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"Star Trek" (1966)Original Air Date:
2 February 1967 (Season 1, Episode 20)User Comments:
The acting saves this one moreCast
(Episode Complete credited cast)| William Shatner | ... | Captain James T. Kirk | |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | Mr. Spock | |
| Percy Rodrigues | ... | Portmaster Stone (as Percy Rodriguez) | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Cogley (as Elisha Cook) | |
| Joan Marshall | ... | Areel Shaw | |
| DeForest Kelley | ... | Dr. McCoy | |
| Nichelle Nichols | ... | Uhura | |
| Richard Webb | ... | Finney | |
| Hagan Beggs | ... | Helmsman | |
| Win De Lugo | ... | Timothy (as Winston DeLugo) | |
| Alice Rawlings | ... | Jame Finney | |
| Nancy Wong | ... | Personnel Officer | |
| Bart Conrad | ... | Krasnovsky | |
| William Meader | ... | Board Officer | |
| Reginald Lal Singh | ... | Board Officer |
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50 min | Argentina:60 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAFun Stuff
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First mention of Starfleet. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Dr. McCoy's "white sound device" is a 20th century microphone. moreQuotes:
Mr. Spock: Lieutenant, I am half-Vulcanian. Vulcanians do not speculate. I speak from pure logic. If I let go of a hammer on a planet that has a positive gravity, I need not see it fall to know that it has in fact fallen. moreFAQ
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What should have been one of the worst first season episodes is salvaged by solid performances by William Shatner and guest stars Percy Rodriguez and Elisha Cook Jr, good editing and directing. Cook is especially charming as the defense attorney representing Kirk in a court martial concerning the death of a Lieutenant Commander who shares a rocky history with our captain, and Shatner's acting is spot-on for this difficult episode. Daniels' directing is also fairly good, but hampered by the limitations of the plot.
The initial premise is promising. Kirk is charged with negligence in the death of a Lt Comm Finney, whose career has been overshadowed consistently by Kirk's. Kirk repeatedly claims that he jettisoned Finney's pod after declaring a red alert and telling Finney to get to safety, but the ship's video record and computer logs tell a very different story. (Incidentally, one of the most ridiculous use of props I have ever seen in ST occurs in the crucial courtroom scene involving the video logs - take a close look at the control panel Kirk uses to jettison the pod. How many pods does the Enterprise jettison in a given day, and why does the Captain do this himself from a control panel on his arm rest???).
Unfortunately, just as the full story is revealed, the episode devolves into a poorly considered, rather cliché conclusion - which I will not discuss in order to avoid a spoiler.