Way back in 1966/67 they had a smart idea to save money by cannibalizing the unaired original pilot, “The Cage,” and building a framing sequence around it, resulting in TOS’ only two-part episode, “The Menagerie.” The enduring joke among fans soon became “watching Star Trek as the characters watch an episode of Star Trek.”
Flash forward decades later and we as fans share our rewatches and opinions online on message boards fostering debate amongst ourselves.
But now during past years we have a generation of people on Youtube sharing their reactions, either edited or in realtime. We are watching other people react as they watch episodes of Star Trek of which we are long familiar. It’s an interesting approach to revisiting an episode, series or film because our main focus is not the production itself, but focussing on someone else’s reaction to seeing something for the first time.
I admit to sometimes finding this entertaining, though largely dependent upon how the reactor approaches the subject matter.
My first extensive reaction watch was following a couple of guys calling themselves the Target Audience. I enjoyed their open-mindedness to TOS and their distinctive perspectives. I followed them all the way through TOS, TAS and their distinctive perspectives films, but bailed soon after their TNG reactions began.
Another I initially found interesting was the Sci-Fi Dog Lady. She was interesting at first, but her TOS videos became sporadic and she changed her format to the point she lost my interest.
Presently I’m following two different reactors I find entertaining and interesting. The first calls herself Bunnytailsreacts. She is enthusiastic and reflective as well as often sensitive to events she is watching onscreen. Presently she is midway through TOS’ third season and she is enjoying it.
Secondly I am also following a guy calling himself Warp Reactor. This guy is a riot as he clearly loves the show and gets into detailed discussions of elements he sees onscreen. He also has a post reaction sequence to his reactions where he looks behind-the-scenes of an episode’s production. In this part he dresses himself up as Q and then later as Trelane. He is fun. He is presently nearing the end of TOS' second season.
So, anyone else into this? does anyone else have any favourite reactors they’re following or even recommend?
Flash forward decades later and we as fans share our rewatches and opinions online on message boards fostering debate amongst ourselves.
But now during past years we have a generation of people on Youtube sharing their reactions, either edited or in realtime. We are watching other people react as they watch episodes of Star Trek of which we are long familiar. It’s an interesting approach to revisiting an episode, series or film because our main focus is not the production itself, but focussing on someone else’s reaction to seeing something for the first time.
I admit to sometimes finding this entertaining, though largely dependent upon how the reactor approaches the subject matter.
My first extensive reaction watch was following a couple of guys calling themselves the Target Audience. I enjoyed their open-mindedness to TOS and their distinctive perspectives. I followed them all the way through TOS, TAS and their distinctive perspectives films, but bailed soon after their TNG reactions began.
Another I initially found interesting was the Sci-Fi Dog Lady. She was interesting at first, but her TOS videos became sporadic and she changed her format to the point she lost my interest.
Presently I’m following two different reactors I find entertaining and interesting. The first calls herself Bunnytailsreacts. She is enthusiastic and reflective as well as often sensitive to events she is watching onscreen. Presently she is midway through TOS’ third season and she is enjoying it.
Secondly I am also following a guy calling himself Warp Reactor. This guy is a riot as he clearly loves the show and gets into detailed discussions of elements he sees onscreen. He also has a post reaction sequence to his reactions where he looks behind-the-scenes of an episode’s production. In this part he dresses himself up as Q and then later as Trelane. He is fun. He is presently nearing the end of TOS' second season.
So, anyone else into this? does anyone else have any favourite reactors they’re following or even recommend?
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