Good lord: Entire original “Star Trek” series now online?
posted at 9:50 am on April 8, 2008 by Allahpundit
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And that’s not all, brother, that’s not all. Valleywag reported this six weeks ago but it’s news to me and at least a few of our commenters, per Headlines. As surprising as finding the episodes is finding that the videos are not only large but high quality; the worst fight sequence ever committed to film has never looked better. Attention, Hulu: Consider this ante upped. Click the image to watch.
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All praise TOS!
Ed Morrissey on April 8, 2008 at 9:31 AM
PS: In an unrelated development, I’ll be taking the rest of the day off. ;-)
Ed Morrissey on April 8, 2008 at 9:35 AM
The same site also has
twilight Zone and others.
1sttofight on April 8, 2008 at 9:55 AM
is there any point in investing in Blu-Ray? This is stuff seems to be coming along fast.
jp on April 8, 2008 at 10:00 AM
The End is nigh. Buy canned food and shotgun shells.
What’s next? The complete Green Acres?
Vote Sauron 08 on April 8, 2008 at 10:01 AM
WOW! That fight scene sucked! Guess I wasn’t much of a critic when I was 6 years old.
txsurveyor on April 8, 2008 at 10:01 AM
When I can beam a beer from a fridge to the Lazyboy then, and only then, will I believe.
Limerick on April 8, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Awe.some.
Spirit of 1776 on April 8, 2008 at 10:04 AM
I am feeling sick, must let my boss know I’m taking the next couple of days off (just to be safe and not get others sick).
Torch on April 8, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Are these the new, improved TOS episodes, with the new CGI effects shots?
Frozen Tex on April 8, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Now all it needs to do is buffer faster so viewing is smooth. Heck, even the commercial ran in fits and starts and I have a cable modem.
ScottG on April 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Oh, look at that (surprise, surprise); Not Available In Canada!!!
What do you have against us? What?
Frozen Tex on April 8, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I wonder if they have Space:1999?
Pulchritudinous Patriot on April 8, 2008 at 10:14 AM
I added links to a couple on my website. Also using hulu and other sites to add other shows. It seems lots of TV shows are now online.
Hopefully they will allow embeding soon
William Amos on April 8, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Sweet!
MacGuyver is on there, too. Now I can remember how to make a bazooka out a 2 paperclips, a toilet paper tube and a rubber band.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on April 8, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Frozen Tex,
We will withhold all streaming content until you give up this crazy illusion that you are not the 51st state in our Union. If sanctions fail, we will send in Jimmy Carter.
al sends
afterdarknesslight on April 8, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Mr. Hulu, set course to cbs.com, warp factor broadband.
James on April 8, 2008 at 10:20 AM
All praise the complete AWESOMENESS that is James T. Kirk.
crazy_legs on April 8, 2008 at 10:24 AM
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HAIL!
artlover on April 8, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Hey, dude, we’re all yours; just keep Jimmah away from us…
Frozen Tex on April 8, 2008 at 10:29 AM
BTW Hulu is starting to place up Battlestar Galactica episodes. Season 3 only for now
http://willamosblog.net/main/page_battlestar_galactica.html
or can watch the 2008 Bowl games
http://willamosblog.net/main/page_college_football_2008_bowls.html
Or even old tv shows like S.W.A.T. or WKRP or mcHales Navy
William Amos on April 8, 2008 at 10:29 AM
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No, these are the originals. Where in Canada are you? Southern Ontario, perhaps? The CW shows the remastered versions Sunday afternoons at 1PM.
artlover on April 8, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Some article a while back was saying that enormous volumes of video will bring down the Internet. I believe it.
The_Freeze on April 8, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Wow, I don’t remember it being quite that awful.
Tanya on April 8, 2008 at 10:34 AM
What . . . are . . . you . . . talkingabout? That . . . was . . . evenbetterthanJohn . . . WayneandVictor . . . Mclaughlin’s . . . fight!
(I hate Star Trek).
srhoades on April 8, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Damn Hulu did have entire season 1 of “24″ up but removed them. Now they went to season 6
http://www.hulu.com/24
William Amos on April 8, 2008 at 10:36 AM
We called the other day to cancel our cable television. We have a pretty sweet home theater setup - hi def projector, 10 foot screen, 5.1 surround all for less than $1000 dollars between sales, rebates, etc.
So we added an old computer to it - between all these TV shows online and Netflix video on demand, we have more entertainment on tap than we’ll ever watch, and can pocket the $50/month.
