The Cage (Star Trek: The Original Series) of the eventual series, but there were numerous differences. The Captain of the starship USS "Enterprise" was not James T. Kirk, but Christopher Pike. Spock was present, but not as First Officer. That role was taken by a character known only as Number One, played by Majel Barrett. Spock's character differs somewhat from that seen in the rest of "Star Trek"; he displays a youthful eagerness that contrasts with the later more reserved and logical Spock. He also delivers the first line in all of "Star Trek": "Check the circuit!" followed by, "Can't be the screen then." The weaponry used
Shore Leave (Star Trek: The Original Series) Shore Leave (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Shore Leave" is the fifteenth episode of the of the American science fiction television series, "". Written by Theodore Sturgeon and directed by Robert Sparr, it first aired on December 29, 1966. In the episode, the crew of the "Enterprise" visits a bizarre planet where strange and utterly improbable things happen to the landing party sent to do an initial planetary survey. On stardate 3025.3, the Federation starship USS "Enterprise", under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, arrives at a planet in the Omicron Delta system. Scans reveal the planet to be