The Cage
- Episode aired Oct 4, 1988
- TV-PG
- 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
7.2K
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Capt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions.Capt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions.Capt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions.
Majel Barrett
- Number One
- (as M. Leigh Hudec)
John Burnside
- Bridge Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Carol Daniels
- Bridge Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Michael Dugan
- The Kaylar
- (uncredited)
Sandra Lee Gimpel
- Talosian
- (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
- Transporter Chief Pitcairn
- (uncredited)
Anthony Jochim
- Third Survivor
- (uncredited)
Bob Johnson
- First Talosian
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jon Lormer
- Dr. Theodore Haskins
- (uncredited)
Ed Madden
- Enterprise Geologist
- (uncredited)
William McCarter
- Survivor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLeonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock was the only character from the first pilot retained into the series. The ship's first officer character, Number One, was rejected for the series by the network because she was female (according to Gene Roddenberry), or because of her lack of acting ability (according to Desilu production chief Herbert F. Solow). Actress Majel Barrett (Roddenberry's girlfriend at the time and later wife) was recast as Nurse Chapel. When the pilot was recycled as The Menagerie: Part I (1966) and The Menagerie: Part II (1966), it was established that Captain Pike's voyage to Talos IV took place 13 years prior to the events of the Star Trek (1966) series.
- GoofsAs Pike retreats up the stairs from the warrior on "Rigel VII", you can see the blade of his spear bend as it pushes against the warrior's chest.
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
- ConnectionsEdited into Star Trek: The Menagerie: Part I (1966)
- SoundtracksStar Trek Theme (Original TV Series Version)
(uncredited)
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A brief glimpse of what might have been
Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) heads the U.S.S. Starship Enterprise in this pilot that the Powers that Be passed on, forcing Gene Rodenberry to make a second pilot with Wialliam Shatner as Kirk as well as making the new version more action oriented, less cerebral and ditching the idea of a woman as second in command. But that would all come later as this review is on the topic at hand. The unaired pilot deals with Pike being held captive in a glass cage by alien beings who possess the powers of mind illusions. It's in both black & white, as well as color (the parts that would be lated integrated into "The Menagerie" 2-part episode of Star Trek) It's more thought-provoking, less "action-packed" then the later series would end up being. And I throughly enjoyed it. This original version can be found as an extra on the Season 3 DVD set of Star Trak by the way.
My Grade: B+
My Grade: B+
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