Show notes
After trying to sell Star Trek to various networks, NBC eventually ordered a pilot. They were not overly impressed with The Cage, finding it to be cerebral and confusing. After most of the characters were recast and a completely new story written, they ordered a second pilot, which would become what we now know as the first episode of Star Trek. Later, in season one, The Cage was cut up and reused to make the only two part episode in the original series, The Menagerie.
Topics
- preconceived notions?
- the state of TV in 1965
- return to Star Trek Is…
- Pike seems worn down
- Spock’s limp
- black and white vs color
- The Talosian Plan
- Is Pike a man of faith?
- blonds, brunettes, and red heads
- Vina was the real victim
- Colt and Pike?
- not so subtle sexism
- Vina’s a pilot
- some pilot level weirdness
- Jeffery Hunter’s death
- Spock swipes Pike
- justification for the death penalty
- Spock’s master plan
- Talosian illusion reach
- sins forgiven?
- The Menagerie's reception
- The Cage or The Menagerie?
- Discovery Pike