The Savage Curtain The Savage Curtain "The Savage Curtain" is a episode of the American science fiction television series "", first broadcast on March 7, 1969, and repeated July 1, 1969. It is episode #77, production #77, written by Gene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinemann, based on an original story by Gene Roddenberry, and directed by Herschel Daugherty. In the episode, aliens force Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock to join forces with "Abraham Lincoln" and "Surak" to battle villains in a contest between good and evil. The Federation starship "Enterprise" arrives at the volcanic planet of Excalbia to conduct a geological survey. Sensors
The Deadly Years The Deadly Years "The Deadly Years" is the twelfth episode of the of the American science fiction television series, "". Written by David P. Harmon and directed by Joseph Pevney, it was first broadcast December 8, 1967. In the episode, strange radiation causes members of the crew of the "Enterprise" to age rapidly. The Federation starship USS "Enterprise" is ferrying a senior officer, Commodore Stocker, to Starbase 10 where he is due to assume command. On the way, the ship makes a stop at planet Gamma Hydra IV to resupply the research station there. A landing party consisting of Captain