Assignment: Earth
- by Art Wallace, directed by Marc Daniels
- TV Episode
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “Assignment: Earth” by Art Wallace, directed by Marc Daniels (NBC-TV, USA, 29 March 1968).
The Enterprise and her crew make their first intentional trip back in time to study historical aspects of 1968 and the Cold War, but unexpectedly, they intercept a transporter beam that brings the mysterious Gary Seven and his feline from a faraway advanced planet.
—Michael Main
Humans of the 20th century do not go beaming around the Galaxy, Mr. Seven.
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- Time Periods
- Time Travel Methods
- High Speed, Angular Momentum, Gravity, Cosmic Strings, etc. Cause Time Warp: “Using the light-speed breakaway factor, the Enterprise has moved back through time . . .”
- Themes
- Never Change the Past!: “Following him down is a major risk, Captain. If we ourselves do anything that changes history—”
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- “Assignment: Earth” by Art Wallace, directed by Marc Daniels (NBC-TV, USA, 29 March 1968).
Gene Roddenberry (story)
Art Wallace (story)