My favorite season two episode is definitely Mirror, Mirror. The Mirror Universe is one of my favorite concepts in Star Trek, and it all started there.
As an original Star Trek fan, as in I saw TOS when they where first aired, I really liked the addition of humor. Interesting to learn that there was infighting about that.
Great video. My favorite season two episode is my favorite of TOS and it's Doomsday Machine for it's time hell for anytime the story of a broken man plus the acting and make-up it all comes together and stays with you. It hits home when you can see someone who has walked through the fires of hell and you wonder if you could do the same and come out different or take the same path he did. When you have a show making you think like that you have something special.
My favorite was Doomsday Machine! You saw competing Captains. Different styles. Another Starfleet officer who was, for a time, competent! It was to say the least, unique. You wouldn't see another Starfleet Captain until Ultimate Computer, also in Season Two! Keep up this fantastic work!
While the two shows weren't hits internationally at that point, you can see similarities between Assignment: Earth and the changes Doctor Who would go through in the 70's. A mysterious person from another world/time coming to Earth and working with a single female partner/companion in a blend of sci-fi/espionage/action. Even Gary Seven's servo is remarkably similar to the sonic screwdriver which became much more ubiquitous with the Third Doctor. More than likely, both were influenced by The Avengers, which had been brought to the US in 1965. It had long had the male lead with female partner setup and gadgets were a big part, as well.
The Doomsday Machine was a masterpiece. The mix of storyline, top notch acting by the cast and guest star William Windom, and Sol Kaplans provocative score made for one of the best Star Trek episodes of any of the series.😀👍🏼🖖🏼
My favourite season 2 episode is The Doomsday Machine cause it's a great episode commodore Matt Decker was a great character in the episode & it had me sitting @ the edge of my seat
This is fabulous! The intrigue, the drama, the infighting...and that was even before a inch of film was shot. Doomsday is one of my personal childhood highlights. Thank you so much for this series.
Pretty much all my favorite Trek episodes are in Season 2. The big one for me being The Doomsday Machine. That is one episode I'll never get tired of rewatching over and over again till the heat death of the universe.
Hello! I don't know if you're going to see this comment amongst all the others that are no doubt posted daily amongst your MANY fine videos. Just wanted to thank you for all of the effort that you put into these videos: they are truly impressive as to detail and analysis. Also, love listening to your voice. With all the craziness going on around the world, your voice is so warm and friendly. Peace and best of luck with your channel. :) P.S. Love it when you make the Jeffries Tube substitute for another expression--cracks me up all the time.
Fantastic stuff! 👍😉 it was so rich with BTS I’d never heard. Wowza that Roddenberry seemed like such a loose cannon😜 It’d be great if you could of done mini docs for every episode of S2, but hey, I know you’re prolly just doing this in your spare time. Thanks for putting this all together! Cheers 🍻 dude
Indeed, i DO make these in my spare time and although in the future I may do certain episodes as there own videos generally speaking it will be by series or series seasons. Mostly because there really isnt enough information on each individual episode to do them. Even as minis... Some episodes have no information at all...
I hope you continue on making one for each movie, and each year of Star Trek later series. When the series start to overlap, the video here would cover both shows, etc...
A most enjoyable viewing. Well done to all involved. The musical accompaniments through season 2 (IMHO) are epic in scope and are irreplaceable. Can you imagine Amok Time or The Doomsday Machine with different musical treatments? You can't. The scores are as integral to these episodes tapestries as the crews colored tunics and, dare I say it, the design of the NCC 1701 herself. I realize this is a stretch, but I believe these scores are simply brilliant. RNB
Another wonderful installment! Thanks for changing the color of the little trivia boxes onscreen. Much easier to read now. Here’s something else that an old-timer like me wishes would be considered: you use the remastered edits of the original series. As you are discussing tv airings from the sixties, the originally aired version would seem better. Just a thought
Thank you so much and im glad the color change has helped things out :) As to your other point, Ill try to explain why I used the remastered. When I decided to start this channel I knew I needed the episodes to cut and piece together for them all. BUT you cant just stick a DVD or bluray in and start editing. You need to convert every episode in to an edited format. And so I did. The problem is to do that took over a month. And so when it came to making these videos I had a choice... Either stop production on all my videos for a few weeks while my comp ran non stop converting my blurays with the original effects over for editing, so just use what I already had... And I guess you can tell which I chose :)
I appreciate all the work that goes into this. I would love to meet up with you if you ever go to STLV or on the cruise. Better yet, you should head up panel.
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios Yes, I've done that re-formatting process as well. It does take forever to do video. It's not a big thing though, just something that I thought I'd point out. Your content is fabulous as-is and I'm often moved by your wording and presentation. I hope that you find it's worth it to continue for the long run.
I agree it's my favorite episode too. BTW - Apparently Will Decker from "The Motion Picture" was originally intended to be Matt Decker's son - from "Doomsday Machine". :)
Thanks again for making this and yet again i find out more about trek that i did not know. Also the way you make these always leaves me wanting the next one ready to watch right away 😎
Excellent video. I'm interested to know how the animated show came to be. That totally slipped by me as a little kid and had no idea it even existed until the mid 2000's. I don't know if you're doing a video on that at some point.
Considering how famous and popular the character of Spock became, I don't blame Nimoy for being protective. And the BTS drama is always fascinating to listen to.
I would love to know what happened to Nichelle Nichols when "The Doomsday Machine" was being filmed. I knew George Takei was filming "The Green Berets" during the second season from a biography of his. Also he was in one the internment camps as child during WWII. My least favorites are "Who Mourns for Adonis" and "Return to Tomorrow".
