Star Trek: The Original Series
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As I'm rewatching Star Trek: The Original Series, I cannot stop but grin each time that Dr. McCoy says "He's dead, Jim."
Here's a breakdown of the episodes in Star Trek: The Original Series where Dr. McCoy says “He's dead, Jim” or a similar variant:
"The Enemy Within" (Season 1, Episode 5) – McCoy says "He's dead, Jim" when referring to a dog-like creature.
"Miri" (Season 1, Episode 8) – McCoy states, "He's dead," while examining a man.
"The Conscience of the King" (Season 1, Episode 13) – He says "He's dead, Jim," when checking a body.
"The Galileo Seven" (Season 1, Episode 16) – McCoy uses the phrase after a crew member dies.
"The Return of the Archons" (Season 1, Episode 21) – McCoy says "He's dead, Captain" after investigating a body.
"A Taste of Armageddon" (Season 1, Episode 23) – A simple "He's dead" is used by McCoy.
"The Devil in the Dark" (Season 1, Episode 26) – McCoy says "He's dead, Jim" after one of the miners dies.
"The Changeling" (Season 2, Episode 3) – McCoy confirms "He's dead, Jim" when dealing with a crew member.
"Friday's Child" (Season 2, Episode 11) – He tells Kirk, "He's dead, Jim" after examining a Klingon.
"Wolf in the Fold" (Season 2, Episode 14) – McCoy says "He's dead" while investigating a murder.
"The Immunity Syndrome" (Season 2, Episode 18) – McCoy says "They're dead" about a Vulcan crew.
"The Omega Glory" (Season 2, Episode 23) – McCoy uses "He's dead" after an inspection.
"Spectre of the Gun" (Season 3, Episode 6) – He declares, "They're dead, Jim," when discussing characters in a simulated reality.
"The Tholian Web" (Season 3, Episode 9) – McCoy says "He's dead, Jim" when talking about Captain Kirk, though it's later revealed he's not dead.
"The Lights of Zetar" (Season 3, Episode 18) – McCoy says, "She's dead."
These are the key instances where McCoy utters the iconic line. He often says variations like "he's dead" or even refers to groups as "they're dead" throughout the series, making him one of the most quotable characters in Star Trek.
All right, I've finished rewatching for the second time seasons 1 and 2 (I've just started rewatching season 3 with the infamously gloriously bad Spock's Brain!).
My list of episodes to watch from seasons 1 and 2. I've selected all episodes scored from 3 to 5.
SEASON 1 (22 episodes)
The Cage
The Man Trap
Charlie X
Where No Man Has Gone Before
The Naked Time
The Enemy Within
What Are Little Girls Made Of?
The Corbomite Maneuver
The Menagerie: Part 1
The Menagerie: Part 2
The Conscience of the King
Balance of Terror
The Galileo Seven
Tomorrow is Yesterday
Court Martial
Space Seed
A Taste of Armageddon
This Side of Paradise
The Devil in the Dark
Errand of Mercy
The City on the Edge of Forever
Operation -- Annihilate!
SEASON 2 (14 episodes)
Amok Time
Mirror, Mirror
The Doomsday Machine
Metamorphosis
Journey to Babel
Obsession
The Trouble with Tribbles (I think)
The Gamesters of Triskelion
A Piece of the Action
The Immunity Syndrome
Return to Tomorrow
Patterns of Force
By Any Other Name
The Ultimate Computer
Flash-forward five years later and I am rewatching again TOS. I definitely should have added The Naked Time in my favorite list. I find it even better than The Enemy Within, which I had put on the list.
I'll complete my second rewatch and will update my list accordingly.
Very interesting. I'm actually watching the episodes on Netflix, which are the remastered episodes in which the special effects have been much improved. This has nothing to do with George Lucas' horrendous special edition of Star Wars, with adding plenty of useless stuff everywhere on the screen.
Here, the result is really good and you can see that it has been done in a very careful matter. And even though I am a purist, I really enjoyed the result.
In terms of the pace, I think the show would have been much better with a 43 minutes format. It may not be a big difference, but 7 minutes is a lot.
You know, I started my journey thinking I would watch an episode or two and be bored to death. Actually, I have much fun and cannot wait to watch Space Seed and The City on the Edge...
I'd love to simply jump and watch the feature films and then take a look at the other series, but I religiously watch all the saga in order. I have never ever seen Jean-Luc Picard, except in many memes :)
I only watched a "best of" of TOS, never the whole thing, based on some lists I found online. Even with the best of it was hard to watch. I do watch many old films so I'm not completely allergic to slow pacing, but I had much difficulty getting "into" TOS as a whole, even for the episodes that are considered as the best.
The effects and pacing are from their era, so what remains is the quality of the script, the acting, and general esthetics. But if you compare that at the same time something like "The Prisoner" was being made, it's tough to be that kind to TOS.
I watched them years ago so I don't recall them very clearly. But from the first season I remember liking:
10. The Corbomite Maneuver
14. Balance of Terror
22. Space Seed
28. The City on the Edge of Forever (by far the best, in my opinion)
Maybe I should try watching them again now that I have seen more of Star Trek!
"He's dead, Jim."