I'd like to propose a Trek rewatch for the summer. TOS is apparently available via youtube which would help with the dvd-less (me included) and would tie in with the movie. Or we could go with DS9 (my favorite and I own the sets (not pushing, I swear)). Wherever we do start, we can definitely continue with more series. As bad as Enterprise was, I really miss the episode by episode discussions and think we'd have fun watching another series together.

I need help determining a good viewing rate. How many episodes can we get through in a week. One is probably too slow but I don't want people to fall behind either. The Supernatural rewatch is covering 4 which might be a bit much for us.

I suspect we would go at a different pace for each series. There will likely be less discussion for TOS than there would be for DS9, you know? Not that that answers your question though - HA! We could always start out with say two-a-week and adjust as needed.

I think another thing to decide is where the discussion will take place. Should we start episode threads or keep it confined to the existing season threads?

TOS is also available in full on cbs.com. Someone suggested including TAS and I'd love that but don't know how easily obtainable the episodes are for those without the DVDs.

I just realized that I have a bunch of TNG and DS9 episodes on tape. If it was good the first time I taped it during the weekly re-run. Now, some of the tapes are 15 years old and I haven't played them in 5+ years, but if they work I'd be able to join in on most episodes. Whee!


Not sure how this works for other shows, but wouldn't the discussion remain here. If not, there are season threads for all the shows now (Thanks to Eegah). It would probably be bad form to create individual episode threads.

How about three episodes per week? Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights? Not like there is anything else on until the fall.

I think we're better off sticking with the existing season threads and stick with planning here. That way anyone not participating in the rewatch can still join in.

I just went to add TOS S1 to my netflix list and found that it's available for streaming so that's another option.

Does anyone know where I can find a fairly definitive episode list I can use for scheduling? StarTrek.com has them by airdate and production date. I like bel's idea of starting with 2 a week and adjusting as needed. Once we decide on a list I'll post a schedule and we can meet back here.

Wikipedia has them listed by episode number. That seems fine by me. The only thing I think we'd have to decide is if we'll start with "The Cage" or skip it.


Yeah, that's how we've been doing The Great Farscape Rewatch.

So we seem to be agreed on TOS, starting at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start?

Sounds good. We'll probably have to pick the speed with the early seasons of TNG as there are some really unwatchable episodes back to back.

I would vote to include The Cage. Pike and Shouting Spock are too awesome to skip.

Oh, bel. Do you know what you've just caused to enter my brain? ;-)

Nice find, jake.

I'd vote to do The Cage - It's been over 40 years, if you're interested in a TOS rewatch, you should probably either already know it, or should learn it in the first place.

Original Star Trek, Season 1 Rewatch Schedule:
(discussions for non linked episodes will be in the general S1 thread)

Week of 6/1:
*The Cage
*The Man Trap

Week of 6/8:
*Charlie X
*Where No Man Has Gone Before

Week of 6/15:
*The Naked Time
*The Enemy Within

Week of 6/22:
*Mudd's Women
*What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Week of 6/29:
*Miri
*Dagger of the Mind

Week of 7/6:
*The Corbomite Maneuver
*The Menagerie, Part I
*The Menagerie, Part II

Week of 7/13:
*The Conscience of the King
*Balance of Terror

Week of 7/20:
*Shore Leave
*The Galileo Seven

Week of 7/27:
*The Squire of Gothos
*Arena

Week of 8/3:
*Tomorrow Is Yesterday
*Court Martial

Week of 8/10:
*The Return of the Archons
*Space Seed

Week of 8/17:
*A Taste of Armageddon
*This Side of Paradise

Week of 8/24:
*The Devil in the Dark
*Errand of Mercy

Week of 8/31:
*The Alternative Factor
*The City on the Edge of Forever

Post here or the TOS threads?

I think we're better off keeping our thoughts in the relevant Season threads here and keep this for planning.

Does twop still keep a calendar? Is there anywhere else we can post this to let more people know what we're doing? I think I'll share a link in the movie movie thread.

Yes, there is a calendar on the main forum index page. It's loaded with the BSG re-watch info, so we should be able to add TOS re-watch info to it.

Thanks for doing all the admin work akg!

Looks like the Cage, Dagger of the Mind, and City on the Edge of Forever all have their own threads already. I'd say the first and last of that list may warrant enough discussion to stay separate like that and everything else will be fine in the season threads. I'm excited!

Me too. My TOS viewing has been very spotty (especially the later seasons).

I'll see what I can do. It would be nice to get more people involved so we're not just talking to ourselves.

I wish I had the TOS DVDs because I'd be up for that (downloading/streaming is not an option on my creaky old computer, sadly). But if you get up to TNG or DS9 I'm in.

