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Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 7, Episodes 14 & 15: The Galileo Seven/ Court-Martial

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: Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 7, Episodes 14 & 15: The Galileo Seven/ Court-Martial
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305744849
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 630574484X
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 22, 2000
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 111932
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1967



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'The Galileo Seven,' Ep. 14 - Spock learns the trials of command when Kirk sends him, along with Scotty, McCoy and a shuttlecraft crew, to investigate a quasar-like phenomenon. 'Court Martial,' Ep. 15 - Kirk's reputation and career are at stake when he faces a court-martial for negligence that resulted in the death of a crew member.

Amazon.com:
Volume 7 in this excellent DVD series of original Star Trek programs includes 'The Galileo Seven,' which teleplay writer Oliver Crawford says was inspired by his viewing of a 1939 film called Five Came Back. (A catty footnote: David Gerrold, scribe of the famous 'The Trouble with Tribbles' episode, called 'The Galileo Seven' a rip-off of the Jimmy Stewart film The Flight of the Phoenix. Meow.) Five Came Back concerned a plane crash in the Andes and the survivors who faced the constant threat of surrounding headhunters. Crawford toyed with the idea and came up with a story line in which Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and a couple of other crew members crash on the surface of a hostile planet during a shuttle mission. With communication between the small craft and the Enterprise disrupted by quasar activity, Spock and the others must defend themselves against a formidable threat with only primitive, handmade weapons. That's the scenario, but the real drama is in the rising conflict between the half-Vulcan Spock's coldly logical approach to survival and the passions of his human crew, who soon come to regard him as a hateful, unfeeling monster. This is an interesting episode, both as a taut action piece and, somewhat indirectly, as a portrait of intolerance (specifically, an intolerance of individual differences) developing under stress.

Also on this disc is 'Court Martial,' a courtroom drama in which Captain Kirk (William Shatner) stands trial for negligence in the death of an Enterprise crewman. As the proceedings rumble on, Spock investigates some hidden truths about the dead man and the apparent computer malfunction that led to the tragedy. While 'Court Martial' is a lesser episode from the Star Trek canon (the action is a bit mired in trial proceedings), it's still a lot of fun and features a supporting role from veteran Hollywood character actor Elisha Cook Jr. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The burdens of command
These two episodes deal with the responsibilities of being in command.

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Two of the Better Episodes From Season One!
These are two of the better and my favourite episodes from the first season. In the first episode, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Galileo 7-Does Man Need his Emotions?
The original Star Trek series came out in the 1960's at a time when the worst horrors of the 20th century ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Below average, by season one's standards
The Galileo Seven-This episode, in which a shuttlecraft is forced to land on a planet with giant bear/ape ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "Books young man, books!"
Despite what is a goofy, techno-babble ending for "The Court Martial", this episode is one of my favorites ... Read More

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