tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post2672604712372592625..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: How Star Trek Liberated TelevisionPaul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-2409301609055851362009-04-22T13:12:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting this article. I myself was six...Thanks for posting this article. I myself was sixteen when the first episode of Star Trek aired (I call it "The Salt Vampire", but the official title was "The Man Trap"). Though I was, even at that young age, already a television scifi junkie, I could tell that Star Trek represented something new and unique. What you don't discuss is that, as in many origin stories, the ultimate success of Star Trek was a happy combination of the right executive producer, the right actors playing key roles and the right amount of indifference by Desilu in greenlighting the project in the first place. Without Gene Roddenberry's particular sensibility applied to the science fiction genre, without the empathy brought to their admittedly stereotypic characters by Shatner, Nimoy et al, Star Trek would not have been the medium-defining series it became. <br /><br />I recently had the pleasure of sitting through a viewing of "The City on the Edge of Forever" with my seventeen-year-old daughter who was seeing it for the first time. In spite of the tacky sets and costumes, the admittedly hammy acting in places and other production limitations, I am pleased to report that I watched my normally unimpressible daughter catch her breath when McCoy disappears into the time portal, changes the past and Kirk announces "We're totally alone!" <br /><br />Now that's show biz!Robert K. Blechmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552295127347803870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-45885766132171245482008-09-29T17:11:00.000-04:002008-09-29T17:11:00.000-04:00Great article.You left out that Star Trek was one ...Great article.<BR/><BR/>You left out that Star Trek was one of the first TV shows to be released on video tape, then LaserDisc, then DVD, and HD-DVD(first season).<BR/>I'll bet it will ultimately make it on to Blu-ray.<BR/><BR/>Also, that Star Trek is now available with most of the special effects (Space ships, space, viewscreens) redone using latest CGI computer technology (on a low budget though).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-44912355862413416222007-03-26T04:28:00.000-04:002007-03-26T04:28:00.000-04:00Thank you, ricardo! I'm really glad you enjoyed t...Thank you, ricardo! I'm really glad you enjoyed this article - it's one of my favorites.<BR/><BR/>Now that Rome is over, I'll be putting all of my reviews together into single article, which I'll post here in addition to the individual reviews.<BR/><BR/>Glad to have you here as a lurker, reader, commentator!<BR/><BR/>PaulPaul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-65451036225659756422007-03-25T19:51:00.000-04:002007-03-25T19:51:00.000-04:00What a good article.I must admit to being a lurker...What a good article.<BR/><BR/>I must admit to being a lurker on your blog, specifically in articles about Rome. After reading such a great article, it had to say it: ChapóCicerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755743967577280620noreply@blogger.com