I loved the 2nd season, my favorite episode was the doomsday machine, that episode alone had elements about starships, Starfleet protocols,,both on ship and visiting starship interactions ,that have been passed down to modern day star trek shows
I miss the original SFX like an old friend. Sometimes it's good to see the wires, and the limits of how they worked. (There are even some episodes I haven't even seen, but read as Photonovels!) However, I also fully enjoy when the new SFX are better _(the man disintegrating himself with McCoy's phaser, in_ City on the Edge of Forever), _and the remasters clearer_ (most control panels and displays). TLDR, why don't we have both? [Edit:] I probably sound like someone nostalgic for black+white _Lost in Space..._
Two years ago i watched all 79 episodes in a row. No doubt season two was the best. Even i who loves Star Trek got bored in season three - Doomsday machine and mirror mirror were the best
I can imagine if they had internet back then. Lots of 1960's youtubers would expose all the troubles behind the scene and try to give you reasons to hate Star Trek. Just like they do today with Discovery. Watching your videos, I realise Discovery was not the first ST series to have big production troubles. It seems Roddenberry wasn't an angel at all. But I'm still thankful he gave us Star Trek.
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios There were episodes like, A Piece of the Action, Assignment Earth, and Patterns of Force, that allowed them to use pre-existing costumes and back lot sets. Then there were episodes like "The Immunity Syndrom", "The Ultimate Computer", and "The Doomsday Machine" which had minimal guest cast and used existing sets.
Im sorry you are incorrect... They cut Rand mid Season 1, had nothing to do with S2... And they didnt cut Takei, he was off filming the Green Barrett as this video mentions... Cuts were elsewhere... And most likely what Carl said... But again, I cant include peoples opinions or feelings in a factual video... Everything here has to be confirmed by at least 3 separate sources!
My favorite second season Star Trek episodes are: 1. Amok Time 2. Who Mourns For Adonais? 3. Journey to Babel 4. The Ultimate Computer 5. The Omega Glory 6. The Doomsday Machine 7. The Apple 8. Bread and Circuses 9. Friday's Child 10. Patterns of Force
Too many Star Trek fans just hear about Gene Roddenberry as the creator, and someone who had a vision of a bright future. Sadly, Gene was very much a mirror of zefram cochrane. Everyone looks back at what a hero he was, and how amazing what he made was. What Gene Roddenberry created was a brilliant show, which still, 50 years later has a massive fanbase who still adore it, but it isn’t known that Gene wasn’t exactly the nicest person.
Yes, I knew going in to this that some people would be upset that I would dare paint Roddenberry is a realistic light... But in the interest of being accurate and factual, I decided to just bare all the facts, both good and bad...
TriAngulum Audio Studios yeah thanks for doing that! Most people just cover up the facts of the negative side of him. You are a great youtuber, love your videos.
My favorite episode is (S2E15) "The Trouble with Tribbles." With expansion of the Mirror Universe the original series (S2E4) "Mirror, Mirror" has become too important to ignore. "In a mirror, darkly" is by far my favorite episode of Enterprise.
..i hope star trek discovery goes into Kirks command so we can see once again the classic 60s bridge with brand new actors. They already established Pike and Spock again and it looked awesome!!
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios From all I've gathered, I'm under the impression that the difficulties with Shatner had to do with his personality (ego, self-absorption) but those with Nimoy were due to his seriousness about creating Spock/Vulcans "correctly," in a coherent and (pardon me) logical fashion. Would you care to comment?
Are you doing these for every season of Star Trek (as its nice to have something to help me stay interested into keeping at 5 episodes of star trek a day [im rewatching it all])
Im not sure if EVERY season of EVERY show will have an episode, BUT the history of each will be represented here in this series, as well as other behind the scenes things like Biographies, Special Effects etc
I am so not conditioned to this “season 1-3” hierarchy rankings - cuz when I was intro to ST as a kid, I went from being 6 yrs old “yuk! ST is soooo boring” (when my dad would watch a rerun” to then I accidentally watched the last 1/3 of ST2:TWOK when my uncle was watching it 83/84 when I was 8-9 yrs old & then wanted 2 watch the whole movie & LOVED it & everything about it. So then my father intro me to the series on reruns on channel 11 (NYC metro area) at 12 wkdays & 6pm on Sats. So I would record them till I had the entire series (or thought I did, till I found out I was missing “Immunity Syndrome” And they never reran it in sequential order. It was rerun out of order. So I was not used to the season divisions, since it was rerun in any random order when I watched the original series.
195,000 per episode lol, actors now get 5x that amount even if the show bombs. Nimoy was the bad boy on Star Trek, always figured that Shatner would be the one giving Gene Roddenberry a daily heart attack. LLNP 🖖
Yaknow, I wonder how an Assignment: Earth series would have come off. The positive side of me thinks it would have been a very cool series, the negative thinks it would have been called a Doctor Who knockoff.
I would be interested in watching it had it been made. But yeah I can see it being compared to Doctor Who, James Bond and Get Smart. Greg Cox wrote great novels featuring Gary Seven. But that's probably the closest we'd ever get to it.
I would like to see any inset photos appear in the same corner so I don't have to keep re-adjusting my vision. I'd also prefer to see the text balloons in a "Bonus Info" list all at the end; these blue ones are easier to see and therefore faster to read, but I'd still rather focus on the main program. Your information is solid and interesting, and very well-presented, so you don't need to treat this as a fluff-piece, pop-up video (this one felt like it was part eye calisthenics). I'd bet the huge majority of us are motivated viewers and listeners who would continue to be here happily even without such add-ons.
Thank you so much for your comment... Odd though as all the comments and messages I have received about this episode suggests that the pop ups are great as is and no one has ever commented about photo placement.... Going forward (In the history of Trek videos) I will be continuing as you see here, since that's what the majority want. Im sorry that it doesnt work for you, and wish there was something I could do that would please both you and the majority, unfortunately there is not. Thank you again fr your comment however!
