Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage"
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Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage" is the original, unaired pilot episode of Star Trek, featuring Captain Christopher Pike and an early version of the Enterprise crew in a cerebral science-fiction story later repurposed in the two-part episode "The Menagerie."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5141794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage" Context triple: [Spock, appearsIn, Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage"]
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Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series is a pioneering 1960s American science fiction television series that follows the starship USS Enterprise on exploratory missions led by Captain James T. Kirk and his crew.
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B.
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver") is a first-season episode of the original Star Trek series in which the Enterprise encounters a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful alien adversary, testing Captain Kirk’s ingenuity and diplomacy.
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C.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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D.
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series is a 1970s animated continuation of the original Star Trek television series, featuring the further adventures of the starship Enterprise and much of its original cast.
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E.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 science fiction film that launched the Star Trek franchise onto the big screen, reuniting the original television series cast in a high-budget cinematic adventure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage" Target entity description: Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage" is the original, unaired pilot episode of Star Trek, featuring Captain Christopher Pike and an early version of the Enterprise crew in a cerebral science-fiction story later repurposed in the two-part episode "The Menagerie."
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A.
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series is a pioneering 1960s American science fiction television series that follows the starship USS Enterprise on exploratory missions led by Captain James T. Kirk and his crew.
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B.
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver") is a first-season episode of the original Star Trek series in which the Enterprise encounters a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful alien adversary, testing Captain Kirk’s ingenuity and diplomacy.
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C.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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D.
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series is a 1970s animated continuation of the original Star Trek television series, featuring the further adventures of the starship Enterprise and much of its original cast.
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E.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 science fiction film that launched the Star Trek franchise onto the big screen, reuniting the original television series cast in a high-budget cinematic adventure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Captain Christopher Pike – Jeffrey Hunter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Number One – Majel Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock – Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Vina – Susan Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInFranchise | first produced Star Trek episode ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | William Ware Theiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Robert Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Captain Christopher Pike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Number One NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ The Talosians NERFINISHED ⓘ Vina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVersionOf |
early USS Enterprise crew
ⓘ
early characterization of Spock ⓘ |
| filmingPeriod | 1964 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Where No Man Has Gone Before NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullVersionFirstPubliclyShown | in the 1980s ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto |
The Menagerie, Part I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Menagerie, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexander Courage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | cerebral science-fiction story ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
features female first officer Number One
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rejected by NBC as too cerebral ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalUnairedStatusUntil | 1960s reuse in The Menagerie ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilotFor | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
illusion-based captivity of Captain Pike
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telepathic aliens manipulating perceptions ⓘ |
| portraysActor |
Jeffrey Hunter
NERFINISHED
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John Hoyt NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurel Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Majel Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Desilu Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
NERFINISHED
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planet Talos IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAtTimeOfProduction | unaired pilot ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| writer | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage" Description of subject: Star Trek (1966 TV series) pilot "The Cage" is the original, unaired pilot episode of Star Trek, featuring Captain Christopher Pike and an early version of the Enterprise crew in a cerebral science-fiction story later repurposed in the two-part episode "The Menagerie."
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