The introduction of anson mounts captain pike in the season two premiere of star trek. Captain pike was the star of the original star trek pilot when star trek premiered on nbc in 1966, the episode that aired wasnt the first pilot shot. It certainly is one incredible odyssey for jeffrey hunter. The original star trek pilot was produced in 1964 for nbc. That episode, called the cage, concerns a mission in the year 2254, when captain pike and his crew. The first pilot creator gene roddenberry presented to nbc was titled the cage and it was markedly different. Jeffrey hunter starred as captain pike, alongside majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. Uss enterprise in the original pilot episode of star trek. This is the story of captain pike when he first takes command of the enterprise and his first mission aboard her. In the episode, spock abducts his former commander christopher pike, locks the enterprise on a course to the forbidden planet talos iv and turns himself in for.
The menagerie, parts i and ii, are the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, jeffrey hunter, susan oliver. A biography of pike was included on the star trek movie app. The cage under the command of captain christopher pike jeffrey hunter, the uss enterprise receives a.
Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best. Christopher pikes first officer aboard the enterprise in the original star trek pilot, the. The cage was ordered by nbc in may of 1964 and wrapped. Discovery spinoff series centered around captain christopher pike is officially in the works. Discovery episode 8 rewrites captain pikes emotional.
Star trek viewers were eventually introduced to captain pike in original. Pike is an established part of trek canon in both the original timeline and j. Captain christopher chris pike is a character in the star trek science fiction franchise. If circumstances were different, we might never have heard of captain kirk, as it was actually captain pike in charge of the uss enterprise in the original pilot episode of star trek. The first captain of enterprise ncc1701 ever filmed or recorded for television was christopher pike. According to the weekly planet podcast, anson mounts captain pike will return to the small screen in his own series alongside several other popular characters during the shows famous hot scoop or shot of poop segment, hosts james clement and nick mason revealed that a reliable source has told them that captain pike. With eric roberts, chase masterson, linda park, ray wise. Discovery are any indication, the future remains no country for disabled people. The original series have long wondered what the circumstances of pikes inevitable accident actually looked like. In the clip above which comes from the original star trek episode from back in 1965, the alien represented with bezos face is part of a race that snatches captain pike and intends to use him. Who was the original captain the star trek tv series. Christopher pike was a 23rd century male human federation starfleet officer. We have also done some digging and discovered several details about the show. Enterprise ncc1701, following the ships original captain robert april and just prior to james kirk.
By the time the show actually got to air, pike had been replaced. Abrams alternate universe mount will be the fourth actor to play the character, following jeffrey. However, the man trap wasnt the original pilot for the series. This pilot never aired, but the producers conjured up a brilliant way to show this in a 2part series with former enterprise captain pike played by jeffrey hunter in command, whose now emaciated body must make a critical choice about his future. Christopher pike was featured in the first pilot episode of the original star trek tv show. This gives plenty of time to develop christopher pike from the dedicated, courageous captain he is in star trek. First off, the pikecentric series is currently titled star trek. In the march 7 episode, mount gets to act alongside hunters pike, via intercut scenes from the original 1964 star trek pilot.
The episode introduced characters such as william shatner as captain james t. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. An alltime favorite episode from this classic star trek series. Ships from and sold by wonderworld comics, games, and toys. Pike was the captain of the uss enterprise before james t. Federation order since the enterprise first visited the planet thirteen years earlier while then under the command of captain pike.
Part i was broadcast by nbc on november 17, 1966, and part ii was broadcast on. Pike would resurface in the classic twopart episode the menagerie. It was called the cage and its star was captain christopher pike. Star trek may continue to expand its reach on modern television. Well, in terms of when trek stories were written, the very first alien planet was talos iv, first visited in 1965 pilot episode the cage, and then again in the classic 1966 twoparter. How hunter overcomes this is for you to watch the episode for. 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 the final episodes of the second season of star trek. Discovery and the beginning of the original series. The opening monologues of both the original star trek and the next generation mention the idea of exploring strange new worlds. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the. Brother in 2250, pike was promoted to captain and was given. The real world reasons for pike s enterprise departure are a little more complicated.
Iv before the enterprise first visited the planet in the original pilot episode. Episode 17star trek had plenty of planet of the weird earth history stereotype episodes, and theyre. Then, a few years later, in 1988, a fullcolor original print of the episode was discovered in the paramount archives and then released as a filler episode during the original syndication run of star trek. Now that christopher pike is aware of his unfortunate fate, there are. 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.
But its quite the story and we certainly know why captain pike wants to get back to talos iv and why the ever loyal leonard nimoy risks his career in starfleet to help him. A pilot is a test film a network would order so they could see what a series based on it would be like. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the cage the. At spocks court martial, he explains himself with mysterious footage about when capt. Heres what you need to know about star trek pilot the cage the original series episode featured in star trek discovery. The original star trek pilot the cage was filmed, abandoned, edited, lost, and then. All mention of pike was excised from the episode by the time the final draft of the. Played by jeffrey hunter, sean kenney and anson mount best known as commanding officer of the u.
Captain pike was played by jeffrey hunter in the original unaired pilot, the. Discovery, to this less upbeat, more despondent character we see briefly in the original series. Discovery revisits the cage and captain pikes great. The first pilot creator gene roddenberry presented to nbc was titled the cage and it was markedly different from what would eventually get on the air. Thereve been many actors to play christopher pike across star treks lifespan, since kirks predecessor as captain of the enterprise debuted in the original series pilot back in 1966. The original series season 1 ratings a list of 30 titles. Why the first episode almost killed star trek liveabout. Captain pike star trek spinoff series moving forward. When this pilot was rejected, hunter withdrew from the series, and pike was replaced with captain james t. Pike was in charge of the uss enterprise in the unaired pilot episode of star trek. He was portrayed by jeffrey hunter in the original star trek pilot episode, the cage, as captain of the uss enterprise. Written by series creator gene roddenberry and directed by marc daniels part one and robert butler part two, it is the only twopart story in the original series. The character of captain pike only appeared in one episode of star trek. But what was the first alien planet the uss enterprise ever visited.
The captain was christopher pike, not captain kirk. During his early career, he served on three federation starships before being assigned to the uss enterprise as captain robert aprils first officer. Kirk, leonard nimoy as first officer spock, and deforest kelley as doctor leonard bones mccoy. If youve caught the latest episode of star trek discovery season 2 chances are you. While visiting starbase 11, the enterprise is hijacked by mr. And now anson mount crossroads, who bonded last year with kenney at the star trek las vegas convention and with shatner at the ticonderoga trek set replica, plays pike in star trek. The next generation due to a hollywood strike it was later shown during the scifi channels first run of the original star trek series. This original star trek pilot was rejected by nbc for being too. Discovery marks a notable change in tone and behavior from the captains chair. Star trek has finally given a name to one of its first starfleet officers. Tells a prekirk story about what happened on rigel vii prior to the cage episode of the original star trek series. His storyepisode was a pilot episode entitled the cage that was shown to the executives at desilu.
Discovery introduced captain pike of the uss enterprise in. Spock, leaving captain kirk behind while abducting the recently crippled captain christopher pike. Captain pike star trek spinoff series reportedly in. The real world reasons for pikes enterprise departure are a little more complicated.
Pike counted the topsecret first contact with the natives of talos iv amid his long starfleet career. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. On september 8, 1966, the original sciencefiction series star trek aired its first episode, the man trap. There are also about six years between the events of star trek.
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