William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, bill blackburn, james doohan, eddie paskey, frank da vinci, george takei, jeannie malone, walter koenig, majel barrett, gene roddenberry. Unfortunately for scotty, the lights of zetar marks miras only appearance in the star trek universe. Star trek tv series beam me up, scotty the original star trek. Watch star trek season 3, episode 18 the lights of zetar. One of the things about the book that stood out in my mind was their opinion about the 3rd season. The lights turn out to be noncorporeal entities from the longdead planet, zetar. Written by jeremy tarcher and his wife shari lewis and directed by herb kenwith, it was first broadcast on january 31, 1969. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, bill. The original series is known as a great science fiction series but many of its stories contain archetypes of horror. The third book in wallace moores balzan of the cat people pulp sf series, 1975s the lights of zetar, was apparently an homage to this episode. The enterprise is transferring new equipment to memory alpha and lieutenant mira romaine. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, jan shutan.
Star trek the original series season 3 episode 18 the lights of zetar trailer. The enterprise must deal with discorporeal cloudlike aliens who have already destroyed the inhabitants of a library pla. The lights enter lieutenant romaine and there is no way to remove them without killing the officer. I read a book a few years ago by some insiders from the star trek show. That which survives is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it had its stinkers too so were ranking all 79 episodes. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise ncc1701 and its crew. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. Spocks hands leonard nimoy in the original episode lights of zetar.
Star trek s03 e18 the lights of zetar video dailymotion. In the first chapter of the television series that started a cultural phenomenon, kirk, spock, and. Other than her romance with scotty and a very brief mention of the zetarians, no other story elements are carried over from the episode. Star trek the original series, season 3, the lights of zetar. Rare original 1969 television star trek 35mm half frame film clipslide of mr. Available in their fulllength, original format without the cuts of syndicated television, the vivid remastered versions make star trek new again, without compromising what made the show a pioneer of modern, continuingcharacter science fiction. The comparison of our steinman with starfleet records shows that. The original series art prints by juan ortiz are available now, and those four designs for the lights of zetar, the devil in the dark, whom gods destroy and tomorrow is yesterday will soon adorn a set of shot glasses. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. Jan 02, 2020 star trek the original series season 3 episode 18 the lights of zetar. The lights of zetar vhs william shatner actor, leonard nimoy actor format. Star trek the lights of zetar remastered fx reel youtube. This is the seventh of eight stories that contain a ghost, what author stephen king calls an embodiment of the past imposing its will upon the present.
That which survivesthe lights of zetar 17 that which survivesthe lights of zetar 18 for all the crazy aliens the enterprise runs into, theres an awful lot of death floating out there in the universe. Includes all episodes of the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, picard, the new battlestar galactica, the orville, and the star wars movies. The original series screencaps the lights of zetar season 3, episode 18 160 screencaps online episode details. She does, at least, survive to the end of the episode.
A space exorcism story is just weird enough to work in that context. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek tos. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 18 the lights of zetar. Not surprisingly, the story was written by someone who knew a lot about projecting personalities and voices into hapless third parties. The original series the lights of zetar tv episode 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The episode was written by jeremy tarcher and shari lewis, directed by herb kenwith and novelized in star trek 6 by james blish. Other than her romance with scotty and a very brief. Stills, the lights of zetar, when they had to get everyone on the ship high as fuck lmao then bones got everyone high, the end. Sulu plots the swirly things course, and its heading straight for memory alpha. The original series third season episode the lights of zetar, with her. The original series, the 18th episode of the shows third and final season, first aired on 31 january 1969. The original series 365 is a hit with fans and book critics alike.
I think the best read of the lights of zetar is as a horror story. Find out when star trek is on tv, including series 3episode 18. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The lights of zetar is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Sep 26, 2011 star trek the original series season 3 episode 18 the lights of zetar trailer. The zetar storm was simply but interestingly rendered on the original series as a kind of floating piece of interstellar gelatin with flashing interior lights, and the new effects expand. There is something endearing about the unique tone of the third season of star trek. Mira romaine, exists in the rebooted kelvin timeline, and this time, it seems like her mind might not be invaded by. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 18 the lights. Perusal of her file reveals a high susceptibility to empathic transmissions, making her an excellent home for the lights. The lights of zetar memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. It was fascinating to hear what they had to say about roddenberry, shatner and the whole experience.
Rare 1969star trek lights of zetarspocks hands35mm film. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. Typical of the original series troubles with evershrinking budgets, the zetar entities are represented as mere colored lights, an adequate effect improved immensely by the scarydramatic context in which they appear and by a good vocal performance by barbara babcock lately. The original series 1969 the lights of zetar and requiem for methuselah posted by td rideout on june 6, 2017 may 20, 2017 captains log. Jan 07, 2015 lewis was a huge fan of the show and deliberately favored scotty in this tale, feeling captain kirk was the one who always got the girl and it was high time someone else got a shot. Includes all episodes of the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager. Mar 15, 2018 star trek s03 e18 the lights of zetar.
To help with the installation is lieutenant mira romaine, a beautiful young specialist that scotty has taken quite a liking to. The lights of zetar was the 73rd episode of star trek. A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an. It seems hardly a week goes by without kirk stumbling across ghosts or remnants or the. This is a classic possession tale, with the young woman occupied by malicious spirits.
P the original star trek television series ran for just three seasons but it made an indelible impact on viewers, fans and american culture. Erdmann and out now from abrams books is earning acclaim for its unique approach to examining the ins and. It is uneven and flawed, but it fits quite well with the larger season as a whole. Star trek s3 e18 the lights of zetar recap tv tropes. This is tos s03e18 the lights of zetar by cece seemonah on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. This authentic original film clip from the original star trek tv series is in very good condition for its age. Written by john meredyth lucas based on a story by d. The original series the lights of zetar tv episode. The enterprise has some newly designed hardware for memory alpha, the central repository for all federation knowledge both cultural and scientific. Season 3 was the final season of the original series of star trek and we were lucky to get this as the show was cancelled. The original series the complete third season dvd star trek. Star trek the original series s01e28 the city on the edge of forever. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned emmy nominations. Fontana under the pseudonym michael richards and directed by herb wallerstein, it was first broadcast january 24, 1969.
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