Star Trek: The Animated Series(1973-1974) is underrated! It has that sweet Star Trek spirit. We get to meet Captain Robert April(Kirk and Pike's predecessor)for the first time. We get to see a Holodeck for the first time.
We get to see a cartoon version of Dr. McCoy point and ask, "Who's he, Jim?"
It was the real DeForrest Kelley himself looping over McCoy!
I agree. The animation was horrible, the whole thing rather low rent. But it was fun, and it was in the spirit of the original. The most important ingredient, I think, is that Trek's original story editor, Dorothy Fontana, served the same role here.
I'd recommend it to anyone who wants more Trek. But don't ask me to rate it against the others, i'm not gonna go there.
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Well, it may be "underrated", but it is certainly not "mistreated".
I mean, the entire show, with bonus materials, is available on DVD!
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Which ep featured a holodeck?.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Practical_Joker.
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I think people give the animated waaaay to hard a time. It's a much better looking show then anything else Filmation put out at the time. Sure, the characters themselves are stiff in movement and expression, but the backgrounds, colors and actual design of everything is pretty great imo.
shareDorothy Fontana was the third story editor of TOS, after John D.F. Black and Steven W. Carabatsos.
"A voice from behind me reminds me. Spread out your wings you are an angel."
True enough. But the last before this series. And she was THERE from the beginning.
"After years of fighting with reality, I am pleased to say that I have finally won out over it."
Yes it is and for all those complaining of the quality of the animation, it's from 1972/3 and was on Sat am for kids. So it holds up when compared to cartoons of that era. Heck, at times it compares to Archer in some scenes.