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rosefleur27 in steamfashion

Nautilus 2.0

Sep 13, 2009 13:24

I just accidentally caught the fully remastered (failed) pilot episode of Star Trek, The Cage (sometimes also called The Menagerie). Deemed too "challenging" for mainstream viewers, the pilot was scrapped and the show was recast. As far as I can tell Leonard Nimoy was the only actor who kept his original character, though some of the other actors ( Read more... )

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a_silver_rose September 13 2009, 22:18:06 UTC

If you're lookng at steampunking any Trek, try the classic episode "Spectre of the Gun" or the Next Gen ep "A Fistful of Datas". You could pull a good many steampunk elements from them.

rosefleur27 September 13 2009, 22:40:53 UTC

Oooooh, yeah, all that western stuff....and of course Moriarty...

a_silver_rose September 13 2009, 23:02:41 UTC

Right, I forgot the Moriarty ep of Next Gen!

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rosefleur27 September 13 2009, 22:39:47 UTC

Terrifying, right? I find it hard to believe that it hasn't been done, but a brief search pulled up nothing...

a_silver_rose September 13 2009, 23:04:05 UTC

Actually, it has:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruc3m0hl3r/3760386591/

rosefleur27 September 14 2009, 05:34:56 UTC

Oh! Look! There he is! So cute.

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Re: Steam Trek: The Moving Picture gaminette September 13 2009, 23:30:17 UTC

Thank you Kind Sir! I was about to post the same thing myself!

macaodghain September 14 2009, 09:51:04 UTC

The Cage was re-cut into The Menagerie. The Cage is the original pilot episode, The Menagerie was conceived of as a way to use the footage from it.

The more you know...

varchildmarquee September 14 2009, 18:00:45 UTC

Those ideas would all be really cool. I wonder if any steamers that are trekkers also are going to the convention I'm working with. Would be an interesting prospect.