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. The uss enterprise is drawn back to starbase 11 after receiving an urgent message from fleet captain christopher pike. There is a scene where captain kirk is speaking thru the pa system to the entire enterprise, at 18. The cage received the green light in september 1964. The original series 1966 william shatner and deforest kelley in star trek. Spock hijacks the enterprise to return an injured captain pike to talos iv air date. The original series jeffrey hunter captain christopher pike. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned emmy nominations. The menagerie, parts i and ii, are the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the first.
It premiered in syndication the weekend of 2 december 2006. The menagerie resuled from salvage and costcutting. Star trek s03e10 for the world is hollow and i have touched the sky. This week on the uncommon geek, i examine all of these episodes in full detail, highlighting. 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. Part i tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In addition, many of the production staff who worked on star trek. Star trek the original series s01e28 the city on the edge of forever. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. Along with the naked time, balance of terror, and city on the edge of forever it best represents what the. Star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon video dailymotion. The original series unaired pilot the cage for season 2, episode 8s recap sequence in a move that was both practical and inspired star trek. The menagerie part 1 star trek scifi channel special edition extras duration.
Discovery charted new frontiers of fan service when it used footage from star trek. Star trek the menagerie part 2 visual effects comparison duration. It has some seminal star trek fiction, generated much discussion regarding the topics mary sue and the role of explicit adult fiction in fan fiction, and what constituted good fan fiction. For all its throbbingvein aliens and greenskinned slave. Discovery broke star trek tradition for its best tos. In 2016, syfy ranked the cage as the fifth best out of six star trek tv show pilots, with star trek.
While captain kirk and commodore mendez attempt to solve the mystery, commander spock. The cage was the original star trek pilot that later became part of the double episode the menagerie, first broadcast in november 1966. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek original. Though a good portion of discoverys audience is made up of dedicated star trek fans whove seen literally every episode, its reasonable to wager theres a more casual segment that might not have seen the cage or the menagerie. However, it immeasurably enhanced the trek universe by extending the history of the federation and the enterprise not to mention spock well into the. Spock risking his career to care for his injured and elderly former captain, was the original series first and only twopart episode. 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. 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. At spocks court martial, he explains himself with mysterious footage about when capt. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. When the menagerie was first broadcast in 1966, it occupied half of the four star trek slots for the month of november.
In 1986, paramount released the cage commercially on vhs tape. Kenneth mitchell shares a special message with fans. However, its also a noncanonical imaginary elseworld story in trek terms. This is malachi thrones first onscreen appearance in a star trek episode. It has some seminal star trek fiction, generated much discussion regarding the topics mary sue and the role of explicit adult fiction in fan fiction, and what constituted good fan fiction a peer of this zine series was warped space, and there was, at least in the beginning, a. Star trek s1 e11 the menagerie, part i recap tv tropes. Jul 28, 2017 star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon. Pike, hijacks the enterprise and then surrenders for court martial. The menagerie, part ii was the thirteenth remastered episode of the the original series to air. The lead up is more interesting than the resolution, which is frequently the case in star trek. Discovery season 1 episode 11 s01e11 recap the wolf inside.
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. In 2017, inverse recommended the cage as essential watching for star trek. The menagerie is the only twopart episode of star trek, which is natural because it really is two episodes in one. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi series. The scene switches to four officers stopping to listen to the captain. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. The original series twoparter the menagerie introduced audiences to captain pike, number one, vina and the talosians via flashback, more. The only tos twoparter, retelling of the events of the first, unaired pilot episode. 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. 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 alternate cast while still incorporating them into something. 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 alternate cast while still incorporating them into something that features kirk and our now regular crew.
Combined with part ii, its the first of four star trek episodes to win the award. 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. Apparently summoned to starbase 11, kirk, spock and mccoy visit a former enterprise commander, the paralyzed and horribly disfigured christopher pike. Wrath of khan and the actions of the whole crew in star trek 3. Star trek s1 e12 the menagerie, part ii recap tv tropes. Gene roddenberry had rewritten the story again and again, obsessing over every detail. Star trek the original series s01e11 the menagerie pt 1 video. Pike was kidnapped by powerful illusion casting aliens.
Second part of the only twoparter of the original series, this again retells the. Kirk, the crew of the starship enterprise delves deep into the far reaches of space to explore new worlds and civilizations. The menagerie, part ii episode memory alpha fandom. The cage has more cohesiveness, and is a superb, standalone piece of science fiction. 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. Opening if memory serves with a direct reference to the source material serving as the basis. Also part 2 is one of only three nonpilot episodes mccoy doesnt appear in the. 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. Again, very understandable, it was setting the scene, describing the trek universe for the first time. As many are probably aware, these episodes are a reworked version of the.
The contrasts between spock in the pilot and the framing story really suggest that the writers and actors realized that they had kind of written themselves into a nonemotional corner. 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. However, in the original pilot episode, he was the voice of the keeper, though that had been replaced for this episode. Star trek the original series s01e11 the menagerie pt 1. May 12, 2009 the menagerie is the only twopart episode of star trek, which is natural because it really is two episodes in one. Menagerie is a highlyinfluential gen and het star trek. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing star trek. While captain kirk and commodore mendez attempt to solve the mystery, commander spock secretly has pike transported. This 74page script is very narrative heavyeverything is described and explained. The menagerie memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki.
Tos anthology that ran for 17 issues from 1973 to 1981. Yes, i would like to receive updates, special offers and other information from star trek. The star trek web pages on this site are for educational and entertainment purposes only. 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. That scene of the officers was borrowed from star trek. Watch star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon wagon train on dailymotion. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, jeffrey hunter, susan oliver. In 2010, scifinow ranked this the third best episode of the original series. 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. This is the episode that foreshadows spocks sacrifice at the end of star trek 2. Gene roddenberry picked the whole twoparter as one of his ten favorite episodes for the franchises 25th anniversary.