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Star Trek:  The Original Series – Series 3 Remastered

by Jennifer Kelly

[2.Dec.08] :. TV’s first and most ambitious space opera closes out its original run with brave, ham-handed, unintentionally hilarious philosophizing on race, gender, truth and beauty…beam me up, Scotty.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD Feature

Part 1 - All Time Classics

by PopMatters Staff

[8.Oct.07] :. Where it all began... how TV became the cultural icon it is today, and the seminal shows that offered audiences a glimpse into the medium’s artistic potential.

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Heroes

by Todd R. Ramlow

[26.Sep.07] :. The disease furthers Heroes' allegorizing of its genetic mutants as outsiders, aliens, and queers.

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Heroes

by Todd R. Ramlow

[25.May.07] :. Heroes' set-up was both simple ("Save the cheerleader, save the world") and impressively complex.

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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (Uncensored)

by Jeremy Estes

[13.Apr.07] :. The show has comic moments (commenting on Shatner's weight gain, Ross says, "You have let yourself boldly go"), but the roast isn't so much funny as it is forced.

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Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Three

by Tim O'Neil

[13.Dec.04] :. Star Trek remains enjoyable today in ways that other, similarly important or influential shows do not.

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Star Trek: The Original Series - The Complete First Season

by Marco Lanzagorta

[29.Sep.04] :. Star Trek's message of 'tolerance' is highlighted in the few episodes that explicitly showcase the dangers of racism and bigotry.

 

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country [Special Edition] (1991)

by James Oliphant

[2.Feb.04] :. It is a reminder of the power the faded franchise once commanded.

 

Star Trek

by Rachel Hyland

The overwhelming theme of 'Star Trek' is 'Yay, us!'