William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, bill blackburn, james doohan, eddie paskey, frank da vinci, george takei, jeannie malone, walter koenig, majel barrett, gene roddenberry. The episode gueststars lou antonio and frank gorshin. Star trek s03e15 let that be your last battlefield video dailymotion. Let that be your last battlefield is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the original american science fiction television show star trek. While on route to the planet arianus on a mission to decontaminate its.
Turnabout intruder was the only firstrun episode to be shown in this new time slot. This was the last original episode of star trek to air on nbc, and was the only episode of the series produced even partly in 1969. Star trek s03 e15 let that be your last battlefield. In the 1970s, the mego toy company created a cheron action figure doll, but unlike both bele and lokais makeup and costuming, the doll had no hair, and its costume was entirely halfblack and halfwhite, right down to the boots. Enterprise intercepts a stolen federation shuttlecraft which contains a humanoid named lokai. Let that be your last battlefield written by lee cronin and oliver crawford directed by jud taylor season 3, episode 15 production episode 6004370 original air date. Let that be your last battlefield episode memory alpha fandom. The original series let that be your last battlefield tv episode 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Home contact login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites by date search home season 3 3. Reportedly, adams was deeply concerned about the issue of overpopulation and had some casual discussions with gene roddenberry, during the production of the trouble with tribbles, in which he suggested that star trek do an episode reflecting that subject matter. Star trek s3 e15 let that be your last battlefield recap. Star trek s3 e15 let that be your last battlefield. Kahleah star trek the original series season 3 episode 15 let that be your last.
Coon under the pseudonym of lee cronin and directed by vincent mceveety, it was first broadcast on october 25, 1968. Star trek s03 e15 let that be your last battlefield video. While on a mission of mercy, the enterprise comes across a shuttle craft stolen from starbase 4. Let that be your last battlefield episode memory alpha. Still this episode has a goofy charm that the old star trek series would somehow be less if this episode hadnt been made. Let that be your last battlefield at, the official star trek website let that be your last battlefield at memory beta, the wiki for licensed star trek works let that be your last battlefield at wikipedia let that be your last battlefield at, a roddenberry star trek podcast. On the left side you can see the original effects, on the right. Two survivors of a devasted planet remain committed to destroying one another air date. Jan 10, 2016 many fans and historians credit the enduring appeal of star trek. Coincidentally, this episode ended coons involvement with star trek. It appears that the creature aboard is suffocating, and maybe injured so. Star trek let that be your last battlefield effects.
In order to prove a point to the disorderly bele, captain kirk initiates a destruction sequence designed to destroy the enterprise. The enterprise runs across a shuttle craft stolen from starbase 4. This is tos s03e15 let that be your last battlefield by l. The star trek transcripts let that be your last battlefield.
It has a culturally relevant plot, reflecting the conflicts of. Spectre of the gun is the sixth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. In some editions of allan ashermans the star trek compendium, this episode is incorrectly titled let this be your last battlefield. Spock, uhura, and kirk delivering the moral of the episode. Robert justman, coproducer of star trek, departed his position following this episode. Kirk william shatner and the crew of the uss enterprise boldly go where no show has gone before in this classic scifi television series. Its occupant is lokai, a humanoid who is exactly half black and half white. Home season 3 screencaps 3x15 let that be your last battlefield. Already cancelled give their reaction and recap to 3x15 of star trek the original series. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 15 let that be. The original series let that be your last battlefield tv episode 1969 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. Soon his pursuer, commissioner bele, arrives on board demanding that lokai be turned over to him for transport to their home planet where lokai has been convicted.
Let this be your last episode, gene coon last weekends digitally remastered episode was the civil rights era allegory let that be your last battlefield. Indeed, let that be your last battlefield is often a cited as a prime example of this. Director jud taylor came up with the idea of bicolored aliens with opposite color schemesbisected horizontally at the waistonly a week before filming began. Mar 15, 2018 star trek 3x15 let that be your last battlefield. Sep 06, 2016 let that be your last battlefield written by lee cronin and oliver crawford directed by jud taylor season 3, episode 15 production episode 6004370 original air date.
Jan, 2011 let that be your last battlefieldteleplay by oliver crawford story by lee cronin gene l. The third season also includes the tholian web, where kirk becomes trapped between universes. Case in point, let that be your last battlefield, which aired on this day january 10 in 1969. His most distinctive feature is that he is half black and half white. For the world is hollow and i have touched the sky wikipedia. Intellectually, i think of let that be your last battlefield as one of the better offerings of star treks third season.
Aug 19, 2016 let that be your last battlefield has become a cultural shorthand for the show let that be your last battlefield is a testament to the weird influence that the dysfunctional third season has on the cultural memory of star trek. Jul 18, 2015 this video compares the visual effects scenes from 2 versions of the classic star trek episode let that be your last battlefield. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. E15 let that be your last battlefield 1969 tvpg action, adventure, scifi. Let that be your last battlefield 47 years later star trek. This episode together with turnabout intruder are by far the worst episodes of star trek tos. During the syndication run of star trek, the following scenes were typically cut from broadcast. For the world is hollow and i have touched the sky is the eighth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Star trek the original series season 3 episode 15 let that be your last battlefield. Taken aboard the ship, lokai tells the crew he is from the planet cheron, and asks for asylum on the u. Let that be your last battlefield from the episode. Compared to those two episodes,spocks brain is like the sistine chapel compared to a pile of garbage. Let that be your last battlefield is a heavyhanded tale of racism that beats the viewer of the head with its not so subtle message that racism is stupid every 5 minutes.
Racial tension and racism is a theme throughout all of the star trek franchise really, like. Let that be your last battlefieldthe mark of gideon 15 let that be your last battlefieldthe mark of gideon 16 ive talked about how much i love treks commitment to big ideas, but youll get no argument from me that sometimes, that commitment has a downside. The original series let that be your last battlefield tv episode 1969 trivia on imdb. They are proven 100% wrong when bele shows up and its discovered that theres a whole planet of these folks. This series featured a screen capture of bele and lokai inset within a blue frame with star clusters. The original series to its smart storytelling, intriguing scifi and thoughtprovoking morality plays that tackled taboo topics. If you are using adblocking software, please disable it and reload the page. The original series let that be our last battlefield to vote in the poll to determine which epi.
The last episode of the series, turnabout intruder, aired on june 3, 1969, but star trek would eventually return to television in animated form. Tos let that be your last battlefield lets watch star trek. This episode is the evident result of those conversations. The original series let that be your last battlefield tv. Coon, writing under his pen name lee cronin and directed by jud taylor, it was first broadcast january 10, 1969. This episode was released on home video as a standalone video cassette in both vhs and betamax formats titled star trek episode 70. The original series let that be your last battlefield tv episode 1969 on imdb. The main reason i recommend watching it is because its an important episode for tos. The original series the complete third season dvd star trek. Star trek, the original series, season 3, let that be your last battlefield. The very last material filmed for star trek was the storys opening sequence, committed to 35mm film on january 3, 1969.
Cant get enough of let that be your last battlefield. Let that be your last battlefield remastered screenshots. Written by oliver crawford and directed by jud taylor, it was first broadcast january 10, 1969. Get ready for intergalactic adventure on star trek. Coon directed by jud taylor season 3, episode 15 production episode 3. Written by oliver crawford based on a story by gene l. The original series season 3, episode 15 let that be your last battlefield. Written by hendrik vollaerts and directed by tony leader, it was first broadcast on november 8, 1968. Freiberger named let that be your last battlefield as one of the episodes he was proudest of working on. Tos s03e15 let that be your last battlefield on vimeo.