The enterprise discovers a planet exactly like earth, but the. Keith taylor replaced rusty stevens on leave it to beaver as beavers new plump friend, harry. From the episode miri description from imdb the enterprise discovers a planet exactly like earth, but the only inhabitants are children who. Jul 01, 2008 this episode guest stars puppy activist and official traumatot pamelyn ferdin and is pretty damn good as well even though it is usually considered the worst episode ever made by most star trek fans. Chapter 15 miri season 1 episode 8 part 1 im in the. Have forwarded link to fellow star trek fan and daughter. His son, adam nimoy, did grow up to become a television director, including a few episodes of star trek. That the blues blotches, characteristic of the unknown disease had appeared on each of us, with the exception of mister spock.
Us residents can watch it for free at the cbs website check the star trek rewatch index for a complete list of posts in this series. Miri was a young woman from a planet originally almost identical to 1960s earth. Miri episode 9 this week, rachel and chris explore their childhood fantasy of living in a post apocalyptic world with no parents by covering the episode miri. Pollard who would appear in bonnie and clyde and kim darby john waynes costar in true grit. Miri is not only the shortest episode title and its sole proper name title in the original series, but the. Star trek rewatch, episode 11 miri sequart organization. Kirk, her mentor, and a 1995 tv guide issue featured actress kim darby as one of the many female acquaintances known to william shatners star trek role. Tos episodes miri, platos stepchildren, the empath, and whom gods destroy which were banned in the uk for a time the essay was published in betaniobe in february 1985 and gives a little history, describes the four episodes, and ends with the opinion that all four episodes should be shown, but two are. In their distorted reality, miri was similar to wendy from peter pan, while jahn represented the titular character from that story. The intriguing story concerns a race of children on an earthlike planet who are in fact 300 years.
In this episode gerry and iain take a look at creepy kids, speedy science and the level of irritation caused by a simple bunk bunk bunking. Episode overview amazed to discover a planet that is identical to earth, kirk beams down with an away team. Star trek aka tos the original series 19661969 introduced us to the optimistic world of gene roddenberry. Stung, miri helps jahn, one of the boys, to lead the children in a campaign to harass the u.
The forty acres lot was used in four star trek episodes miri, the city on the edge of forever, the return of the archons and a piece of the action but mayberry can best be seen in the first two. Also, when the onlies learned she was approaching the end of her childhood, miri was denounced, by them individually, as an unsuitable playmate. Dec 06, 2016 even though star trek was first broadcast in the uk on bbc one on july 12 1969, with the episode where no man has gone before, repeats were rare and vhs tapes were expensive, and difficult to get. Miri was the eighth episode of star treks debut season to air, with a duplicate earth populated by feral children leading the senior staff of the enterprise to contract a fatal illness. While star trek ii is the first thing i definitely remembering watching in star trek, miri stands out in my mind as one of the first, if not the first, episode i remember watching. Darleen and dawn roddenberry are the daughters of star trek. The original series was produced and filmed from may 1966 to february 1967 by desilu. Miri at, the official website miri at memory alpha, a canon star trek wiki miri at wikipedia, the free encyclopedia miri at the internet movie database. However, as she matured in the episode she felt attracted to james t. If you enjoyed this post, please enter your email address in the subscription box to stay tuned for more updates. Chapter 17 miri season 1 episode 8 part 3 im in the. Star trek was considered a childrens program and these episodes were deemed too intense for minors. Kirks relationship with the almostawoman miri, and the way that relationship keeps threatening to go from sweet to humbert humbert every couple scenes. I discovered star trek when i was 11 years old, and.
Miri was an episode that had a lot going for it, but the creators made a lot of weird choices. Miri was the eighth episode of star trek s debut season to air, with a duplicate earth populated by feral children leading the senior staff of the enterprise to contract a fatal illness. It was written by adrian spies and directed by vincent mceveety. Clips from miri were shown circa 1984 on the i love tv quiz show, broadcast on a rival station, possibly because the bbc did not have exclusivity on this episode. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, bill blackburn, james. Star trek the original series season 1 episode 8 miri trailer. Miri is not only the shortest episode title and its sole proper name title in the original series, but the only one that is rendered onscreen in italicized type. Enterprise answers an old distress signal to find an unnamed planet that is almost an exact duplicate of earth in the 1960s. From the episode miri description from imdb the enterprise discovers a planet exactly like earth, but the only inhabitants are children who contract a fatal disease upon entering puberty. I can say my views on kirk and miri have changed since first seeing as a teen, and now rewatching as a father. They soon meet miri, a young girl on the verge of puberty, and learn that all the adults, or grups as they are called, have died, and that only children remain. The most significant event in miri, the twelfth episode of star trek halfway through the first season was the arrival, behindthescenes, of a new producer named gene l.
With william shatner, leonard nimoy, kim darby, michael j. When writing two episodes up at a time, its tempting to try and find some kind of connective tissue to link them together. Like all episodes from the series, miri was digitally. Join us on our galactic journey to recap evert star trek the original series episode. Fibber, fibber, fibber, fibber, fibber, fibber, fibber. Written by adrian spies and directed by vincent mceveety, it first aired on october 27, 1966. Miri is the eighth episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. I think its the english lit student in meanything more than four paragraphs long must be an essay, and an essay simply must have a theme.
The episodes are miri and the city on the edge of forever. Part 2 of season 1 episode 8 is finished hoped you liked it, the funny thing is that im actually watching this epsidoe as im making this chapter. Being frank, miri isnt among my very favourite star trek episodes. Miri does an excellent job playing into the shows overall design. Up top, you can see william shatner and joan collins going for a stroll outside of floyds barber shop in the city on the edge of. The original series season 1 ratings a list of 30 titles created 23 mar 2019 star trek a list of 22 titles. Miri is the eighth episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, star trek, that was first broadcast october 27, 1966, and repeated june 29, 1967. Yet, television viewers all over the globe see her quite regularly, and thats because one of her appearances her first ever, actually was as the blonde girl in the star trek.
