This a great show. It has great story lines. It also has great acting. Star trek the motion picture is better. Star Trek II the wrath of Kane is also better Star trek III sreach spook is better. Star Trek IV the vogye home is better. Star Trek V the final frontier is better. Star Trek VI the undiscoverd counrty is also better. Star Trek generations is also better. Stat Trek the next genearation is also better. Star Trek insurrection is also better. Star Trek first contact is better. Star Trek Nemisis is also better. Star Trek XI is also better. Star Trek into darkness is also better. Star Trek beyond is also better. Still this a great show see it.

The 'Star Trek' franchise started with this show, a show that was undoubtedly awe-inspiring and ahead of its time back then. It still holds up now, even with its flaws.Sure, the special effects are often laughable and the sets are less than audacious. Some of Season 3 disappoints with even cheaper production values, less suspense, very contrived plotting that lacked logic and more cheesiness. William Shatner was never known for subtlety (apart from a few exceptions like 1958's 'The Brothers Karamazov'), but he does overact to an annoying degree and it can over-balance the rest of the show.However, the rest of the characterisations and acting are fine. Spock is the most interesting and most well-developed character and Leonard Nimoy is unforgettable as the character. DeForest Kelley and James Doohan are lots of fun and Walter Koenig is similarly memorable, same with George Takei.Music is full of energy and atmosphere. Even better is the writing, which is funny, intelligent and rich in humanity and the imaginative and influential story-lines that were full of suspense, intrigue and influential fun. The characters are interesting and their interaction is one of the high points of the show.In conclusion, hugely impressive and ground-breaking them, even though the flaws are more noticeable today. 9/10 Bethany Cox

I started watching reruns in the 70's every afternoon. Star Trek would come on around 5:00pm and run a single episode, Mon through Fri. I could never get enough. I even started to watch the animated series on Saturday.However after watching them several dozen times on Netflix I have been finding too many plot inconsistencies and mistakes with the logic of the shows. Some are still solid and hold special meaning for me. The other episodes are no longer valid and I can't stand watching them.I enjoy the themes that the original scripts bring to the screen and that the show attacked stereotypes and problems of that era. I enjoyed Spock as my most favorite character. He brought the show together for me. The more he was a part of an episode, the more I enjoyed it.The technology was fun to watch also. Many of the episodes featured state of the art, original Sci-fi props and ideas. It is amazing how much this show has influenced other Sci-fi shows and movies. It is almost like Star Trek is the grandfather of Sci-fi.Overall I still enjoy the series but I had to stop watching them. I think I overdosed on them. I'll shelf them for another couple of years and go back to enjoy them again.

It's a television series with stagy acting and contrived plots. With the exception of Mr. Spock, all the main characters are hysterical, some even unlikeable. Dr. McCoy is the worst. He is shrill, argumentative, and abrasive. And that's the medical officer. Then there is Scotty, the chief engineer. He's always on the edge of having a nervous breakdown. The slightest demands on him send him into a tizzy. Then there is Captain Kirk. He has no business commanding anyone. He is temperamental, moody, easily excitable, and bossy. The only character who has any substance is Spock. That's because he's not even fully human. How he manages to tolerate the rest of the crew is a mystery. Without Spock the command structure would immediately break down. That's not saying much for human beings. Also, the mission of the star ship is murky. What is a rocket ship doing going throughout the galaxies searching for new planets? Who asked them to? The military aspect of their mission is unmistakable. They have the fire power to destroy entire planets. For what? In addition, who would let humans beings operate this craft in the first place. The ship's security is constantly being breached. The Star ship routinely transport on board all kind of alien creatures, some more humanoid then others but definitely not human, without taking any precautions against possible contamination. Also, Kirk gets himself involved in situations that a more mature, thoughtful and disciplined officer would easily avoid. In fact, the biggest drawback to this series is a Captain. His rashness stretches literary license to the limit. His decision-making is so readily influenced by emotions that it is a miracle that he makes any decisions at all. Whenever he is stumped, he invariably turns to Spock who at least demonstrates an ability to think clearly. Indeed, in almost every episode it is Spock who guides the ship out of crisis. It is not surprising that this show was cancelled after three seasons. Nor is it surprising that years in syndication later the show took on a new life, capturing a new audience that apparently was more forgiving then the network executives who probably had their fill of outlandishly ridiculous plots and corny acting that needed to be beamed out to some other place where such mediocrity could find a home.