It is a shame that studio interference, petty politics and budget constraints conspired to bog down such an incredible show. And wasn’t Trek one of, or the first show that was syndicated with less than 100 episodes? Born in 70, I didn’t see Trek series until the mid 80s as a teenager although I saw the movies in theaters. Trek captured my imagination as it was more cerebral than Star Wars and other action sci fi stories. To this day Trek stands out as a favorite that taught me the certain morals that Roddenberry meant to put across with the show.
"The Paramount Pictures that we All Know was Born" Paramount was Established in 1912, while Desilu became Paramount Television after G+W Acquired both Desilu and Paramount in 1967.
No one said that Paramount was established in 1967, what was said was EXACTLY what you typed, "The Paramount Pictures that we All Know was Born" which is an accurate statement!
Season Two was visually the best put together. Season three primarily just using stock footage would not better it. It is too bad as this is a historic production retrospective, that you do not use original series space clips instead opting for the 21st century budget CGI. With original practical shots we could see the contrast. As a kid, I thought season two was best, but in retrospect, most of the scripts are simplistic and the show more comic book with the mood, lighting, acting and stories featured in season one. Thus it appeals more to kids. About three of the season two episodes were deep concept sci fi or edge of your seat with major plot turns not telegraphed. Many of the scripts in two and three had a Daniel Boone/Wild Wild West pacing. There was the exposition and predictable pretty girl, the what'll they do end of act two, the Daniel Boone/Bonanza/James West fight scene in the third act. Omega Glory almost was a Daniel Boone episode and fireside ceremonial knifefight, with story concept lifted from a 1920s novella by Philip Nowlan (a Roddenberry favorite as it would reappear in several series). Season one had more high concept contributing writers from science fiction. The lighting was a mix of film noir and WWII military films. The Matt, Doc, Miss Kitty formula with Spock as sage was better and more adult than the skirt of the week. Due to what kept happening in 66/67 to better seasoned fantasy writers at the hands of western writers/directors like Roddenberry/Coon/Justman....by 1967 the word was out. Don't bother with Star Trek. They won't pay much and they'll string you along forever with rewrite demands. I'd say now that season one had 10 great stories and 12 good ones despite production errors. Season two had three great ones, five very good ones, three good comedies, three turkeys, and about ten ok for TV comfort food. Season three, maybe one great episode. Most of them turkeys or rehash of season two scripts. The spaceark was an adaptation of a classic story from the 30s, 40s by two incredible writers, however the Star Trek writer and edit team produced a pale adaptation. A highpoint for season three was the Romulan commander, just due to her casting. A very strong actress. However she and Nimoy were handed some surplus lines from Catwoman and Batman in the romance scene. Shatner just chewed the scenery, as the script demanded. Fontana often cooked ham on her typewriter.
intended by the studio to be a secondary character, Spock would become a breakout fan favorite and television icon. history would repeat itself in the seventies on ABC when another minor character would also become a breakout hit and television icon. they are both known for famous hand gestures and both have met aliens. Who am I thinking of?
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios The Smithsonian is in possession of the USS Enterprise and the most famous part of this mystery tv icon's wardrobe. I'll have to reveal the answer later if there are no guesses.
To my knowledge, gathering from other interviews and sources like those with Walter Koenig himself, Star Trek was unknown in the USSR and there never was an (un)official complaint about there not being a Soviet or Russian character on the series. This seems to be just another Star Trek myth. Alledgedly Roddenberry did however write a letter to the Kremlin when noticing the "oversight", appologising for not casting one sooner but it is unknown if they ever responded or even aware at all of, or even cared about the "issue". But please correct me if I am wrong.
Indeed you are incorrect... The myth is that it is a myth... Everything mentioned in these videos have been confirmed by at least 3 independent sources connected to the show... So 1 source, Walter, saying it's untrue versus 7 that say it's true... Well you can see who Id believe... After all it would make sense he wouldnt know, since he was brought on AFTER the entire issue!
TriAngulum Audio Studios I do not doubt your thoroughness and investigation. However, the Wikipedia article on Chekov recounts it slightly different, as a reason given by NBC in a press release as why the character was Russian after Koenig was already cast. This is also how he tells it. Wikipedia also mentions that Roddenberry wrote a letter to Pravda after Koenig was cast. Question: why would Koenig deny the Pravda article story to be true? If that is really what happened, how would it benefit him? 'Pravda' means 'Truth' of course but sources seem to contradict eachother.
There are many reasons someone like Walter might make that mistake... Why would 7 other sources like Shatner, Nimoy, Herb Solow, Bob Justman etc lie? Again, 1 vs 7, the 7 win!
Sorry outside links cant be posted on this channel, but again it's not enough or solid enough for anything for me or this channel... The way I look at it is this... Who am I going to believe... A site that says it may or may not be true by people who werent involved in Trek, or 7 people who were that have the same story... Thus that story stands and will stand with me behind it... I appreciate your opinion, but there is more solid evidence on the side of the story, rather then not... Thank you for your comment however! I appreciate your concerns, Ive merely already made the decision about this story being included long ago and the reasons why it was! take care...
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios Well, perhaps that is the issue. You "appreciate my opinion" so you say, but I have no specific opinion. I must admit that I was convinced that it was a myth but I concede that it could be true. You, however, "already made your decision long ago" and seem to be unable or unwilling to entertain the possibility that it might be different in reality. You cite Shatner as a source to back you up but he actually denies and debunks it. I cite other sources, however you do not. There is NO proof of the Pravda article ever to have existed, but there IS a letter by Roddenberry to Russia. According to all accounts Chekov was cast as a Beatles/Monkees-esque character to appeal to a younger audience (and to fill in for George Takei). But the specific reason as to why he was Russian seems to be in doubt. Denying a possibiliy (due to lack of solid evidence) just because it does not fit one's own narative is not very Trek nor scientific. I do not have to be right, which is why I asked for proof. But could you possibly be wrong?
