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The Gamesters of Triskelion

"The Gamesters of Triskelion" (TOS 46)

Series	Star Trek
Season	2
Episode	16
Production Number	46
Previous	A Private Little War (TOS 45)
Next	Obsession (TOS 47)
Released	5 Jan 1968
Advertising	Amazon

Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)

Stardate 3211.7: Three disembodied beings wager on fights staged by prisoners abducted from around the galaxy.

As Captain Kirk, Lieutenant Uhura, and Ensign Chekov are about to beam down on a routine survey mission, they are abducted by a powerful transporter beam. They arrive on the planet Triskelion in the trinary star system M-24 Alpha. Kirk and company learn that they are to be used as gladiators, to fight in games staged for the amusement of the Providers, the rulers of the planet. While Mr. Spock attempts to locate his captain, Kirk and his companions experience various ordeals including excruciating pain inflicted by Galt, the master thrall. When the Enterprise arrives and orbits Triskelion, the Providers capture the starship. To save all aboard, Kirk proposes a wager with the Providers, who are actually aged and bored beings reduced to disembodied brains. Kirk is pitted against three thralls including Shahna, whom he has attempted to teach about love and loyalty. He wins the contest, the Providers free the thralls, and the Enterprise proceeds on its way.

Image Gallery

Gamma II
Triskelion
arena
Andorian Thrall
Communications Officer
Galt
Lt. Jana Haines
Kloog
Lars
Shahna
Tamoon
Unnamed Thrall
astrogator
Collar of Obedience
Type 2 phaser
Providers

Related Data

Astrometrics	Earth; Gamma II; M-24 Alpha system; Triskelion
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2268; Stardate 3211.7-3211.8, 3259.2
Culture	devil; thralls
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician
Food
People	Andorian Thrall; Brent; Chekov, Pavel; Communications Officer (TOS46); Daniel (Biblical); Galt; Hadley; Haines, Jana; Kirk, James T.; Kloog; Lars; Leslie; McCoy, Leonard; Provider One; Provider Two; Provider Three; Scott, Montgomery; Shahna; Spock; Tamoon; Transporter Chief (TOS45); Uhura, Nyota; Unnamed Thrall
Politics	anarchy; sergeant; Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	astrogation; astrogator; atom; audio receiver; Collar of Obedience; communications; communicator; computer; hydrogen; impulse drive; ion; knife; light year; magnetism; meter; microtapes; mile; nacelle; navigation; net; orbit; PADD; parallel universes; phasers (Type 2); sector; sensors; stars; subspace; time (eon, hour, trisec); transporter; tricorder; trinary system; turbolift; warp drive; whip
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	Andorians; geese; Humans; hybrids; lions; Providers; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; logs; quatloos; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); transporter room

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Written by
Margaret Armen

Directed by
Gene Nelson

Produced by
John Meredyth Lucas

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
Joseph Ruskin as Galt

Co-Starring
Angelique Pettyjohn as Shahna

Featuring
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
James Doohan … Scott
Steve Sandor … Lars
Walter Koenig … Chekov Jane Ross … Tamoon
Victoria George … Ensign Jana Haines
Dick Crockett … Andorian Thrall
and
Mickey Morton … Kloog

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Film Editor … James D. Ballas, A.C.E.
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Phil Rawlins
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Cinema Research
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Jim Henrikson
Re-Recording Mixer … Elden E. Ruberg, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg
Key Costumer … Ken Harvey

