Re: Star Trek TOS Season 3- Remastered coming in November
I had a chance to do some catch up with the Remastered Third Season Set the last few weeks.
I saw All Our Yesterdays, The Empath, Requiem For Methuselah, That Which Survives and Wink of an Eye as I recall.
I must be getting more sentimental in my older age. I have seen these 3rd season episodes so many times, I know them well, perhaps somewhere between 50 to 100 times.
What caught me off guard was when I saw All Our Yesterdays and The Empath. I have not seen them in a long time, at least 4 years,or since the last DVD sets. I really got into them more then I expected. The emotions they induce on the viewer is still there. I refer to the sad parting of Spock and Zarabeth. That was really good and got me. But the real surprise was the power of Gem and how she got so connected with Kirk, Spock and McCoy. I forgot that she touches Spock to read him and she smiled. She could sense the warm friendship with Kirk and McCoy. Her urging Kirk and Spock to go to McCoy when Spock was able to use the Vian's device to transport them was also as moving. Kathryn Hays did a really wonderful performance!
Even the ending of Requiem was still as good as it was. The thing I forget is how much the 3rd year so focuses on the three leads and the relationship Spock and McCoy reveals. Great stuff! In some ways, I'm begining to feel that the 3rd year has more strong character stories compared to the second, which had more action adventure.
The new CGI effects of these shows was nice, but I have to say that the content still shines brighter then the effects work in many episodes. Though perhaps because I am watching standard def discs, the 3rd year live action and parts of the second year live action still don't look as good as the first year in high def. But still looks terrific in it's color rendering!
I had been resisting watching the rest of the set as the remaining episodes are not as strong for me. But I think I'll keep going, inspite of episodes like Whom Gods Destroy! (no offense for those that like that one)
On a side note, it seems odd to not just make that "the" price. If you can get it price matched from their site or order from their site and pick-up at the store without paying anymore, what's the point? I guess they target the un-informed customers for the $20 mark-up.