What surprise's me is how effort the producers went through to secure funding for the show. Then again Verity Lambert the first producer of Doctor Who and the first female producer in British television history faced a uphill climb to be taken seriously in a male dominated world
ST finished in the middle of the pack in season one. It was a bubble show. NBC had gone to quite a bit of trouble to get the show on the air, so they may have had motivation to give it a chance to be successful. NBC may have made $$$ on the show. That info has not been released.
Sorry you are incorrect... NBC lost money on Star Trek... Their Parent company, RCA made money off Star Trek, as the video says... This is corroborated by 4 separate sources...
For somany years now the idea seemed to be startrek stopped because of the other actors disagreements with Shatner at least that's all anyone ever talked about. It looks like it was way more than that. Interference from stupid outside sources. Roddenberry wasn't a nice man either and Shatner stole Nimoys lines and scenes because Nimoy was getting paid more because he complained. Everyone up until I watched this seemed to blame Shatner for everything. He might not have been a great actor but he was bad either
For Star Trek's 50th anniversary why didn't CBS make a special 90 minute episode showing how Star Trek went from Gene Roddenberry's mind to a reality. For Doctor Who's 50th anniversary the BBC made An Adventure in Time and Space a 90 minute special on how Doctor Who was created
Bet you $100 Nyota Uhura actress was payed ALOT less than the white male actors. “Have you seen the nuclear wessels” ? Lol There was a story about adding gay character or a planet where it’s just men or seomthing to the show but because of the time 1960’s it was a BIG NO !
No bets here! :P And yes I saw an interview with George Takei where he had brought it up to Gene and Gene said no... Explaining the realities of 1960's TV to George. However, since I could only find one account by George himself, I could not include it in this Docu Series, as I have to have at least 3 separate sources to confirm everything!
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Ahhhh The first person to catch that ;) :P
Dohoho! 😏
Nerds!! Lol
I caught it too. Hard to believe there wasn't more to the story of producing the second season, but still worth the ticket price.
Uhmmmmmm how much more did you want? :S
All the behind the scenes drama that took place could inspire a movie of its own
Yes Really. Most of them strike me as very petty individuals. Whatever happened to meritocracy?
My favorite season two episode is definitely Mirror, Mirror. The Mirror Universe is one of my favorite concepts in Star Trek, and it all started there.
I love the Mirror Universe as well :)
The fan film series, Star Trek Continues, produced a good sequel to "Mirror, Mirror". Non-canonical but well done.
Indeed it is :)
As an original Star Trek fan, as in I saw TOS when they where first aired, I really liked the addition of humor. Interesting to learn that there was infighting about that.
Yes I was surprised by that as well!
Great video. My favorite season two episode is my favorite of TOS and it's Doomsday Machine for it's time hell for anytime the story of a broken man plus the acting and make-up it all comes together and stays with you. It hits home when you can see someone who has walked through the fires of hell and you wonder if you could do the same and come out different or take the same path he did. When you have a show making you think like that you have something special.
It is certainly one of my favorite TOS episodes :) And as usual, thank you :)
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios I remember your top ten list we talked about the episode than
Indeed we did :)
The Great Bird of Galaxy? Sounds more like Gene was “Jive Turkey of the Network.”
LOL
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My favorite was Doomsday Machine! You saw competing Captains. Different styles. Another Starfleet officer who was, for a time, competent! It was to say the least, unique. You wouldn't see another Starfleet Captain until Ultimate Computer, also in Season Two! Keep up this fantastic work!
Thank you so much! I will do my best :)
While the two shows weren't hits internationally at that point, you can see similarities between Assignment: Earth and the changes Doctor Who would go through in the 70's. A mysterious person from another world/time coming to Earth and working with a single female partner/companion in a blend of sci-fi/espionage/action. Even Gary Seven's servo is remarkably similar to the sonic screwdriver which became much more ubiquitous with the Third Doctor.
More than likely, both were influenced by The Avengers, which had been brought to the US in 1965. It had long had the male lead with female partner setup and gadgets were a big part, as well.
The Doomsday Machine was a masterpiece. The mix of storyline, top notch acting by the cast and guest star William Windom, and Sol Kaplans provocative score made for one of the best Star Trek episodes of any of the series.😀👍🏼🖖🏼
Great episode. I did like the fact about the fingers which comes up again in 'The Enterprise Incident' between Spock and the Romulan Commander.
Thank you once again :)
These are getting better exponentially, well done.
Thank you so much :)
Putting these together as a playlist and it becomes a rather good blu ray style documentary.
Well I dooooooo have a playlist of them ;) :P AND thank you! Huge compliment!
My favourite season 2 episode is The Doomsday Machine cause it's a great episode commodore Matt Decker was a great character in the episode & it had me sitting @ the edge of my seat
This is fabulous! The intrigue, the drama, the infighting...and that was even before a inch of film was shot. Doomsday is one of my personal childhood highlights. Thank you so much for this series.
Thank you so much, and you're very welcome :)
Thanks for this. Very well done series
Thank you so much :) Im glad you enjoyed it :)
Great video! Wow I never knew how Nimoy was so close to being replaced even tho Nbc didn't care for his character, im glad they kept him on board.
Thank you so much, and Im glad as well :)
Pretty much all my favorite Trek episodes are in Season 2. The big one for me being The Doomsday Machine. That is one episode I'll never get tired of rewatching over and over again till the heat death of the universe.
Hello! I don't know if you're going to see this comment amongst all the others that are no doubt posted daily amongst your MANY fine videos. Just wanted to thank you for all of the effort that you put into these videos: they are truly impressive as to detail and analysis. Also, love listening to your voice. With all the craziness going on around the world, your voice is so warm and friendly. Peace and best of luck with your channel. :)
P.S. Love it when you make the Jeffries Tube substitute for another expression--cracks me up all the time.
