The Alternative Factor
Joe Siegler
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The Alternative Factor
This Story: Season 1 Episode 27 (production code 1.20)
TOS Overall: Story 27, Episode 28
Trek Overall: Story 27, Episode 28
Airdate: 30 Mar 1967
Written by Don Ingalls
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Notes
- Vazquez Rocks make another appearance in the series here.
- A new set is introduced here, a subset of engineering.
- The dome of Lazarus’ ship was used later in “The Gamesters of Triskelion“.
- Lazarus was supposed to be played by John Barrymore (father of Drew Barrymore), but he pulled out at the last minute (one day before), forcing a last second change in actor.
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[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | Amazon US Blu-Ray | Amazon US Blu-Ray ]#StarTrekMarathon Star Trek Ep 27 - The Alternative Factor - 30 Mar 1967 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 2, 2024
S1 is generally considered excellent #StarTrek - this episode however is NOT one of them. It's a pretty bad one, IMO. I mean they're not all gonna be winners, but... This one has them run into a guy who pic.twitter.com/is5jaIGK5l
#StarTrekMarathon Star Trek Ep 27 - The Alternative Factor - 30 Mar 1967 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 2, 2024
can switch realities. The jumping of realities effect is weak, and honestly, why any of this is happening is still a puzzle to me. Didn't understand it then, don't now. Fortunately, the next ep is 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Nwg27ajhVr
