Star trek was set in the 23rd century and featured the voyages of. Coon under the pen name lee cronin, and directed by jud taylor, it was first broadcast on november 29, 1968. Get ready for intergalactic adventure on star trek. Starring jeffrey hunter, majel barrett and leonard nimoy. The original series the cage tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The original series ill often abbreviate this as tos. However, when the twopart episode the menagerie, part i and the menagerie, part ii which reused almost all the footage from this episode went into production, the title of this installment. Jul 01, 2010 the opening credits to the star trek pilot the cage. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to. On september 8, 1966, the original sciencefiction series star trek aired its first episode, the man trap.
This episode never aired, but some scenes were used in the twopart original series episode the menagerie. May 01, 20 in a way, the cage actually feels more like an episode of star trek. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the cage the. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. In 2017, inverse recommended the cage as essential watching for star trek. Star trek s unaired pilot stars jeffrey hunter as captain of the enterprise. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets.
With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols. The ds9 episode tears of the prophets will establish that starfleet named a medal. The cage star trek original pilot gene roddenberry. Dvd does not give you the option of watching the episodes in the original format, which i prefer, so i went with this. In 2016, syfy ranked the cage as the fifth best out of six star trek tv show pilots, with star trek.
Kirk, leonard nimoy as first officer spock, and deforest kelley as doctor leonard bones mccoy. The cage star trek the scifi channel special edition extras duration. This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular. From its opening montage to its largely uninteresting characters to its storytelling, enterprise was inarguably the weakest of the star trek series.
A bold dip into original series canon goes a long way toward justifying bringing spock and pike into the discovery fold. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. She tells the talosian magistrate that it is wrong to create a whole race of. Mar 31, 2011 the cage is a unique entry in the star trek mythos, for what mightve been as much as what would survive and evolve not only with the original series but its spinoffs, as well. Kirk william shatner and the crew of the uss enterprise boldly go where no show has gone before in this classic scifi television series. 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 pil.
Season 3 opens with the crew of the enterprise pursuing a mysterious woman who has abducted spocks brain. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek starred william shatner as captain james t. What is the official sequence for star trek the original. Unknown, the first pilot created by the late gene roddenberry the star trek creator and great bird of the galaxy, the pilot which was rejected by the nbc executives, is a very fitting first episode for the future star trek saga. The cage is the first pilot episode of the american television series star trek. With jeffrey hunter, susan oliver, leonard nimoy, majel barrett. In fact, the only regular character to survive to the full series from the cage. The opening credits to the star trek pilot the cage. Lego star trek the original series episode 2 by bigjakestudios.
Watch the video below hosted by patrick stewart, this twohour program featured numerous interviews with roddenberry and the casts of the original series and tng, a star trek history, and the firstever premiere of footage from the second season premiere episode the child. This episode was the one that was created to show how the product was, but it seems that the company didnt liked it dont be surprised, superman was rejected at the beginning too and the episode was never. Pike, hijacks the enterprise and then surrenders for court martial. So without further ado, here are the two different drafts for the original pilot episode of star trek. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series. Written by arthur heinemann, based on a story by gene l. The cage is a unique entry in the star trek mythos, for what mightve been as much as what would survive and evolve not only with the. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars. The greatest star trek series youre not watching full episode. Back in 1965, a tv pilot was made for a new scifi series about a starship full of explorers called star trek. The original series is an american science fiction television series created by. This is the first entry in a new flashback feature series, in which ill rewatch each episode of star trek.
The episode introduced characters such as william shatner as captain james t. Then, a few years later, in 1988, a full color original print of the episode was discovered in the paramount archives and then released as a filler episode during the original syndication run of star trek. I had previously purchased season 1 on bluray and seasons 2 and 3 on hd dvd. The title of this episode the first installment of star trek ever produced was changed in production from the cage to the menagerie. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada, followed by a 8 september 1966 airing on nbc in america. You can see evidence of production order and to some extent character evolution in the first few episodes. The episode is on disc 7 of the star trek season 3 dvd box set.
