Star trek episode spectre of the gun

Also worth mentioning is a remarkable twist ending, which earns its place among star trek s most iconic moments. The original gunfight between the clantons and the earps in tombstone did indeed occur on the 26th of october in 1881. Star trek 3x01 spectre of the gun video dailymotion. As punishment for ignoring their warning and trespassing on their planet, the melkot condemn capt. Spectre of the gun oozes as a story with the star trek credits at the beginning, a hammy. Spectre of the gun wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The enterprise has been sent to make contact with the reclusive melkotians. Voyager and admiral janeway in star trek nemesis, she is also well known as red in orange is the new black and previously as mrs columbo, for ryans hope and many other varied roles. Written by jerome bixby and directed by marvin chomsky, it was first broadcast november 1, 1968.

In james blishs novelization of this episode in star trek 3 this story was given the title the last gunfight. Next generation character to eclipse fanloathing of tasha yar, doctor pulaski, a standin for beverly crusher who attempt to recreate the mccoyspock relationship by constantly dismissing, insulting. This episode included a number of guest cast members. The original series screencaps spectre of the gun season 3, episode 6 177 screencaps online episode details. You must be a cbs all access subscriber to enjoy this video. That title was used in james blish s adaptation in star trek 3. The final frontier as jonn is his last known onscreen appearance. Kirk and his landing party to the losing side of a surreal recreation of the 1881.

Warp n chill spectre of the gun star trek ambience. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 6 spectre of the gun. Spectre of the gun has a dreamy and imaginative vein running through it, and its a shame the episode isnt just a little better. After trespassing into melkotian space, kirk and four of the crew find themselves in an aliencreated reinactment of the deadly battle at the ok corral. The cage 1966, used for nearly every planet in seasons one and two, is replaced here by a warbling sound used before in star trek. In this episode of the famed science fiction television series, thanks to the interference of a powerful alien species, the crew of the starship enterprise is forced to test their mettle. Spectre of the gun in this taut, exciting episode, the enterprise trespasses melkotian space and is punished in a unique fashion. Raind javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Coon under the pseudonym of lee cronin and directed by vincent mceveety, it was first broadcast on october 25, 1968. Coon interrogating what it means for star trek to be a space western, demonstrating that kirk has to be better than those outlaws of myth. Deforest kelley appeared as one of the earp brothers in the 1957 paramount film gunfight at the o. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 6 spectre.

Rex holman morgan earp portrayed jonn in star trek v. The original series third season episode spectre of the gun. When coming to an exaphobic isolationist planet, captain kirk and his landing party are punished for trespassing. Diana muldaur, who plays jones, also played the only star trek. Home star trek star trek season three spectre of the gun. Reality is subjective, of course, but what does that mean in the face of a sufficiently advanced holodeckspace douche. Although, i do love a bit of kirkfu and this episode had. Day of the dove is the seventh episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The year of pluto new horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system duration. As with episodes like mirror, mirror or bread and circuses, there is a cautionary element to this story. Spectre of the gun is the sixth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. This episode has a ridiculous premise, but isnt the kind of silly thats all that fun to watch.

This is a rather tedious labor to rationalize one of the bottomdwellers of the trek universe. When coming to an exaphobic isolationist planet, captain kirk and his landing party are punished for trepassing. This episode conveniently aired the week of the 87th anniversary. In the liveaction episode, spock mindmelds with mccoy, causing leonard nimoys lips to move. Season 3, episode 6 spectre of the gun for violating melkotian space, the crew is made to appear as the clanton gang, to be metand massacredby the earps and doc holliday at the ok corral. Spectre of the gun memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Yes, i would like to receive updates, special offers and other information from star. James blishs adaptation in star trek 3 has the title as the last gunfight. Kirk and his landing party to the losing side of a surreal recreation of the 1881 historic gunfight at the ok corral. Among the differences in the adaptation, the tranquilizer is delivered via darts. It was the third westernthemed episode of star trek, after the original series s spectre of the gun and the next generation s a fistful of datas.

Watch star trek season 3, episode 6 spectre of the gun. They beamed into conditions that totally contradicted the enterprises sensor sweeps. Another difference this episode brings is the singing plant background noise from star trek. Emily bergl appeared as bethany in north star, having previously appeared in the miniseries taken, produced by the sci fi channel. Slutterhouse and vincent vargas try to buy a star trek gun in paris.

S03e06 spectre of the gun posted on december 11, 2014 by mark oshiro in the sixth episode of the third season of star trek, when kirk ignores a warning from an alien satellite, he discovers that the consequences are weird as hell. Start trek bbq star trek series, star trek images, star. Star trek the original series s01e28 the city on the edge of forever. Coon and directed by vincent mceveety, it was first broadcast on october 25, 1968. When star trek was renewed for a third season, after the famous millionletter writing campaign. Oh i forgot to mention chekovs large presence in this episode. A unique trek episode, but again it just plods along and there is very little to write home about. Kirk william shatner, spock leonard nimoy, mccoy deforest kelley, scotty james doohan, and chekov walter koenig are all transported to the planets eerie surface, where they are trapped in a recreation of 1881 tombstone and mistaken for the clanton brothers. The original title for the episode was the last gunfight. Enterprise that it is trespassing into melkotian space and continues forward when the melkots transport kirk, spock, mccoy, scotty, and chekov to a recreation of earths wild west. Is the star trek episode spectre of the gun logically. Includes all episodes of the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, picard, the new battlestar galactica, the orville, and the star wars movies. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Holman was born as roy eugene baker in tulsa, oklahoma and lived most of his life in southern.