Fifty years ago, star trek aired tvs first interracial. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. The star trek universe is inconsistent in its use of measurement standards. Nbc chose the man trap the fifth episode in production order to air first. Earth, came, guest star robert lansing as mister seven. Star treks nielsen ratings while on nbc were low, and the network canceled it after three seasons and 79 episodes.
The episode the man trap was written by george clayton johnson. The episode introduced characters such as william shatner as captain james t. He was portrayed by jeffrey hunter in the original star trek pilot episode, the cage, as captain of the uss enterprise. The episode is written by michael chabon, based on a story by chabon and akiva goldsman, who also directed the episode. Star trek was first broadcast in the united kingdom on bbc one starting on july 12, 1969 with the episode where no man has gone before. Watch star trek episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Never a ratings success despite a growing population of devoted fans, star trek was canceled after its second season, prompting a letterwriting campaign that resulted in the series thirdseason. Written by george clayton johnson and directed by marc daniels, it first aired on september 6, 1966 in the episode, the crew visit an outpost on planet m1 to conduct routine medical exams on the residents, only to be attacked by a shapeshifting alien who kills by extracting salt. Action photo of william shatner as captain kirk from the first episode of star trek. Obsession, ensign garrovick describes a gaseous creature as being several cubic meters in size, but his distance as about twenty feet away. Through various redesigns, the enterprise and sister ships bearing that name has appeared from the original star trek series which debuted on nbc in 1966 to the latest feature film, star. I created this list because i am currently in the process of watching all the star trek series in order. The third season also includes the tholian web, where kirk becomes trapped between. Picard episode five in stardust city rag picard and his motley crew journey to freecloud, searching for bruce maddox john ales.
The series originally aired from september 1966 through june 1969 on nbc. I loved star trek reruns growing up in the 70s, the original series is still my favorite. When he created star trek, he assigned her to write the teleplay for the series second episode, charlie x, about a teenage boy with special powers. There is a good combination of character development as well as plot line. Famously deemed too cerebral at the time of its production the cage is where one of the most popular television programs of all time got its beginning. With jeffrey hunter, susan oliver, leonard nimoy, majel barrett. The episodes were broadcast in a different order than in the united states and were originally aired in four seasons between 1969 and 1971. Kirk, leonard nimoy as first officer spock, and deforest kelley as doctor leonard bones mccoy. The original series essential episodes a list of 30 titles.
Star photographer reg innells historic pictures of the man trap, the first star trek episode to air in 1964. These arent necessarily the 25 best star trek episodes although some. The motion picture 1979 and in six subsequent films. Star treks first season comprised 29 episodes, including the twopart. In 1966, star trek set out to boldly go where no series had gone before, beginning a threeyear mission that led to a franchise that would last decades.
Heres the first few episodes so you can see what i mean. The appearance of tranya was a subtle and clever callback to the classic star trek episode, which was the tenth hourlong aired on nbc in 1966, although it was the first episode produced after the star trek pilots. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the. Kirk, played by william shatner, first appears in star treks first episode, the man trap, broadcast on september 8, 1966. Picard streams on cbs all access in the united states, in canada on bell medias ctv scifi channel and ott service crave, and on amazon prime video in more than 200 countries and territories. Here at last is the first season of the original series all in one box, 29 episodes in their original broadcast order. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada. It began airing in the fall season on nbc, running new episodes until the spring of 1967, and continuing in repeats until the premiere of tos season 2 in the fall of 1967. The wrath of khan 1982 is the sequel to this episode while star trek into darkness 20 portrays a different set of events leading to khans introduction to the 23rd century. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power. The past three months has left the crew of the enterprise exhausted and in desperate need of a break, but does this explain mccoys encounter with a humansized white rabbit or kirk crossing paths with the prankster who plagued his days at starfleet academy.
A brief history on september 8, 1966, americans in love with science fiction were treated to the most iconic spaceoriented television show of all time when star trek made its debut on nbc. After decades of being held back from deep space exploration by the vulcans, captain jonathan archer takes command of the nx01 enterpriseearths first warp. Though the influential scifi franchise would later be known for its progressive politics, the first glimpse of trek was an almost bythenumbers alien monster story, with just a hint of contemplation toward the end. The premiere of star trek under the reign of captain kirk starts off promisingly enough with this episode. The man trap was the first star trek episode to air. Mccoy discovers his old flame is not what she seems after crew members begin dying from a sudden lack of salt in their bodies. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. On september 8, 1966, the original sciencefiction series star trek aired its first episode, the man trap. The original series, originally created by gene roddenberry, premiered on nbc on september 8, 1966 and concluded on april, 1967. Five decades and two years ago, the very first star trek episode ever, the man trap, aired on nbc on september 8, 1966.
The man trap is the first episode of season one of the american science fiction television series star trek. During the time of tng, ds9 and voyager, some of these series ran in parallel. When this pilot was rejected, hunter withdrew from the series, and pike was replaced with captain james t. Explore the star trek collection the favourite images chosen by xedotic on deviantart. The reason for the delay was because the special effects took too long to.
Watching star trek s first pilot episode the cage is like watching a historical what if taking place. The arrival and assistance of seven of nine jeri ryan at first offers a way to negotiate for the scientists release, but not all is as it appears to be as there are old scores to. Robert lansing is the only guest star on this series to be billed at the top of the program just after the episodes title rather than in the end credits. The first regular episode of star trek, the man trap, aired on thursday, september 8, 1966 from 8. That is why i created this page, it lists all the episodes of star trek in the order of their original air date, so you can watch them in the order they were. Not only does this episode give us the first appearance of a shuttlecraft in trek lore, it introduces a. These discrepancies continue through all the star trek series and movies. Captain first episode 1966 public domain image from section. What was a nifty oneoff episode would inspire the best of the star trek movies, 1982s star trek ii. The original series was produced and filmed from may 1966 to february 1967 by desilu.
The first star trek series is still the most iconic in the eyes of many fans. The first episode broadcast in color was arena on november 15, 1969. The city on the edge of forever season 1, episode 28. Why the first episode almost killed star trek liveabout. Watching star treks first pilot episode the cage is like watching a historical what if taking place. Shatner continued in the role for the shows three seasons, and later provided the voice of the animated version of kirk in star trek. In february 1966, before the first episode was aired, star trek was nearly cancelled by desilu productions. The second pilot was accepted, and production on star trek began in earnest with the filming of its first regular episode, the corbomite maneuver. Fifty years ago, star trek aired tvs first interracial kiss for actress nichelle nichols, the first black woman to have a continuing costarring role on tv, it was the beginning of a. Star trek framed limited collectors edition first day. The wrath of khan, when khan and his people, living in exile on a desert planet. After roddenberrys second pilot episode, where no man has gone.