Comments on: “The Way To Eden” Remastered Review + Screenshots & Video

By: Michelle S.

Michelle S. — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:06:30 +0000

Actually, I like this episode. It’s far more watchable than many third season endeavors. Unlike so many of the heavy-handed, tedious (and boring) episodes from that year, “The Way To Eden” is relatively light and its guest characters are likable and friendly (even the insane Dr. Sevrin is charismatic).

Charles Napier’s Adam makes this episode for me. He’s so good-natured that when he dies at the end, it’s rather sad.

I’ll go out on a limb here and say that TWTE is one of the more watchable episodes from this season. It’s far less tedious than stinkers like “Spock’s Brain”, “And The Children Shall Lead”, or even “The Empath” (this last one looks to have been filmed ala the third season of Batman – a few props on a pitch-black soundstage).

Bring on the Blu-Rays!

By: Booger Jones

Booger Jones — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:22:13 +0000

I feel they can and should extend and enhance these in any way they want. It’s good to see new interpretations.

We always have the originals to go back and enjoy.

By: Jim the Spaced-Invader

Jim the Spaced-Invader — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:04:51 +0000

I love the image & design of the new “Aurora”, but I totally detest the editing being done by CBS to the old series replacing the original ship images with someone’s ideas of what defines Gene Roddenbery ’s intent. As far as the design, it really looks correct for the period but it should not replace an already established design. If CBS wants to introduce new ship designs select episodes where ships were mentioned and not shown, then show these ships.

I also thought some of the ships shown during the series run of “Enterprise” were too advanced for the several already established races such as the Klingons and Romulans and would have been better depicted with retro ship designs. The same holds true for the Enterprise NX-01.

I love to see more spacecraft from the time of the original series, just not replacing previously established ships. What next? Replacing the original Enterprise NCC 1701 with some radical new & improved design.

Just because Mr. Spielburg decides to edit out the guns shown in the original “ET”, and Mr. Lucus reedits his “Star Wars” films to show what they intended but didn’t have the funding for, shouldn’t allow for any person with a bigger budget to change the work of another artist.

This is my opinion. The Spaced-Invader

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:45:38 +0000

It’s a clunker…but a cool clunker. The tree’s bark would not be as malignent as the fruit…or at least not as harmful…seeing as it’s more of a solid.

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:01:05 +0000

Dom, I appreciate your opinion. Yes, I agree the third season is a guilty pleasure……..like watching those “B” movies that are so bad they’re good!

By: Dom

Dom — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:49:24 +0000

Hi Harry Ballz (55)

I like Spock’s Brain. It’s silly, but fun. I don’t think the third season’s as big a sin as some people. I know Roddenberry considered most of it to be non-canon (along with TAS and STII-VI) but there’s been worse on TV!

By: Commodore Z

Commodore Z — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:38:01 +0000

I really like the shot of the Enterprise banking off to the right. Elegant and dynamic. It captures the airplane-like style of the original ship moves.

To each his own, I suppose.

By: jimj

jimj — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:57:20 +0000

#126 & 127-That shot is actually MY PET PEEVE about this project. I like ALMOST everything else they do, but that shot makes me ill. It screams of plastic…I think I said that the first time they ever used it. If they use that shot in the new movie, I may barf into my popcorn bag!

By: Engon

Engon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:04:24 +0000

128
Very well observed.

As with many episodic series, a significant number of Star Trek’s villains were actually protagonists in disguise. Kirk and Co. couldn’t undergo attitudinal revelations each week, so they often functioned as antagonists to the guest star who they would help to see “the error of his ways.” If this happened too late in the game, all would end in tragedy – i.e. Apollo and Charlie X.

Had Sevrin not been “mad,” he likely would have been this kind of tragic villain protagonist who would have realized his mistake too late and the story would have ended on an unequivocal downbeat note. However, he can’t occupy that role because Irina and Chekov turn out to be the protagonists – the events changing each of them modestly for the better. It’s not very satisfying, but that’s the result when you feature a supporting character as protagonist but don’t really commit to it.

By: Spocko

Spocko — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:49:01 +0000

Cool shots of the Enterprise and Eden’s surface.

And although it is rather silly, I still like this episode.