The Original Series, Season 1: Menagerie Pt. 2

The Original Series, Season One

"The Menagerie, Part II"
Airdate: November 4, 1966
17 of 18 produced
12 of 80 released
Click here to watch on CBS.com

Introduction

This is the conclusion to last week's cliffhanger.  Spock faces certain death for what he has done, but Kirk still cannot fully understand why.  The answer lies on the forbidden planet that the Enterprise is hurtling towards with the aid of the mysterious aliens who live there.  Out of control of his ship, Kirk can only watch as these aliens continue to tell the story of what happened to Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise so long ago.  He can only hope it answers his questions.  Why is Spock sacrificing himself for his former captain, and what is his plan once the Enterprise finally reaches the forbidden Talos IV?

Matt and I both gave this an enthusiastic 5, for a well-deserved total of 10.  Top to bottom, this was a great episode, and a wonderful and novel use of an unaired episode.  The podcast is 1:01:03 long and weighs in at 53MB.  Enjoy

The Original Series, Season 1: The Menagerie Pt. I

The Original Series, Season One

"The Menagerie, Part I"

Airdate: November 17, 1966

16 of 18 produced

11 of 80 released
Click here to watch on CBS.com

Introduction

This ground-breaking show featured a clever use of the original, unaired "The Cage" pilot and pioneered a very early prime-time use of serialized stories on television. In this episode, we learn that Spock served under a different captain on the Enterprise before Kirk, and that he has seemingly risked his entire life and career to take that former captain, Christopher Pike, to a mysterious forbidden world. Why would Spock do this? What will be his punishment? Will Kirk's relationship with Spock ever be the same again?

"Beep" or "Beep-Beep?" Who designed this thing?!?!

Matt and I are holding our scores of this one for the exciting conclusion in a few days.  This half of the two parter's podcast is 53 minutes long and 48 MB in size.  Hopefully you will all be able to withstand the suspense until part two is published later in the week.