The Magicks of Megas-Tu 

The USS Enterprise is exploring the center of the galaxy, looking for the heart of creation. When the ship is caught inside a tornado made of pure energy, a devil like being calling himself... See full summary »

Director:

Hal Sutherland

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (created by), Larry Brody

Stars:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley

Cast

Episode cast overview:
William Shatner	...	Capt. Kirk (voice)
Leonard Nimoy	...	Mr. Spock (voice)
DeForest Kelley	...	Dr. McCoy (voice)
George Takei	...	Sulu (voice)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Uhura (voice)
Majel Barrett	...	(voice) (credit only)
James Doohan	...	Scott / Lucien (voice)

Storyline

The USS Enterprise is exploring the center of the galaxy, looking for the heart of creation. When the ship is caught inside a tornado made of pure energy, a devil like being calling himself Lucien appears to save them. Lucien takes Capt. Kirk and his crew to the magical planet of Megas-Tu. But when the Megans discover the presence of humans, they put them on trial the same way they were treated when they visited Earth centuries earlier.

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Plot Keywords:

human | ship's surgeon | alien crew member | male captain | starfleet captain | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1973 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmation Associates,Norway Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color Color (technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the original script, the crew meet God. NBC objected to any reference to God. The producers changed God to the Devil and NBC accepted it.

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Goofs

The people of Megas say they saw their friends burned in Salem. This is a popular misconception. None of the people found guilty of witch craft in Salem were burned, they were hanged.

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Quotes

Scotty: Captain, there's no reason for it but the engines are fading out.

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Connections

Referenced in Star Trek Timelines (2016)

User Reviews

Wow....the first pro-Satan episode of "Star Trek" I've ever seen!!!

Had this animated version of "Star Trek" been popular and adults watched it when it debuted, no doubt the network would have been swamped with angry letters. The fact that there is no IMDb trivia to that effect says a lot! Why would many parents have been upset with this show? Well, the Enterprise's new friend, Lucien, turns out to be Satan and Captain Kirk comes to his rescue!! Talk about twisted and strange! Unfortunately, while this episode clearly pushed the envelope, it was so badly written that I doubt if many folks will ever see it an take notice of its bizarro plot!

The Enterprise heads to the center of the galaxy to study the creation of all life. Instead, they meet a strange guy who looks like Pan and uses 'magick' to make cool things happen. Spock gets with program and soon starts doing 'magick' and soon everyone is on friendly terms with Lucien/Satan.

The show has the dumbest dialog and combined with the excremental animation, it's really a chore to watch this one. Incredibly strange and dumb...hail Satan!!!