msf@rayssd.UUCP (Michael S. Frank) (08/08/85)
> In article <593@alberta.UUCP> andrew@alberta.UUCP (Andrew Folkins) writes: (short discussion on "Menagerie" as pilot) > "The Cage" was the first pilot, which the network did > not buy. It was used to expand "The Menagerie" into two episodes when the > budget required it. (Otherwise we could speculate on the de-aging of Spock; > a sort of Deadly Years in reverse.) The second pilot was "Where No Man > Has Gone Before". NBC bought it, obviously. > So, the question is, are you on arrogant pills, or what? I'm not a Trekkie, though I am a Trek fan. My understanding of the origin of the series is a little different, though. I thought that when NBC saw "WNMHGB", they said "That's good, but this is SF - we need a monster!" And therefore "Man-Trap" was born. Therefore, "WNMHGB" was the first show filmed, "MT" was the first episode shown in the series. Am I right? -- ------------------------------------------------------------ | From the deranged synapse of: | | Michael Frank | | path: rayssd!msf | ------------------------------------------------------------