Jeffrey hunter starred as captain pike, alongside majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. While investigating a distress call from talos iv, captain christopher pike of the starship. This is the story of captain pike when he first takes command of the enterprise and his first mission aboard her. The episode was written by gene roddenberry and directed by robert butler. Discovery season 2 has brought in captain pike, spock, number one, and talos iv. He was portrayed by jeffrey hunter in the original star trek pilot episode, the cage, as captain of the uss enterprise. Spock also maintained his experiences working with pike who was introduced to audiences for the first time when the. If youve caught the latest episode of star trek discovery season 2 chances. The original pilot for star trek starred jeffrey hunter as captain pike. Number one performs the same role for pike as spock later does for kirk. Brother in 2250, pike was promoted to captain and was given. The voyages of captain christopher pike of the uss enterprise. Discoverys depiction of captain pikes disability is a betrayal of roddenberrys utopian vision.
Star trek has finally given a name to one of its first starfleet officers. Why did the pilot episode of star trek feature pike and. Christopher pike in the original pilot episode of star trek and the later use of that footage in the menagerie. Captain christopher chris pike is a character in the star trek science fiction franchise. While star trek has long been seen as a bastion of utopian science fiction, thanks to gene roddenberrys enduring white liberal vision of a postscarcity and largely postdiscrimination world, if th. Only in this version there is different captain, christopher pike, and with the exception of mr. Discovery spinoff series centered around captain christopher pike is officially in the works. There, she was the unnamed intellectual, problemsolving secondincommand serving under captain christopher pike on the enterprise. Discovery in its second season cast anson mount as capt. Discovery may be setting up a spinoff that centers on the adventures of captain pike and spock aboard the uss enterprise. What did star trek look like before william shatner came aboard. This episode shows number one from the cage, the original pilot episode of star trek. In the alternate universe of that episode captain kirk is said.
But the message is definitely a fortune for captain pike. Number one is a fictional character in the sciencefiction franchise star trek. Jeffrey hunter born henry herman hank mckinnies jr november 25, 1926 may 27, 1969 was an american film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as the searchers and king of kings. Federation order since the enterprise first visited the planet thirteen years earlier while then under the command of captain pike. Zimmerman commented, the cage was a brilliant piece of science fiction work especially for when it was done. Excerpts from star treks first filming the black and white version of the first pilot, with captain pike, commented by gene roddenberrys.
Christopher pike was a 23rd century male human federation starfleet officer. What did star trek look like before william shatner came. The episode introduced characters such as william shatner as captain james t. The real world reasons for pike s enterprise departure are a little more complicated. This pilot episode did not air during the original run of the series. We have also done some digging and discovered several details about the show. Anson mount on the past, and future, of the character. The real world reasons for pikes enterprise departure are a little more complicated.
Original star trek pilot intro jeffrey hunter youtube. The actor jeffrey hunter who played captain christopher pike was fired by gene roddenberry prior to the start of the original star trek series. The original original series the character christopher pike first appeared in the scrapped star trek pilot episode the cage. The original star trek pilot was produced in 1964 for nbc. Christopher pike was featured in the first pilot episode of the original star trek tv show. Pike is kidnapped by the talosians, but his crew members are unable to evade the illusions and save him. As such, the twopart episode only required a week of production time. Excerpts from star treks first filming the black and white version of the first pilot, with captain pike, commented by gene roddenberrys son. Captain christopher pike is a character in the star trek science fiction franchise.
A biography of pike was included on the star trek movie app. The episode is on disc 7 of the star trek season 3 dvd box set. It was completed in early 1965 with a date of 1964, but not broadcast on television in its complete form until late 1988. And was played by majel barrett, who became the second wife of star trek creator gene roddenberry. When this pilot was rejected, hunter withdrew from the series, and pike was replaced with captain james t. Why was the pilot episode of star trek the only one with. On september 8, 1966, the original sciencefiction series star trek aired its first episode, the man trap. Not only is she beautiful again, aided by the talosians illusory powers, but by her side is another illusion that of the handsome christopher pike. Susan oliver played the shipwrecked girl and the green orion slave girl in captain pikes fantasy thoughts, in the original pilot movie for the star trek tv series.
The captain was christopher pike, not captain kirk. After that pilot episode was rejected, jeffrey hunter was approached by desilu. Susan oliver played the shipwrecked girl and the green orion slave girl in captain pike s fantasy thoughts, in the original pilot movie for the star trek tv series. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the.
This is the pilot to the series that would star william shatner. The cage under the command of captain christopher pike jeffrey hunter, the uss enterprise receives a radio distress call from a strange planet in the talos star group. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. Roddenberry intentionally set it years after the events of the cage, and established pike as the ships previous captain. Now it begins when the enterprise receives what appears to be a distress message.
The next star trek pilot he served to nbc was where no man has gone before, what would later become the third episode aired of the new series. After kirk and commodore mendez, the starbase commander, intercept the enterprise, a court martial against spocks apparent treachery is convened. What was the meaning of captain pikes fortune cookie. She first appeared in the cage, the initial 1965 pilot episode of the original series, as the. The title of this episode the first installment of star trek ever produced. Zimmerman found similarities between the cage and star trek. In the original pilot, almost none of the regular cast members appeared. Christopher pikes first officer aboard the enterprise in the original star trek pilot, the. Star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between november 1964 and january 1965, and starred jeffrey hunter as captain christopher pike, majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. Kirk, leonard nimoy as first officer spock, and deforest kelley as doctor leonard bones mccoy. Why the first episode almost killed star trek liveabout. Tells a prekirk story about what happened on rigel vii prior to the cage episode of the original star trek series.
Back in 1965, a tv pilot was made for a new scifi series about a starship full of explorers called star trek. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best. Discoverys captain pike lives up to his legend, but this weeks episode reveals he chose his own tragic future to save the galaxy. Discovery is making the unaired pilot more important. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the cage the. Discoverys versions of both classic star trek characters have been well received, and after getting a glimpse of the enterprise bridge in season 2s penultimate episode, fans are wondering if we really have to say goodbye to pike and company so soon. Pike would resurface in the classic twopart episode the menagerie. The cage, the first pilot episode of star trek, was completed in early 1965 with a. Pike was the captain of the uss enterprise before james t. Discovery shows how pike got his original series injuries.
It was called the cage and its star was captain christopher pike, played by jeffrey. The episode fades out quickly instead, and fades back in to act i of the menagerie, part ii. However, the man trap wasnt the original pilot for the series. In the very first star trek episode ever, the original pilot titled the cage, captain christopher pike jeffrey hunter fell in love with a human castaway named vina susan oliver. The producerwriter credits are removed at the end of this episode, along with the closing credits on this version. Other than the two part menagerie the only episode i can recall wherein captain pike is even mentioned is in mirror mirror. A better question would by why was pike replaced with kirk, and thats mostly down to the politics of the television industry. The people with the money didnt like the character, in fact they didn. Pike was famously only in the preshatner trek pilot and then a twopart episode in the shows first season. Star trek viewers were eventually introduced to captain pike in. A bit more of the jeffrey hunter pilot is used in this second part of menagerie. The cage is the first pilot episode of the american television series star trek. With william shatner, malachi throne, and sean kenney as the crippled and broken captain pike sit in judgment of leonard nimoy the viewing screen on the enterprise is telling more of jeffrey hunters incredible odyssey. Rumors abound that the next liveaction star trek series might focus on captain pike, number one and ensign spock.
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