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
A Piece of the Action (Star Trek: The Original Series) A Piece of the Action (Star Trek: The Original Series) "A Piece of the Action" is the seventeenth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", first broadcast on January 12, 1968; its repeat on August 30, 1968, was the last episode to air in the 8:30 pm time slot on Friday nights. It is episode #46, production #49, written by David P. Harmon and Gene L. Coon, and directed by James Komack. In the comedic episode, the "Enterprise" visits a planet with an Earth-like 1920s gangster culture, with Runyonesque dialog and costumes. The Federation starship USS