Fantastic stuff! 👍😉 it was so rich with BTS I’d never heard. Wowza that Roddenberry seemed like such a loose cannon😜 It’d be great if you could of done mini docs for every episode of S2, but hey, I know you’re prolly just doing this in your spare time. Thanks for putting this all together! Cheers 🍻 dude
Indeed, i DO make these in my spare time and although in the future I may do certain episodes as there own videos generally speaking it will be by series or series seasons. Mostly because there really isnt enough information on each individual episode to do them. Even as minis... Some episodes have no information at all...
Even more stuff i didn't know about TOS this is great!👍🏾 wow you really do your research🖖
Thank you so much and it's the research that really takes the most time for these videos!
I hope you continue on making one for each movie, and each year of Star Trek later series. When the series start to overlap, the video here would cover both shows, etc...
No worries, they will continue :)
A most enjoyable viewing. Well done to all involved. The musical accompaniments through season 2 (IMHO) are epic in scope and are irreplaceable. Can you imagine Amok Time or The Doomsday Machine with different musical treatments? You can't. The scores are as integral to these episodes tapestries as the crews colored tunics and, dare I say it, the design of the NCC 1701 herself. I realize this is a stretch, but I believe these scores are simply brilliant. RNB
Thank you and I agree that Music is almost as important as the Story itself!
This series is so well done. Thank you for all the hard work man :)
Awesome researched and presented! Thanks for the history lesson!
Thank you so much and thank you for the support :)
Awesome. .. i love these. Looking forward to #5
Thank you so much :)
Wow! I don’t remember the grown up Oompaloompahs (14:25) being on the show.
Thanks again-- Great youtube series -- Fav for season 2? All of them!, but most especially Amok Time...
Thank you so very much :)
Really digging this series keep them coming!
Thank you so much and no worries I intend to... Im going all the way through to Star Trek Picard... Will just take some time :)
“Take this and shove it up your Jeffries Tube”. I absolutely love it. Fully intend to use that where warranted.
As long as you right after you say it, you also say used with permission of TAS :P
Awwwww c'mon! That one's EPIC and SOOO meme-worthy! 😂😂😂😂
LOL Thanks :)
Season 2 has always been my favourite season. What a shame the powers that be cut the budget for season 3.
I know right?
I'd be interested in seeing this series continue into the modern area given how great you've been doing
No worries it's going to :)
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios that is awesome. Thank you
YES YES YES YES!!!!! These are totes AWESOME!!!! 😍😍😍😍😁😁😁😁
Thank you!
Damn that 17 minutes blew by too fast! Once you have completed the series, you should combine them all into a mega Early Years documentary! 😎
Well I do have them set up as a playlist... but I may do your suggestion as well :)
Another wonderful installment!
Thanks for changing the color of the little trivia boxes onscreen. Much easier to read now.
Here’s something else that an old-timer like me wishes would be considered: you use the remastered edits of the original series. As you are discussing tv airings from the sixties, the originally aired version would seem better.
Just a thought
Thank you so much and im glad the color change has helped things out :)
As to your other point, Ill try to explain why I used the remastered. When I decided to start this channel I knew I needed the episodes to cut and piece together for them all. BUT you cant just stick a DVD or bluray in and start editing. You need to convert every episode in to an edited format. And so I did. The problem is to do that took over a month. And so when it came to making these videos I had a choice... Either stop production on all my videos for a few weeks while my comp ran non stop converting my blurays with the original effects over for editing, so just use what I already had... And I guess you can tell which I chose :)
I appreciate all the work that goes into this. I would love to meet up with you if you ever go to STLV or on the cruise. Better yet, you should head up panel.
Thank you so much, that's nice of you to say :)
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios Yes, I've done that re-formatting process as well. It does take forever to do video. It's not a big thing though, just something that I thought I'd point out. Your content is fabulous as-is and I'm often moved by your wording and presentation. I hope that you find it's worth it to continue for the long run.
The best episode of the entire series is “The Doomsday Machine”
William Windom was one heck of an actor.
He certainly was :)
PekingeseJedi ...Space Seed!!! Khannnnnn
I agree it's my favorite episode too. BTW - Apparently Will Decker from "The Motion Picture" was originally intended to be Matt Decker's son - from "Doomsday Machine". :)
"The Doomsday Machine" and" The Trouble with Tribbles" were my 2 favorites
Another great video there. Well done my friend ☺
Thank you so much :) Much obliged!
When looking back at the way things were done, it is amazing anything was accomplished. Politics, need there be more 😤
Peace and long life 🖖
Im surprised the first pilot was even made :P
I have enjoyed the early history of Star Trek.
Thank you :)
Thanks again for making this and yet again i find out more about trek that i did not know.
Also the way you make these always leaves me wanting the next one ready to watch right away 😎
Wow that's a big compliment, thank you :)
Excellent video. I'm interested to know how the animated show came to be. That totally slipped by me as a little kid and had no idea it even existed until the mid 2000's.
I don't know if you're doing a video on that at some point.
Indeed i am, the next part i do after TOS for trek History will be the Animated Years and will cover the 10 years between TOS and TMP
Wow, that is quite a story.
I know right? Isnt it?
TriAngulum Audio Studios Could you do a debate on the Star Trek and Star Wars rivalry one day?
David Dyster nothing to debate, Star Trek is incomprehensibly better.
Considering how famous and popular the character of Spock became, I don't blame Nimoy for being protective.
And the BTS drama is always fascinating to listen to.
I dont either, and I think the show was better for him being protective!
I would love to know what happened to Nichelle Nichols when "The Doomsday Machine" was being filmed.
