Star Trek: The Original Series the 23rd century bearing a crew dedicated to exploring the Milky Way Galaxy. Roddenberry noted a number of influences on his idea, some of which includes A. E. van Vogt's tales of the spaceship "Space Beagle", Eric Frank Russell's "Marathon" series of stories, and the film "Forbidden Planet" (1956). Some have also drawn parallels with the television series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" (1954), a space opera which included many of the elements that were integral to "Star Trek"—the organization, crew relationships, missions, part of the bridge layout, and some technology. Roddenberry also drew heavily from C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower
Metamorphosis (Star Trek: The Original Series) Metamorphosis (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Metamorphosis" is the ninth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by Ralph Senensky, it was first broadcast on November 10, 1967. In the episode, a shuttle crew from the USS "Enterprise" encounters a man out of history and his mysterious alien companion. Federation Commissioner Nancy Hedford is being ferried by shuttlecraft to the "Enterprise", to be treated for Sukaro's disease, a potentially fatal condition, before resuming a peacemaking mission. A glowing energy field appears in the shuttlecraft's path, and pulls it down