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The Way to Eden: Directed by David Alexander. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Skip Homeier. A group of idealistic hippies, led by an irrational leader, come aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.
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"The Way to Eden" is the twentieth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. The episode was written by Arthur Heinemann, based on a story by Heinemann and D. C. Fontana (using the pen name "Michael Richards"). It was directed by David Alexander, and first broadcast on February 21, 1969.
- February 21, 1969
- David Alexander
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- Fred Steiner
Star Trek. The Enterprise picks up a group of renegades who have rejected modern technological life to search for the mythical planet Eden. The USS Enterprise intercepts the Aurora, a stolen space cruiser. The crew of the craft attempt to run away, but the engines overheat and the vessel is destroyed...
Find out who directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the Star Trek episode The Way to Eden, aired in 1969. See the full list of cast and crew members, including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and more.
A classic Star Trek episode from 1969, where the Enterprise crew helps a group of idealistic hippies who want to go to Eden, a mythical planet in Romulan space. The leader of the hippies, Dr. Sevrin, is an insane carrier of a lethal disease and the Enterprise crew has to face a surprise on the surface of Eden.
"The Way to Eden" was the 75th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 20th episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 21 February 1969. The episode was written by Michael Richards & Arthur Heinemann, directed by David Alexander and novelized in Star Trek 5 by James Blish.
Feb 21, 2024 · A 55th anniversary review of the classic episode that explores the dangers of blind faith and the value of mercy. Find out how the crew of the Enterprise dealt with a cult seeking a mythical paradise and what we can learn from their experience.
