# MeTV celebrates 50 years of Star Trek.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metv-celebrates-50-years-of-star-trek/764999>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 4, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metv-celebrates-50-years-of-star-trek/764999 "2016-09-04T06:03:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metv-celebrates-50-years-of-star-trek/764999/41 "2016-09-14T03:17:27Z")

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> [@Shoeless](#):
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> One thing that’s always bugged me in TOS was how close-ups of female characters were always done in that weird soft-focus style. Was that a common convention in 60s TV?

Heh. My teenage son just noticed that a few days ago when we watched “The City on the Edge of Forever.” In every face-to-face scene between Kirk and Edith Keeler, the change in focus from one to the other is striking.

FYI, Canada Post has joined the U.S. Postal Service in offering commemorative ST stamps:

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