Lloyd Bridges was asked to play Capt. Pike in the original pilot but turned it down believing a science-fiction show would hurt his career. Jeffrey Hunter, who played Capt. Pike, was replaced after his salary demands were deemed to be too high.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Star Trek TOS Trivia #41
Lloyd Bridges was asked to play Capt. Pike in the original pilot but turned it down believing a science-fiction show would hurt his career. Jeffrey Hunter, who played Capt. Pike, was replaced after his salary demands were deemed to be too high.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Star Trek TOS Trivia #40
The first interracial kiss on television was between William Shatner (Capt. Kirk) and Nichelle Nichols (Uhura). It appears in the 3rd season's episode 'Plato's Stepchildren'which originally aired on November 22, 1968.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Star Trek TOS Triva #38
In the episode 'The Trouble With Tribbles,' Spock estimated that there were 1,771,561 tribbles on Space Station K7 at the time they all dropped out of the storage compartment onto Kirk's head.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Star Trek TOS Trivia #37
There are numerous instances where Kirk orders phasers fired, but the animation is shown to the viewer is that of the photon torpedoes being fired.
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