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"And the stories and acting were excellent"

Almost as good as the special effects? :)

The big styrofoam rocks and other shortcomings, and the sorta old-fashioned look of old Trek used to bother me, although I loved it when I was younger, after getting used to the polished look of ST:TNG. Now when I watch the old trek, though, there just seems to be something much more "raw" about it. Maybe it's just because it's been so long since I've seen a lot of the old episodes, and I've seen too many of the ST:TNG episodes too many times.

Now when I watch the old trek, though, there just seems to be something much more "raw" about it. Maybe it's just because it's been so long since I've seen a lot of the old episodes, and I've seen too many of the ST:TNG episodes too many times.

Have to agree with you there, the special effects were cheesy, even for the late 60s making the show dated. But that's what almost draws me to it more than anything, the simplicity of it combined with well-written stories.

The sci-fi shows of today have gone too far the other way for my tastes and now it's spectacular effects with boring, recycled scripts.