“Where No Man Has Gone Before” 60th-anniversary reflections
It is very rare that a show gets as second shot at presenting itself to a studio, yet that is exactly what Gene Roddenberry was given by NBC, a second chance to win them over with Star Trek. The second pilot featured a mostly new cast, including a captain that was almost the direct opposite of how Captain Pike was portrayed in “The Cage”.
In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 60th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of the original Star Trek, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 1 with the third aired episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” as we discuss a second pilot, the handoff, compassion is needed, human nature, fists over philosophy, does it hold up and our ratings.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
A Second Pilot (00:03:16)
The Handoff (00:07:38)
Compassion is Needed (00:12:34)
Human Nature (00:25:14)
Fists Over Philosophy (00:36:46)
Does it Hold Up? (00:43:24)
Ratings (00:45:55)
Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing
Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)
