There are almost no interviews out there with Jeffrey Hunter , who play Captain Christopher Pike in the original Star Trek pilot , since he was replaced by William Shatner and then died in 1969 before the show really became a craze phenomenon . But TrekWeb has dug up a 1965 audience which Hunter did with a “ Hollywood editorialist , ” which was picked up in Starlog Magazine later . In which Hunter show a quite a little of enthusiasm for Trek , as well as some thoughts about how the show might unfold :
We run into pre - historical worlds , contemporary company and civilizations far more developed than our own . It ’s a great format because writer have a innocent deal – they can have us land on a monster infested planet , or dish out in human sexual relation involve the expectant figure of hoi polloi who live in this gigantic ship … .
The things that intrigues me the most is that it is in reality based on the Rand Corporation ’s projection of thing to come . Except for the fictitious characters , it will be like getting a look into the future and some of the anticipation will sure enough come true in our lifespan .
With all the weird surroundings of outer space , the canonic rudimentary theme of the show is a philosophic approach to man ’s relationship to charwoman . There are both sexual practice in the gang and , in fact , the first policeman is a charwoman .
reach how much Hunter ’s pilot , “ The Cage , ” dispense with Captain Pike ’s needs as a valet and his relationship with his distaff crewmembers , you may see why he might think that would be a major stem of the show — but Kirk ’s romances with various alien women notwithstanding , you ’d be firmly - pressed to reason that sex relations were “ the canonical fundamental theme ” of the show as a whole . And of course of instruction , the show replaced Number One as Kirk ’s first military officer , give Spock a major promotion .
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