In 1965 Gene Rodenberry premiered his first foray into the
Star Trek Universe in an episode called “The Cage.” This followed Captain Pike
and his crew as they navigated the vast universe of space and encountered a
race of highly telepathic aliens. The series was not picked up. Later he
premiered the first episode of what would become Star Trek with Kirk and the
like. Footage from “The Cage” was used in the original series episode “The
Menagerie” when they needed a cheaper episode. And there it remained, Star Trek
canon but nothing really came of it. Then Pike and his crew showed up on Star
Trek Discovery. Trekkies got a backdoor pilot of how the original series could
have played out if Rodenberry could have gone with this first pilot. Then
Strange New Worlds came out. This is the series that could have followed “The
Cage.” We have everyone, Pike, Number 1, Spock and the series is delightful. It
is a look into favorite characters that we don’t get to see much of. It reminds
me of classic Star Trek with an episode of the week type format instead of
story arcs. It is Star Trek as I remembered it. Plus you can be in on the joke
of the longest pilot to series in history…
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