I knew George Takei was filming "The Green Berets" during the second season from a biography of his. Also he was in one the internment camps as child during WWII.
My least favorites are "Who Mourns for Adonis" and "Return to Tomorrow".
There are a lot of hidden things in Star ⭐️ Trek that you didn’t know about!It’s pretty 😍 interesting 🤨 to hear about here!😊
Great stuff!
I loved the 2nd season, my favorite episode was the doomsday machine, that episode alone had elements about starships, Starfleet protocols,,both on ship and visiting starship interactions ,that have been passed down to modern day star trek shows
I miss the original SFX like an old friend. Sometimes it's good to see the wires, and the limits of how they worked. (There are even some episodes I haven't even seen, but read as Photonovels!)
However, I also fully enjoy when the new SFX are better _(the man disintegrating himself with McCoy's phaser, in_ City on the Edge of Forever), _and the remasters clearer_ (most control panels and displays). TLDR, why don't we have both?
[Edit:] I probably sound like someone nostalgic for black+white _Lost in Space..._
Two years ago i watched all 79 episodes in a row. No doubt season two was the best. Even i who loves Star Trek got bored in season three - Doomsday machine and mirror mirror were the best
Season 3 was certainly a mess!
I can imagine if they had internet back then. Lots of 1960's youtubers would expose all the troubles behind the scene and try to give you reasons to hate Star Trek. Just like they do today with Discovery. Watching your videos, I realise Discovery was not the first ST series to have big production troubles. It seems Roddenberry wasn't an angel at all. But I'm still thankful he gave us Star Trek.
DSC problems are probably the least of all the series as you'll see as this video series heads on, especially through TNG...
Outch!
The second season is my favorite the journey to Babel & the trouble with triples are my favorite
Starting at 5:46 you mention forced cuts to the series but then go right into new additions such as Chekov. Any details on the cuts?
You know I searched and search and really could not find out what they were!
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios There were episodes like, A Piece of the Action, Assignment Earth, and Patterns of Force, that allowed them to use pre-existing costumes and back lot sets. Then there were episodes like "The Immunity Syndrom", "The Ultimate Computer", and "The Doomsday Machine" which had minimal guest cast and used existing sets.
Right, but all seasons had episodes like that... And without at least 3 sources to confirm things I can not include them in this video! :)
Im sorry you are incorrect... They cut Rand mid Season 1, had nothing to do with S2... And they didnt cut Takei, he was off filming the Green Barrett as this video mentions... Cuts were elsewhere... And most likely what Carl said... But again, I cant include peoples opinions or feelings in a factual video... Everything here has to be confirmed by at least 3 separate sources!
Season Two bought some awesome gems like “The Doomsday Machine “, “Amok Time”,”Mirror,Mirror “and my personal fave “Journey to Babel “.
Completely agree!
My favorite second season Star Trek episodes are:
1. Amok Time
2. Who Mourns For Adonais?
3. Journey to Babel
4. The Ultimate Computer
5. The Omega Glory
6. The Doomsday Machine
7. The Apple
8. Bread and Circuses
9. Friday's Child
10. Patterns of Force
Metamorphosis
Amok Time
Journey to Babel
The Ultimate Computer
The Gamesters of Triskelion
The Trouble with Tribbles
The Doomsday Machine
Too many Star Trek fans just hear about Gene Roddenberry as the creator, and someone who had a vision of a bright future. Sadly, Gene was very much a mirror of zefram cochrane. Everyone looks back at what a hero he was, and how amazing what he made was. What Gene Roddenberry created was a brilliant show, which still, 50 years later has a massive fanbase who still adore it, but it isn’t known that Gene wasn’t exactly the nicest person.
Yes, I knew going in to this that some people would be upset that I would dare paint Roddenberry is a realistic light... But in the interest of being accurate and factual, I decided to just bare all the facts, both good and bad...
TriAngulum Audio Studios yeah thanks for doing that! Most people just cover up the facts of the negative side of him. You are a great youtuber, love your videos.
Thank you so much :) And I appreciate all the support :)
Star Trek history, Part five. ..As soon as you can.
No worries there!
My favorite episode is (S2E15) "The Trouble with Tribbles."
With expansion of the Mirror Universe the original series (S2E4) "Mirror, Mirror" has become too important to ignore. "In a mirror, darkly" is by far my favorite episode of Enterprise.
Nimoy should have won a emmy!? He owned that Role! I was 5 years old and my mom said we saw wraith of khan and I was crying bad when spock died.
Fascinating story.
The Pravda thing is just a legend, no Russian ever heard of star trek until years after the show ended.
Sorry you are incorrect... For that one I have 6 separate sources that confirm that story!
Oh ok.
..i hope star trek discovery goes into Kirks command so we can see once again the classic 60s bridge with brand new actors. They already established Pike and Spock again and it looked awesome!!
Only time will tell!
Wow. I never knew that Nimoy was such a "problem child" xD
I've heard much more about how the other cast members hated working with Shattner.
I think that's because the cast didnt have problems with Nimoy, but Roddenberry and the Production team did, and they dont often get asked really...
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios From all I've gathered, I'm under the impression that the difficulties with Shatner had to do with his personality (ego, self-absorption) but those with Nimoy were due to his seriousness about creating Spock/Vulcans "correctly," in a coherent and (pardon me) logical fashion. Would you care to comment?
You are correct, he was very protective about his character, and I think Trek was better for it, even if it gave Gene headaches :P
Wow. One will never know what goes on behind the scenes until someone says something.
Btw, Shatner never made it a secret that he wore lifts in his shoes. He even lampooned it in an episode of Columbo:)
2:16 that remote though. I'm surprised it's wireless.
