The Omega Glory

"The Omega Glory"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 23
Directed byVincent McEveety
Written byGene Roddenberry
Cinematography byJerry Finnerman
Production code054
Original air dateMarch 1, 1968 (1968-03-01)
Guest appearances
  • Morgan Woodward - Captain Ronald Tracey
  • Ed McCready - Dr. Carter
  • Roy Jenson - Cloud William
  • Irene Kelly - Sirah
  • Lloyd Kino - Wu
  • David L. Ross - Lt. Galloway
  • Morgan Farley - Yang Scholar
  • Frank Atienza - Kohm Villager
  • Frank da Vinci - Security Guard
  • Eddie Paskey - Lt. Leslie
  • William Blackburn - Lt. Hadley
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"The Omega Glory" is the twenty-third episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Gene Roddenberry and directed by Vincent McEveety, it was first broadcast March 1, 1968. In the episode, Captain Kirk must find the cure to a deadly disease and put an end to another Starfleet captain's cultural interference. The story was one of three outlines submitted for selection as the second pilot of Star Trek, the others being "Mudd's Women" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before".[1]

Retrospective reviews of "The Omega Glory" rank it among the worst episodes of the original series.

  1. ^ Whitfield, Stephen E & Roddenberry, Gene (1968). The Making of Star Trek. Ballatine Books.