Also through YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/show/startrek - no link to The Cage though.

I was just going to ask if anyone had a link to the Cage. It doesn't seem to be on cbs.com or netflix's watch instantly.

If there's no link, should we just skip it, since everything else seems to be online for USians?

It's also on Youtube. This is the link to the first part and then you can follow the links on the right to the rest.

Thanks, beth! I'll have to catch up tonight.

Is anyone else unable to find Balance of Terror on YT?

I didn't see it there with the official offerings either - I went to CBS to find it.

I just made some motivators so maybe that'll help?

Unfortunately, I've just discovered that the TOS episodes on CBS.com and YouTube will not stream on my computer. For some reason, the YouTube episodes can not be downloaded either.

Awesome, bel! *Right-clicks & Saves*

Nice, bel. I love your work there.

I also added our schedule to twop's calendar (which is harder to find that it really should be).

That's not good, jake. Any idea why not?

Also, where will we post our commentary about the episodes? Will it be in this thread or in a separate one for each episode?

The Cage has its own thread here. Most of the episodes won't have enough discussion to separate, however, so we'll meet in the TOS S1 thread here.

Probably because the computer is so very old. YouTube has been wonky ever since the most recent version of Flash came out.

Sadly, Flash is always a giant pain. If you've upgraded to the latest version of Flash, there's not much more that can be done with an old computer.

belsum told me about the rewatch, and since my shiny new DVDs arrived last night, I'll be joining in! This is more of a "watch" than a "rewatch" for me, since I've only seen a handful of TOS eps, despite being a big fan of the movies as well as TNG and DS9.

I also haven't seen...most of them, actually. This'll be an eye-opener.

I preparation for my move, I'm quitting work next Thursday. I hope to use most of the time to prepare, but it also gives me lots of Trek time, I hope.

Are people still up for the re-watch, or am I the only one who has no life :-)

I think watching Trek is a valid life choice. This thread is just for planning though. The actual discussions are taking place here.

This week's episodes are:

*Mudd's Women
*What Are Little Girls Made Of?

For this week:

*Miri
*Dagger of the Mind

Oh darn. I didn't discover this until 4 weeks in. I guess I'll just have to marathon up to "Dagger of The Mind" this weekend. Thank god for DVD sets. *evil laugh*

For this week:

*The Corbomite Maneuver
*The Menagerie, Part I
*The Menagerie, Part II

Welcome, GG! I'm very jealous of your dvds but happy to have you along. I hope you enjoyed the marathon and took many notes.

This week's episodes:

*The Conscience of the King
*Balance of Terror

For this week:

*Shore Leave
*The Galileo Seven

For this week:

*The Squire of Gothos
*Arena

This week (a bit late):

*Tomorrow Is Yesterday
*Court Martial

Ooh, I'm excited to see I'm finally only three episodes behind! Heh.

For this week:

*The Return of the Archons
*Space Seed

But...But...But...You took away the bonus points for watching Wrath of Khan while watching Space Seed! *pouts* I wanted super special bonus points so I could get the free salad bowl.

(or am I the only one old enough to remember filling out coupon books at the grocery store in order to win kitchen stuff? If so, nevermind.)

Sorry, Peachy.

For this week:

*The Return of the Archons
*Space Seed (bonus viewings of Wrath of Khan encouraged (extra bonus if you're wearing this while watching) (prize, if any, to be determined at a later date)).

My mom scored a full set of dishes and knives for my college apartment from grocery store promotions. I don't know if they involved coupon books though.

This week's episodes:

*A Taste of Armageddon
*This Side of Paradise

We're down to only a few more weeks of S1. Do we want to continue? Are 2 episodes a week still reasonable or should we drop it to 1 for S2 with fall tv returning?

I'd like to continue and I think that 2 eps are still appropriate. Since USA took away my NCIS marathon at 5pm, I like to throw on some TOS while I eat dinner. (You know, now that I've caught up and all.)

I'm up for continuing as well. Even though I watch way too much TV as it is, there are still a few free hours during the fall that I could slip TOS into.
(It's like there's always room for Jello, there's always room for HoYayTastic, Ambitious Though They Sometimes Miss, Silly but Awesome Classic Trek.)

I definitely want to continue. I personally am so far behind that switching to one episode per week is the only way I'll ever catch up - but I wouldn't want to hold the rest of you back! As long as y'all are fine with me being Johnny-come-lately with my review comments...

I've fallen behind too, but I'm still in.

We could always drop back to 1 ep a week from 2 starting in October if the schedule gets to be too much.

For this week:

*The Devil in the Dark
*Errand of Mercy