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Wink of an Eye (1968)
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TV Series:
"Star Trek" (1966)Original Air Date:
29 November 1968 (Season 3, Episode 11)Plot:
The Enterprise is called to an advanced planet to help with an emergency. Beaming down, though, they can find no people... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Don's drink the Scalosian water before bed. moreCast
(Episode Credited cast)| William Shatner | ... | Captain James T. Kirk | |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | Mr. Spock | |
| DeForest Kelley | ... | Dr. McCoy | |
| Kathie Browne | ... | Deela | |
| Jason Evers | ... | Rael | |
| James Doohan | ... | Scott | |
| George Takei | ... | Sulu | |
| Nichelle Nichols | ... | Uhura | |
| Majel Barrett | ... | Nurse Chapel | |
| Erik Holland | ... | Ekor | |
| Geoffrey Binney | ... | Compton |
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Factual errors: Much of the general equipment on the ship operates at normal rate for Kirk (whilst accelerated), examples are the doors opening, the flashing lights on the transporter desk. It is also unlikely that the voice recorder would operate at a high enough frequency to be able to record the messages from the earlier crew. moreFAQ
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Star Trek always had what I called the "Macy's Parade" approach to working within a budget--especially in season three. Matte paintings, props,sets, visual effects shots, all were fair game for the producers to utilize, repaint and reconfigure to save money. They must have thought viewers had short memories. Not "Trek" fans. With that said, this episode did a great job of pulling off a lot with the barest of essentials. The Enterprise's landing party transports down to the planet's surface to find a deserted city. This is odd because they were sent a distress signal by the inhabitants of this world. A crew member, stupidly, takes a drink from a cascading water fountain and disappears. Kirk and the others hear (but don't see) buzzing insects. They are, needless to say, a little perplexed by this turn of events. They scurry back to the ship. On the bridge, Kirk drinks a cup of coffee and he too disappears. The Scalosians, you see, have been able to accelerate themselves into a state of hyper-space. Their motives are not good--it's a trap. I wonder if one of the ideas for this wacky story, may have sprung from a movie titled "The Time Travelers," and it's low-budget remake, "Journey to the Center of Time." Something to keep in mind when you watch this episode, one of the best from Star Trek's final season. Space trivia alert: Kathie Browne, Kirk's love interest in this story and female leader of the Scalosians, was married to the "Night Stalker" himself, Darren McGavin. Sadly, Ms.Browne and her husband passed away in the last few years. But their cult status as icons of 60's television is intact.