Merrick here...


...with a shot from this weekend's episode of STAR TREK REMASTERED. It's..."The Way to Eden"! You know..."Herbert! Herbert!" & all that?

This episode was originally called "Joanna" & was to feature extensive background about McCoy and the circumstances which brought the doctor to Starfleet (an unsuccessful marriage & what not). "Joanna" referred to McCoy's daughter, who was to be one of the hippies.

The episode was heavily re-written, re-titled, and the character "Joanna" transformed into "Irina" - who was unrelated to McCoy & a love interest for Chekov.


These images illustrate design changes made to the Aurora, the ship used by Doctor Sevrin (leader of the hippies) and his followers. The original Aurora was a reused Tholian ship from The Original Series' episode "The Tholian Web", with warp nacelles added on. The remastering allows for design changes accommodating the vessel's description as a "space cruiser".

Original

Remastered - CLICK TO EMBIGGEN

HERE's a newly updated list of stations carrying the next wave of REMASTERED episodes.

Airtimes/stations may be in flux. If you've been watching these, be sure to check for changes in your area.

If you can't find a station near you, they can also be downloaded via iTunes and XBOX Live (where a number of episodes are available in High Definition - the series is not shown in HD by many, if any, broadcasters).

"Original" images from TrekCore

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