We have the very annoying Norman Fell, and the equally annoying and rather petulant school teacher Ms. Wayden. Why the school teacher is accusing Lt. Rice of accosting her is the theme of this episode.
Looking for action, but too much drama? Keep in mind, the producer of this show was Gene Roddenberry, who brought us "Star Trek". One of the complaints about Star Trek (yes, there were some) was that the show was not concentrated on Aliens, Outer Space Creatures, and Space ships. Star Trek was drama, human interest, questions of morals and ethics. And so here, on "The Lieutenant", we are looking for fighting and battles and combat and tanks and rocket launchers... but that is not what Gene Roddenberry and the writers focused on. It was the same moral stories, human conflicts, and personal drama that we would see a few years later on Star Trek.
So, if you are looking for the kind of action in the classic TV show "Combat", or the epic battles in Hollywood movies like "Sands of Iwo Jima" with John Wayne, then The Lieutenant will let you down. But if drama and human interest stories are your thing, this story is for you.
We do get a nice plot twist as the show approaches the end. Good job by the writers; the story was starting to drag a bit, this peps it back up.
One problem here, it was mentioned by a previous reviewer, is the tired old line that "Teachers do not get paid enough money". It was not true then, it is certainly not true today. Public school teachers are some of the highest paid (and many would argue overpaid) Government employees in the country.
* * * * * * * 7 Stars for "Cool of the Evening" * * * * * * *
Florida Fred.
Looking for action, but too much drama? Keep in mind, the producer of this show was Gene Roddenberry, who brought us "Star Trek". One of the complaints about Star Trek (yes, there were some) was that the show was not concentrated on Aliens, Outer Space Creatures, and Space ships. Star Trek was drama, human interest, questions of morals and ethics. And so here, on "The Lieutenant", we are looking for fighting and battles and combat and tanks and rocket launchers... but that is not what Gene Roddenberry and the writers focused on. It was the same moral stories, human conflicts, and personal drama that we would see a few years later on Star Trek.
So, if you are looking for the kind of action in the classic TV show "Combat", or the epic battles in Hollywood movies like "Sands of Iwo Jima" with John Wayne, then The Lieutenant will let you down. But if drama and human interest stories are your thing, this story is for you.
We do get a nice plot twist as the show approaches the end. Good job by the writers; the story was starting to drag a bit, this peps it back up.
One problem here, it was mentioned by a previous reviewer, is the tired old line that "Teachers do not get paid enough money". It was not true then, it is certainly not true today. Public school teachers are some of the highest paid (and many would argue overpaid) Government employees in the country.
* * * * * * * 7 Stars for "Cool of the Evening" * * * * * * *
Florida Fred.