One of Our Planets is Missing
The Enterprise crew try to stop a massive cloud like creature from destroying inhabited planets.
The Lorelei Signal
The crew enters a region of space where many ships have vanished from. Later, group of alien women hypnotize all the men of board
and are believe to be the ones responsible for the disappearances
More Tribbles More Troubles
Cyrano Jones introduces a new kind of tribble that does not breed quickly but does get really fat instead.
The Survivor
The Enterprise encounters a damaged pod with a woman on board who is the long lost fiance of one of the crewmen
The Infinite Vulcan
While on an alien planet, a plant like species clones Spock and intends th use the clone as a peacemaker
The Magicks of Megas-Tu
The crew learns magical powers from an alien species that resembles a devil.
Once Upon a Planet
The Enterprise crew return to the amusement park planet, only to discover that the keeper has died and the computers are malfunctioning
Mudd’s Passion
The Enterprise crew track down Harry Mudd who now is accused of selling a snake oil love potion.
The Terratin Incident
After a blinding flash of light, all the crewmembers on board begin to shrink.
The Time Trap
While the Enterprise is under attack by a Klingon ship, both ships are sucked into a vortex and end up in a region with many abanboned ships
The Ambergris Element
When the crew are studying an ocean planet, Kirk and Spock are abducted by a sea monster and transformed into aquatic life forms.
The Slaver Weapon
When the crew is transproting a stasis device which can stop time, another is detected nearby. While looking for it, they are captured by a hostile species
The Eye of the Beholder
While invesitvating the disappearance of another starship crew, the Enterprise crew are captured by a higher life form which wants them as pets.
The Jihad
Kirk and Spock are asked to learn about a stolen religious artifact that could start a devastating holy war.
The Pirates of Orion
The crew is stricken with a disease fatal to Vulcans and the only know cure is on a planet that is too far away to arrive soon enough to save Spock.
Bem
Starfleet assign the Enterprse crew to open negotiations with an alien race that has advanced medical knowledge
The Practical Joker
The Enterprose computer starts playing tricks on the crew.
Albatross
When delivering medical suppiles to an alien planet, Dr. McCoy is accused of genocide that occured years earlier.
How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth
The Enterprise encounters a giant creature who claims to be Kulkukan, a Mayan Aztec deity.
The Counter-Clock Incident
The Enterprise is stuck in an alternate universe where time flows backwards.
This is a fine addition to any Star Trek Collection
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