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“I, Mudd”
Lovable scoundrel Harry Mudd (Roger C. Carmel) returns following his debut appearance in the first-season episode “Mudd’s Women,” this time as the leader of a race of helpful (and leggy) androids. Mudd tries to take control of the Enterprise, but soon finds that the androids have plans of their own. This is one of Trek’s few purely comic episodes, and it hits a nice level of whimsy as Kirk and the crew fight android efficiency with good old human illogic. “I, Mudd” also sets a benchmark achievement for the Star Trek design crew: It called not just for beautiful women in revealing costumes, but for beautiful twins in revealing costumes. Truly a tough one to top, cheesily foreshadowing the “Fembots” of Austin Powers infamy. –Ali Davis

“The Trouble with Tribbles”
It’s time to face one of the great questions of the television age: Is “The Trouble with Tribbles” really as good as everyone thinks it is? You bet. While the story might be a little slower than many of us remember, the episode is deservedly beloved for writer David Gerrold’s witty, mildly acerbic script, and the way the cast took to heightened comic possibilities against network resistance. (Heavens! Comedy on a science fiction show?) Stanley Adams is delightful as the huckster Cyrano Jones, who gives a trilling furball called a tribble to Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), who brings it aboard the Enterprise and watches it reproduce… and reproduce… and reproduce. Soon, hundreds of tribbles are in every part of the ship, making Captain Kirk (William Shatner), already grouchy about guarding a mere grain shipment from Klingons, even grouchier. There’s no question that Gerrold made a major contribution to Trek culture with this show, setting a tone that Star Trek has visited again and again, including the feature film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and sundry episodes of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. –Tom Keogh

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5 Stars Christmas gift
I received this item very quickly. This is a Christmas gift for my son and he is missing Vol. 21. He will be happy to add it to his collection.

5 Stars star trek video
great video if you are into star trek and this is my wife’s favorite episode it was purchased as a gift it arrived very fast and in plenty of time for her birthday. I like buying from amazon web site as there has never been a problem. I prefer not to deal with pirated videos. I like the rating of dealers and the wide range of prices offered

5 Stars Even as the 2nd best DVD of the series, it’s awesome!
The first best DVD is the one with “Shore Leave” and “The Squire of Gothos” on it. Ironically, the guy who played ‘The Squire’ in that fine episode, also plays THE VERY FIRST KLINGON that we ever see in “The Trouble with Tribbles”! William Campbell, as Captain Koloth, defined for us what Klingons were all about.

I have known Bill Campbell for many years and he always felt it was important to point out to fans, “I was a Klingon before they acquired the ‘nodules’ on their foreheads.” As far as I can ascertain, Bill also held one other unique position in regard to Star Trek — he was the only returning major actor to the series who ever played two different roles (unlike Roger C. Carmel who played Harry Mudd in multiple episodes).

In “The Trouble with Tribbles,” Kirk runs into big diplomatic problems with the Klingons and with The Federation’s own Administrator. Klingon agents are also wreaking havoc. And then those dang, incredibly prolific Tribbles are found eating up the Enterprise’s precious grain cargo, the Quadrotriticale (the scientific name for common wheat is Triticum aestivum). But the Tribbles might just be the answer to the whole mess…

All the “Harcourt Fenton ‘Harry’ Mudd” entries are just great, and that’s a second episode on this particular DVD.

A steal for Original Series Star Trek fans!

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Admiral kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned enterprise to return to the restricted genesis planet to recover spocks body. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/01/2007 Starring: William Shatner Phil Morris Run time: 105 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Leonard Nimoy

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3 Stars Spock Lives Long & Prosper!!!
After Spock dies from radiation and dropped on the Genesis planet, he is slowly reborn! Kirk and the crew are forced to go rogue, and steal the Enterprise in order to go save him. They must deal with greedy Klingons who want to control Genesis. This isn’t one of the best sequels, but it’s pretty good! If you are a Trekkie, you’ll love STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK!!!

5 Stars The most thoughtful of the original Star Trek movies.
An under-rated ST movie in the series.

One of the few movies where the acting is quite natural and understated.

No Kirk yealling: “Khhhaaaaaannnnnn!!!!”

