  
Title -------------------------------------
Metamorphosis
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Writer ------------------------------------
Gene L. Coon
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Director ------------------------------
Ralph Senensky
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Original Air Date --------------- November 10,
1967
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Order of Filming ------------------------------------ 31st
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Order of Broadcasting ----------------------------
38th
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Filmed -----------------------------------
Mid May 1967
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Captain James T. Kirk ------------ William Shatner
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Lieutenant Cmdr. Spock ---------- Leonard Nimoy
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Dr. Leonard "Bones"
McCoy ---- DeForest
Kelley
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Lt. Cmdr. Montomery
Scott ------- James
Doohan
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Lieutenant Sulu ----------------------- George
Takei
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Lieutenant Uhura ------------------ Nichelle
Nichols
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Ensign Pavel Chekov --------------- Walter Koenig
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Zefram Cochrane ---------------------- Glen Corbett
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Commissioner Nancy Hedford - Elinore Donahue
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The Companion (voice) --------- Elizabeth Rogers
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Assistant
Federation Commissioner Nancy Hedford has become ill while trying to
stop a war on Epsilon Canaris III. The shuttlecraft Galileo is assigned
to take her to the U.S.S. Enterprise, where she will receive treatment
for the otherwise fatal Sakuro's disease.
En
route, the shuttlecraft is pulled off course by a mysterious,
cloud-like entity. Deposited safely on the planet Gamma Canaris N, Kirk
and his party meet Zefram Cochrane, the scientist that discovered warp
drive over 100 years before. But Cochrane appears young and vital,
despite his age. The cloud-like creature, whom Cochrane calls the
"Companion," has kept him young and handsome over the years. The
Companion captured the Galileo in order to give Cochrane human
companionship.
The
Companion prevents Spock from repairing the disabled shuttlecraft and
Kirk is worried that Nancy Hedford will die before they can get her to
the U.S.S. Enterprise for treatment.
By
using a translating device, Kirk discovers that the cloud entity has a
female personality and is in love with Cochrane, who doesn't care for
that idea at all. He's fallen in love with Nancy Hedford and agrees to
help destroy the cloud creature so that they can save Nancy's life.
When that attempt fails, the cloud creature enters Nancy's body, saving
her life, healing her. In this way, the Companion can know human love
with Cochrane and Nancy Hedford's life can be saved. With the Companion
no longer holding him on the planet, Cochrane is free to leave, but
decides to remain with what is now Nancy/Companion. As the landing
party departs, Cochrane and his new mate contemplate children and a
normal life span. |
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the name of the
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Total WAVs: 22
Captain
Kirk
I doesn't
make
sense to me to send the captain,
first officer, and chief medical officer of a starship
to pick up 1 passenger in a shuttlecraft.
I know, I know.... without that premise there
would be NO story!
(2) Galileo -------------------
22.9 KB
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Captain
Kirk
(3) Real ---------------------
16.0 KB
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Zefram
Cochrane - Captain
Kirk
Zefram
Cochrane
(5) Bath ---------------------
22.9 KB
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Zefram
Cochrane - Commissioner Hedford
No need to
be so
rude!
I thought they made her needlessly rude,
then again, maybe it was because of her illness.
Captain
Kirk
(7) Zefram -------------------
47.0 KB
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Captain
Kirk - Zefram Cochrane - Dr. McCoy
(8) Company -----------------
40.1 KB
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Captain
Kirk - Zefram Cochrane
(9) Push ---------------------
12.7 KB
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Captain
Kirk - Mr. Spock
(10) Asleep ------------------
24.4 KB
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Zefram
Cochrane - Captain
Kirk
(11) Shock ------------------
30.2 KB
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Mr. Spock
Dr.
McCoy - Mr. Spock
Mr.
Spock - Captain
Kirk
(14) Galaxy ------------------
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Lt. Uhura
(15) Lover -------------------
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Dr.
McCoy - Zefram Cochrane
He sounds
genuinely
surprised!
Mr. Spock
Companion
(18) Wrong ------------------
21.9 KB
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Companion
(19) Human ------------------
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Companion
(20) Feel --------------------
32.3 KB
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Companion
in Nancy Hedfor's body
(21) Story -------------------
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Scotty
- Captain Kirk
This was a
very
simple episode with a very small cast,
but it was enjoyable in its simplicity.
A love story with a happy ending!
(22) Word -------------------
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Zefram
Cochrane - Captain
Kirk
It would be
very
interesting to hear Kirk's
explanation of Commissioner Hedford's death.
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