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."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Cage (Star Trek) | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Captain Christopher Pike – Jeffrey Hunter
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Robert Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Captain Christopher Pike
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Number One NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ The Talosians NERFINISHED ⓘ Vina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVersionOf |
early USS Enterprise crew
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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
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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
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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)
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planet Talos IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAtTimeOfProduction | unaired pilot ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| writer | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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