Beyond the Farthest Star (Episode)
"Beyond the Farthest Star"
| Series | Star Trek: The Animated Series |
| Season | 1 |
| Episode | 14 |
| Production Number | 04
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| Previous | Yesteryear (TAS03) |
| Next | The Survivor (TAS05) |
| Released | 8 Sep 1973 |
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Stardate 5221.3: After being pulled into orbit around a dead star, the Enterprise comes across a huge, deserted starship inhabited by a parasitic life form.
Pulled off course by Questar M-17, an imploded negative star mass, the Enterprise discovers a strange, ancient starship inhabited by a formless and malevolent life form. The ship's builders failed to rid themselves of the creature and attempted to destroy their vessel rather than risk bringing the entity with them elsewhere in the galaxy. The creature takes control of the Enterprise, but Kirk and Spock, by heading directly toward Questar M-17, trick the entity into believing that they are about to destroy themselves, and the creature flees. Using a slingshot maneuver, the Enterprise escapes Questar M-17's gravity, leaving the entity trapped in orbit of the dead star.
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring the Voices of
William Shatner as Capt. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
Written by
Samuel A. Peeples
Directed by
Hal Sutherland
Executive Consultant
Gene Roddenberry
General Manager
Rock Benedetto
Special Effects Animation
Reuben Timmins
Storyboard
Sherman Labby, Paul Fennell, Dale Hale, Jack Miller, Michael O'Connor, Louise Sandoval, Ken Southworth, Dawn Huntley
Art Director
Don Christensen
Key Assistants
Mike Hazy, Bill House
Key Layout
Herb Hazleton, Alberto de Mello, Kay Wright
Layout
George Wheeler, Wes Herschensohn, Lorna Smith, Jim Wiloughby, Les Kaluza, Cliff Vorhees, George Jensen, Robert Kline, Dick Hall, Virgil Raddatz, Warren Marshall, John Perry, Wendell Washer, Carol Lundberg, Martin Muller, Malcolm Weizer, Christopher Lane, George Goode, Glen Keane, James Koukos, Maria Bennett, Tom Burton, Ken Leonard
Director of Color
Ervin Kaplan
Background Artists
Paul Xander, Curt Perkins, Maurice Harvey, Boris Gorelick, Don Peters, Rolando Oliva, Tom O'Loughlin, Janet Brown, Pat Keppler, Karen Shaffer
Animators
Robert Bentley, Jim Brummett, Bob Carlson, Ruy Cataldi, Jesse Cosio, Zion Davush, Lil Evans, Paul Fennell, Otto Feuer, Ed Friedman, Lee Halpern, La Verne Harding, Lou Kachivas, Marsh LaMore, Lawrence Miller, Fred Myers, Jane Nordin, Bill Nunes, Joe Nunez, Casey Onaitis, Jack Ozark, Bill Pratt, Len Rogers, Virgil Ross, Sonja Ruta, Don Schloat, Ben Shenkman, Brad Smith, Hank Smith, Reuben Timmins, Bob Trochim, George Waiss, Ron Westlund, Kaem Wong
Checking Supervision
Marion Turk, Jane Philippi
Xerography & Paint Supervision
John Remmel, Betty Brooks
Camera Supervison
R.W. Pope
Camera
Thane Berti, Bill Kotler, Joseph Ponticelle, Fredrick T. Ziegler, Don Dinehart, Earl Bendetto, John Aardal, Gene Gropper, Dean G. Teves
Also Starring the Voices of
George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, James Doohan
Editoral Supervision
Joseph Simon, Doreen Dixon
Film Coordinator
June Gilham
Background Music by
Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael
Music Publisher
Shermley Music Co. A.S.C.A.P.
Music and Sound Effects
Horta Mahana Corp.
Color by
Technicolor
Associate Producer and Story Editor
D.C. Fontana
Produced by
Norm Prescott, Lou Scheimer
