For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky (Episode)
Series | Star Trek |
Season | 3 |
Episode | 8 |
Production Number | 65 |
Release Date | 8 Nov 1968 |
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Stardate 5476.3: An inhabited asteroid is on a collision course with a Federation planet.
The Enterprise encounters an asteroid on a collision course with a Federation planet, only to discover that it is actually a large, spherical spacecraft called Yonada — and its inhabitants are unaware that their home is a spaceship.
Dr. McCoy, who has just discovered that he is terminally ill, insists on joining the landing party to Yonada, where they discover the population within is governed by a sophisticated computer called the Oracle, and it is programmed to conceal Yonada's true nature from its people until the ship reaches the end of its journey. But something has gone wrong with the Oracle's programming, and Captain Kirk and Spock must find a way to correct it.
Meanwhile, McCoy falls in love with Natira, the high priestess to the Oracle. She wishes to marry him, but only if he will stay on Yonada with her and agree to obey the will of the Oracle. Kirk and Spock penetrate the Oracle's defenses and reprogram it to bypass the endangered planet. They also discover that Yonada, built centuries before by the Fabrini civilization, has in its computer banks the Fabrini's advanced medical knowledge, including a cure for McCoy's illness. Natira realizes that McCoy's place is with his own people, although she will always love him. Kirk promises McCoy that, when Yonada reaches its destination, the Enterprise will be there to greet Natira and her people.
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Credits
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring
William Shatner
Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
Written by
Rik Vollaerts
Directed by
Tony Leader
Produced by
Fred Freiberger
Co-Producer
Robert H. Justman
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Associate Producers
Edward K. Milkis
Gregg Peters
Guest Star
Kate Woodville as Natira
James Doohan … Scott
George Takei … Sulu
Walter Koenig … Chekov
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Majel Barrett … Nurse Chapel
Byron Morrow … Admiral Westervliet
Jon Lormer … Old Man
Story Consultant
Arthur H. Singer
Theme Music by
Alexander Courage
Additional Music by
George Duning
Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies
Director of Photography
Al Francis
Film Editor … Fabien Tordjmann
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Gil Kissel
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Howard Anderson Co.
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Richard Lapham
Re-Recording Mixer … Gordon L. Day, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Recorded by … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
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
A Paramount Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation
Executive Vice President in Charge of Production
Douglas S. Cramer