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The Savage Curtain: Star Trek's 77th Episode (review)

Although most  Star Trek  fans would probably say that the show’s third season was its weakest due to Gene Roddenberry’s absence as line producer and the poor quality of many of its scripts, there were  some  good episodes which aired on NBC in 1968 and 1969.  One of the best shows which were produced under the aegis of Fred Freiberger was  Star Trek’s  77th episode,  The Savage Curtain ,   which was co-written by Gene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinenmann, based on a story by Roddenberry and directed by Herschel Daugherty ( Bonanza, Emergency! ).  The Savage Curtain   Stardate 5906.4 (Earth Calendar Year 2269)   Original Air Date: March 7, 1969   Written by Gene Roddenberry & Arthur Heinenmann   Based on a Story by Gene Roddenberry   Directed by Herschel Daugherty   On Stardate 5906.4, during the fifth year of her deep space exploration mission, the  USS Enterprise,  Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) commanding, is in standard orbit over the planet Excalbia, an uncharted world wit