Laura on April 8, 2008 at 10:38 AM
This is what I want, and why I don’t own a tv.
A la carte…no bull.
Bones, Spock, Scotty…
benrand on April 8, 2008 at 10:42 AM
The best news of the week.
Beam me up, Scotty!
INC on April 8, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Worst sci-fi show ever. Have you actually tried to watch an episode lately?
But come on man…ALL TV from the “Classic” era is crap!
I am 42 years old; like all impressionable kids I viewed all that tripe and liked it… when I was a kid. Now that stuff is just… un-watchable.
24. Battlestar Galactica. Lost. The Wire. Entourage.
Contemporary shows are better than movies now, and the old TV is a joke in comparison.
pseudonominus on April 8, 2008 at 10:53 AM
And now that The Wire’s run on HBO is over I thought much the same thing. Then I realized my kids would kill me if they couldn’t see the occasional show on Noggin. The digital cable, it stays. I may still turn HBO off. The John Adams thing was OK but not great.
DrSteve on April 8, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Dibs on British Columbia!
Asher on April 8, 2008 at 10:56 AM
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Main_Page
Each episode has it’s own page…they list several trivia bits as well as some goofs to watch for.
Asher on April 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Space: 1999? Ask and ye shall receive.
Probably better torrents around, but for some strange reason my employer blocks most bittorrent sites.
Physics Geek on April 8, 2008 at 11:07 AM
I mentioned this on my blog a few weeks back, along with the first two seasons of Twilight Zone. But I live in Europe, and so they’re not available to me. But it’s term-paper time, so it’s probably a good thing I don’t have more distractions.
JS on April 8, 2008 at 11:09 AM
srhoades on April 8, 2008 at 10:34 AM
How dare you blaspheme Star Trek and the Duke in a sigle post. Shame, Shame.
deadbackpacker on April 8, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Move to a place like Tex where it ain’t so frozen.
*returns from edge of seat* Incredible. My heart is still racing.
OneGyT on April 8, 2008 at 11:26 AM
I’ll get excited when Dr Who is on tap..
Think_b4_speaking on April 8, 2008 at 11:26 AM
The AWESOMENESS of James T. Kirk!
Shatner for President.
Sir Loin on April 8, 2008 at 11:28 AM
I can’t see YouToob at work, but I’m fairly certain that the “worst fight scene” evar is the one with the Gorn.
What do I win?
Asher on April 8, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Netflix has a TON of the Doctor on demand, including the classic Tom Baker episodes.
Laura on April 8, 2008 at 11:41 AM
I’ve given The Worst Fight Scene Ever a bit of a pass over the years, since it was actually the only TOS episode adapted from an outside source, Fredrick Brown’s short story “Arena”, with James T. Kirk being shoehorned into the original plot. There are fight scenes from Seasons 2 and 3 that make me cringe far more than this one.
I suppose CBS/Paramount feels safe to put this online since they’ve already come out with the “remastered” episodes from the first three seasons of Star Trek that are in syndication, and no doubt will be coming to a DVD near you any day now.
And, going the other way, if you want to watch the original 1967 NBC broadcast of Ricardo Montalban’s debut as Kahn, complete with 1967 commercials, that’s also on YouTube.
jon1979 on April 8, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Rush Limbaugh just endorsed John McCain! check it out
You’ve been Khaaaned!
Hendo on April 8, 2008 at 12:03 PM
You explain punchlines before finishing the jokes, don’t you? ;)
Asher on April 8, 2008 at 12:04 PM
My version of the Rick Roll. :)
Hendo on April 8, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Finally!
Now if we can get the 70’s “Buck Rogers” I will have officially traveled back to my childhood.
JimRich on April 8, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Thanks, just found that out, and enrolled - I may be able to disconnect the satellite, after all.
Think_b4_speaking on April 8, 2008 at 12:18 PM
I guess you don’t remeber Quark or U.F.O?
dentalque on April 8, 2008 at 12:25 PM
No closed captions for the deaf…
I’ll keep my TV for now, thanks.
Vatican Watcher on April 8, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Hulu’s “pop-out” feature needs to be adopted/bought/stolen by other sites.
I love being able to put a movie up in the corner of one screen while I work.
ej_pez on April 8, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Well, aside from commercials, robustness, portability, and privacy concerns:
calbear on April 8, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Blaspheme the Duke?! Never! I’d disavow the Marine Corps and join the Peace Corps first!
