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Full Title	The Alternative Factor				Season	ONE
Prod #	20	Aired	30 March, 1967		Stardate	3087.6
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Writer(s):	Don Ingalls
Director:	Gerd Oswald
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Synopsis:	While in orbit around an unknown planet, the Enterprise experiences a moment of "non-existence". On the surface the crew encounter Lazarus, who blames the disturbance on his arch-enemy.
Themes & Issues:	Data Coming Soon
Closing Stills:	Data Coming Soon
Featured Races:	Human Vulcan
Equipment/Misc. Objects:	Communicator (classic black base, gold foil flip-up antenna) Desktop Viewer (approx. 10" tube moveable viewer sitting atop desktops) Earpiece Communicator (very short range communicator designed for listening only, fits on the ear, designed to monitor various channels, usually worn by communications officer) PADD (classic black design, touch pad with electronic pen for notes, reports and signatures) Sicbay bio-bed diagnostic display (standard mid-23rd century Federation) Transporter (standard mid-23rd century Federation) Tri-Viewer (triangular shaped unit centered on the briefing room table, sports 3 7" or 8" viewscreens to enable all seated to view) Wall Comm (communicator built into the walls throughout the ship)
Alien Food/Drinks:	Data Coming Soon
Sets/Locations:	Data Coming Soon
Flaws/ Nitpics:	Mis-Spoken Terms Data Coming Soon Story Flaws Data Coming Soon Uniform Flaws Data Coming Soon Editing Flaws Data Coming Soon
Miscellaneous Keywords:	Data Coming Soon
Cast:	Series' Regulars Captain James T. Kirk -  William Shatner Commander Spock -  Leonard Nimoy Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy -  DeForest Kelley Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott -  James Doohan Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu -  George Takei Lieutenant Nyoto Uhura -  Nichelle Nichols Semi-Regulars Guest Cast Lieutenant Lesley -  Eddie Paskey Lazarus -  Robert Brown Commodore Barstow -  Richard Derr Lieutenant Charlene Masters -  Janet MacLachlan Assistant Engineer -  Arch Whiting Transporter Chief -  Christian Patrick
Editorial:	T he Alternative Factor shows us a man who's fighting a beast who is actually himself from an alternate timeline. These two Lazarus's are forever locked in combat, caught between worlds with their struggle ripping apart the fabric of the universe. This episode had potential for a real examination of the human condition, but was somehow lost. This might be attributed to the fact that the week they filmed this episode they were in much more of rush than usual on the set. Even the actor who played Lazarus, Robert Brown, had been a last minute replacement, when actor John Drew Barrymore became unavailable. (Source for background information on "The Alternative Factor": The Star Trek Compendium by Allan Asherman)