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Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 8, Episode 16: The Menagerie, Parts I and II

starring: Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelly

: Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 8, Episode 16: The Menagerie, Parts I and II
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305744870
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305744874
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 22, 2000
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 97351
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1966



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Amazon.com:
Volume 8 in the DVD series of original Star Trek episodes includes the fascinating two-part drama 'The Menagerie.' As if guided by the frugal wisdom of schlockmeister producer-director Roger Corman, Trek creator Gene Roddenberry found a clever way of using, instead of losing, extensive and costly footage from the then-unseen, discarded Star Trek pilot, 'The Cage.' Roddenberry's solution was to integrate pieces of 'The Cage' into a whole new story context, and the surprisingly moving result was 'The Menagerie.' First, a bit of background: 'The Cage' starred film actor Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings, The Searchers) as Christopher Pike, the original captain of the Enterprise. Among Hunter's costars was Leonard Nimoy as Science Officer Spock, who eventually carried over, of course, into the reconfigured series starring William Shatner. Rather than write off 'The Cage,' Roddenberry conceived of a story line in which Captain Pike would re-appear on the show in a badly disfigured, paralyzed, and mute form--the result of a terrible accident in which the character saved a number of lives but took a pounding in the process. In 'The Menagerie,' Spock hijacks the Enterprise to transport Pike to a secret destination. During court-martial proceedings for this crime, Spock's defense is presented via archival footage of an old, pre-Kirk mission aboard the Enterprise. That footage, of course, is a re-edited 'The Cage.' A must-see for Star Trek fans, 'The Menagerie' is a stellar example of Roddenberry thinking on his feet. --Tom Keogh






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