A Desilu Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow

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-'''Writer'''<br/>
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-[[Armen, Margaret|Margaret Armen]]
-'''Director'''<br/>
-[[Nelson, Gene|Gene Nelson]]
 '''Starring'''<br/>
-[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]]<br/>
+[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]]
-[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] &hellip; Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
-[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] &hellip; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
 '''Also Starring'''<br/>
+[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
+and<br/>
+[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
+'''Written by'''<br/>[[Armen, Margaret|Margaret Armen]]
+'''Directed by'''<br/>[[Nelson, Gene|Gene Nelson]]
+'''Produced by'''<br/>[[Lucas, John Meredyth|John Meredyth Lucas]]
+'''Executive Producer'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
+'''Associate Producer'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]]
+'''Guest Star'''<br/>
+[[Ruskin, Joseph|Joseph Ruskin]] as [[Galt]]<br/>
+'''Co-Starring'''<br/>
+[[Pettyjohn, Angelique|Angelique Pettyjohn]] as [[Shahna]]<br/>
+'''Featuring'''<br/>
+[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
 [[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
-[[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
+[[Sandor, Steve|Steve Sandor]] &hellip; [[Lars]]<br/>
-[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
 [[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]
+[[Ross, Jane|Jane Ross]] &hellip; [[Tamoon]]<br/>
+[[George, Victoria|Victoria George]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Ensign|Ensign]] [[Haines, Jana|Jana Haines]]<br/>
+[[Crockett, Dick|Dick Crockett]] &hellip; [[Andorian Thrall]]<br/>
+and<br/>
+[[Morton, Mickey|Mickey Morton]] &hellip; [[Kloog]]
-'''Guest Starring'''<br/>
+'''Script Consultant'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
-[[Ruskin, Joseph|Joseph Ruskin]] &hellip; [[Galt]]<br/>
-[[Pettyjohn, Angelique|Angelique Pettyjohn]] &hellip; [[Shahna]]<br/>
+'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]
-[[Sandor, Steve|Steve Sandor]] &hellip; [[Lars]]<br/>
-[[Morton, Mickey|Mickey Morton]] &hellip; [[Kloog]]<br/>
+'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]
-[[George, Victoria|Victoria George]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Ensign|Ensign]] [[Haines, Jana|Jana Haines]]<br/>
-[[Ross, Jane|Jane Ross]] &hellip; [[Tamoon]]<br/>
+'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]
+'''Art Director'''<br/>[[Jefferies, Walter M.|Walter M. Jefferies]]
+'''Film Editor''' &hellip; [[Ballas, James D.|James D. Ballas]], A.C.E.<br/>
+'''Unit Production Manager''' &hellip; [[Peters, Gregg|Gregg Peters]]<br/>
+'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Rawlins, Phil|Phil Rawlins]]<br/>
+'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[Dwyer, John M.|John M. Dwyer]]<br/>
+'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[Theiss, Williiam Ware|William Ware Theiss]]<br/>
+'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Cinema Research<br/>
+'''Sound Effects Editor''' &hellip; [[Grindstaff, Douglas H.|Douglas H. Grindstaff]]<br/>
+'''Music Editor''' &hellip; [[Henrikson, Jim|Jim Henrikson]]<br/>
+'''Re-Recording Mixer''' &hellip; [[Ruberg, Elden E.|Elden E. Ruberg]], C.A.S.<br/>
+'''Production Mixer''' &hellip; [[Daniels, Carl W.|Carl W. Daniels]]<br/>
+'''Script Supervisor''' &hellip; [[Rutter, George A.|George A. Rutter]]<br/>
+'''Casting''' &hellip; [[D'Agosta, Joseph|Joseph D'Agosta]]<br/>
+'''Sound''' &hellip; Glen Glenn Sound Co.<br/>
+'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Phillips, Fred B.|Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
+'''Hair Styles''' &hellip; [[Westmore, Pat|Pat Westmore]]<br/>
+'''Gaffer''' &hellip; [[Merhoff, George H.|George H. Merhoff]]<br/>
+'''Head Grip''' &hellip; [[Rader, George|George Rader]]<br/>
+'''Property Master''' &hellip; [[Feinberg, Irving A.|Irving A. Feinberg]]<br/>
+'''Special Effects''' &hellip; [[Rugg, Jim|Jim Rugg]]<br/>
+'''Key Costumer''' &hellip; [[Harvey, Ken|Ken Harvey]]
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+'''In Association With'''<br/>
+'''Norway Corporation'''
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