Not as boring/”deep” as ST1,

Not as over-acted/”loud” as ST2

Not a blatant “comedy” episode as ST4

Not as bad as ST5

Not as overly “serious” with a message as ST6

5 Stars Pure Satisfaction
Everyone should watch Star Trek II and then immediately put this in. It becomes very satisfying. I felt very content with the script and the believability of the story, though some may knock it. To me, this is the best of the films. I felt like watching it, I was being sucked into the character’s world and paying attention to their needs. I guess that is what a great film does. I think people don’t give Nimoy the credit he deserved for this movie. I mean seriously, looking back on it who else could have done it? I used to think that II was better film, but now that I am older I really appreciate this movie. I personally think it carries all of the momentum from the The Wrath of Khan over. People who give this movie a bad review, should watch II and then immediately watch this.

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Saved from the brink of cancellation by its loyal fanbase, Star Trek’s third and final season rewarded them with a number of memorable episodes. Tight budgets and slipping creative control, however, made it the series’ most uneven season, though it did have some of the coolest episode titles (”For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky,” “Is There in Truth No Beauty,” “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield”). Some of the best moments involved a gunfight at the OK Corral (”Spectre of the Gun”), a knock-down drag-out sword battle with the Klingons aboard the Enterprise (”Day of the Dove”), the ship getting caught in an ever-tightening spacial net (”The Tholian Web”), TV’s first interracial kiss (”Plato’s Stepchildren,” and it should be easy to guess who participated), Sulu taking command (”The Savage Curtain”), and Kirk’s switching bodies with an ex-love interest (”Turnabout Intruder”).

The 2008 DVD set benefits from the same remastering given to the other two seasons, though only the first was released in high definition (the now-defunct HD DVD format). Still, the episodes are substantially cleaned up to the point where they look quite good, rather than jarringly fuzzy to the modern viewer. And there are some new visual effects that are well-done, and obtrusive only to the strictest fans. Compare, for example, the dramatic close-up of the green-glowing U.S.S. Defiant in “The Tholian Web” with the original effect, which had the ship floating in a green haze. New bonus features are 11 more minutes of rare footage from extra Billy Blackburn; “Collectible Trek,” a 14-minute discussion of rare Trek items, filmed in 2004 with the rest of the bonus content but not included on the previous DVD set; and the newly filmed “Captain’s Log: Bob Justman,” an affectionate nine-minute tribute to the series producer. Otherwise, the set retains almost all the special features from the 2004 set, including the features on Walter Koenig, George Takei, and James Doohan (who died the following year), plus the two versions of the series pilot, “The Cage,” a restored color version and the original, never-aired version that alternates between color and black and white. Starring Jeffery Hunter as Captain Pike, Leonard Nimoy as a relatively emotional Spock, and Majel Barrett (the future Nurse Chapel and Mrs. Gene Roddenberry) as a frosty Number One, this pilot was rejected, but a second was commissioned, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” now considered the “official” beginning of the series. But “The Cage” is very recognizably Star Trek with its far-out concepts (telepathic aliens collecting species samples), sexy humanoid women, character development, and of course cheesy costumes and special effects. Footage was later reused in the season 1 two-parter, “The Menagerie.” –David Horiuchi

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5 Stars The underrated 3rd season!
I will say this time and time again, Star Trek’s 3rd season is so underrated!, one of the reasons being, back when they originally aired, they were moved to a different timeslot, and the weekly episodes days were changed.

And that is a shame, because there are some true gems here, the only episode that I never liked was “Elaan of Troyius” (I still don’t like it today, the worst episode of The Original Series), but thats 1 episode out of 80 that I didn’t like, damn good.

Standout episodes? All except that one for me, but some are better than others of course, here are my top fives from season 3:

Wink of an Eye

The Tholian Web

The Savage Curtain

For The World Is Hollow and I Have Touched The Sky

The Enterprise Incident.

If you are an old Trek fan, you cannot go wrong with this season…but any old Trek fan should already know.

The re-mastered effects are great by the way!

5 Stars Quality as Expected
The Star Trek Video season is in perfect condition and was shipped rapidly and securely to my house. Thank you very much!

5 Stars STAR TREK SEASON 3
Star Trek: The Original Series – Season Three (Remastered Edition)

IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL SERIES.

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From the memorable episode, “The Trouble With Tribbles,” these prolific little creatures coo a relaxing trill that the crew finds soothing. But they also emit an ear-piercing shriek of aggression in the presence of Klingons!

This furry Tribble re-creation features authentic sounds and realistic motion sure to reveal any Klingons in your midst.

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