Led by Captain Christopher Pike, the crew of the starship Enterprise investigates of a far-off planet which was the site of a shipwreck eighteen years earlier. They encounter telepathic aliens who seek a human male specimen for their menagerie.
Acting
Jeffrey Hunter's haunted Pike vs. Shatner's swagger — fascinating contrast.
Production
That massive bridge set built for a pilot that never aired.
Writing
Gene Roddenberry's unexpectedly kinky premise for 1965 network TV.
Director
Robert Butler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Most of this footage was legally burned into The Menagerie because NBC refused to pay for a full two-parter.
This is the only time Spock smiles on camera until The Voyage Home — and Leonard Nimoy hated it so much he invented the Vulcan nerve pinch to stop stuntmen from punching him.
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