The Cage Archives

"Star Trek" Eyewitness To History: A Comic-Con Conversation With "The Cage" Director Robert Butler

"Star Trek" Eyewitness: A Comic-Con Conversation With "The Cage" Director Robert Butler

The second season of Star Trek: Discovery drew significant creative inspiration from the unaired Star Trek pilot "The Cage." Discovery resurrected Captain Pike (Anson Mount), Number One (Rebecca Romijn), the Talosians, and Vina (Melissa George), all characters previously seen on "The Cage." Although rejected as the the Star Trek pilot, "The Cage" was so good[...]

'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2, Episode 8 "If Memory Serves" Review: Spock's (and Our) Problem with Mind-Melds [SPOILERS]

Family. Whether they be biological, adopted, or chosen, they know us better than anyone else – even when we wish they didn't – no one can push your buttons like family. Through the decades, starting all the way back with the unaired pilot "The Cage," Star Trek has been about "found family": the bonds between colleagues and crew[...]

'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2, Episode 8 "If Memory Serves" Looks Mind-Bending [PREVIEW]

All Rights Reserved. In the original Star Trek pilot "The Cage", Captain Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) and Number One (Majel Barrett) face off against the psychic aliens of Talos IV The Talosians use illusions to try and lure the Enterprise crew into staying on their planet Much of "The Cage" was eventually cannibalized to create Star Trek Season 1 two-part episode[...]