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Today in the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars, James Doohan appears in "Care of General Delivery," episode 33 of the single season of A Man Called Shenandoah (original air date May 9, 1966).

Doohan plays Francis Xavier O'Connell, a military historian the amnesiac Shenandoah believes will be able to reveal his true identity. However, he turns out to be an imposter; the real O'Connell died a year ago and the townspeople have been pretending he's still alive to collect his generous pension.

TREKMATCH! # 159 - Star Trek's "A Taste of Armageddon" vs. 2018's A Star Is Born

A STAR IS BORN

A troubled superstar country singer meets a young aspiring songstress so decides to make her born into a star. I guess for me the thing is I don't care if somebody becomes a star or not? Like that just doesn't seem like any sort of real goal or celebratory thing. I do think Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper do a good job or whatever.

GRADE: C-

STAR TREK - "A Taste of Armageddon"

While trying to establish relations with a new civilization the whole entire Enterprise is counted as a simulated war casualty. Well what's not simulated is the disintegration chamber they expect each crewmember to report to. In one of his more egregious Prime Directive violations, Kirk winds up destroying the planet's ability to run simulated war and forces them to either use real bombs or negotiate for peace. That's not your call, pal!

GRADE: B-