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Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Verity Robins
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Janis
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
SnoopyStyle
Most of the crew of the USS Enterprise returns after cancellation in animation form with the exception of Pavel Chekov. They continue their voyage with the use of many of the original ideas like the Tribbles, The Guardian of Forever, the Amusement Park planet, Harry Mudd and others. There are additional alien characters included in the crew. Some of them are too campy like the catlike character who purrs.The animation is comparable to other TV animation of the era. However I'm not sure it's any more of a show for kids just because it's animated. It does allow the show to have greater scope and freedom. I like the miniaturization episode and animation certainly makes it easier to do. There is some arguments about cannon but it's a good show for fans no matter what. Some of the new ideas in this series get reused in later incarnations.
justin-fencsak
I remember watching this when it was on Nickelodeon, back when it was owned by Viacom, who would buy Paramount's TV division before renaming it CBS Television Studios after the breakup of Viacom into two: Viacom and CBS. The animation, done by Filmation 10 years before He-Man made them famous, is really good and the storyline draws inspiration from the classic Star Trek TV show. It was also the first Star Trek franchise to win an Emmy for best animated cartoon. The music is fun, the voices are just like that on the TV show, and the action is nonstop. Too bad the episodes go so quickly. I'm glad that this show is available to watch online on IMDb.
dat_cali_boi05
People say that Star Trek had no life between 1969 and 1979, boy are they wrong! In the early 1970's Star Trek was very much alive, in the form of animation! The stories told in this series are absolutely amazing and fun and seeing the crew we're come to love and cherish in cartoon form is what makes it all the better! The missions are more detailed, and all your favorite characters are there! I recommend anyone -- even non-Star Trek fans -- to check this series out, you will be blown away at the adventure and imagination these episodes have to offer.When I first heard of the cartoon, I thought it was going to be lame, but after watching it, man was I wrong! Given the fact that the live-action series had budget setbacks, the animated series gave Roddenberry the power to present Star Trek in a way that more fitted his dream. I just got the entire DVD set for Christmas and I can't put it down! The episodes are just amazing and I love them! Long live Star Trek: The Animated Series!
George Mussman (GEM-20)
Many fans have looked negatively on this series. That is too bad, and they do not give it the attention and credit it fully deserves. Sure there is an episode or two that was simply okay, but overall, I enjoyed all of it.Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek", was paid money for this series. He said that it was not part of "official" Star Trek. I think that is ridiculous, since he had the final approval of all of the scripts, and there were some great ones.If anyone faulted the animation of this show, it must be remembered of what the state of animated films was in 1973. Even Disney had cut back considerably by that time; look at Disney's "Robin Hood" to see what I mean.Because "Star Trek - The Animated Series" had a limited budget, there was not enough money to bring back Walter Koenig to play Chekov. But the show is a fine example of how "Trek" could work in animation.And that is its finest accomplishment of all.
