However, in the original pilot episode, he was the voice of the keeper, though that had been replaced for this episode. Spock risking his career to care for his injured and elderly former captain, was the original series first and only twopart episode. Gene roddenberry picked the whole twoparter as one of his ten favorite episodes for the franchises 25th anniversary. The cage has more cohesiveness, and is a superb, standalone piece of science fiction.
Star trek the original series s01e28 the city on the edge of forever. Its far from the seasons best, but it has a decent. In the pilot episode of star trek the original series, the talosians abduct captain christopher pike, commander of the starship enterprise. The menagerie is the finest, most satisfying star trek episode, having more plot, subplot, backstory, characterization, and budget in the footage from the unaired pilot the cage than any other episode of the original series. A rescue mission is planned for a direct assault with. This was the first twoparter, and with would be twentyfour years before we got another. In 1988, a strike by the writers guild halted production on star trek. The menagerie, parts i and ii, are the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the first season. Second part of the only twoparter of the original series, this again retells the. I actually find the first part of the menagerie quite interesting viewing. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek original.
As many are probably aware, these episodes are a reworked version of the. It premiered in syndication the weekend of 2 december 2006. Check out the picturethe guy saved some kids from deadly deltarays, and for his troubles, hes paralyzed, horribly scarred, and forced to spend the rest of his life in a giant black box. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi series. This 74page script is very narrative heavyeverything is described and explained.
It turned out to be a memorable and nowclassic show, but it was really. Enterprise on starbase 11, and proceed to the call. The menagerie is the only twopart episode of star trek, which is natural because it really is two episodes in one. Kirk, the crew of the starship enterprise delves deep into the far reaches of space to explore new worlds and civilizations. When they arrive they find captain christopher pike, who is severely crippled by radiation burns, confined to a moving chair and his ability to communicate limited to the. This is malachi thrones first onscreen appearance in a star trek episode. While captain kirk and commodore mendez attempt to solve the mystery, commander spock secretly has pike transported. The only tos twoparter, retelling of the events of the first, unaired pilot episode. The lead up is more interesting than the resolution, which is frequently the case in star trek. When the menagerie was first broadcast in 1966, it occupied half of the four star trek slots for the month of november. The menagerie, part ii episode memory alpha fandom.
Spock hijacks the enterprise to return an injured captain pike to talos iv. Part i was broadcast by nbc on november 17, 1966, and part ii was broadcast on. Susan oliver played the shipwrecked girl and the green orion slave girl in captain pikes fantasy thoughts, in the original pilot movie for the star trek tv series. Enterprise and her crew are diverted by a signal from the former captain of the u. The menagerie resuled from salvage and costcutting. In 1987, the fullcolor negative trims from the cage that had not been.
Written by series creator gene roddenberry and directed by marc daniels part one and robert butler part two, it is the only twopart story in the original series. This is the only twopart story in all of the original star trek, and it represents a bit of a clever stunt to make use of the extensive high quality footage of the original pilot and its. Star trek s1 e11 the menagerie, part i recap tv tropes. Episodes pilots 19641965 star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between november 1964 and january 1965, and starred jeffrey hunter as captain christopher pike, majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. This week on the uncommon geek, i examine all of these episodes in full detail, highlighting their connections to other aspects of the trek mythos. For all its throbbingvein aliens and greenskinned slave girls, the twopart menagerie finds its most iconic image in the fate of the poor christopher pike. Okay, star trek hadnt a lot of experiences with twoparters at this point.
This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular. Pike was kidnapped by powerful illusion casting aliens. The episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and bluray dvd box sets. Jul 28, 2017 watch star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon wagon train on dailymotion. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned emmy nominations. At spocks court martial, he explains himself with mysterious footage about when capt. Discovery season 1 episode 11 s01e11 recap the wolf inside. The original series the menagerie part 1 more details. Considering that it was a twopart clip show, its a wonder that the menagerie works at all. Here debuts some colorful snapshots from the star trek episodes of star trek full episodes.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing star trek. The cage received the green light in september 1964. Paramount was able to combine the new color film strips with the negative of the menagerie and audio from roddenberrys print to restore the full episode. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, jeffrey hunter, susan oliver.
On arrival at starbase 11, they find that pike is severely crippled with radiation burns, and is unable to move or communicate, and is confined to a wheel chair. However, it immeasurably enhanced the trek universe by extending the history of the federation and the enterprise not to mention spock well into the futures past. The menagerie memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Among several new, digital shots created for the episode, a new, more realistic digital matte painting of the mojave replaces the original backdrop, as does a high quality shot of rigel. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. The menagerie, parts i and ii, are the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. Spock kidnaps his former captain and illegally takes control of the enterprise, forcing a court martial where the events of a fateful mission to talos iv are revealed. The foundations of star trek there are no story arcs in star trek films 24 excepted. The cage was the original star trek pilot that later became part of the double episode the menagerie, first broadcast in november 1966. Watch star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon wagon train on dailymotion.
However, its also a noncanonical imaginary elseworld story in trek terms. Part i tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon video dailymotion. Mar 22, 2010 susan oliver played the shipwrecked girl and the green orion slave girl in captain pikes fantasy thoughts, in the original pilot movie for the star trek tv series. Star trek the original series s01e11 the menagerie pt 1 video. To celebrate 50 years of star trek, scruffy and jinyo are challenging you to watch an episode a day of the original series. May 02, 2012 the cage has more cohesiveness, and is a superb, standalone piece of science fiction. Star trek s01 e12 the menagerie 2 video dailymotion. This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular episodes over the series three seasons, along with the series original pilot episode, the cage.
Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. As the only twopart episode in the original series, the menagerie also cleverly serves as a retelling of the very first star trek story ever filmed, the cage. Also part 2 is one of only three nonpilot episodes mccoy doesnt appear in the. The menagerie, part ii was the thirteenth remastered episode of the the original series to air. The original series remastered where no man has gone before. For earth day, star trek celebrates the environment. A bold dip into original series canon goes a long way toward justifying bringing spock and pike into the discovery fold. Star trek the original series s01e11 the menagerie pt 1. Felton orris star trek the original series season 1 episode 12 the menagerie. Star trek s1 e12 the menagerie, part ii recap tv tropes. The menagerie, part i and the menagerie, part ii constitute the only twoparter in the run of the original star trek. Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike when creator gene. Along with the naked time, balance of terror, and city on the edge of forever it best represents what the. In 1986, paramount released the cage commercially on vhs tape.