"Star Trek" Amok Time (1967)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Joseph Pevney

Writers:

Theodore Sturgeon (written by)
Gene Roddenberry (creator)

TV Series:

"Star Trek" (1966)

Original Air Date:

15 September 1967 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the throes of his Pon Farr mating period, Spock must return to Vulcan to meet his intended future wife, betrothed from childhood.

Plot Keywords:

Federation | Space | Starship | Computer | Vulcan

Cast

William Shatner	...	Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy	...	Mr. Spock
DeForest Kelley	...	Dr. McCoy
Celia Lovsky	...	T'Pau
Arlene Martel	...	T'Pring
Lawrence Montaigne	...	Stonn
Majel Barrett	...	Nurse Chapel
George Takei	...	Sulu
Nichelle Nichols	...	Uhura
Walter Koenig	...	Chekov
Byron Morrow	...	Admiral Komack

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Desilu Productions

Trivia:

First time that Walter Koenig appears as Ensign Pavel Chekov.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the fight scene, Spock cuts Kirk's shirt wide open. The shirt is not cut later in the same scene.

Quotes:

T'Pau: [Vulcan salute] Live long and prosper, Spock.
Spock: [returns salute] I shall do neither
[pause]
Spock: for I have killed my captain and my friend.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Paris Hilton/Keane (#30.11)" (2005)

wonderful show

Season 2 of Star Trek started off with a bang. This is one of the most memorable shows concerning Spock and his home planet of Vulcan. Plus the Vulcan's 7 year biological urge to mate. Only Harlan Ellison's "City on the Edge of Forever" exceeds the quality of Theodore Sturgeon's script here. It must surely rank among the Top 10 Star Trek shows that were ever produced.

We see Spock and Kirk fighting at the end and Spock is almost out of his mind since he is in the throws of Ponn Far--the Vulcan mating ritual. Who can forget Spock's poignant speech to Tpau that he shall not live long and prosper since he has killed his captain and his friend, Kirk.