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Full Title	WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE				Season	PILOT
Prod #	02	Aired	22 September 1966		Stardate	1312.4
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Writer(s):	Samuel A. Peeples
Director:	James Goldstone
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Synopsis:	In an effort to leave the galaxy, Kirk's friend Gary, and other crewmembers with ESP, are affected by the energy barrier. Gary, having the strongest ESP rating, begins to become godlike, forcing Kirk to find a way of destroying his friend.
Themes & Issues:	Absolute power Corruption ESP False gods Frailty Friendship vs. Duty Humanity vs. Command Humanity vs. Compassion Morality Power & Wisdom
Closing Stills:	"Where No Man Has Gone Before" -- Enterprise at the barrier at the edge of the galaxy. "The Cage" -- Shot of Castle on Rigel VII. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" -- Gary and Dr. Dehner staring into a mirror with silver eyes. "The Cage" -- Ship's phaser blasting against rock face doors where Pike was kidnapped. "The Naked Time" -- Station on Psi 2000 with frozen man slumped over work station. "The Cage" -- Vina as dancing green Orion slave girl.
Featured Races:	Human Vulcan
Equipment/Misc. Objects:	3-dimensional Chess (standard board, used throughout 23rd and 24th centuries) Communicator (translucent base, gold foil grill flip-up antenna) Library Computer (accessible from each sickbay bio-bed; tape-operated) Personal viewer (goose-neck shaped; approx 3" diag. viewing area, attached to bridge stations) Phaser pistol (handgun shaped, directed energy weapon, based on last model of laser pistol, variable settings, setting change via added dial, since "The Cage", on upper part of handgrip) Phaser rifle (rifle shaped, 2-hand operated directed energy weapon, variable settings; greater power over phaser pistol) Sicbay bio-bed diagnostic display (standard mid-23rd century Federation) Transporter (standard mid-23rd century Federation)
Alien Food/Drinks:	Kafarian Apples
Sets/Locations:	Bridge Briefing Room Delta Vega Hills (exterior set) Delta Vega Station Brig Delta Vega Station Control Room Delta Vega Station exterior (set w/matte painting) Exterior Energy barrier at Galaxy edge Exterior Space (with, w/o Enterprise) Exterior Space Delta Vega orbit Recreation Lounge Sickbay Transporter Room Turbolift Delta Vega Station exterior
Flaws/ Nitpics:	Mis-Spoken Terms Briefing lounge instead of Rec Room or Recreation lounge James R. Kirk instead of James T. Kirk (on headstone) Materializer instead of Transporter Story Flaws The Chief Medical Officer refers to himself as from the Life Sciences department Spock mentions that one of his ancestors married a human female leaving ambiguity as to how much of him is human, suggesting that it is no more than 1/8. It is quickly learned early in the first season, that he is a full half-human, implying the ancestor and the human female are actually his parents (hardly ancestors); a fact, mentioned throughout the 1st seasons and confirmed in the mid-2nd season episode, "Journey To Babel", when they come aboard ship. (NB: The term "ancestor" here, could be taken to foreshadow the rift in Spock's relationship with his father.) According to Kirk, Dr. Piper revived him with a pill instead of a shot from a hypo. Uniform Flaws As this was only a pilot, uniform styles and colors aren't finalized, but recycled from The Cage; however: Engineering and Security are wearing flesh-toned tunics instead of their near-future red. Tunics themselves are more rough fleece-type material, with zippers on the shoulders for the men and on the back for the women. Engineering and Science insignias are reversed in this episode -- Stylized "e" on Science and molecule symbol on Engineering. Science Officer Spock is wearing a Command-coloured tunic. Sulu is Astro Sciences Head and wearing a Blue science tunic instead of manning the helm and wearing a gold command tunic. Makeup/Hairdressing Flaws Spock's eyebrows are excessively upswept in this early episode. Editing Flaws In the rec room when Kelso's image first appears on the screen, there is a grey border around it with rounded corners, however after cutting away and back to the rec room viewer, Kelso's image fills the screen with no border or rounded corners.
Cast:	Captain James T. Kirk -  William Shatner Commander Spock -  Leonard Nimoy Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell -  Gary Lockwood Doctor Elizabeth Dehner -  Sally Kellerman Doctor Mark Piper -  Paul Fix Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott -  James Doohan Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu -  George Takei Yeoman Smith -  Andrea Dromm Lieutenant Lee Kelso -  Paul Carr Lieutenant Alden -  Lloyd Haynes Little Blonde Lab Technician -  unseen
Editorial:	W here No Man Has Gone Before, Gene's second Star Trek pilot episode, began filming in the summer of 1965 and was finally accepted by the NBC executives. Although the early 1st season Next Generation episode "Where No One Has Gone Before" is similar in title, it's story bears no relation to this episode; merely the fact that both these episodes are prime examples of each show's mission, pertaining to their respective eras, both in their stories and in reality. While certainly grittier than "The Cage" and more of a western-type story, Where No Man Has Gone Before still does what Star Trek does best: serves as a moral model and symbol of hope and courage for the future of mankind. The title is certainly applicable for the pilot episode and the series in general, as they explore the depths of humanity like no one else before--in the format of a science fiction western. And as far as the story itself is concerned, the title is still applicable, regardless of the fact that another Earth ship had been out this way, as the first Earth ship had not overcome the esper who was changed, except by destroying their ship. While Kirk was not able to reach Gary, he did reach Dr. Dehner, showing her that what Gary was doing was wrong, and that he was actually being used by the very power that he thought he controlled to use others. Overall, like so many stories in the Star Trek universe, this serves as an excellent exploration of human nature. (Source for background information on "Where No Man Has Gone Before": The Star Trek Compendium by Allan Asherman)