It's been long reported that Roddenberry had an old friend named Soong or Singh or something close to that and that he pushed to name both Khan and Data's creator to something very close to his friends name. It has been long mentioned that he hoped that his old friend would make contact with him...
I think the entire first season tended to highlight a larger portion of the crew. They used yeoman and specialists in Operation (Jamal and Chapel), Devil (Lt. Com. Giotto), Paradise (Kelowitz, DeSalle), Seed (McGivers), Armageddon (Tamura), Archons (sociologist Lindstrom), City (Galloway), Kyle...
Yes, right. Shore Leave. I don't really count Rand in Charlie as Charlie doesn't say she's dead -- "just gone."
But McCoy's fake death in Shore leave is enough for one season. Spock's blinding was just a turn off for me -- especially the excuse they used for his cure.
Wow, I see that at least 7 from every list is on my list!
Bottom is harder as there aren't nearly as many....
1.Miri
2. Alternative
3. Mudd's
4. Tomorrow (I think it was a lazy attempt at a time travel story)
5. Court ( Besides Cogley and Stone it doesn't work for me)
6. Operation (Good until...
Just ten?......
1. City
2. Devil
3. Where No Man
4. Balence
5. This Side
6. Conscience
7. Arena
8. Cage
9. Corbomite
10. Charlie X
11. Space Seed
......impossible!