How well do you know Star Trek s two different pilot episodes?
This in-depth quiz was made for Trekkers by a Trekker. December 10, 2020, 12:20PM By: MeTV Staff Share
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When it comes to the origins of
Star Trek, things get a little confusing. Series creator Gene Roddenberry wrote a pilot episode called The Cage that features the starship
Enterprise but with Captain Pike (played by Jeffrey Hunter, at left in the image above) at the helm, not James T. Kirk. Filmed in early 1965, it was rejected for being too slow and intellectual. It wasn t a complete waste, however, as the footage was used in the two-part episode The Menagerie.