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The Gamesters of Triskelion

  • Episode aired Jan 5, 1968
  • TV-PG
  • 50m
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6.9/10
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William Shatner, Angelique Pettyjohn, and Joseph Ruskin in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
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Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are trapped on a planet where abducted aliens are enslaved and trained to perform as gladiators for the amusement of bored, faceless aliens.Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are trapped on a planet where abducted aliens are enslaved and trained to perform as gladiators for the amusement of bored, faceless aliens.Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are trapped on a planet where abducted aliens are enslaved and trained to perform as gladiators for the amusement of bored, faceless aliens.

  • Director
    • Gene Nelson
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Margaret Armen
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gene Nelson
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Margaret Armen
    • Stars
      • William Shatner
      • Leonard Nimoy
      • DeForest Kelley
    • 27User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, and Joseph Ruskin in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)
    William Shatner in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)
    Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, and Angelique Pettyjohn in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    William Shatner and Angelique Pettyjohn in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Victoria George, and Frieda Rentie in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    William Shatner, Mickey Morton, Angelique Pettyjohn, and Steve Sandor in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    William Shatner, Mickey Morton, Angelique Pettyjohn, Joseph Ruskin, and Steve Sandor in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Angelique Pettyjohn, and Jane Ross in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    William Shatner, Mickey Morton, Angelique Pettyjohn, and Joseph Ruskin in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    Steve Sandor in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    Joseph Ruskin in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)
    Angelique Pettyjohn and Joseph Ruskin in The Gamesters of Triskelion (1968)

    Top cast

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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Captain James Tiberius 'Jim' Kirk
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Mister Spock
    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • Dr. McCoy
    Joseph Ruskin
    Joseph Ruskin
    • Galt
    Angelique Pettyjohn
    Angelique Pettyjohn
    • Shahna
    Nichelle Nichols
    Nichelle Nichols
    • Uhura
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Scott
    Steve Sandor
    Steve Sandor
    • Lars
    Walter Koenig
    Walter Koenig
    • Chekov
    Jane Ross
    • Tamoon
    Victoria George
    • Ensign Jana Haines
    Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    • Andorian Thrall
    Mickey Morton
    • Kloog
    Bill Blackburn
    • Lieutenant Hadley
    • (uncredited)
    Frank da Vinci
    • Lt. Brent
    • (uncredited)
    Walker Edmiston
    Walker Edmiston
    • Provider #2
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Holloway
    • Lt. Lemli
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Johnson
    • Provider #3
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gene Nelson
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Margaret Armen
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The look of the character Galt was modeled after Ming the Merciless, the archenemy from the Flash Gordon comic strip.
    • Goofs
      In addition to Kirk and the Thralls stepping on each other's colors in the contest without being penalized, Shahna is allowed to submit and give up when the fights are supposed to be "to the death".
    • Quotes

      Dr. McCoy: You're out of your Vulcan mind, Spock!

    • Alternate versions
      Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
    • Connections
      Featured in Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme
      Music credited to Alexander Courage

      Sung by Loulie Jean Norman

    User reviews27

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    5/10
    Just sheer boredom
    I'd have done more with the Providers in this episode had I a hand in creating it. They seemed to warrant a bit more imagination than three brains with colors of the rainbow. More like the Organians who actually try to do something constructive in an earlier episode.

    As it is these three are pretty powerful wired up as they are to all kinds of computer gadgetry. Out of sheer boredom they kidnap various alien humanoid species from across the galaxy and train them as Thrals which is their word for gladiators. They aren't sexist, they like their women warriors too.

    So for new warriors when William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig go on an away mission in the transporter they're snatched mid transport and dropped light years away on a barren planet where the Providers provide for the feeding and training and other creature comforts of their Thrals and then wager their bogus currency on who lives and dies.

    I guess the Thrals are above humanoids, but below Organians in the evolutionary stage. In any event Kirk appeals to their sporting instinct to get out of this predicament.

    Kirk is provided one shapely trainer in Angelique Pettyjohn. But for those of us with different tastes I certainly envied who Uhura gets in Steve Sandor. My screams would have been for joy.
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    • bkoganbing
    • May 2, 2015

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Television
      • Norway Corporation
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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