Star Trek: The Original Series Vol. 13: This Side of Paradise / Devil in the Dark (DVD)

Volume thirteen collects two more memorable episodes from the first season of Star Trek, both being products of what was perhaps the most consistently high quality creative period in the show's history. The writing standard didn't necessarily slip as the show moved into its second season, but many of the plot styles introduced and expanded on so memorably here would see much re-use in the years to come, even beyond the original series' end. The photo of the late James "Scotty" Doohan on this basic DVD is as arbitrary and misleading as the rest of them, as the character hardly features at all in these predominantly Kirk/Spock entanglements. 'This Side ...  Read the complete review