The episode starts off innocent enough. The Enterprise is intercepted by the Melkotians and they sentence the crew to death. They are then transported to a strange planet. Then suddenly …. Boom … cowboy planet. Kirk, McCoy, Spock, Scotty and Chekov must interact with the likes of Doc Holliday and The Earps in this half built replica of Tombstone. It’s not that bad of an episode, it’s just that the plot is stupid and pointless. Why would the death penalty be to fight Wyatt Earp … I mean seriously, why??? They survive because Kirk forces the crew to spare the Earps lives, the Melkotians are impressed. Why do I feel that I’ve seen this plot at least 10 times. Of all of the things that these aliens could have done, they recreate the Old West on Earth. I wonder if this had to do with them already having the pieces for the set???
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Maybe it's sort of a Ghostbusters "choose your doom" type of thing.
star trek loves cowboy planets. i guess desilu studios had western shows so it was probably cheaper to use old sets
Wagon Train To The Stars.
Actually the "choose your doom" thing was the idea behind the episode. Kirk said he was thinking about that because his family pioneered the West. But really, why would Kirk be thinking that.
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