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Captain Pike of the Enterprise is kidnapped by aliens who have mastered illusion.
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Jeffrey Hunter
Capt. Christopher Pike
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Susan Oliver
Vina
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Leonard Nimoy
Mr. Spock
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ADD TRIVIA- Trivia: Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson can be seen during the sequence of downloaded information from the Enterprise files. Edit
- For all their intelligence and telepathic ability, the Talosians seem to have difficulty with the English language. When Pike is given a vial of liquid nourishment, the Keeper says, "If the form and the color is not appealing, it can appear as any food you wish to visualize." Shouldn't that be "…ARE not appealing"? And when Pike and the three women escape to the surface, only to discover that they are still under the Talosians' control, the Keeper says, "To help you reclaim the planet's surface, our zoological gardens will furnish a variety of plant life." Zoological gardens means a zoo. Surely the Keeper meant to say "botanical gardens." Edit
- The sound of The Keeper's voice constantly changes. This is because the video was put together from footage used in "The Menagerie" using Vic Perrin's voice, and 'rediscovered' footage with Malachi Throne's voice. Vic Perrin was used to dub the keeper in "The Menagerie" because Malachi Throne appeared in the episode in person as Commodore Mendez. Originally, the whole pilot episode used Malachi Throne's voice for the keeper. Edit
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ADD NOTES- When the landing party arrives on the planet, Spock scans some blue plants with his tricorder, and then he has an emotional reaction to them... he smiles. Later, he yells, "The women!" in a very excited tone. It is clear that Spock's "non-emotional" character was not fully developed when this pilot was filmed. Edit
- When this episode was being prepared, the producers were concerned about the green body makeup for the "Orion slave girl". The shade of green on film might look different than it did in the studio. Majel Barrett did a screen test in green body makeup. The prints came back with her looking normal. They tried darker shades to no effect. Eventually, it was discovered the the film developers didn't know that she was supposed to be green and had been adjusting the color balance to make her look normal. Edit
- The filming of this episode, and Star Trek itself, began on November 27, 1964 with the scene between Jeffrey Hunter and John Hoyt in Captain Pike's quarters. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Pike: Are you real? Vina: As real as you wish. Pike: No. No. No, that's not any answer. I've never met you before, never even imagined you. Vina: Perhaps they made me out of dreams you've forgotten. Edit
- Vina: You're a fool. Pike: Since you're not real, there's not much point in continuing this conversation, is there? Edit
- The Magistrate: Since you resist the present specimen, you now have a selection. Pike: I'll break out of this zoo somehow and get to you. Is your blood red like ours? I'm going to find out. The Magistrate: Each of the two new specimens has qualities in her favor. The female you call Number One has the superior mind and would produce highly intelligent children. Pike: All I want to do is get my hands on you. Can you read these thoughts, images of hate, killing? The Magistrate: The other new arrival considered you unreachable but now realizes this has changed. The factors in her favor are youth and strength plus unusually strong female drives. Edit
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