The anthropoid ape was an ape-like creature that was encountered in captivity on Talos IV by Christopher Pike in 2254. In self-defense, one of the Talosians made himself look like the anthropoid ape to Pike, but this disguise was not successful.

In 2016, SyFy ranked "The Cage" as the fifth best out of six Star Trek TV show pilots, with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Emissary" in first place. [29] In 2017, Inverse recommended "The Cage" as "essential watching" for Star Trek: Discovery. [30] In 2023, Den of Geek ranked "The Cage" as the best pilot episode for any series in the franchise. [31]

"The Cage" was the first pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. The episode was written by series creator Gene Roddenberry and directed by Robert ButlerMA. After being filmed by Desilu StudiosMA, the episode was rejected by the …

"The Cage" is the original unaired pilot episode for the 1966 science fiction television series Star Trek. After being presented to studio heads, NBC ordered a second pilot episode for the series which was entitled "Where No Man Has Gone Before". The original pilot features the lead character Christopher Pike as Captain of the USS Enterprise.

(TOS episode: "The Cage") Anthropoid ape article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek. An unidentified anthropoid ape was encountered by Captain Christopher Pike on Talos IV in 2254. One of the Talosians briefly assumed the appearance of the ape as a disguise.

"Star Trek" The Cage (TV Episode 1966) Janos Prohaska as Anthropoid Ape, Humanoid Bird

Jan 15, 2025 · Janos Prohaska as the Anthropoid Ape and the Humanoid Bird Adam Roarke as Crewman Garison Stardate: Unknown Synopsis. Thirteen years before James T. Kirk takes command of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Captain Christopher Pike and his starship crew receive a distress signal from the planet Talos IV and beam down to investigate.

Star Trek: The Cage is the first pilot episode of the iconic Star Trek franchise. The episode follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship Enterprise as they investigate a distant planet, encountering telepathic aliens who seek to capture a …

In the If Memory Serves story arc, the story sequence is The Cage : [ [ { { {2}}}]]. The Enterprise, commanded by Captain Pike, discovers survivors from a ship that crashed on the planet Talos IV twenty years ago. Among them is the young Vina. Pike is abducted by the indigenous Talosians and subjected to illusions, in which Vina appears too.

The humanoid bird was played by Janos Prohaska (who also played the anthropoid ape in the same episode). The costume was a creation by master sculptor Wah Chang for "The Cage" and tailor-made for Prohaska.