Are you doing these for every season of Star Trek
(as its nice to have something to help me stay interested into keeping at 5 episodes of star trek a day [im rewatching it all])
Im not sure if EVERY season of EVERY show will have an episode, BUT the history of each will be represented here in this series, as well as other behind the scenes things like Biographies, Special Effects etc
Roddenberry sounds like a mixed member of the series
nice video tri
Thanks Germie! :)
I am so not conditioned to this “season 1-3” hierarchy rankings - cuz when I was intro to ST as a kid, I went from being 6 yrs old “yuk! ST is soooo boring” (when my dad would watch a rerun” to then I accidentally watched the last 1/3 of ST2:TWOK when my uncle was watching it 83/84 when I was 8-9 yrs old & then wanted 2 watch the whole movie & LOVED it & everything about it. So then my father intro me to the series on reruns on channel 11 (NYC metro area) at 12 wkdays & 6pm on Sats. So I would record them till I had the entire series (or thought I did, till I found out I was missing “Immunity Syndrome”
And they never reran it in sequential order. It was rerun out of order. So I was not used to the season divisions, since it was rerun in any random order when I watched the original series.
It’s early for me to be here 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well good morning :)
195,000 per episode lol, actors now get 5x that amount even if the show bombs. Nimoy was the bad boy on Star Trek, always figured that Shatner would be the one giving Gene Roddenberry a daily heart attack. LLNP 🖖
No Shatner gave the secondary actors heart attacks, Nimoy gave Gene them :)
I think Journey To Babel & Doomsday Machine are tied for #1.
I love them both as well!
Yaknow, I wonder how an Assignment: Earth series would have come off. The positive side of me thinks it would have been a very cool series, the negative thinks it would have been called a Doctor Who knockoff.
It's hard to really say, but Im kinda with you on that one!
I would be interested in watching it had it been made. But yeah I can see it being compared to Doctor Who, James Bond and Get Smart.
Greg Cox wrote great novels featuring Gary Seven. But that's probably the closest we'd ever get to it.
Your voice is beautiful
Thank you so much :)
you are Canadian, right :)
Indeed I am!
City on the edge of forever enuff said
length of video in the thumbnail 17:01... Nice
Thank you so much for noticing ;)
I would like to see any inset photos appear in the same corner so I don't have to keep re-adjusting my vision.
I'd also prefer to see the text balloons in a "Bonus Info" list all at the end; these blue ones are easier to see and therefore faster to read, but I'd still rather focus on the main program. Your information is solid and interesting, and very well-presented, so you don't need to treat this as a fluff-piece, pop-up video (this one felt like it was part eye calisthenics). I'd bet the huge majority of us are motivated viewers and listeners who would continue to be here happily even without such add-ons.
Thank you so much for your comment... Odd though as all the comments and messages I have received about this episode suggests that the pop ups are great as is and no one has ever commented about photo placement.... Going forward (In the history of Trek videos) I will be continuing as you see here, since that's what the majority want. Im sorry that it doesnt work for you, and wish there was something I could do that would please both you and the majority, unfortunately there is not. Thank you again fr your comment however!
I grew up Catholic and my very serious Catholic would never be upset w "oh my lord"
I have a question was Capt. Kirk middle name always james tiberius kirk I ask for a reason
No, it was James R Kirk at first, though his middle name was never mentioned...
6:02 As far as I know the "Prawda"-story was an urban legend. The sovjets never cared about Star Trek. They didnt even knew that show.
Sorry you are incorrect... For that one I have 6 separate sources that confirm that story!
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios Ah. Ok.
It is a shame that studio interference, petty politics and budget constraints conspired to bog down such an incredible show. And wasn’t Trek one of, or the first show that was syndicated with less than 100 episodes? Born in 70, I didn’t see Trek series until the mid 80s as a teenager although I saw the movies in theaters. Trek captured my imagination as it was more cerebral than Star Wars and other action sci fi stories. To this day Trek stands out as a favorite that taught me the certain morals that Roddenberry meant to put across with the show.
Indeed it is, a sign of those times I suppose ;)
"The Paramount Pictures that we All Know was Born"
Paramount was Established in 1912, while Desilu became Paramount Television after G+W Acquired both Desilu and Paramount in 1967.
No one said that Paramount was established in 1967, what was said was EXACTLY what you typed, "The Paramount Pictures that we All Know was Born" which is an accurate statement!
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios Hmmm.. Interesting.
Quite
Season Two was visually the best put together. Season three primarily just using stock footage would not better it. It is too bad as this is a historic production retrospective, that you do not use original series space clips instead opting for the 21st century budget CGI. With original practical shots we could see the contrast.
As a kid, I thought season two was best, but in retrospect, most of the scripts are simplistic and the show more comic book with the mood, lighting, acting and stories featured in season one. Thus it appeals more to kids. About three of the season two episodes were deep concept sci fi or edge of your seat with major plot turns not telegraphed.
Many of the scripts in two and three had a Daniel Boone/Wild Wild West pacing. There was the exposition and predictable pretty girl, the what'll they do end of act two, the Daniel Boone/Bonanza/James West fight scene in the third act. Omega Glory almost was a Daniel Boone episode and fireside ceremonial knifefight, with story concept lifted from a 1920s novella by Philip Nowlan (a Roddenberry favorite as it would reappear in several series).
Season one had more high concept contributing writers from science fiction. The lighting was a mix of film noir and WWII military films. The Matt, Doc, Miss Kitty formula with Spock as sage was better and more adult than the skirt of the week.
Due to what kept happening in 66/67 to better seasoned fantasy writers at the hands of western writers/directors like Roddenberry/Coon/Justman....by 1967 the word was out. Don't bother with Star Trek. They won't pay much and they'll string you along forever with rewrite demands.
