We've reached the end of the Star Trek animated series. It was slightly different than I remembered--while some of it was pretty goofy, there are some good scripts here. Some major sci-fi writers as well as writers of other Trek media were involved. Of course, the low cost animation tends to drag down things overall. Despite this, the show won an Emmy and a Peabody.
While the series was not considered to be in the official canon, it's clear this policy was broken multiple times--Spock's young life, Robert April as the first captain, etc.
If you thought my knowledge of Trek was all-encompassing, you're wrong. I relied on several online resources:
- Memory Alpha, a Trek-specific wiki
- A Star Trek: The Animated Series website that includes "new" TAS comic strips, pic, games, and trivia
- Curt Danhauser's Guide to TAS, which includes old style cartoon PSAs and "new" episodes, both fan-made
- Wikipedia - the blogger's best friend
- Of course, thanks to Netflix for making the show available online
Next week, we will start on the Aquaman animated series--another Filmation production.
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