In Space, No One Can Hear Your Opinion
The Reviews
Birth of Star Trek - Part 3
After the launch of Star Trek on September 8, 1966, the crew of the Enterprise awaited the reviews.
Reviews of the episode The Man Trap.
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Published in The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio), Sept 9, 1966, Page 18
by columnist Martin Hogan 
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Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner
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Published in The Orlando Sentinel (Florida), Sept 9, 1966, Page 16
by columnist Sandra Hinson 
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SCIENCE FICTION FANS will love NBC's "Star Trek." I didn't. William Shatner is wasted in the lead role (the specter of his performance in the recent but brief "For The People" role hangs heavily over the improbability of this characterization).
Good science fiction should grasp the viewer and hold him spell bound. "Star Trek" had so many shiny gimmicks and such a fascinating futuristic atmosphere, the viewer could never fear last night's creature who drained humans of their body salt. They were too busy watching the action. Which, of course, may mean it will draw its share of fans. |
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Published in The Call-Leader (Elwood, Indiana), Sept 9, 1966, Page 7
by columnist Dick DuBrow 
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Review of the episode Charlie X (aired September 15, 1966).
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In The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), Sept 16, 1966, Page 21
by columnist Bill Ladd 
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Review of the episode Where No Man Has Gone Before (aired September 22, 1966).
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Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas), Sept 24, 1966, Page 13
by columnist Jerry Coffey 
"Star Trek" remains a disappointment but is fascinating to watch even if it's not entirely satisfying. There is an inspired bit of type-casting for this week's episode: Gary Lockwood as a mutating mortal who came to believe he was a god.
Where No Man Has Gone Before was the second Star Trek pilot produced by Gene Roddenberry. This pilot got the green-light from NBC executives so that the making of the Star Trek series could proceed at warp speed.
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Kirk and Spock
Regardless of these less than stellar reviews, fans continued to watch, and the show's following increased. As the first season progressed, Nimoy received several more sacks of fan mail per week than Shatner. To a degree, there was a question as to who was the lead character. After salary disputes and script re-writes, the production team gave Spock's character more of a voice. The comradery between Kirk and Spock eventually won out with fans, and the deepening-friendship made the duo of Kirk & Spock iconic.
Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner
Mission of the Birth of
Star Trek part 3
James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Nicelle Nichols, George Takei, DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
With the historic crew finally set, their real mission began.
Their job was to seek out new life and new civilizations
In the galaxy and our living rooms.
The crew's expressions prove that they had no idea how long they'd be in space
Or where Gene Roddenberry's dream of Star Trek would lead them.
The only thing that was certain for the crew of the USS Enterprise was that they would
Boldly go where no one has gone before.
Their job was to seek out new life and new civilizations
In the galaxy and our living rooms.
The crew's expressions prove that they had no idea how long they'd be in space
Or where Gene Roddenberry's dream of Star Trek would lead them.
The only thing that was certain for the crew of the USS Enterprise was that they would
Boldly go where no one has gone before.
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