The cage is the ultimate place for all this to begin. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power. It was rejected by the network, and another pilot was ordered. Majel barrett as uss enterprises brunette unnamed first officer known as number one in star treks initial pilot episode the cage she was captain christopher pikes jeffrey hunter first officer aboard the starship uss enterprise see more. However, only the two women beam down, directly into pikes cage. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. Boyce and captain pike sharing a martini was filmed on friday, 27 november 1964. Captain pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. 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. With jeffrey hunter, susan oliver, leonard nimoy, majel barrett.
Set in the star trek timeline just a year after the cage 2254, 11 years before the enterprises fiveyear mission star trek. But this was star trek s dry run, and so it is a mustown collectible for every trekker, as well as instructive viewing for anyone interested in. The cage received the green light in september 1964. The official star trek web site, contains an official episode list for the original series. Zimmerman found similarities between the cage and star trek.
The cage, with a teleplay written by gene roddenberry, was ahead of its time. Discovery charted new frontiers of fan service when it used footage from star trek. Now that the full episode is available, we can all enjoy it. The episode was written by series creator gene roddenberry and directed by robert butler. The cage memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Its a queasy ending, depicted as an unambiguously happy one in the cage. The original series the cage is the first pilot episode of the american television series star trek. Analyzis of the different versions of the cage the. The group are apparently dozing when the magistrate opens the hatch to get the laser pistols pike dropped there. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. But thats not to say this episode isnt unenjoyable. The cage written by gene roddenberry directed by robert butler season 0, episode 1 unaired pilot production episode 614901 original air date. The cage has more cohesiveness, and is a superb, standalone piece of science fiction. Notably, this offering contains many of the elements e.
Kirk, the crew of the starship enterprise delves deep into the far reaches of space to explore new worlds and civilizations. However, its also a noncanonical imaginary elseworld story in trek terms. Discoverys dark shadow just as much as its inspiration. The episode is on disc 7 of the star trek season 3 dvd box set. 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 series the cage tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Enterprise, captain christopher pike and his starship crew receive a distress signal from the planet talos iv and beam down to investigate. Having finished tng, we are moving on to cover a small selection of original series episodes. The cage is the first pilot episode of star trek originally shown to cbs executives in february of 1965. Had it not been for the cage, shot at the end of 1964 and submitted in early 1965, we would have not. A landing party of number one, spock, yeoman colt, and others is assembled. Captain pike wouldnt approve, making the cage star trek. Tracking the beacon, the landing party discovers crash survivors from a missing scientific expedition.
Ships from and sold by wonderworld comics, games, and toys. She first appeared in the cage, the initial 1965 pilot episode of the original series, as the unnamed, intellectual secondincommand to captain christopher pike of the starship enterprise. The cage was the very first star trek episode which aired on the 4th of october 1988 and got a remastered version on 2nd of may 2009. Funny how the bridge was almost identical in colorscheme to pikes enterprise bridge. It was completed in early 1965 with a date of 1964, but not broadcast on television in its complete form until late 1988. The title of this episode the first installment of star trek ever produced was changed in production from the cage to the menagerie. Star trek original remastered the cage 1h 3min the cage is the first pilot episode of the american television series star trek. Star trek the cage episode 1 vhs used 7oz 7x4x1 vhs come from a smokefree home. 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. 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.
She thought both episodes are more star trek than anything else that has been conceived and pure star trek. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. For your perusal are recently restored clips, artwork, rare documents and deleted scenes. Then, a few years later, in 1988, a fullcolor 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. Cage has been swapped into superman, indiana jones, jame bond, and many other films, and now into star trek. Discovery complicating this history is a fascinating way to forever change star trek, not through huge events. The menagerie, part i text commentary only a short stretch of corridor was built for this episode. Discovery puts two women in control of the bridge of a starship. Pike and vina are frozen in their illusion, but the talosians end it. After being presented to studio heads, nbc ordered a second pilot episode for the series which was entitled where no man has gone before.
The cage is the first pilot episode of the american television series star trek. The original series twoparter the menagerie introduced audiences to captain pike, number one, vina and the talosians via flashback, more or less. The episode was written by gene roddenberry and directed by robert butler. It was completed in early 1965 with a date of 1964. Set photo from the star trek pilot episode, the cage, 1965 footage of which was later incorporated into the 2 part episode, the menagerie. The cage ist ein usamerikanischer sciencefiction fernsehfilm aus dem jahr 1965. Summary edit blurb photoartist john byrne puts his skills to use in a unique way in this extra extralength tale, reinterpreting and adapting the original star trek episode the cage to comicbook form.
Forums star trek cbs all accessstreaming trek star trek. The cage was the original star trek pilot that later became part of the double episode the menagerie, first broadcast in november 1966. Lets begin a 270 episode journey into a place where no man has gone before. Zimmerman commented, the cage was a brilliant piece of science fiction work especially for when it was done. The menagerie resuled from salvage and costcutting. Number one is a fictional character in the sciencefiction franchise star trek. This was the last star trek remastered episode to be done and as such it has a strange, moebius strip relationship to the final.
In a way, the cage actually feels more like an episode of star trek. Discovery broke star trek tradition for its best tos. The original pilot episode of the first star trek series. On the enterprise, some magnetic sources have been detected underneath the planets surface. 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. Star trek episode 1 vhs, 1993 for sale online ebay. In 1997, majel barrett named the cage as her favorite episode of tos, along with the city on the edge of forever. The first filmed scene from the cage and of star trek the sequence with dr.
Number one performs the same role for pike as spock later does for kirk. The cage page rare behind the scenes assets from star treks first pilot this webpage is dedicated tothe cage, star treks first pilot. The overall feel of the production, with its focus on space exploration, is reminiscent of star trek. In the history of television, no television series has had the unique opportunity of seeing not one but two pilot episodes produced other than star trek. Written by gene roddenberry and produced in late 1964, it preceded the series itself by a good two years. The cage is a thoughtprovoking and wellwritten, albeit slowpaced, episode.
Star trek s fresh, bold, where no man has gone before theme became a credo at nbc as they went very far out later to keep this audience for many years. While this pilot was not considered to have been a success at the time, the network executives did like it enough to finance a second pilot episode. Star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between november 1964 and january. Bring back patrick stewart, and his roommates log in or sign up. Here is the start of a journey to recap every single star trek. A bold dip into original series canon goes a long way toward justifying bringing spock and pike into the discovery fold. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. It was completed in early 1965, but not broadcast on television in its complete form until late 1988. And i say, they pull a cage and scrap the entire supporting cast. He grabs him and pulls him into the cage, and starts to throttle him pike. The cage is the original unaired pilot episode for the 1966 science fiction television series star trek.