doubleofive said:
That's awesome! Some friends of mine who've never seen TOS are watching random episodes based on how ridiculous the Netflix summary sounds.FanFiltration said:
My apartment mate and I have been working our way through TOS for the last few weeks. We made the episode selection a game of sorts. My friend will give me a stereotypical and common Star Trek related situation, theme of Character element. I then pick an episode that fits his request. Some of things he has suggested and the episode I have picked are as follows...
Shuttle Craft related = Metamorphosis
Mutiny = Turnabout Intruder
Spock uses a Vulcan Power to save the day = Is There no Truth in Beauty
Gee, what smooth floors your cave has = What Little Girls Are Made Of
That sort of thing. It's been an entertaining way to pick what episode to watch. I've personally done the chronological and production order more then a few times, and this has been a nice change from that.
It's great how you can mix up TOS episodes from any season and they still flow together nicely as a continuing adventure. The other series in the Star Trek cannon don't work that well when you mix them up across seasons. Continuity and references to passed plot lines and character actions became much more focused in the latter shows. Not to mention the numerous cast changes. Not many TOS episodes refer to situations from other episodes. A few exceptions I can think of are the mention of The Corbomite Maneuver, and The Organian Peace Treaty. Also in the episode "Turnabout Intruder", Kirk (in Janet Lester's body) reminds Spock of situations that happened in a few other third season episodes. One being the events in "The Tholan Web". I cant seem to remember the others.