Star Trek This Side of Paradise - Search
Open links in new tab
  1. Release dateMarch 2, 1967 (USA)
    Series nameStar Trek
    Content ratingTV-PG · TV-14
    Running time50min
    Plot

    The USS Enterprise is ordered to a Federation colony on Omicron Ceti III. Captain Kirk, First Officer Spock, Chief Medical Officer Leonard McCoy, and others beam down to the colony, and discover the colonists al… See more

    Themes

    A Thorneloe University document, "Modern Interpretations of the Lotus-Eaters", notes the parallels between the episode and Homer's Odyssey episode of the Lotus-eaters: "These two stories share a particular t… See more

    Production

    • Writer Jerry Sohl had his name replaced by the pseudonym "Nathan Butler", after D. C. Fontana rewrote the original draft (entitled "The Way of the Spores").
    • This was actor Frank Overton's last performance before his death o… See more

    Reception

    Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave this episode an "A" rating, describing it as "an intriguingly ambiguous episode", and he praised its sense of humor.
    In 2015, SyFy ranked this episode as one of the top ten … See more

     
    Kizdar net | Kizdar net | Кыздар Нет