[Ishmael]

I remember when this series came out in the US. It was supposed to have everything. Great special effects, Martin Landau & the always hot Barbra Bain from Mission Impossible in the cast, even the costumes by Rudi Gernreich were hyped. So I watched it. Apparently they forgot one thing, decent scripts. The thing that made Star Trek so good and gave it staying power over the years was the quality of the writing. Rodenberry had been a scriptwriter on many series prior to Star Trek including one of my old favorites, "Have Gun Will Travel", with Richard Boone. If I want to watch a Good British Sci-Fi Show, this is my favorite you smegheads:





Smoke me a kipper, Skipper! I'll be back for breakfast!