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Myriad Universes: Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

"Metamorphosis" (TOS 31)

Series	Star Trek
Season	2
Episode	9
Production Number	31
Previous	Catspaw (TOS 30)
Next	Friday's Child (TOS 32)
Released	10 Nov 1967
Advertising	Amazon

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.

Image Gallery

Gamma Canaris N
Surface of Gamma Canaris N
Zefram Cochrane
The Companion
Assistant Federation Commissioner Nancy Hedford
Instruments from Cochrane's ship
universal translator
Shuttlecraft Galileo
Cochrane's house

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 Doohan … Scott
George Takei … Sulu
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura

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 Editor … James D. Ballas, A.C.E.
Unit Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Elliot Schick
Set Decorator … Joseph J. Stone
Costumes Created by … William Theiss
Photographic Effects … Westheimer Company
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Jim Henrikson
Re-Recording Mixer … Elden E. Ruberg
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Casting … Jospeh D'Agosta
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles … Jean Austin
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg

A Desilu Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow

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+==Credits==
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+'''Created by'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
+'''Starring'''<br/>[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]]
-'''[[Stardate]] [[2267#SD3219|3219.4]]: The Shuttlecraft ''Galileo'' makes a forced landing on a world with a single human inhabitant.'''
+'''Also Starring'''<br/>
+[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
+and [[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
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-'''Writer'''<br/>
-[[Coon, Gene L.|Gene L. Coon]]
-'''Director'''<br/>
+'''Associate Producer'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]]
-[[Senensky, Ralph|Ralph Senensky]]
-'''Starring'''<br/>
+'''Guest Star'''<br/>
-[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]]<br/>
+[[Corbett, Glenn|Glenn Corbett]] as [[Cochrane, Zefram|Zefram Cochrane]]<br/>
-[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] &hellip; Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
+[[Donahue, Elinor|Elinor Donahue]] as [[Hedford, Nancy|Nancy Hedford]]
-[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] &hellip; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
-'''Also Starring'''<br/>
+'''Featuring'''<br/>
 [[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
 [[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
 [[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
-[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]
-'''Guest Starring'''<br/>
+'''Script Consultant'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
-[[Donahue, Elinor|Elinor Donahue]] &hellip; [[Hedford, Nancy|Nancy Hedford]]<br/>
-[[Corbett, Glenn|Glenn Corbett]] &hellip; [[Cochrane, Zefram|Zefram Cochrane]]
+'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]
+'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]
+'''Music Composed and Conducted by'''<br/>[[Duning, George|George Duning]]
+'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]
+'''Art Directors'''<br/>
+[[Brooks, Rolland M.|Rolland M. Brooks]]<br/>
+and<br/>
+[[Jefferies, Walter M.|Walter M. Jefferies]]
+'''Film Editor''' &hellip; [[Ballas, James D.|James D. Ballas]], A.C.E.<br/>
+'''Unit Manager''' &hellip; [[Peters, Gregg|Gregg Peters]]<br/>
+'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Schick, Elliot|Elliot Schick]]<br/>
+'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[Stone, Joseph J.|Joseph J. Stone]]<br/>
+'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[Theiss, William|William Theiss]]<br/>
+'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Westheimer Company<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]]<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|Jospeh D'Agosta]]<br/>
+'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Phillips, Fred B.|Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
+'''Hair Styles''' &hellip; [[Austin, Jean|Jean Austin]]<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]]
-</div></div>
+'''A Desilu Production'''<br/>
+'''In Association With'''<br/>
+'''Norway Corporation'''
-{{StoryNav|series=Star Trek|type=Episode|prev=Catspaw|next=Friday's Child}}
+'''Executive in Charge of Production'''<br/>[[Solow, Herbert F.|Herbert F. Solow]]
+</div>
 [[Category:Logs]]
 [[Category:TOS]]