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"Star Trek" (1966)Original Air Date:
29 March 1968 (Season 2, Episode 26)Plot:
When the Enterprise is assigned to observe earths history in 1968, suddenly it intercepts a transporter... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
The Mission of Gary Seven and Ms.Lincoln more (12 total)Cast
(Episode Credited cast)| William Shatner | ... | Captain James T. Kirk | |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | Mr. Spock | |
| DeForest Kelley | ... | Dr. McCoy | |
| Robert Lansing | ... | Mister Seven | |
| Teri Garr | ... | Roberta Lincoln (as Terri Garr) | |
| James Doohan | ... | Scott | |
| George Takei | ... | Sulu | |
| Nichelle Nichols | ... | Uhura | |
| Walter Koenig | ... | Chekov | |
| Don Keefer | ... | Cromwell | |
| Lincoln Demyan | ... | Sergeant | |
| Morgan Jones | ... | Col. Nesvig | |
| Bruce Mars | ... | First Policeman (Charlie) | |
| Ted Gehring | ... | Second Policeman | |
| Paul Baxley | ... | Security Chief |
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The aliens that Gary-7 represents call themselves "The Aegis". Another word for "shield". Gary's tool/weapon is known as a "servo". The Marvel Comics, fictional agency S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage & Logistics Directorate) was depicted as S.E.R.V.O., which sounds like "brain" (cerveau) in French. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Gary Seven dictates the tail end of his report into his voice-activated typewriter at the end, a close look at the sheet of paper in the typewriter reveals that the rest of his report up to this point consists of repetitions of the very sentence we hear him saying. moreQuotes:
Captain James T. Kirk: Humans of the 20th century do not go beaming around the galaxy, Mr. Seven. moreFAQ
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An anomaly among the episodes of the original series, this finale to the 2nd season functions both as a sequel to "Tomorrow is Yesterday" and as a pilot for a new series which never came to be. Rather casually stated by Kirk's voice-over in the beginning, the Enterprise crew has purposely traveled back to 1960's Earth, following up on their accidental visitation in the previous episode from the 1st season. I wonder what Federation bigwig(s) greenlit this mission - everyone's always concerned about the Prime Directive but they think nothing of possibly altering Earth's history and wiping away the past couple of centuries of progress - I guess 'Murphy's Law' no longer applies in the 23rd century. Sure enough, the ship intercepts someone beaming to Earth from over 1000 light years away - so much for non-interference. The episode is at its best in these early scenes, when we meet the mysterious Gary-7, who, tho apparently human, can resist Spock's Vulcan nerve pinch and has knowledge of the future. Kirk, the one who is in the wrong time, still behaves like it's his job to police the spaceways above Earth and treats Gary-7 as guilty until proved innocent. The shots of '60s New York City now appear as strangely primitive, just as Gary-7 describes them; it's a weird play on perspective since the viewer is in 'futuristic mode' when watching this show.
The episode has some slow spots, especially with all the stuff about the rocket waiting to be launched, but it makes up for a lot of this with the intriguing Gary-7 character, played by actor Lansing with gravitas, an aura of solemn heroism and possible menace (note: Lansing's credit appears in the beginning of the episode rather than the end, also anomalous). The interesting backstory for such special agents as Gary-7 was created, of course, with the intent of an on-going series on present day Earth, probably as a combo superspy/alien visitors storyline, complete with futuristic gadgets and self-aware computers. There was a whole new modern mythology waiting to be launched with the premise presented here and I still sometimes visualize an alternate universe where we were treated to a season or two worth of adventures concerning agent Gary-7 and his daffy secretary, Ms. Lincoln. Oh, yes, Ms. Lincoln - this was an early role for the unusual actress Teri Garr, who brings her now well-known pert spunk to the part - she was deliriously eccentric and quite beguiling right from the start. I really would have liked to have seen the further interaction between her and the black cat, as well as Gary-7, a possibly odd menage-a-trois, to say the least. By the way, check out Kirk's swift beam out of the two cops from the Enterprise; seems he did learn one thing from his misadventures in "Tomorrow is Yesterday" - beam 'em out pronto!