My episode ratings for this series are in comparison to one another. A rating of one of these episodes as a "10" is not meant to imply that it is as good as say, "The Doomsday Machine" from the original series. If something impresses as exceptional compared to the typical details from other episodes, it'll spike the rating. The appeal of this show is that it's such a curious thing. What are the stories behind the making of this series? Is it good science fiction? Is it kiddie fare? As an admirer of animation, this should not appeal to me, as Filmation productions are almost always lacking quality. Still, there's something about it. It's probably nostalgia as there are plenty of these kinds of moment-in-time viewing choices I've made in the past, and present for that matter.

Most of these episodes feature some pretty quick resolutions to some awfully complicated problems, though the subject matter is usually far more mature than the standard Saturday morning fare of its time.

The animated worlds are simultaneously creative and shoddily drawn. Backgrounds are at times weird but nearly always very colorful. This is common of everything I've seen and read about Filmation and their traits and techniques. This is something that has to be tolerated, or at times, laughed at. It can be fun to see how long a particular shot is held and how few movements are simultaneously occurring.

The Blu-ray edition of this series didn't get a lot of love. There is a lot of dirt, smudges, and other things floating around, and it doesn't help that the drawings of clothes and faces offer little to no detail. But, the Blu-ray menus are eye-catching and creative.

It's neat that this features voice work from the original cast. It offers additional legitimacy to the stories.

This was potentially a great vehicle to use to explore "those strange new worlds" without having to spend strange new amounts of money to depict them. It's just too bad that Filmation was the company hired to animate it.