Star Trek Review: THE OMEGA GLORY

Director Vincent McEveety's, "THE OMEGA GLORY," is an awkward, obvious Sci-Fi yarn. McEveety also directed various other classic "Star Trek" episodes, as well as Disney feature films, including: "Herbie Goes Bananas," (1980).

Morgan Woodward delivers a powerful performance as Star Fleet Captain, Tracey. He had previously registered strongly in the episode "Dagger of the Mind". Woodward, a veteran of many television and film roles, is probably best known as the prison guard, with the reflective sun glasses, in "Cool Hand Luke".

This story features yet another case of a Star Fleet Captain "going native," and getting involved in altering the path of an alien planet's development. Makes you wonder if the psychological screening at Star Fleet Academy is up to snuff.

The episode's big "surprise" is when the planet's two waring races, the "Yangs" and the "Kohms," turn out to be descendants of Americans and Red Chinese Communists, who landed on the planet many, many years before. Gene Roddenberry's script is uncharacteristically heavy handed and obvious.

Memorabilia buffs may recall that "THE OMEGA GLORY" was available in 3-D Viewmaster format, in the 60's. The depth and dimensionality was quite remarkable.

"THE OMEGA GLORY" may be rather watchable for most Sci-Fi viewers.

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