Star Trek: The Original Series season 2
| Star Trek: The Original Series | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 DVD and Blu-ray cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 15, 1967 – March 29, 1968 |
| Season chronology | |
The second and penultimate season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series, premiered on NBC on September 15, 1967 and concluded on March 29, 1968. It consisted of twenty-six episodes. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy.
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Fridays at 8:30–9:30 pm (EST) on NBC.
Cast
Main
- William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk: The commanding officer of the USS Enterprise.
- Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock: The ship's half-human/half-Vulcan science officer and first/executive officer (i.e. second-in-command).
- DeForest Kelley as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: The ship's chief medical officer.
- James Doohan as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott: The Enterprise's chief engineer and second officer (i.e. third-in-command).
- Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura: The ship's communications officer.
- George Takei as Lieutenant Sulu: The ship's helmsman.
- Walter Koenig as Ensign Pavel Chekov: A Russian born navigator introduced in the second-season premiere episode.
- Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel: The ship's head nurse. Barrett, who played the ship's first officer (number one) in "The Cage," also voiced the ship's computer.
Recurring
- Eddie Paskey as Lt. Leslie
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Stardate [1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [2] | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | "Amok Time" | 3372.7 | Joseph Pevney | Theodore Sturgeon | September 15, 1967 | 34 |
| 31 | 2 | "Who Mourns for Adonais?" | 3468.1 | Marc Daniels | Gilbert Ralston | September 22, 1967 | 33 |
| 32 | 3 | "The Changeling" | 3541.9 | Marc Daniels | John Meredyth Lucas | September 29, 1967 | 37 |
| 33 | 4 | "Mirror, Mirror" | Unknown | Marc Daniels | Jerome Bixby | October 6, 1967 | 39 |
| 34 | 5 | "The Apple" | 3715.3 | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Max Ehrlich Teleplay by : Max Ehrlich and Gene L. Coon | October 13, 1967 | 38 |
| 35 | 6 | "The Doomsday Machine" | 4202.9 | Marc Daniels | Norman Spinrad | October 20, 1967 | 35 |
| 36 | 7 | "Catspaw" | 3018.2 | Joseph Pevney | Robert Bloch | October 27, 1967 | 30 |
| 37 | 8 | "I, Mudd" | 4513.3 | Marc Daniels | Stephen Kandel | November 3, 1967 | 41 |
| 38 | 9 | "Metamorphosis" | 3219.8 | Ralph Senensky | Gene L. Coon | November 10, 1967 | 31 |
| 39 | 10 | "Journey to Babel" | 3842.3 | Joseph Pevney | D. C. Fontana | November 17, 1967 | 44 |
| 40 | 11 | "Friday's Child" | 3497.2 | Joseph Pevney | D. C. Fontana | December 1, 1967 | 32 |
| 41 | 12 | "The Deadly Years" | 3478.2 | Joseph Pevney | David P. Harmon | December 8, 1967 | 40 |
| 42 | 13 | "Obsession" | 3619.2 | Ralph Senensky | Art Wallace | December 15, 1967 | 47 |
| 43 | 14 | "Wolf in the Fold" | 3614.9 | Joseph Pevney | Robert Bloch | December 22, 1967 | 36 |
| 44 | 15 | "The Trouble with Tribbles" | 4523.3 | Joseph Pevney | David Gerrold | December 29, 1967 | 42 |
| 45 | 16 | "The Gamesters of Triskelion" | 3211.7 | Gene Nelson | Margaret Armen | January 5, 1968 | 46 |
| 46 | 17 | "A Piece of the Action" | 4598.0 | James Komack | Story by : David P. Harmon Teleplay by : David P. Harmon and Gene L. Coon | January 12, 1968 | 49 |
| 47 | 18 | "The Immunity Syndrome" | 4307.1 | Joseph Pevney | Robert Sabaroff | January 19, 1968 | 48 |
| 48 | 19 | "A Private Little War" | 4211.4 | Marc Daniels | Story by : Don Ingalls[a] Teleplay by : Gene Roddenberry | February 2, 1968 | 45 |
| 49 | 20 | "Return to Tomorrow" | 4768.3 | Ralph Senensky | John T. Dugan[b] | February 9, 1968 | 51 |
| 50 | 21 | "Patterns of Force" | 2534.0 | Vincent McEveety | John Meredyth Lucas | February 16, 1968 | 52 |
| 51 | 22 | "By Any Other Name" | 4657.5 | Marc Daniels | Story by : Jerome Bixby Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana and Jerome Bixby | February 23, 1968 | 50 |
| 52 | 23 | "The Omega Glory" | Unknown | Vincent McEveety | Gene Roddenberry | March 1, 1968 | 54 |
| 53 | 24 | "The Ultimate Computer" | 4729.4 | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by : Laurence N. Wolfe Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana | March 8, 1968 | 53 |
| 54 | 25 | "Bread and Circuses" | 4040.7 | Ralph Senensky | Gene Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon | March 15, 1968 | 43 |
| 55 | 26 | "Assignment: Earth" | Unknown | Marc Daniels | Story by : Gene Roddenberry and Art Wallace Teleplay by : Art Wallace | March 29, 1968 | 55 |
Home release
The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment. There is earlier version and a remastered version.
There was DVD set release in 2004, and later a remastered version was also released on DVD, which featured some updated special effects in some scenes as well as re-processed color, etc.[3]
The Remastered DVD set also included special features for 'Tribbles', including the episodes "Trials and Tribblations" from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and "More Tribbles, More Troubles" from Star Trek: The Animated Series.[3][4] The Remastered DVD set included 8 DVD discs.[4]
Reception
In 2019, CBR rated Season 2 of Star Trek (original series) as the second best season of all Star Trek seasons up to that time, and the best season of the original's three seasons.[5]
See also
- Star Trek: The Original Series – Main article
- List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes – All episodes listed in chronological order, no summaries
- Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1) – listing of season 1 episodes, summarized with links
- Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) – listing of season 3 episodes, summarized with links
References
- ^ Trimble, Bjo (1976). Star Trek Concordance. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 12–13. ISBN 0-345-25137-7.
- ^ Trimble, Bjo (1976). Star Trek Concordance. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 37–89. ISBN 0-345-25137-7.
- ^ a b Pascale, Anthony. "Review: Star Trek Remastered Season Two DVD Set". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ a b Star Trek: The Remastered Series Seasons 1, 2 & 3 review James Hunt. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Every Star Trek Season of TV Ever, Ranked from Worst to Best". CBR. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-03-26.