But while the characters and configs of that show Captain Kirk, First Officer Spock, the U.S.S.
It is here where we can see the roots ofStar Trekas we know it take hold.
Lets take a look at some of the major elements…
The Ship: from the U.S.S.
Yorktown to the U.S.S.
Enterprise
The space-faring vessel in Roddenberrys original pitch was called the U.S.S.
Yorktown, a name that goes as far back as 1839 in the United States Navy.
Yet Roddenberrys commanding officer was also fighting a continual battle with self-doubt and the loneliness of command.
Landings and contact would be confined to planets approximating Earth-Mars conditions, life and social orders.
A number of those stories actually made it to the screen, at least loosely.
The Day Charlie Became God: A young man is given incredible powers.
This was the basis of Charlie X.
President Capone: The Yorktown travels to a parallel world where Al Capone is ruler.
Elements of this made it into the season two episode A Piece of the Action.
The Women: Hanky panky ensues as the Yorktown transports a cargo of women to a mining colony.
This evolved into Mudds Women.
This concept hung around until the third season, when it morphed into The Savage Curtain.
Sounds like the seed idea for Errand of Mercy to us.
(The Omega Glory) and The Mirror (Mirror, Mirror).
