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Shore Leave (Star Trek)
"Shore Leave" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Theodore Sturgeon and directed by Robert Sparr, it first aired on December 29, 1966. In the episode, the crew of the '' Enterprise'' visits a bizarre planet where the fantasies of the landing party become reality. Plot The USS ''Enterprise'' arrives at a planet in the Omicron Delta system. Scans reveal the planet is congenial, but that there is no animal or insect life of any sort. The crew is exhausted after three months of operations, so Captain Kirk announces shore leave for off-duty personnel, but first he orders survey parties to scout the planet. Dr. McCoy and Lt. Sulu form one survey party. They find a truly beautiful and peaceful planet. McCoy calls Kirk to report that he had just seen an anthropomorphic white rabbit, and that a moment later Alice, from ''Alice in Wonderland'', appeared and asked McCoy if a rabbit had passed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Original Series
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'') to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, circa 2266–2269. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner), First Officer and Science Officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy), and Chief Medical Officer Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose: Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship ''Enterprise''. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Norway Productions and Desilu Productions produced the series from September 1966 to December 1967. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
