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I recently saw the Episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" which was essentially the first Star Trek episode aired. The boxes of the series indicate this was Episode 2 (after The Cage, never aired in the 60's), and imdb calls this Episode 3 (after 1- Man Trap and 2- Charlie X).
Anyhow, the Engineer/Navigator is not Chekov but Kirk's best friend. The Helsman is not Sulu, but Sulu is in blue uniform and introduced as a Department Head, along with the Doc (not McCoy) and Sally Kellerman.
Anyhow, The Helmsman is played by Paul Carr.
My favorite Sci-Fi series from the 70's is The Six Million Dollar Man. In the very first episode of the series, the very first character in scene who is moving, is also Paul Carr.
In a later season, Paul Carr also plays the henchman of Malachi Throne (in White Suit) of an episode named "The Bionic Woman" which eventually spawns a spin-off of that name. His scenes are at the beginning of the show, before Steve Austin heads to Ojai.
Consider the chances of being a part of iconic Sci-Fi history to this degree. The first Complete episode of Star Trek, the first regular episode of the series $6 Million Man (it had been TV Specials before that), and the Episode which created the Jamie Sommers Bionic Woman role. That sounds like a trifecta.
The Bionic Woman 2-part episode also set other records. IIRC it was the first network series episode that was either a 2-parter, or a 2-hour special. I forget which.
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IIRC, that episode was actually aired 3rd, even though it was the 2nd pilot.
It's one of my favorites in the franchise.
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Originally posted by Moose:
IIRC, that episode was actually aired 3rd, even though it was the 2nd pilot.
It's one of my favorites in the franchise.
What was aired first and second?
Here is a list of what I learned:
Star Trek Episode number on the cover, then imdb episode number, then some of the names.
1, zero, The Cage - never aired before 1988.
2, 3, Where No man Has Gone Before - aired 22 Sep 1966
3, 10, Corbomite Maneuver - aired 10 Nov 1966
4, 6, Mudd's Women - aired 13 Oct 1966
5, 5, Enemy Within - 6 Oct 1966
6, 1, Man Trap - 8 Sep 1966
7, 4, Naked Time - 29 Sep 1966
8, 2, Charlie X - 15 Sep 1966
9, 14, Balance of Terror - 15 Dec 1966
10, 7, What Are Little Girls Made of? - 20 Oct 1966
11, 9, Daggers of the Mind - 3 Nov 1966
12, 8, Miri - 27 Oct 1966
13, 13, Conscience of the King - 8 Dec 1966
14, 16, The Galileo Seven - 5 Jan 1967
15, 20, Court Martial - 2 Feb 1967
16, 11&12, Menagerie Parts 1&2 - 17 & 24 Nov 1966
17, 15, Shore Leave - 29 Dec 1966
18, 17, Squire of Gothos - 12 Jan 1967
19, 18, Arena - 19 Jan 1967
20,
21, 19, Tomorrow is Yesterday - 26 Jan 1967
22, 21, Return of the Archons - 9 Feb 1967
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:
Originally posted by Moose:
IIRC, that episode was actually aired 3rd, even though it was the 2nd pilot.
It's one of my favorites in the franchise.
What was aired first and second?
Here is a list of what I learned:
Star Trek Episode number on the cover, then imdb episode number, then some of the names.
1, zero, The Cage - never aired before 1988.
2, 3, Where No man Has Gone Before - aired 22 Sep 1966
3, 10, Corbomite Maneuver - aired 10 Nov 1966
4, 6, Mudd's Women - aired 13 Oct 1966
5, 5, Enemy Within - 6 Oct 1966
6, 1, Man Trap - 8 Sep 1966
7, 4, Naked Time - 29 Sep 1966
8, 2, Charlie X - 15 Sep 1966
9, 14, Balance of Terror - 15 Dec 1966
10, 7, What Are Little Girls Made of? - 20 Oct 1966
11, 9, Daggers of the Mind - 3 Nov 1966
12, 8, Miri - 27 Oct 1966
13, 13, Conscience of the King - 8 Dec 1966
14, 16, The Galileo Seven - 5 Jan 1967
15, 20, Court Martial - 2 Feb 1967
16, 11&12, Menagerie Parts 1&2 - 17 & 24 Nov 1966
17, 15, Shore Leave - 29 Dec 1966
18, 17, Squire of Gothos - 12 Jan 1967
19, 18, Arena - 19 Jan 1967
20,
21, 19, Tomorrow is Yesterday - 26 Jan 1967
22, 21, Return of the Archons - 9 Feb 1967
I've been thinking about this, and I was a bit surprised when I looked these up. Think of how many of the most memorable episodes of Star Trek were actually in the first dozen aired, or scripted. How amazing is that?
Poignantly, reminds me of a little show I loved from Fox.
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Recently conjuring about plot holes.
When Kirk joins up in Iowa, they leave into space to the Academy, him meeting Bones but already having met Uhura in Iowa.
The Academy is in San Francisco.
From Iowa to San Fransisco, they travel to space to, IIRC, a space station?
Does this make as much sense as it seems?
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A lot of things don't make sense in that movie, but it was entertaining nonetheless. And it was far superior to the two movies that followed.
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Quote:Agreed on all counts.
Originally posted by Riverlove:
A lot of things don't make sense in that movie, but it was entertaining nonetheless. And it was far superior to the two movies that followed.
It took me 8 years to conjure this.
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