"Star Trek: The Animated Series" had a short run, the shortest of all the shows. Today many don't even consider it's contributions to the ST-verse as canon. And while yes, the animation is bad, the scripts are made up largely of TOS rejects, and the voice acting is tired at best, this isn't a show to be overlooked.
For one, any Star Trek completist should have the time to binge through this season & 1/2 of 20 minute episodes. Some might be pleasantly surprised to find a few redeeming episodes. And while not officially canon, many Star Trek writers have used the events, characters races, and ideas here and Incorporated them into future Star Trek episodes. We're introduced to fun new crew members like M'Ress the Caitian and Arex the Edosian. We learn more about Spock's background and interact more with foreign aliens.
Lots of the ideas here are already played out but at just 22 total episodes, I'd recommend checking it out.
Season 1: 4 Stars Season 2: 4 Stars
For one, any Star Trek completist should have the time to binge through this season & 1/2 of 20 minute episodes. Some might be pleasantly surprised to find a few redeeming episodes. And while not officially canon, many Star Trek writers have used the events, characters races, and ideas here and Incorporated them into future Star Trek episodes. We're introduced to fun new crew members like M'Ress the Caitian and Arex the Edosian. We learn more about Spock's background and interact more with foreign aliens.
Lots of the ideas here are already played out but at just 22 total episodes, I'd recommend checking it out.
Season 1: 4 Stars Season 2: 4 Stars