I love North by Northwest! And an easy way to avoid having to deal with the revelation that this was made pre-cliche is to watch them before you become aware of the cliche. Just sayin'.

The green tunic has messed with many a Trekkie's chi. I find it's better just not to think about it. (Theoretically, I think it was supposed to be an informal version, or a leisure version, of his uniform. But they were never very consistent with when to have him wear it.)

When I saw the episode of West Wing where President Bartlet references Norman Borlaug? The only reason I recognized the name was because of The Trouble With Tribbles. And I read books- what has our education system come to? Sigh.

There are better barfights in TOS. Not, you know, a lot of them- but some. And wasn't McCoy likable in this episode? Also, I'm not sure bisexual is the word you were looking for.

...There are a multitude of later canon reasons why the thought of Kirk having sex with a Klingon boggles the mind. Excuse me, I just need to go lie down a moment....

I really like this re-watching the episodes through a newbie's eyes via blog post. So what's up next? Have you decided on the full list yet?