Amok Time - 9/15/1967

[Pilawt]

Fifty years ago, Friday, September 15, 1967, the second season of the original Star Trek TV series premiered on NBC.

The episode, "Amok Time", is regarded as one of the best of the original series. It introduced Walter Koenig as Ensign Chekhov, and was the first time the Vulcan "salute" and greeting "Live long and prosper" were used.



I don't remember if I watched the show that night. I might still have been coming down from the excitement of my first solo flight earlier that day.

 

[CC268]

Wow that could go in a museum!

 

[Zeldman]

The Trouble with Tribbles....

 

[OkieFlyer]

The Trouble with Tribbles....

Funny. That's the only specific episode I can recall of the original series. I guess I'll never forget the tribbles.

 

[RyanB]

Wow, quite the anniversary! Who's nominating you for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award?

 

[denverpilot]

The Trouble with Tribbles....

You're saying Shatner liked to pet furry things that like to breed too much?

That seems likely back then, according to all the stories I've read.

 

[steingar]

I don't know that I'd put Amok Time at the top of the heap, but it certainly was the first science fiction show to deal with the alien properties of a, well, alien, in an adult and interesting fashion.

 

[Mistake Not...]

We're 50 years from that episode.

That episode was 50 years from.... 1917.

 

[Pilawt]

We're 50 years from that episode.

That episode was 50 years from.... 1917.

Yeah ... I've been flying for 44% of the history of manned powered flight!

 

[asicer]

Yeah ... I've been flying for 44% of the history of manned powered flight!

Here's hoping that percentage continues growing (safely, of course)

 

[G-Man]

Jeff, you are just awesome. It enriches my life to read your posts. Happy Flying Anniversary!

 

[Pilawt]

You're very kind. Thank you!