I like the concept of a planet left only to people that are hundreds of years old but stuck with a childlike mentality. The building miri led us to also housed an automatic transmission station, which sent out the signal that drew us to this planet. For the tos episode of the same name, please see miri. Kellie flanagans acting career was fleeting but memorable. But yeah, not much to say about this one except grup, lol.
I hear the novelization of the episode blatantly contradicted that, described the planet as a forgotten colony world, and gave. Chapter 16 miri season 1 episode 8 part 2 im in the. Miri episode memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Miri written by adrian spies directed by vincent mceveety season 1, episode 11 production episode 614912 original air date. The original series miri tv episode 1966 michael j. But you ask most trek fans about the episode, and theyre going to remember one thing, and one thing only. The interactions between kirk and the eponymous young woman may, however, evoke praise from sensitive fans. Megna appeared in many television programs throughout the 1960s and 1970s. One of the older children, miri, falls in love with kirk and tries to help him with the other children until she begins to see yeoman rand as a rival for the captains affections.
In this episode, kirk, spock, mccoy and rand go down to an exact duplicate earth. The banned episodes is an essay by stephen bell about the star trek. May 30, 2017 from the episode miri description from imdb the enterprise discovers a planet exactly like earth, but the only inhabitants are children who contract a fatal disease upon entering puberty. May 27, 2015 miri written by adrian spies directed by vincent mceveety season 1, episode 11 production episode 614912 original air date. The former child actress made her tv series debut in 1966, at the age of six, and called it a day in 1970. Both have some great glimpses of mayberry that we normally never see in a tags episode. In this episode gerry and iain take a look at creepy kids, speedy science and the level of. I discovered star trek when i was 11 years old, and this show helped to create my values and worldview. Miri written by adrian spies directed by vincent mceveety. A strange group of children are discovered on an earthlike planet. Exploring the remnants of a plagueravaged planet, captain kirk and an enterprise landing party unexpectedly discover a number of young children who have survived the otherwise total devastation.
In june 1976, star trek fans launched a letter campaign petitioning the bbc to show the banned episodes. The enterprise answers a distress beacon from a planet that seems to be a carbon copy of earth. Written by adrian spies and directed by vincent mceveety, it first aired on october 27, 1966 in the episode, the enterprise discovers an exact duplicate of earth, where the only survivors of a deadly manmade plague are some of the planets children. Star trek the original series season 1 episode 8 miri video. And so, aside from about a dozen odd things, its a great episode.
The episode was written by adrian spies, directed by vincent mceveety and novelized in star trek 1 by james blish. The original series, stephan in i spy 1967, and little adam in the nasaproduced animated shorts the big world. An oscar nominee for bonnie and clyde, he was featured in fanfavorite star trek episode and house of corpses. The enterprise encounters a planet that is an exact duplicate of the earth, but a place where all the adults are dead, leaving behind children who age incredibly slowly one month every 100 years. There is also some strong acting in this episode all around.
The original series as wholesome family fun, the rest of the world didnt always think that way. Much of this episode is creepy, and overtly sexist, it was made in the extreme sexism of the 60s70s, so not unexpected. In fact, there were a handful of episodes from the series that werent shown on tv in certain countries. Mayberry that were used in 2 episodes of star trek, the orginal series. This page will start with images from the episode miri, if you wish to jump to images. Trek talk is a group of four star trek fans who like to get together and chat about episodes and movies from the star trek universe. The original series wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free ency. Miri is the eighth episode of season one of the american science fiction adventure tv series star trek. Star trek the original series season 1 episode 8 miri.
Mayberry that were used in 2 episodes of star trek, the. Miri article at memory alpha, the wiki for canon star trek. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. First we will compare the teaser trailer with the finished episode, later we compare the dvd version with the. I have an embarrassing amount of star trek books, manuals, scripts, histories, autobiographies, guides, art, novels. 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. It just lacks a certain appeal, and i think it is perhaps a little too bizarre for its own good. The original series miri tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If you are using adblocking software, please disable it and reload the page.
Leonard nimoy was asked to allow his children to appear as extras but nimoy refused to let his children be involved in show business. Often times the strong acting helped to cover up its flaws, but they could only do so much. Miri, one of the most popular episodes of the original star trek series, featured a couple of soontobesemiicons from two very different kinds of films from the late 1960s. A remastered version of this episode was aired in syndication, premiering on 16 september 2006. Whenever the production and writing staff of the original series is interviewed, they rarely forget to mention coons name and stress how important he was to the success of star trek. Join myself, johnny staggs, phantom dark dave, and randy of here on mars as we discuss the postapoc episode from the original star trek series, miri. Enjoy the magical world of disney, including marvel, star wars, pixar and more. I love this episode so i hope you like this chapter.
The original series, in the shows first season, first aired on 27 october 1966. This video compares different versions of the classic star trek episode called miri. Opinionated star trek episode guide sees the crew visit a planet absolutely identical to. For many years, the episodes miri, platos stepchildren, the empath, and whom gods destroy were banned in the uk. It began airing in the fall season on nbc, running new episodes until the spring of 1967, and continuing in repeats until the premiere of tos season 2 in the fall of 1967. About all i remember of this episode is grup and what it means. Frist of a fourparter here, with episodes of the star trek original series that were deemed unsuitable for audiences by the bbc.
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