Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 1, Episodes 2 & 3: Where No Man Has Gone Before/ The Corbomite Maneuver
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Actor: DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, William ShatnerWriter: Gene Roddenberry
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-08-17
Studio: CBS Paramount International Television
DVD Reviews of Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 1, Episodes 2 & 3: Where No Man Has Gone Before/ The Corbomite Maneuver
DVD Review: Excellent collection of two fine TOS episodes
Summary: 4 Stars
WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE
4 STARS - THE REAL FIRST TOS EPISODE, AND ITS A GOOD ONE
The "Cage" was the very original TOS episode, that never made it on tv (though it was released eventually to home video as "The Cage" and also integrated into the 2-parter "The Menagerie" which comes along a little later in this first season). The Cage episode featured a cast and crew that was rejected, except for Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock. Star Trek eventually was granted the opportunity to try again, and made it to the network, though it's first aired episode was "The Man Trap". Unfortunately many of the episodes aired out of order, but upon home releases (such as this 2 episode set) are the first two episodes in proper order. Some obvious elements in Where No Man Has Gone Before give it away that this is an earlier episode than The Man Trap. One, the uniforms are much simpler, and have yet to evolve to all those colors. Two, no Dr. McCoy yet onboard. The episode succeeds, and quite well, actually coming off as one of the stronger episodes I have seen in the entire 3 season run.
Gary Mitchell is the highlight in this episode, and the only episode you will see him in. His character was rather likeable (even before his villainous transformation) and I could actually see him fitting in as a member of the crew on a regular basis. We discover this helm office has been close friends with Captain Kirk for the past 15 years. As the Enterprise answers to a distress call from within some kind of space forcefield, an electrical charge attacks two crewmen - one Dr. Dana, and the other, Gary Mitchell. Rather quickly, this shock transforms Mitchell into a god-like entity, craving power by the minute as he continually strenghens mentally and physically. Kirk is forced to wrestle with his feelings and kill his best friend, before he kills the crew.
Considering this is the first episode of TOS, it is very well made (just try comparing it to most season 3 episodes!). Gary Mitchell is likeable, both as a regular crewman and as the villain. Kirk is already forced to deal with a difficult issue. Even some of the effects (though very cheesy today) were quite astounding for a television series in its time. A definte must own for any Trekkie out there.
Acting - 3.5
Action - 3.5
Characters - 4.5
Story - 4
Overall - 4
THE CORBOMITE MANEUVER
4 STARS - [3.5] LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
The Corbomite Maneuver is a perfect example of an extremely cheesy episode for today's viewing pleasure versus the effectiveness of its original release date. It is a fairly simple story that actually holds out well. Perhaps you may recall an alien figure with a rather tall, stretched face who almost always appeared as one of the clips shown during the end credits of every Star Trek episode. This is the episode that features that alien. Almost laughable today, when this episode originally aired the alien figure made a frightening impact. I remember the first time I saw this episode as a kid, the image remained in my head for years. The irony of the episode is that the intelligence behind the force holding the Enterprise at bay throughout the episode is not the menacing alien, but "Balok" played by Clint Howard.
About 85% of this episode takes place on the bridge, making it appear a very slow watch. The mystery behind the oposing force is the interest here. The massive size of the alien vessel and snippets of the alien figure on the viewscreen make the situation more frightening. But Kirk pulls a rabbit out of his hat, or actually in this case, plays a game of poker to defeat the present scenario. Kirk, McCoy and crewman Baine beam over to the alien vessel, discovering the surprsing truth of it all.
This is definetly a classic episode of the series that fans will easily reconize, while non-fans may not discover much from it. The moral of the story...looks can be deceiving and sometimes its good to go against the odds.
Acting - 3
Action - 3
Characters - 4
Story - 3.5
Overall - 3.5
DVD Review: What a Great Debut for the Original Series!
Summary: 5 Stars
These two episodes in very well remastered sound and video quality are a great way to begin the DVD release of Classic Star Trek. I'm still hurting from having bought all the episodes just before the box sets were released but I've decided to move on and to talk about the versions that I have instead of moaning about the whole affair.
