Home series star trek absolute order season 1 episode 7 charlie x stardate 1533. Charlie x these are in airdate order, not production order. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. Watch star trek s01e07 charlie x wagon train on dailymotion. Here we are at one of the best episodes of star treks early batch. Fontana from a story by gene roddenberry, and directed by lawrence dobkin, it first aired on september 15, 1966. I do love the sound of the enterprise at full running noises. Star trek remastered s1 e the conscience of the king duration. One thing star trek does best is speaking about the human condition. Volume 4 from the dvd collection of original star trek programs includes broadcast episode 2, the memorable charlie x, starring robert walker jr. In the remastered version, fans finally get a glimpse at the antares, the freighter that brought 17yearold charles evans to the enterprise its crew unaware of his true nature being raised. Played charlie evans in the iconic star trek episode charlie x. While the man trap lured viewers into a false sense of security with its scary monster, with charlie x we get a prototypical star trek episode.
There is nothing in the episode to refute the idea that trelanes powers were technological. I just realized charlie x is a thanksgiving episode. Charlie x was adapted for a novelization by james blish. In the episode, the enterprise picks up an unstable 17yearold boy who spent 14 years alone on a deserted planet and lacks the training and restraint to handle his superhuman mental powers wisely. Yes, i would like to receive updates, special offers and other information from star. And for the dvds, im focusing first on those that feature two episodes i like rather than just one.
The original series charlie x tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1997, majel barrett named the cage as her favorite episode of tos, along with the city on the edge of forever. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. Broadcast episode 2 of the original star trek series, the memorable charlie x, stars robert walker jr. Like kings story, this trek episode uses the gimmick of mental abilities to deal with a teenagers inner struggles and confusion. Charlie x is the second episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series star trek.
Despite charlies pleas not to be taken away, the thasians remove charlie from the enterprise and restore the crew back to normal. After the salteating monster of the man trap, the original star trek deals with the concept of psychic powers for the first time, an element that occurs on several occasions throughout the series. Its hard not to compare the main theme of this episode with where no man has gone before, and charlie x isnt nearly as good. After he wills the destruction of a starship that drops him off with the enterprise, the titular delinquent stalks a female member of the crew and creates havoc using his. The original series charlie x tv episode 1966 full. The enterprise takes on a passenger, being that they are commonly in the habit of ferrying. But as pressure to complete episodes grew, this touch. The original series charlie x tv episode 1966 imdb. This name is a pun on charles law, a law of physics dealing with how changes in temperature affect the volume of a gas. The original series episode guide lets watch star trek. A repentant charlie cant pursuade thasian to let charlie stay onboard the enterprise. Gene roddenberry had written a onesentence synopsis of this episode on the first page of his original series outline for star trek under the. Its comprised of mostly awkward, unintentionally funny scenes, and most of the time leaves you feeling awful, mostly for janice, but also for the rest of the crew and even charlie at the end.
So put me down for charlie x and the thasians are not q, please. Its fascinating, and becomes so integral to the franchise that its strange to see it established so casually. After that i found other things to eat, just growing around. Details about star trek tos 40th series 2 charlie x revised insert card c16. Now that the full episode is available, we can all enjoy it. Star trek tos 40th anniversary series 2 charlie x revised episode card c16 ep8. Qualifying purchases could enjoy no interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases. Charlie x touches upon a great many themes that will recur again and again in episodes in each star trek series what happens when people are given powers too great for them to use. Star trek the next generation season 3 episode 17 sins of the father.
The title of this episode is not the first star trek episode to. It was published in the first bantam books star trek novelization collection in 1967 under the name charlies law. Charlie x charles evans, the lone survivor of a crashed colonizing expedition to the planet thasus, comes aboard the u. Heinleins classic 1961 scifi novel stranger in a strange land which wouldve been fairly new and considered groundbreaking at the time when this episode was created. Star trek the original series season 1 episode 2 charlie x. I wonder if an inspiration for charlie was the twilight zone episode its a good life featuring a similar godlike narcissistic. To me, this episode is star trek looking at not just problems we all experience in puberty but especially those who are raised outside of a stable family. Charlie is a frightfully embarrassing teenager, compounded by the fact that hes. Apart from one hilariously forced conversation between spock and uhura, theres not much effort made to introduce us to the various crew members, or even the enterprise herself.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in star trek 1966 in charlie x. Charles evans, the lone survivor of a crashed colonizing expedition to the planet thasus, comes aboard the u. Charles evans at memory beta, the wiki for licensed star trek works charles evans at memory omega, the wiki for. There are clear signs here that the concept was probably inspired in part by robert a. By this time the thasians, noncorporeal beings who really raised charlie and gave him his powers, discover that the boy is missing and intercept the enterprise. Where no man has gone before may be treks official pilot, but man trap was the first episode to air, not that you could tell from watching it. All mistakes all mistakes in this episode 6 continuity mistakes in this episode 1 other mistake in this episode 2. The eponymous character charlie evans is featured as. His introduction to the fairer sex yeoman rand probably whitneys best episode is painful in itself. Its captain and first officer are beaming over to us with an unusual passenger. The first story to deal with that topic, charlie x, lacks the philosophical relevance of later episodes its just a traditional monsteroftheweek tale, but succeeds in delivering thrills and suspense. She thought both episodes are more star trek than anything else that has been conceived and pure star trek.
The next generation started by spectral, feb 27, 2015. The enterprise picks up charlie evans, a young man who is the sole survivor of a transport crash. The musical rec room scene was entirely unnecessary, but. This was a major promotional point for nbc, as star trek was a selling point for color televisions. Im an oldline star trek classic fan, dating from the 70s and earlier, when i first started watching tos, and this dvd features one of the best episodes balance of terror and one soso episode charlie x, but both are enjoyable to watch. Find out when star trek is on tv, including series 1episode 3. Read our recap of charlie x here at ready steady cut.
Tuvok will be seen to play it in several episodes of voyager as well. He made his mark on the tv series for playing the teenager charlie evans, who also went by. But when the antares captain ramart contacts kirk in regards to charlie, the antares suddenly explodes. Star trek actor robert walker jr died on thursday at the age of 79 in malibu according to his family. The animated series is full of good ideas let down by rather poor execution.
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