Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-dvinci!wahid From: wahid@dvinci.DEC (Parwez Wahid) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Some thoughts and replies Message-ID: <3611@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 09:39:17 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3611 Posted: Wed Aug 14 09:39:17 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 06:46:42 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 29 Someone mentioned how "The Man Trap" was chosen by NBC as the premier episode of Star Trek. That is correct. The hideous salt vampire was just the monster the network wanted to attract viewers. The second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was indeed the episode that brought Star Trek to television. That episode was the third one broadcasted by NBC (9/22/66). However "The Corbomite Manuver" was going to be the first broadcasted. Ever notice how this episode touches over all the facets of Star Trek? We meet Spock, learn he is half-human and that Vulcan has no moon. We hear McCoy grumbling over whether he is a doctor or a messanger boy. Kirk talks about his commitment to his ship. I lost count on how many times Uhura says "Hailing frequency open sir". There is Star Trek's famous Captain and Doctor scene where Docter offers Captain a drink and comforting advice. (Used in "The Cage", a couple of other episodes and as well as STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN.) There is a lot of detail in "The Corbomite Manuver" showing the functions of starship and its crew. But NBC decided to start off with "The Man Trap", not a bad episode itself. Someone else mentioned that Captain J.T. Esteban in ST:III and Commander Beach in ST:II are the same actor. Not so. Esteban was played by Phillip Richard Allen, I don't know if he has appeared in any other Star Trek episode/movie. Don't know who played Mr. Beach in THE WRATH OF KHAN but it wasn't Allen. Read the credits if you are still interested. Parwez Wahid DEC, Marlboro