12: Star Trek: The Cage and The Menagerie Parts I & II

It's a very special triple-dip episode on this week's Watchcast as we rewind time to check out the original Star Trek pilot episode The Cage, then fast forward to the two-part courtroom drama The Menagerie! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:12) - Intro: Breakfast shaming and Watchcast housekeeping. (00:03:42) - Time to get into this week's Star Trek Episodes: The Cage, and The Menagerie! (00:06:21) - Some history of this very expensive pilot episode. (00:10:06) - A little chat about the career of Jeffrey Hunter, and Pike as a character. (00:13:37) - The rest of our not-to-be-retained cast. (00:20:32) - Some final production notes. (00:23:02) - Vina's backstory throws about as dark as anything in this series. (00:25:28) - OK, time to actually kick off the episode proper! (00:28:40) - Brad is missing that Next Generation engine hum. (00:29:35) - The Enterprise is drawn to a mysterious planet. (00:32:31) - Pike kind of seems like an asshole in the early goings here. (00:34:07) - To be fair, Pike is very troubled. (00:39:34) - Heading on down to Talos IV. (00:41:21) - The ensnarement of Captain Pike. (00:45:53) - Pike's starting to figure out just how powerful the Talosian's power of illusion is. (00:50:42) - Break! (00:51:08) - We're back, and still talking The Cage. (00:52:46) - Vinny is absolutely vexed by this recipe for "chicken tuna". (00:54:11) - Green lady dance sexy! (00:55:32) - Of course! The solution was hate all along. Plus now Number One and Yeoman Colt get trapped. (00:59:22) - Now the ensnarer has been ensnared! (01:02:57) - Turns out humans are too buckwild for what the Talosians need. (01:08:11) - And now... The Menagerie! (01:10:08) - How The Menagerie came to be. (01:12:43) - The set-up. (01:17:54) - Spock ain't actin' right. (01:24:30) - It's a court martial, baby! (01:30:08) - Finally, Spock's ridiculous plan comes into focus. (01:38:49) - Final thoughts. (01:41:30) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.