1x20 Court Martial - Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Guide

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Episode: 01x20
Title: Court Martial
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 6149-15
First Aired: Feb. 02, 1967

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Star Trek: The Original Series - 01x20 Court Martial

Summary: Kirk is forced to eject a sensor pod containing a crewman and friend during an ion storm. When he arrives at the next starbase, he discovers he must face a court martial when he is accused of violating procedure.

Who appeared in this episode?

Mr. Spock

Guest Stars:

Captain James T. Kirk	played by William Shatner
Portmaster Stone	played by Percy Rodrigues
Cogley	played by Elisha Cook Jr.
Areel Shaw	played by Joan Marshall
Dr. McCoy	played by DeForest Kelley
Uhura	played by Nichelle Nichols
Finney	played by Richard Webb
Helmsman	played by Hagan Beggs
Timothy	played by Win De Lugo

	Season 1 / Episode 20: - Court Martial Captain James T. Kirk: [after listening to Cogley pontificate about books] You have to be either an obsessive crackpot who's escaped from his keeper, or Samuel T. Cogley, attourney at law. Cogley: Right on both counts. Need a lawyer? Captain James T. Kirk: I'm afraid so.
	Season 1 / Episode 20: - Court Martial Portmaster Stone: Then you draw a general court. Captain James T. Kirk: [vehemently] Draw it? I demand it and right now, Commodore Stone, right now!

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: During climactic fight between Kirk and Finney it is very apparent in the fight scenes that these are stuntmen and not the principal actors.
PLOT: At the end of the story, Lt. Shaw asks Kirk to speculate when they will meet again. Since Kirk would be a likely witness at Ben Finney's Trial, they could be expected to meet again in a relatively short span of time.
CONT: During the fight scene between Capt. Kirk and Ben Finney, the close ups show his shirt torn and the ones with the stuntmen don't.
CHAR: Kirk states that the computer can increase the sound by a degree of "one to the fourth power." Since that is equal to one, he should have said "ten to the fourth power."
FACT: When describing the audio sensors of the Enterprise to the court, Kirk says, "By installing a booster, we can increase that capability on the order of 1 to the 4th power." One to the fourth power is still one; increasing by an order of 1 is no increase at all.