Blaspheme Star Trek, well . . . something has to be sacred before it can be blasphemed and Star Trek isn’t sacred, it’s just silly.
srhoades on April 8, 2008 at 1:31 PM
“What the Klingon has said is unimportant, and we do not hear his words.”
ncc770 on April 8, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Um, yeah . . . oh-ka-ay.
srhoades on April 8, 2008 at 1:58 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcwOuaJ_fSw
MarkJudge on April 8, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Star Trek, OK … when are they going to give us the complete Star Blazers?
Ahh, happy memories of my summer au pair job, with SB my must-not-miss afternoon show….
We’ll always have Iscandar.
Rosmerta on April 8, 2008 at 4:05 PM
The fact that I know which character spoke that line and when worries me.
A lot.
Asher on April 8, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Shouldn’t this have de-evolved into a Kirk vs. Picard debate at this point?
Asher on April 8, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Speaking of old shows being deposited online, those of you who still have your Mr. T lunchboxes will be happy to know that a few weeks ago I discovered that the entire series run of the A-Team was on NBC’s website.
Mark V. on April 8, 2008 at 4:55 PM
Oh dude, please don’t go there. Judging from your 4:42 p.m. post, please channel your energies into a quote-fest instead.
“He’s dead Jim.”
“I’m a doctor not a moon shuttle conductor.”
“Fascinating”
“Threats are illogical and payment is often expensive.”
“They say thy Vulcan blood is thin Spock, art thee Vulcan or art thee Human?”
“I gave them to the Klingons . . . where they’ll be no tribble at all.”
ncc770 on April 8, 2008 at 5:10 PM
I love the opening credits where Dirk Benedict (the original Lt. Starbuck) does a double take when he sees the guy in a Cylon costume at some theme park. Yeah, I love it when a plan comes together.
And yes for those of you wondering, I was a geeky kid that watched too much TV. I’m over it now. Grown. Married. 5 kids, who I am diligently teaching all this stuff to.
ncc770 on April 8, 2008 at 5:14 PM
KIRK ROLLED!
sulla on April 8, 2008 at 5:17 PM
There is a God.
Nonfactor on April 8, 2008 at 5:46 PM
That episode was worse than Spock’s Brain, IMO. So bad, in fact, that it is not listed on the web site in any season. Well, since they also have Miri and a few other stinkers up there, it can’t be a quality issue. Perhaps it’s because all the ignorant locals have Arabic-sounding names and CBS is not in the mood for a fatwa.
Hey, who wants to fill up this comments area with our own personal picks and pans from TOS?
Kafir on April 8, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Is “Space:Above and Beyond” out there somewhere?
serenity on April 8, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Fredric Brown was given the credit for it, but it wasn’t actually from that short story at all.
VerbumSap on April 8, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Yes, the Lord is good.
clark smith on April 8, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Can we have a Joel v. Mike debate instead? I go with Mike for these reasons, he’s not a namby pampy when it comes to trashing the movies (where as Joel’s attitude always seemed to be “come on guys, they tried really hard in making it” and insisted that they always find at least one good thing about the movie — even with Manos: the Hands of Fate), I think Joel spent most of his time stoned, Mike’s wit was more bighting and sarcastic, he describes his politics as “right of center” and he has a good looking wife.
Sorry, like I’ve said before it’s my only geek cred and even there I’m on the wrong side.
srhoades on April 8, 2008 at 7:06 PM
Curse you for making me appreciate the quality of Power Rangers.
/shaking fist at monitor
MamaAJ on April 8, 2008 at 7:11 PM
I thought my daughter and I were the only people who had ever watched that show. But I guess three fans aren’t enough to keep a series going either.
Lily on April 8, 2008 at 7:24 PM
Did someone say “Kirk vs. Picard?”
inviolet on April 8, 2008 at 8:43 PM
For all the people bashing TOS, please consider the other hit contemporary shows:
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Time Tunnel
- Green Hornet
- Bat Man
- etc.
Now those were junk. Yes, the “action” scenes in Star Trek were weak, but the prevailing paradigm was to not try and film intense action scenes for TV for two reasons: 1) The best cameras were reserved for movies, and those used for TV were not as able to capture such action with good resolution. 2) The quality and definition of TV broadcasts in the late 60’s wasn’t exactly HD, too much of a high-speed action scene would be lost, so they kept everything simple.
$.02 delivered
Freelancer on April 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Narvana.
Zorro on April 9, 2008 at 7:07 AM