Kirk draws a court martial in the negligent death of a crewman.Kirk draws a court martial in the negligent death of a crewman.Kirk draws a court martial in the negligent death of a crewman.
Percy Rodrigues
- Portmaster Stone
- (as Percy Rodriguez)
Elisha Cook Jr.
- Cogley
- (as Elisha Cook)
Win De Lugo
- Timothy
- (as Winston DeLugo)
Majel Barrett
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bill Blackburn
- Lieutenant Hadley
- (uncredited)
Tom Curtis
- Corrigan
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis marks the only appearance of the female Starfleet dress uniform during The Original Series, worn by Lt. Areel Shaw (Joan Marshall). Key differences between this uniform and the standard female uniform are a satin-like sheen, a gold braid on the edge of the collar, and a longer skirt.
- GoofsWhen Kirk is about to give his demonstration on the bridge he states that the ship's computer has audio sensors that they can boost by "1 to the 4th power". 1 to any power is only 1 so there would be no boost at all. He probably meant to say 10 to the 4th power, which is 10,000.
- Crazy creditsThe on-screen title is printed as "Court Martial", but the proper grammatical spelling should have included a hyphen. The title should have been printed as: "Court-Martial"
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song. The new exterior shots show the damage to the Enterprise around which the plot revolves.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek: The Deadly Years (1967)
- SoundtracksTheme From Star Trek
Written by and credited to Alexander Courage
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The acting saves this one
What should have been one of the worst first season episodes is salvaged by solid performances by William Shatner and guest stars Percy Rodriguez and Elisha Cook Jr, good editing and directing. Cook is especially charming as the defense attorney representing Kirk in a court martial concerning the death of a Lieutenant Commander who shares a rocky history with our captain, and Shatner's acting is spot-on for this difficult episode. Daniels' directing is also fairly good, but hampered by the limitations of the plot.
The initial premise is promising. Kirk is charged with negligence in the death of a Lt Comm Finney, whose career has been overshadowed consistently by Kirk's. Kirk repeatedly claims that he jettisoned Finney's pod after declaring a red alert and telling Finney to get to safety, but the ship's video record and computer logs tell a very different story. (Incidentally, one of the most ridiculous use of props I have ever seen in ST occurs in the crucial courtroom scene involving the video logs - take a close look at the control panel Kirk uses to jettison the pod. How many pods does the Enterprise jettison in a given day, and why does the Captain do this himself from a control panel on his arm rest???).
Unfortunately, just as the full story is revealed, the episode devolves into a poorly considered, rather cliché conclusion - which I will not discuss in order to avoid a spoiler.
The initial premise is promising. Kirk is charged with negligence in the death of a Lt Comm Finney, whose career has been overshadowed consistently by Kirk's. Kirk repeatedly claims that he jettisoned Finney's pod after declaring a red alert and telling Finney to get to safety, but the ship's video record and computer logs tell a very different story. (Incidentally, one of the most ridiculous use of props I have ever seen in ST occurs in the crucial courtroom scene involving the video logs - take a close look at the control panel Kirk uses to jettison the pod. How many pods does the Enterprise jettison in a given day, and why does the Captain do this himself from a control panel on his arm rest???).
Unfortunately, just as the full story is revealed, the episode devolves into a poorly considered, rather cliché conclusion - which I will not discuss in order to avoid a spoiler.
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- mstomaso
- Apr 5, 2007
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