From the dvd of the color version of the cage the original 1965 star trek pilot, here is some rare footage with the late gene roddenberry. The original series season 3 full movie stream on 123movies. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions. The whole situation makes pike extremely nervous, and he gets up and walks away. As emissaries of the starfleet, a spaceborne humanitarian and peacekeeping armada, kirk and a crew of humans and aliens explore the. As a young lad, i was smitten with the character, the idea of any fantasy being created. The series originally aired from september 1966 through june 1969 on nbc. The cage written by gene roddenberry directed by robert butler season 0, episode 1 unaired pilot production episode 614901 original air date. Of course, in these reruns, bits had been edited out for time. The uniforms change significantly from the the cage original pilot through where no man has gone before, charlie x, mudds women in which spock is referred to as vulcanian rather than vulcan, and spock takes at least a couple of episodes to settle into his trademark. Why the first episode almost killed star trek liveabout. Eventually, the pilots name was changed back to the cage after the original series incorporated footage from this pilot into an episode and named that the menagerie. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned emmy nominations.
Im a lifelong, ardent fan of star trek, in each of its forms, and im really excited to get started chronicling this journey. Hayesgehrke star trek the original series is the first science fiction series that i watched. In a way, the cage actually feels more like an episode of star trek. A shapeshifting, saltcraving creature terrorizes the crew of enterprise air date. Star trek was set in the 23rd century and featured the voyages of the starship. Join the conversation and connect with cbs s star trek. The title of this episode the first installment of star trek ever produced was. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise ncc1701 and its crew. 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.
This is the pilot episode entitled, the cage the episode was completed in 1965 and was rejected by nbc. 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. The episode was written by gene roddenberry and directed by robert butler. The cage the original series episode featured in star trek discovery. The original series, with an introduction and conclusion by creator gene roddemberry. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi series. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the cage. But the crown jewel of this program was a full color reconstruction. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, jeffrey hunter, susan oliver. Lets begin a 270 episode journey into a place where no man has gone before. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices.
Mar 04, 2015 the cage written by gene roddenberry directed by robert butler season 0, episode 1 unaired pilot production episode 614901 original air date. Its certainly more devoted to a pure sciencefiction highconcept than most episodes of classic star trek, and christopher pike seems like a closer relative to picard or even sisko than to the cowboy ways of captain james t. However, the man trap wasnt the original pilot for the series. In 2010, scifinow ranked this the third best episode of the original series. Get the best deals on star trek the cage vhs when you shop the largest online selection at. This is the pilot to the series that would star william shatner. Enterprise 20012005 took us back in time to the early days of starfleet before the formation of the federation. The next generation due to a hollywood strike it was later shown during the scifi channels first run of the original star trek series. The original star trek pilot the cage was filmed, abandoned. Boyce starred in the detective movie the glass cage 1964, released less than a year before star trek. It was completed in early 1965 with a date of 1964.
Leonard bones mccoy aboard the fictional federation starship uss enterprise. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned. Mar 12, 2019 back in 1965, a tv pilot was made for a new scifi series about a starship full of explorers called star trek. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, bill blackburn, james doohan, eddie paskey, frank da vinci, george takei, jeannie malone, walter koenig, majel barrett, gene roddenberry. The original series, view video clips and full episodes 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. I started watching it in afternoon reruns when i was in junior high. 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. Analyzis of the different versions of the cage the original. Discoverys rejuvenation of captain pike, the enterprise captain before kirk. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. It also ran for fewer seasons than any star trek series since the original.
The original series episodes wink of an eye is the eleventh episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. It was called the cage and its star was captain christopher pike, played by jeffrey. This pilot episode did not air during the original run of the series. The cage the pilota fascinating curiosity that has now become all the more interesting given star trek. Analyzis of the different versions of the cage the. Oct 17, 2011 from the dvd of the color version of the cage the original 1965 star trek pilot, here is some rare footage with the late gene roddenberry. The original series 19661969 1966 1967 1968 1969 1988.