Star trek the menagerie full episode

Spocks courtmartial continues as he attempts to justify his abduction of pike, the theft of the enterprise, and his he. The original series 1966 william shatner and sean kenney in star trek. Felton orris star trek the original series season 1 episode 12 the menagerie. It was later rebroadcast on upn in 1996 with a behind the scenes look at star trek. Second part of the only twoparter of the original series, this again retells the. 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. Where no man has gone before was the first star trek pilot to air, but it wasnt the first one filmed. The star trek web pages on this site are for educational and. In 1987, the fullcolor negative trims from the cage that had not been. Spock risking his career to care for his injured and elderly former captain, was the original series first and only twopart episode.

The menagerie memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Star trek the original series season 1 episode 12 the menagerie pt 2. Spock kidnaps his former captain, the crippled christopher pike, and heads for a quarantined planet, putting his career. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. Nimoy limping in the menagerie discussion in general trek discussion started by. Roddenberry originally tried his idea out with the cage, featuring a slightly different enterprise and an almost entirely different cast. The first draft of this episodes script along with that of the menagerie, part i was completed on 3 october 1966 with the subsequent final draft being turned in on 7 october, with further revisions on 10 october. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi. Imagine an ancient offshoot of humanity that developed a sophisticated technology for creating robotic. Realising that spock has risked his career to bring pike to a place where he can have the illusion of a full and happy life, kirk allows pike to beam down to talos iv.

Full disclosure i was chairman of this particular convention. It contained interviews with gene roddenberry, maurice hurley, rick berman, mel harris, cast members from star trek and star trek. Pike, hijacks the enterprise, and then surrenders for court martial. Spock hijacks the enterprise to return an injured captain pike to talos iv air date. However, in the original pilot episode, he was the voice of the keeper, though that had been replaced for this episode. This pilot never aired, but the producers conjured up a brilliant way to show this in a 2part series with former enterprise captain pike played by jeffrey hunter in command, whose now emaciated body must make a. Part 1 in star treks only twoparter fans should note the remastered edition features more realistic and populated views of the starbase 11 complex, detailed graphics on kirk and commodore mendezs pursuit shuttlecraft from the base, and of course upgraded scenes. Wrath of khan and the actions of the whole crew in star trek 3. The talosians force kirk to view captain pikes original mission to their world air date.

When the menagerie was first broadcast in 1966, it occupied half of the four star trek slots for the month of november. The cage first screened in 1965 and rejected by nbc not airing on television until a full color print was. Remastered season 1, episode 11 the menagerie part i. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Star trek s1 e12 the menagerie, part ii recap tv tropes. This is the episode that foreshadows spocks sacrifice at the end of star trek 2. The lead up is more interesting than the resolution, which is frequently the case in star trek. Star trek the original series s01e11 the menagerie pt 1 video. For those who speculate on how star trek might have turned out had the original cast from the original pilot been used, the two part episode the menagerie is your chance to see. Star trek s01 e12 the menagerie 2 video dailymotion. The merger comes to a head in the second part of the menagerie, arguably one of the best star trek episodes, or at least as far. Loud in the cage and in the menagerie which establishes the depth of his loyalty to his friends. That particular interchange between pike and boyce in the captains cabin was also the very first star trek scene ever shot.

The star trek web pages on this site are for educational and entertainment purposes only. Part i tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. With this voyager episode, levar burton took a turn though it was not his first time in the center seat. Instead of dying after an injury on a film set jeffrey hunter had been with the star trek series for its three season run, would it have become the iconic thing it has. Already cancelled give their reaction and recap to 1x11 and 1x12 of star trek the original series. Star trek has a long history of seeing popular actors enter the directors chair.

The menagerie, part ii episode memory alpha fandom. Season 1, episode 12 the menagerie part ii us residents can watch it for free at the cbs website. Gene roddenberrys son, eugene rod roddenberry, and the twopart episode the menagerie, which features footage from the original star trek pilot episode titled the cage. I was watching the remasterd episode last night and what amazes me is how many times i have watched. This episode has similarities to the film forbidden planet. She thought both episodes are more star trek than anything else that has been conceived and pure star trek. 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. Although cancelled after a relatively short run, the program was placed in syndication, where it spawned a strong fan following and, later, achieved iconic status as an american and eventually worldwide.

To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Gene roddenberry picked the whole twoparter as one of his ten favorite episodes for the franchises 25th anniversary. Robert butler is the only credited director on this episode. It turned out to be a memorable and nowclassic show, but it was really. In 1997, majel barrett named the cage as her favorite episode of tos, along with the city on the edge of forever. The original series episode guide lets watch star trek. In 1986, paramount released the cage commercially on vhs tape. Check the star trek rewatch index for a complete list of posts in.

Combined with part ii, its the first of four star trek episodes to win the award. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it had its stinkers too so were ranking all 79 episodes. The menagerie, part i and the menagerie, part ii constitute the only twoparter in the run of the original star trek. The original series 1966 leonard nimoy and deforest kelley in star trek. Star trek is a science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry which aired from september 8, 1966 through june 3, 1969. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. Watch star trek online full episodes all seasons yidio. The menagerie, parts i and ii, are the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the first season. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi series. Kenneth mitchell shares a special message with fans. An alltime favorite episode from this classic star trek series. The menagerie star trek article at wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Also part 2 is one of only three nonpilot episodes mccoy doesnt appear in the. Hes curious why you suddenly changed course and came here.