Anyways, the screenplays for both these episodes are first class. We get great acting and excitement here as both episodes encapsulate what everyone has grown to associate with Trek: the great storytelling, the humour and excitement all rolled up in 45 minute eps.
Spock's character becomes more grim as the episodes continue but here on the first episode, he actually smiles a couple of times and he doesn't wear his trademark blue uniform until the next episode on this disc. As any fan will tell you, not all the episodes have great stories or even good acting but that's certainly not the case with these two eps.
If you are not keen on getting the whole set but are looking at selective titles, you should definitely ensure that this DVD is one of them.
Highly recommended.
DVD Review: Strong episodes
Summary: 4 Stars
"Where No Man Has Gone Before" was actually the second pilot episode and the first featuring Captain Kirk (William Shatner). In it, a mysterious energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy transforms two crewmembers (Gary Lockwood and Sally Kellerman) into dangerous beings with god-like powers. Here we see series creator Gene Roddenberry's fascination (obsession?) with omnipotent beings that caused Harlan Ellison to lament that Roddenberry had only one idea-that God is mad.
In "The Corbomite Maneuver," the Enterprise resorts to a bluff in order to escape destruction by a more powerful alien craft. More TOS regulars, such as McCoy (DeForest Kelly), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), and Sulu (George Takei), make their first appearances. There is some good interaction between the crewmembers regarding the enormous pressures that accompany space exploration.
A couple of good, solid Trek episodes.
DVD Review: WNMHGB is tremendous
Summary: 5 Stars
Although it's more silent in audio nature than the rest of the eps that followed, WNHGB is exciting, well-acted, interesting and powerful. Shatner is excellent and memorable in his first outing as Kirk. But as big a fan as I am of him the ep really belongs to the guest characters of ESP mutants Mitchell and Dehner (Gary Lockwood and Sally Kellerman). They are so dead on perfect in their roles it's a pity we never got to see either of them again on TOS. The rest of the crew (cast) doesn't have much to do. I feel bad we didn't get anymore of comely Andrea Dromm as Yoeman Smith on TOS either. But can't have EVERYTHING.DVD Review: Stop screwing around! Release the box set already!
Summary: 3 Stars
I've already got the other sets. What's the holdup?
Description of Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 1, Episodes 2 & 3: Where No Man Has Gone Before/ The Corbomite Maneuver
"Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Ep.2): An energy barrier heightens the psionic abilities of two crew members. "The Corbomite Maneuver" (Ep.3): Krik bluffs an alien ship to prevent the Enterprise from being destroyed.This first DVD volume of episodes from the original Star Trek begins with a show that saved the series even before it launched. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was actually the second Trek pilot produced by Gene Roddenberry after NBC rejected "The Cage" (now a subject of cult fascination). A retooled cast now included William Shatner as Captain James?R. Kirk (the middle initial T came later), Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock, George Takei as Ensign Sulu, and James Doohan as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott. (DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig signed on in subsequent episodes.) A lot of thought went into scriptwriter Samuel?L. Peeples's story about a crewman named Gary Mitchell (Gary Lockwood) who has a close relationship with Kirk and some natural ESP abilities. When the Enterprise approaches an energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy, Mitchell metamorphoses into a godlike being with silver eyes, awesome psychic abilities, and a rapidly developing ego. As Mitchell becomes an increasing threat to the ship, Kirk is faced with making a terrible choice to save his crew.
The episode locked in the very character and themes of Star Trek: science fiction stories told in mortal terms, the conflict between relationships and duty, and a strong emphasis on exploring personalities. Lockwood's disciplined, modulated performance was a big plus. (He went on, of course, to play astronaut Frank Poole in 2001: A Space Odyssey.)
The second show in this volume was the tenth to air, "The Corbomite Maneuver." While exploring an uncharted region of the galaxy, the Enterprise encounters a cube-shaped alien probe (a predecessor of Borg vessels?) that Kirk promptly destroys. That action brings the wrath of a spaceship called the Fesarius, which locks the Enterprise in a tractor beam from which it can't escape. The show is perhaps best known for something of a surprise ending when the "captain" of the Fesarius (played by Clint Howard, brother of Ron and child star of TV's Gentle Ben) is revealed. Directed by Joseph Sargent (Colossus--The Forbin Project). --Tom Keogh
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