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(More customer reviews)I am writing this review from the possibly heretical viewpoint that holds that the original Star Trek TV series was one of the finest series ever shown on television whereas the subsequent motion pictures and follow-up series (e.g. The Next Generation) were very poor. Given that point of view, I believe that "The Ulitmate Computer" was one of the very finest episodes ever made because it contains the elements that made the original series so good, i.e. the psychology of military command, the conflict between pure logic as a basis for the proper organization of society vs. the need to also incorporate man's innately emotional character into the equation, the proper role of technology in society and its possible misuse or loss of control, the psychology of the intelligent, creative man as well as his weaknesses and the dynamics of a group of resourceful men working to get out of a crisis situation. Although the episode is only 48 minutes long, the script writers were able to get it all into a single episode! Unfortunately, these elements were sadly missing in the later versions of Star Trek which get lost in the fog of mysticism, artificial virtual reality and escapism. What also adds to the episode's magic is the brilliant guest starring performance of William Marshall, who plays the unstable genius, Dr Richard Daystrom. All in all, a must for all fans of this marvelous TV series.
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