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#23: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 1, episode 28 "The City on the Edge of Forever"
Written by Harlan Ellison, directed by Joseph Pevney.
Stardate unknown (October 2267)
(Some events take place during January ~ March 1930)
"She was right, but at the wrong time." - Commander Spock
The Enterprise is being rocked by waves of temporal displacement emanating from a planet when Doctor McCoy accidentally injects himself with a dangerous stimulant. He goes mad and runs amok through the ship, ultimately beaming down to the planet right in the middle of a very large displacement wave. Captain Kirk, Commander Spock, and several others follow him down to the planet and discover a sentient gateway through time that offers them a chance to travel to any point in their past. McCoy sneaks past them while they are distracted and leaps through the portal to Earth's 20th century. The Enterprise vanishes and the gateway informs them that their entire Federation has never existed because of something McCoy did in the past. Kirk and Spock are left with no other choice but leap as closely to where McCoy went in the hopes of undoing the damage.
Originally released: 6 April 1967
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What did you think?
Just rewatched "Shore Leave" today, so I've already got a bad Finnegan taste in my mouth. Come to think of it, 20 years go by and they still pulled that shit on TNG. Hard lesson to learn, I guess.
It was one of Roddenberry’s less savory tendencies.
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Miles O’Brian exists because of Roddenberry. But he’s a three-dimensional character because good writers fleshed him out later on.You mean "Battle Bridge Conn" then "Security Guard 1" then "Transporter Chief"? And not until "Unnatural Selection" partway through SEASON 2 is he finally Chief Miles O'Brien. Gets no respect, I tell ya.