I'd say now that season one had 10 great stories and 12 good ones despite production errors. Season two had three great ones, five very good ones, three good comedies, three turkeys, and about ten ok for TV comfort food. Season three, maybe one great episode. Most of them turkeys or rehash of season two scripts. The spaceark was an adaptation of a classic story from the 30s, 40s by two incredible writers, however the Star Trek writer and edit team produced a pale adaptation.
A highpoint for season three was the Romulan commander, just due to her casting. A very strong actress. However she and Nimoy were handed some surplus lines from Catwoman and Batman in the romance scene. Shatner just chewed the scenery, as the script demanded. Fontana often cooked ham on her typewriter.
If the no 1 color show y would they nearly kill it off??
Season 2 had the best episodes
intended by the studio to be a secondary character, Spock would become a breakout fan favorite and television icon.
history would repeat itself in the seventies on ABC when another minor character would also become a breakout hit and television icon.
they are both known for famous hand gestures and both have met aliens. Who am I thinking of?
LOL That is so vague I have no clue :P
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios The Smithsonian is in possession of the USS Enterprise and the most famous part of this mystery tv icon's wardrobe. I'll have to reveal the answer later if there are no guesses.
No clue at all
The Fonz
@@PJME you are correct it was The Fonz
I like season two but for me season one is better
To my knowledge, gathering from other interviews and sources like those with Walter Koenig himself, Star Trek was unknown in the USSR and there never was an (un)official complaint about there not being a Soviet or Russian character on the series. This seems to be just another Star Trek myth. Alledgedly Roddenberry did however write a letter to the Kremlin when noticing the "oversight", appologising for not casting one sooner but it is unknown if they ever responded or even aware at all of, or even cared about the "issue". But please correct me if I am wrong.
Indeed you are incorrect... The myth is that it is a myth... Everything mentioned in these videos have been confirmed by at least 3 independent sources connected to the show... So 1 source, Walter, saying it's untrue versus 7 that say it's true... Well you can see who Id believe... After all it would make sense he wouldnt know, since he was brought on AFTER the entire issue!
TriAngulum Audio Studios I do not doubt your thoroughness and investigation. However, the Wikipedia article on Chekov recounts it slightly different, as a reason given by NBC in a press release as why the character was Russian after Koenig was already cast. This is also how he tells it. Wikipedia also mentions that Roddenberry wrote a letter to Pravda after Koenig was cast. Question: why would Koenig deny the Pravda article story to be true? If that is really what happened, how would it benefit him? 'Pravda' means 'Truth' of course but sources seem to contradict eachother.
There are many reasons someone like Walter might make that mistake... Why would 7 other sources like Shatner, Nimoy, Herb Solow, Bob Justman etc lie? Again, 1 vs 7, the 7 win!
Sorry outside links cant be posted on this channel, but again it's not enough or solid enough for anything for me or this channel... The way I look at it is this... Who am I going to believe... A site that says it may or may not be true by people who werent involved in Trek, or 7 people who were that have the same story... Thus that story stands and will stand with me behind it... I appreciate your opinion, but there is more solid evidence on the side of the story, rather then not... Thank you for your comment however! I appreciate your concerns, Ive merely already made the decision about this story being included long ago and the reasons why it was! take care...
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios Well, perhaps that is the issue. You "appreciate my opinion" so you say, but I have no specific opinion. I must admit that I was convinced that it was a myth but I concede that it could be true. You, however, "already made your decision long ago" and seem to be unable or unwilling to entertain the possibility that it might be different in reality. You cite Shatner as a source to back you up but he actually denies and debunks it. I cite other sources, however you do not. There is NO proof of the Pravda article ever to have existed, but there IS a letter by Roddenberry to Russia. According to all accounts Chekov was cast as a Beatles/Monkees-esque character to appeal to a younger audience (and to fill in for George Takei). But the specific reason as to why he was Russian seems to be in doubt. Denying a possibiliy (due to lack of solid evidence) just because it does not fit one's own narative is not very Trek nor scientific. I do not have to be right, which is why I asked for proof. But could you possibly be wrong?
What surprise's me is how effort the producers went through to secure funding for the show. Then again Verity Lambert the first producer of Doctor Who and the first female producer in British television history faced a uphill climb to be taken seriously in a male dominated world
ST finished in the middle of the pack in season one. It was a bubble show. NBC had gone to quite a bit of trouble to get the show on the air, so they may have had motivation to give it a chance to be successful. NBC may have made $$$ on the show. That info has not been released.
Sorry you are incorrect... NBC lost money on Star Trek... Their Parent company, RCA made money off Star Trek, as the video says... This is corroborated by 4 separate sources...
For somany years now the idea seemed to be startrek stopped because of the other actors disagreements with Shatner at least that's all anyone ever talked about. It looks like it was way more than that. Interference from stupid outside sources. Roddenberry wasn't a nice man either and Shatner stole Nimoys lines and scenes because Nimoy was getting paid more because he complained. Everyone up until I watched this seemed to blame Shatner for everything. He might not have been a great actor but he was bad either
That certainly was not the case, in fact it had very little to do with Shatner!
For Star Trek's 50th anniversary why didn't CBS make a special 90 minute episode showing how Star Trek went from Gene Roddenberry's mind to a reality. For Doctor Who's 50th anniversary the BBC made An Adventure in Time and Space a 90 minute special on how Doctor Who was created
Bet you $100 Nyota Uhura actress was payed ALOT less than the white male actors.
“Have you seen the nuclear wessels” ? Lol
There was a story about adding gay character or a planet where it’s just men or seomthing to the show but because of the time 1960’s it was a BIG NO !
No bets here! :P And yes I saw an interview with George Takei where he had brought it up to Gene and Gene said no... Explaining the realities of 1960's TV to George. However, since I could only find one account by George himself, I could not include it in this Docu Series, as I have to have at least 3 separate sources to confirm everything!
Season one was best! 😉
Season two had a few corny comedy episodes. 😖