“Dagger of the Mind” Season 1 Production Order #11 Airing Order #9 Directed by Vincent McEveety Written by S. Bar-David After last week’s fantastic introduction to the Romulans in “Balance of Terror”, the show has some big shoes to fill this … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E11/E12 “Dagger of the Mind” and “Miri”

“Balance of Terror” Season 1 Production Order #9 Airing Order #14 Directed by Vincent McEveety Written by Paul Schneider I know Harry Mudd is set to return but not only was he a human and written as not being a true villain … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E09/E10 “Balance of Terror” and “What Are Little Girls Made Of?”

“The Naked Time” Season 1 Production Order #7 Airing Order #4 Directed by Marc Daniels Written by John D.F. Black After some rather questionable decisions last week, most notably from an episode where Kirk’s inner desires were let out, we return … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E07/E08 “The Naked Time” and “Charlie X”

“The Enemy Within” Season 1 Production Order #5 Airing Order #5 Directed by Leo Penn Written by Richard Matheson Richard Matheson is one of the biggest names in 20th century sci-fi writing 16 episodes (including the Shatner starring episodes “Nightmare … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E05/E06 “The Enemy Within” and “The Man Trap”

“The Corbomite Maneuver” Season 1 Production Order #3 Airing Order #10 Directed by Joseph Sargent Written by Jerry Sohl After the duo of pilots, it’s time to dive into the series proper. Granted, we start things off with the 10th … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E03/E04 “The Corbomite Maneuver” and “Mudd’s Women”

“The Cage” Season 1 Production Order #1 Airing Order #80 Directed by Robert Butler Written by Gene Roddenberry Two days before the premiere of Season 4 of Doctor Who, another slightly more famous sci-fi show premiered, this time in the US. Perhaps the … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS – S01E01/E02 “The Cage” and “Where No Man Has Gone Before”