Metamorphosis (Episode)

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Metamorphosis
"Metamorphosis" (TOS 31)

"Metamorphosis" (TOS 31)
Series Star Trek
Season 2
Episode 9
Production Number 31


Previous Catspaw (TOS30)
Next Friday's Child (TOS32)
Released 10 Nov 1967
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Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)


Stardate 3219.8: The Shuttlecraft Galileo makes a forced landing on a world with a single human inhabitant.

The Shuttlecraft Galileo is transporting ailing Assistant Federation Commissioner Nancy Hedford back to the Enterprise when it is suddenly drawn off course by a mysterious cloud creature. After depositing the shuttle on the planetoid Gamma Canaris N, the entity vanishes. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Commissioner Hedford then meet another castaway — revealed as Zefram Cochrane, the famed scientist from Alpha Centauri who discovered warp drive more than 150 years ago. At the age of 87, Cochrane decided that he wanted to die in outer space, so he boarded a ship and headed away from Alpha Centauri, only to be waylaid by the cloud creature, which Cochrane calls the Companion. Kirk communicates with the Companion via the universal translator and learns that the entity is in love with Cochrane. Cochrane is unable to accept this, especially since he is attracted to Hedford. When Hedford's death is imminent, the Companion forsakes its immortal state to unite with the Human woman. Cochrane accepts the love of the Companion/Hedford and stays on the planet with her.

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Related Data

 
Astrometrics Alpha Centauri; Earth; Epsilon Canaris III; Gamma Canaris; Gamma Canaris N
Chronology Prime Timeline; 2032; 2119; 2267; Stardate 3219.8-3220.3
Culture English language; Judas goat
Education classroom; doctor; doctorate; physician; surgeon
Food carrot; coffee; vegetables; water; wine
People Cochrane, Zefram; The Companion; Hadley; Hedford, Nancy; Kirk, James T.; Leslie; McCoy, Leonard; Science Crewman (TOS02); Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sulu, Hikaru; Uhura, Nyota
Politics Federation Commissioner; diplomacy; military; soldier; Starfleet; Starfleet Medical; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology antimatter; argon; asteroid; atmosphere; audio receiver; blood; cane; Class A planet; Class B planet; Class C planet; Class D planet; Class E planet; Class F planet; Class G planet; Class H planet; Class I planet; Class J planet; Class K planet; Class L planet; Class M planet; Class N planet; communications; communicator; computer; coordinates; electricity; Fahrenheit; fever; gravity; hammer; heart; hydrogen; hypospray; immunizations; impulse drive; ion; iron; krypton; nacelle; navigation; neon; nickel; nitrogen; orbit; oxygen; phasers (Type 2); radiation; Sakuro's disease; sensors; subspace; time (minute, hour); tractor beam; transporter; tranquilizer; tricorder; turbolift; universal translator; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Class F shuttlecraft; Shuttlecraft Galileo II NCC-1701/7
Xenology fig trees; goats; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous bath; bridge; garden; hospital; logs; shuttlebay; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); zoo

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

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

Written by
Gene L. Coon

Directed by
Ralph Senensky

Produced by
Gene L. Coon

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
Glenn Corbett as Zefram Cochrane
Elinor Donahue as Nancy Hedford

Featuring
James DoohanScott
George TakeiSulu
Nichelle NicholsUhura

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Music Composed and Conducted by
George Duning

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Directors
Rolland M. Brooks
and
Walter M. Jefferies

Film EditorJames D. Ballas, A.C.E.
Unit ManagerGregg Peters
Assistant DirectorElliot Schick
Set DecoratorJoseph J. Stone
Costumes Created byWilliam Theiss
Photographic Effects … Westheimer Company
Sound Effects EditorDouglas H. Grindstaff
Music EditorJim Henrikson
Re-Recording MixerElden E. Ruberg
Production MixerCarl W. Daniels
Script SupervisorGeorge A. Rutter
CastingJospeh D'Agosta
Makeup ArtistFred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair StylesJean Austin
GafferGeorge H. Merhoff
Head GripGeorge Rader
Property MasterIrving A. Feinberg
Special EffectsJim Rugg

A Desilu Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow