Where can I watch the original Star Trek pilot The Cage?

Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 1: The Cage – Full show on Paramount Plus.

Why was Star Trek The Cage rejected?

This original Star Trek pilot was rejected by NBC for being “too cerebral”, “too intellectual”, “too slow”, and with “not enough action”, so they commissioned a new pilot, which later became Where No Man Has Gone Before, starring a completely different captain: one Captain James T. Kirk played by William Shatner.

Why is Spock limping in The Cage?

As to why Spock was limping; Trivia: In case you were wondering why Spock is limping in the scenes on Talos IV, the original script for “The Cage” indicated that he’d been injured on Rigel VII, in the fight that Pike briefly discusses with Dr. Boyce.

Who played the Talosians?

The primary Talosian, the magistrate, or Keeper, was played by actress Meg Wyllie. Her voice was provided by actor Malachi Throne. Vic Perrin, famous for serving as the Control voice on the 1963 anthology series The Outer Limits dubbed some of the Keeper’s dialogue for “The Menagerie (Part 2)”.

Why is the first episode of Star Trek different?

The first pilot was not aired on TV until 1988, when it was used as a filler episode for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) due to a writers strike. Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock was the only character from the first pilot retained into the series.

Why did Star Trek switch from Pike to Kirk?

Jeffrey Hunter wasn’t available to do the second pilot (he was pursuing his film career, and some claim his then-wife convinced him science fiction was beneath him; they divorced a couple of years later), so the role was recast with William Shatner and along the way renamed (Christopher Pike became James Kirk).

Did Star Trek cast get along?

It is no secret that the cast of the original Star Trek didn’t always get along. William Shatner’s rivalry with George Takei has come into the public sphere more than once. Now Takei is opening up about the root of the tensions on the show’s set.

Who played Captain Pike in The Cage?

Jeffrey Hunter
Captain Pike, as played by Jeffrey Hunter in the original pilot “The Cage”.

When did The Cage first air?

October 14, 1986The Cage (Original Pilot) / First episode date

Was Star Trek The Cage remastered?

CBS has chosen the weekend before the release of the new Star Trek movie to put out the remastered version of the original Star Trek pilot “The Cage” (check local listings).

Who was the captain of the Enterprise before Kirk?

Christopher Pike
Launched in 2245, the original and illustrious starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 was built in the San Francisco Yards orbiting Earth. The Constitution-class starship was previously captained by Robert April and Christopher Pike, before coming under the command of Captain James T. Kirk.