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For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky

  • Episode aired Nov 8, 1968
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 51m
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Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek: For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky
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The Enterprise discovers an apparent asteroid that is on a collision course with a planet is actually an ancient populated generation ship.The Enterprise discovers an apparent asteroid that is on a collision course with a planet is actually an ancient populated generation ship.The Enterprise discovers an apparent asteroid that is on a collision course with a planet is actually an ancient populated generation ship.
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  • Director
    • Anton Leader
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Hendrik Vollaerts
    • Arthur H. Singer(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anton Leader
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Hendrik Vollaerts
    • Arthur H. Singer(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
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    • 35User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Star Trek: For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky
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    Star Trek: For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky

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    DeForest Kelley and Katherine Woodville in Star Trek (1966)
    DeForest Kelley in Star Trek (1966)
    DeForest Kelley in Star Trek (1966)
    Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
    DeForest Kelley and Katherine Woodville in Star Trek (1966)
    Katherine Woodville in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek (1966)
    DeForest Kelley and Katherine Woodville in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek (1966)
    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek (1966)
    Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)

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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Capt. Kirkas Capt. Kirk
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Mr. Spockas Mr. Spock
    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • Dr. McCoyas Dr. McCoy
    Katherine Woodville
    Katherine Woodville
    • Natiraas Natira
    • (as Kate Woodville)
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Scottas Scott
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Suluas Sulu
    Walter Koenig
    Walter Koenig
    • Chekovas Chekov
    Nichelle Nichols
    Nichelle Nichols
    • Uhuraas Uhura
    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
    • Nurse Chapelas Nurse Chapel
    Byron Morrow
    Byron Morrow
    • Admiral Westervlietas Admiral Westervliet
    Jon Lormer
    Jon Lormer
    • Old Manas Old Man
    Frank da Vinci
    • Transporter Operatoras Transporter Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Dante
    • Fabrini Oracle Guardas Fabrini Oracle Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Jeannie Malone
    • Fabrini Servantas Fabrini Servant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anton Leader
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Hendrik Vollaerts
      • Arthur H. Singer(story consultant)
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    • Trivia
      Polycythemia is a real disease in which the body produces too many red blood cells and is not, by itself fatal. Xenopolycythemia would be an alien (xeno- = foreign, alien) variation of the disease. It is revealed Dr. McCoy is suffering from xenopolycythmia.
    • Goofs
      When Spock is thumbing through the Book of the Fabrini, although Kirk asks whether it is indexed, and Spock says yes, in fact all pages can clearly be seen to be blank until he reaches the pages he wants.
    • Quotes

      Dr. McCoy: [as an old man enters the room] Gentlemen, I believe we have a visitor.

      Old Man: [bows, then passes out bits of herbs] For strength. Many of us have felt the power of our Oracle. This has been of benefit.

      Dr. McCoy: Tastes like an ancient herb derivative.

      Old Man: You are... not of Yonada.

      Captain James T. Kirk: No, we're from outside your world.

      Old Man: Where... is outside?

      Captain James T. Kirk: Up there. Outside, up there, everywhere.

      Old Man: So they say, also.

      Old Man: [winces in pain] Many years ago, I climbed the mountains, even though it is forbidden.

      [winces again]

      Captain James T. Kirk: Why is it forbidden?

      Old Man: I am not sure.

      Old Man: [another wince] But things are not as they teach us. For the world is hollow, and I have touched the sky!

    • Alternate versions
      Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
    • Connections
      Featured in Farewell: DeForest Kelley--A Tribute (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme
      Music credited to Alexander Courage

      Sung by Loulie Jean Norman

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    7/10
    Camouflage
    This was an episode of the original Star Trek series that I really liked. Several millenniums ago a civilized race built a giant spaceship and camouflaged it with material to make it look like a moon that was detached from planetary orbit. The reason was to make sure no one looked at it with any suspicions and that the chosen survivors would arrive at a new world and just take up the civilization again.

    It's gone horribly wrong and the ship never really arrived and now the humanoids living there don't even realize they're living inside a giant ship. The artificial sun and stars are their world. And they've got a giant computer which has taken control and everyone on the ship has a control device implanted in their heads so they never question the will of the 'oracle' or their origins.

    More than that has gone wrong, the ship is on a collision course with an inhabited Federation planet which brings the Enterprise on a mission to save their associated planet. They discover it is indeed not a floating asteroid or moon, but has signs of life.

    Deforest Kelley gets a little romance here. He's got a disease that no doubt he diagnosed himself and has months to live. He and high priestess of the oracle Kate Woodville fall for each other and that doesn't stop her from defending her way of life as she sees it.

    An interesting concept that Star Trek deals with is the notion that a place they come to thinks they are the center of a universe. That is something we earth folks had to learn and some of us still haven't.

    The Prime Directive about non-interference is something that William Shatner concludes doesn't apply when we're saving two planets from total annihilation. How Shatner and Leonard Nimoy do it you have to see this episode for.
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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • Greek
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Television
      • Norway Corporation
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      51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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