Phase ii was the initial working title for what officially became titled star trek ii, an unproduced american science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry as a sequel to and continuation of the original star trek, which had run from 1966 to 1969. Written by margaret armen and directed by jud taylor, it was first broadcast on february 28, 1969. Kirk is forced into negotiating peace on a planet with severe class inequities air date. Stratos was designed in a rough sketch by matt jefferies and built out of green foam, white glue, and cotton. Sure, the sylvia character isnt really needed but one could easily say that about many star trek characters. The cloud minders kirk must resolve a mining dispute on a the cloud city of stratos to acquire the resources to cure a space plague. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, jeff corey. This season wasnt as bad as i was expecting, but it wasnt what id call good, either, with underdeveloped writing, uneven performances, and stories that unabashedly recycled. The trek nation the cloud minders daily star trek news. I am a diehard william shatner fan since i was 10 years old, from the very moment when i watched my first star trek episode in 1972. It could be so much fun to share children with a woman yahoo celebrity. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, bill. How to get a free download code for the rest of the seasons music.
Yes, it seems the troglytes are under the impression that the enterprise is here to intimidate them. Kirk and spock are caught up in a revolution on a planet where. Kirk and spock are caught up in a revolution on a planet where intellectuals and artists live on a utopian city in the sky while the rest of the population toils in mines on the barren surface below. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at. Once again, star trek treats us to the allegorical equivalent of a kick in the shins. Classic trek has told stories about two different civiliztions clashing before, and this one holds very little surprises. Spock, the cloud minders, star trek with the information technologies already available, i can sit on the beach of my florida home with a laptop computer and a cellular telephone and monitor the video cameras installed throughout my manufacturing company in ohio to ensure that my people are on the job and doing their work properly. Ewing made her feature film debut in the supporting role of tracy rutledge, in the movie 80 steps to jonah 1969, and also appeared in. Written by margaret armen and directed by jud taylor, it was first broadcast october 4, 1968 in the episode, an alien device on a primitive planet erases captain kirks memory, and he begins a new life with the planets indigenous people modeled on native americans. The enterprise arrives at the planet ardana to pick. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 21 the cloud minders.
The episode was called the cloud minders and these are my honest opinions about it. It first aired in the nbc saturday morning lineup on september 29, 1973, and was written by margaret armen, note 1 author of three original series episodes. Seeking the cure to a planetwide plague, captain kirk and his crew find themselves in the middle of a conflict between the miners of ardana and the ruling class, who live in a city in the clouds. The past three months has left the crew of the enterprise exhausted and in desperate need of a break, but does this explain mccoys encounter with a humansized white rabbit or kirk crossing paths with the prankster who plagued his days at starfleet academy. I didnt realize that until i saw this episode again after many years. For me the best actor and not only because of star trek. All 14 enterprises in star trek explained duration. Star trek the original series s01e09 dagger of the mind.
Star trek tos music the cloud minders original film music extracted from the tv series. The enterprise is conducting some last observation scans of a planet incapable of supporting life the surface is molten lava and the atmosphere is poisonous. A twopart prequel episode to the cloud minders was planned for star trek. I like this episode a lot better than the movie tombstone. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. Home series star trek official order season 3 episode 21 home series. And who knows what writer may have dreamed up the concept even earlier in science fiction writings. Youll climb from the deepest depths and soar the highest heights when we put the cloud minders in the mission log. The zienite is not available, however, because the miner class troglytes are rebelling against the rulers of ardana, who live in the cloudcity of stratos. Captain kirk races against time to acquire plaguefighting minerals from a world in the midst of a civil uprising against a grievous social class disparity. Yes, the episodes are corny, but this is star trek thats par for the course here, friends. With just two hours and fiftynine minutes until merak ii becomes uninhabitable, kirk and spock beam up with the zenite and are on their way as we fade out. Leonard nimoy and william shatner in star trek 1966 leonard nimoy and william shatner in star trek 1966. Apr 03, 2020 mov jeff russo talks noah hawleys trek film.
One of her earliest television roles was in the original star trek in the thirdseason episode the cloud minders 1969 as droxine. In the episode, captain kirk races against time to acquire plaguefighting minerals from a world suffering from a grievous social class disparity. Enterprise, featuring the cloud city stratos, according to executive producer manny coto. Kirk and spock deliver a new medicine to a subterranean prison for the criminally insane, only to find out that one of the prisoners once a starship captain has taken over. Before there was a cloud city of bespin in the star wars universe, there was the cloud city of stratos in the world of star trek. Check back every monday, wednesday and friday for the latest update. The clear divides between the haves and the havenots. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 21 the cloud minders trailer.
A scene from the cloud minders, originally aired on february 28, 1969. Kirk and spock are caught up in a revolution on a planet where intellectuals and artists live on a utopian city in the sky while the rest of the. The paradise syndrome is the third episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Republican presidential candidate ted cruz claims to be a big star trek fan, but his take on the political leanings of one of the shows iconic characters has stirred up debate among fans. Their depiction of the planetbound group is particularly unfocused. It would be one thing if they were a complicated group that did bad things but were oppressed, but in the cloud minders it. Kirk and spock are forced to fight alongside such historical figures as abraham lincoln of earth and surak of vulcan by rocklike aliens who want to understand the concepts of good and evil. The cloud minders is the twentyfirst episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Star trek s03 e21 the cloud minders video dailymotion. To acquire the resources to cure a space plague, kirk must resolve a mining dispute between the cultural elites of the c. The lorelei signal is the fourth episode of the first season of the animated american science fiction television series star trek.
He has starred in so many movies and tv shows and showed to us his great. In this, the 74th star trek episode, we find the enterprise travelling to the cloud city of stratos on the planet ardana to get a rare mineral to help stop a plague on another planet. Watch star trek season 3, episode 21 the cloud minders. The cloud minders by michelle erica green posted at january 19, 2007 10. Kirk must resolve a mining dispute on a the cloud city of stratos to acquire the resources to cure a space plague. It seems like the themes of this episode became a little too jumbled up. Star trek has been pored over by fans for decades, and the idea that id stumble across an episode that had gotten lost in the shuffle is a tad deluded, to put it kindly. Enterprise comes to the planet ardana to acquire zienite, a rare mineral needed to stop a planetwide plague on merak ii.
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