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Where No Man Has Gone Before

  • Episode aired Sep 22, 1966
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Star Trek (1966)
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The flight recorder of the 200-year-old U.S.S. Valiant relays a tale of terror--a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy!The flight recorder of the 200-year-old U.S.S. Valiant relays a tale of terror--a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy!The flight recorder of the 200-year-old U.S.S. Valiant relays a tale of terror--a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy!
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5.6K
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    • Director
      • James Goldstone
    • Writers
      • Samuel A. Peeples
      • Gene Roddenberry
    • Stars
      • William Shatner
      • Leonard Nimoy
      • Gary Lockwood
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Goldstone
    • Writers
      • Samuel A. Peeples
      • Gene Roddenberry
    • Stars
      • William Shatner
      • Leonard Nimoy
      • Gary Lockwood
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    • 58User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
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    James Doohan in Star Trek (1966)
    Gary Lockwood in Star Trek (1966)
    Sally Kellerman in Star Trek (1966)
    Sally Kellerman and Gary Lockwood in Star Trek (1966)
    Lloyd Haynes in Star Trek (1966)
    William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
    Gary Lockwood in Star Trek (1966)
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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Capt. Kirk
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Mr. Spock
    Gary Lockwood
    Gary Lockwood
    • Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell
    Sally Kellerman
    Sally Kellerman
    • Dr. Elizabeth Dehner
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Sulu
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Scott
    Lloyd Haynes
    Lloyd Haynes
    • Alden
    Andrea Dromm
    Andrea Dromm
    • Yeoman Smith
    Paul Carr
    Paul Carr
    • Lt. Lee Kelso
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Doctor Piper
    Bill Blackburn
    • Lt Hadley
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Paskey
    Eddie Paskey
    • Lt. Leslie
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • James Goldstone
    • Writers
      • Samuel A. Peeples
      • Gene Roddenberry
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first time in US TV history that a second pilot for an hour-long series had to be submitted to convince the network to air it.
    • Goofs
      Gary Mitchell makes Captain Kirk's "headstone" which reads: "James R. Kirk." In all other Trek references, his name is "James Tiberius Kirk".
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Capt. Kirk: Captain's Log, stardate 1313.8: add to official losses Doctor Elizabeth Dehner - be it noted she gave her life in performance of her duty; Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell, same notation.

      [to Spock]

      Capt. Kirk: I want his service record to end that way; he didn't ask for what happened to him.

      Spock: I felt for him, too.

      Capt. Kirk: [amazed] I believe there's some hope for you after all, Mr. Spock.

    • Alternate versions
      The original version of the pilot, produced to convince NBC to buy "Star Trek" as a series, runs approximately 5 minutes longer and has a different introduction, several additional lines of dialogue and reaction shots, transitional introductions a la Quinn Martin ("Act I", "Act II", etc.), and different opening and closing credits. This has never been shown on television, but has circulated among "Star Trek" fans worldwide. It has been unofficially released on public domain videos, and was released on the 2009 Blu-Ray set of the original series (in the Season 3 collection)
    • Connections
      Edited into Star Trek: Catspaw (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek Theme
      Composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

    User reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Fascinating Alternative View of Trek
    Hated this episode fifty years ago, love it today. As a little kid I was freaked out by the scary silver eyes, but also I didn't like the unfamiliar uniforms and the unfamiliar faces or the way Kirk and Spock barely seem to know each other.

    Today all the weak points seem like strong points to me. This is the one episode where Kirk and Spock actually relate like an earth man and an alien, with a wary distrust that gradually changes to grudging respect. I could do without Nimoy's SHOUTING his dialogue, though. "FULL power!"

    The fact that the villain is an old friend of Kirk's makes it a lot more powerful, though they repeated this trope a little too often in later episodes. But Gary Lockwood really has a very Kirk like quality, and that strengthens the story as well as adding some unintentional humor. ("I'm not JOKING, Lee!")

    But the best thing about this episode by far is Sally Kellerman, at the very height of her beauty, playing a woman who has dignity, integrity, empathy, and compassion -- and who falls head over heels for a man destined to destroy her. It's silly science fiction stuff, but when she cries out "a mutated man could also be a *WONDERFUL* thing" you are seeing right into her heart and soul, seeing how she's fallen and she doesn't even know it.

    Oh, and don't forget pretty little Yeoman Smith -- I mean Jones! I really wish she had become a series regular.
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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Desilu Productions
      • Norway Corporation
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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