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49. Star Trek: The Original Series - Anagram
https://youtu.be/LIQsrvW6Ji4

Unique: 5.75
Story: 1.25
Music: 7
Animation: N/A
Personal: 6.5
Average: 5.125

This is probably my least favorite of all the Star Trek intros because theres just so little to it in the way of visuals, but I still enjoy it. The theme song remains a classic, and lends a sense of mystery and wonder to the sequence. And it was fairly novel for its time, albeit not exactly going where no intro had gone before (sorry, I couldnt resist).

Where the intro really suffers is the Story factor. All we really get is theres this grand starship on a journey of exploration in space. Nothing about the characters (not even the one whos narrating), nothing about the conflicts the crew encounters or the universe of the show, nothing but a quick summary of the premise. And in this case, I think thats fine. The intro was meant to be simple and to the point, and probably wouldnt have worked to show each member of the crew one by one. But I cant say theres much of a story to it.

I feel like I should have more to say about such an iconic intro that paved the way for all the great series to come, but theres not much more to say about it due to its simplicity.