In television history, few pilots have had a stranger journey than the first attempt at Star Trek. Today, the 1964 pilot episode “The Cage” is widely regarded as a landmark in sci-fi TV—a serious, ...

Robin Zabiegalski (they/them) is a queer, non-binary writer with over eight years of experience writing for digital media. Robin previously covered Star Trek for Heavy.com and has interviewed several ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Star Trek The Cage screenshot with Spock and Pike on the bridge. - NBC A pilot episode is largely a testing ground for a new show, ...