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Yar, you be here: Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 7, Episodes 14 & 15: The Galileo Seven/ Court-Martial > Customer Reviews Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 7, Episodes 14 & 15: The Galileo Seven/ Court-Martial Customer Reviews (1 - 3 of 9 Reviews)Galileo 7-Does Man Need his Emotions?
The original Star Trek series came out in the 1960's at a time when the worst horrors of the 20th century were still fresh in everyone's minds-two world wars, the Holocaust, the millions who perished in the Gulag's of the USSR, China and other Communist countries culminating in the omnipresent threat of the total annihilation of humanity by nuclear weapons. The writers of the series decided to make a statement of how possibly to cope with these things by creating the character of Mr Spock who comes from a race which decided to eliminate all emotion and to live only by "logic" and "reason". However, the question is always hovering over Spock as to whether this is really possible, i.e. can man really change his nature. Spock's friendly adversary, Dr McCoy does not believe this is possible and in the "Galileo 7" both men are put in a crisis situation where Spock is finally given command and he can now put his theories on human perfection to use. This show has all the elements of Star Trek at its finest: life or death drama, fear of the unknown, military command decisions, loyalty of friends to each other, interference from superior authorities and others. The script and acting are splendid and the first-time viewer will be riveted to his TV screen. This proves that a good story and fine actors can make a great production even with low-budget sets (something the later versions of ST forget). I would also recomment "Journer to Babel" an another excellent epidsode that deals with the Vulcun/Human encounter. Skip It
The original "Star Trek" series is cheesy at times but often fun and sometimes dramatic. However, 2 episodes per disc is a sure sign that Paramount was milking this series for all that it's worth, because they knew that the loyal "Star Trek" fans would buy every disc - all 40 of them. Paramount has now released the entire series in season boxed sets which, although still pricey, include bonus features and are a better value than these single-disc releases. Skip these discs and buy the boxed sets instead. Enter Gene Coon
With the latest DVD entry in the classic Trek library, Gene Coon enters the scene as the executive producer of the show and classic Trek kicks into high gear. The changes are immediate--from a greater emphasis of characters and character conflict to a bit more of the light-hearted, fun spirit that pervaded Trek. Not that the show didn't tackle some serious issues, but the tone isn't always as severe as early episodes. No where is this more evident than in "The Galileo Seven," which is really an episode that exapnds on Spock's character in new and interesting ways, all the while giving us enough of a view of Kirk to provide a compare and contrast effect between the two. It's nice to see that crew is human and doesn't always get along and agree on everything. Also, to see the growth of Spock's character is nicely done. But in the midst of that serious vein are some nicely realized character moments, especially between Spock and McCoy. If you're a Spock fan, this one is a must see. As for Court Martial, it's diverting enough but it's just not on par with the overall series. It's an episode that can be easy to forget, even though it's got a strong storyline going for it. It certainly is interesting to see another side of Kirk--namely that he had to "step on" some friends in order to get where he is. However, the court room drama isn't all it could be and wears thin quickly. Also, the denoucement is a bit to rushed and doesn't work as effectively as it could. That said, it's still fun to watch Shatner go to work and really show he can act (yes, I said Shatner can act...). That said, both episodes are examples of why classic Trek has endured for over 30 years.
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