| "Where No Man Has Gone Before" | |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | James Goldstone |
| Written by | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Featured music | Alexander Courage |
| Cinematography by | Ernest Haller |
| Production code | 2 |
| Original air date | September 22, 1966 |
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"Where No Man Has Gone Before" is the third episode of the first season of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Samuel A. Peeples and directed by James Goldstone, it first aired on September 22, 1966.
In the episode, after the Enterprise attempts to cross the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy, two crew members develop powerful ESP abilities that threaten the safety of the crew.
The episode was the second pilot, produced in 1965 after the first pilot, "The Cage", was rejected by NBC. Reportedly, Lucille Ball, who owned Desilu Productions (where the pilot was produced), persuaded NBC management to consider a second pilot, thereby exercising a special option agreement it had with Desilu, because she liked Gene Roddenberry and believed in the project. The episode was eventually broadcast third in sequence, and it was the first episode to be shown in the United Kingdom by the BBC on July 12, 1969.[1]
"Where No Man Has Gone Before" was the first produced episode of Star Trek to feature William Shatner as Captain James Kirk, James Doohan as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, and George Takei as Lt. Sulu (in this episode, the ship's astro scientist, whose character became helmsman in subsequent episodes). The episode also features Sally Kellerman as Dr. Elisabeth Dehner, the ship’s psychiatrist. This is the only appearance of that character in the show. The episode title is the final phrase in the opening voice-over,[1] which characterizes the series and has entered popular culture.
- ^ a b Asherman, Allan (1987). The Star Trek Compendium. Titan Books. ISBN 0-907610-99-4.