The Return of the Archons ©1978 Paramount Pictures Corp. All rights reserved. |
Space Seed ©1978 Paramount Pictures Corp. All rights reserved. | ||
Episode | 22 | Episode | 24 |
Airdate | February 9, 1967 | Airdate | February 16, 1967 |
Next Voyage | Space Seed #24 | Next Voyage | This Side of Paradise #25 |
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The Return of the Archons | |
Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
Teleplay by | Boris Sobekman |
Story by | Gene Roddenberry |
Produced by | Gene L. Coon |
Executive Producer | Gene Roddenberry |
Starring | William Shatner Leonard Nimoy |
Guest Stars | Harry Townes Torin Thatcher |
Featuring | DeForest Kelley |
Stardate 3156.2 Group mind control threatens Enterprise crew! When the Enterprise visits Beta III to learn what happened to the U.S.S. Archon a century ago, Kirk and company find a planet of blissful people controlled by "Landru," an omniscient ruler. Landru absorbed the Archons into "the Body" - a fate that awaits Kirk's crew unless he can find a way to destroy Landru. And he'd better hurry - the Enterprise is being pulled from orbit! Gene Roddenberry took the name "Archons" from a social club he belonged to while in high school. |
Space Seed | |
Directed by | Marc Daniels |
Teleplay by | Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber |
Story by | Carey Wilber |
Produced by | Gene L. Coon |
Executive Producer | Gene Roddenberry |
Starring | William Shatner Leonard Nimoy |
Guest Stars | Ricardo Montalban Madlyn Rhue |
Featuring | DeForest Kelley James Doohan |
Stardate 3141.9 Meet the original Khan! The Enterprise encounters the S.S. Botany Bay, a 20th century Earth "sleeper ship" adrift in space. The leader of the surviving crew, Khan Noonian Singh (Ricardo Montalban) is revived and immediately plots to take over the Enterprise! A product of the 1990s race of genetically engineered "supermen," Khan has extraordinary powers, both mental and physical. Will they prove too much for Kirk? This episode led to the sequel movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. |