Star Trek: The Original Series - Spectre of the Gun (1968)

From Apocalypse Video by apocalypse-video.com

February 23, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Star Trek: The Original Series episode 'Spectre of the Gun', exploring its themes and production challenges.

Captain’s Log: Stardate 4385.3 The Apocalypse Video Trek Cast returns, and it’s with a sense of pride and awe when I say that we have finally, after covering six episodes of the original series, encountered our first…god-being episode. ( insert dramatic musical sting ) I have instructed my crew to keep their cool during the old west group-mind fuckery and to remember the words of Nancy from A Nightmare on Elm Street … ”It’s not real! You’re not real! None of this…is real!”. That said, I have issued each crew member in the landing party a hand gun. While it may be considered primitive compared to a phaser, at close range…it can be just as deadly. I’m your host and Captain, Dave, and joining me as we try our best not to break kayfabe on this cheap ass looking old west set are my fellow bridge crew: Lt. Mike and First Officer Jackie. Topics of discussion in this episode include a look at one of the few gems of the less than stellar third season of the original series; the Trek Crew take a page out of The Twilight Zone to help cover up their low budget shortcomings; and finally, Ensign Chekov learns that the only way he’s getting laid on this show is through an old west hallucination…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Mike, Jackie

Topics covered

Star Trek: The Original Series
Spectre of the Gun
god-being episode
old west group-mind
low budget shortcomings
telepathic lizard men

Keywords

A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Twilight Zone

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Star Trek: The Original Series, Spectre of the Gun, Captain’s Log: Stardate 4385.3, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home