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| date = [[2267]]
  
 
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| episode = [[TOS season 2]]x11
 
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| air date = {{srcdate|1967|December|8}}
 
| written = {{ma|David P. Harmon}}
  
| written = {{ma|David P. Harmon}}
 
| director = {{ma|Joseph Pevney}}
  
| director = {{ma|Joseph Pevney}}
 
| novelization = [[Star Trek 7]] by [[James Blish]]
  
| novelization = [[Star Trek 7]] by [[James Blish]]
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| cover image = fotonovel11.jpg
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| miniseries = [[Fotonovel]]
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| minino = 11
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| publisher = [[Bantam Books]]
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| format = [[paperback]]
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| published = {{srcdate|1978|September}}
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| ISBN = 0-553-12028-X
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'''"The Deadly Years"''' was the 40th [[episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the 11th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 17 8 [[December]] [[1967]]. The episode was written by {{ma|David P. Harmon}} and directed by {{ma|Joseph Pevney}} and novelized in ''[[Star Trek 7]]'' by [[James Blish]].
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'''"The Deadly Years"''' was the 40th [[episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the 11th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 17 8 [[December]] [[1967]]. The episode was written by {{ma|David P. Harmon}} and directed by {{ma|Joseph Pevney}}. It was novelized in ''[[Star Trek 7]]'' by [[James Blish]] and adapted as a [[fotonovel]] in {{srcdate|1978}}.
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==Description==
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;Fotonovel introduction
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:''[[Gamma Hydra IV]] is swept by a mysterious [[radiation]]. And [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Spock]], [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], and [[Montgomery Scott|Scott]] are catapulted into a desperate race against time as they fight the rapid advance of aging, senility and death!''
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:''With command of the ''[[uSS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' torn from his grasp, [[Captain]] Kirk conceives a daring gamble to save the great [[starship]] and all on board from imminent annihilation…and halt the onslaught of… The Deadly Years.''
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== Log entries ==
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=== Log entries (episode) ===
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;[[Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2267|Captain's log]], [[stardate]] 3478.2. : ''On a routine mission to re-supply the experimental colony at Gamma Hydra IV, we discovered a most unusual phenomenon. Of the six members of the colony, none of whom were over 30, we found four had died and two were dying of old age.''
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;Captain's log, stardate 3579.4. : ''Of the ''Enterprise'' personnel who beamed down to the planet's surface, [[Doctor]] McCoy, [[Engineer]] Scott, Mister Spock, [[Lieutenant]] [[Arlene Galway|Galway]], and myself are all showing definite signs of aging. Only [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]] appears to be normal.''
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===Log entries (fotonovel)===
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;Captain's log, stardate 3478.2. : ''En route to [[Starbase 10]], where our passenger, [[Commodore]] [[George Stocker|Stocker]], will assume command of [[starbase]] operations. We are stopping at Gamma Hydra IV to deliver supplies and make the routine annual check of the [[science]] [[colony]] there.''
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;Captain's log, stardate 3478.3. : ''On a routine mission to re-supply the experimental colony at Gamma Hydra IV, we discovered a most unusual phenomenon. Of the six members of the colony, none of whom were over 30, we found four had died and two were dying of old age. We have beamed those two aboard under Dr. McCoy's supervision.''
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;Captain's log, stardate 3579.4. : ''Of the ''Enterprise'' personnel who beamed to the surface of Gamma Hydra IV, Doctor McCoy, Engineer Scott, Mister Spock, Lieutenant Galway, and myself are all showing definite signs of aging. Only Ensign Chekov appears to be normal.''
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;Captain's log, stardate 3580.1. : ''Despite Commodore Stocker's courteously expressed impatience to assume command of Starbase 10, we are, on my order, remaining in [[orbit]] of Gamma Hydra IV until we isolate and counteract the cause of our affliction.''
   
 
==References==
  
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===Characters===
  
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:[[Alvin]] • [[Doris Atkins]] • [[Clifford Brent]] • [[Christine Chapel]] • [[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Arlene Galway]] • [[Elaine Johnson]] • [[Robert Johnson]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Roger Lemli]] • [[Ryan Leslie]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Montgomery Scott]] • [[Spock]] • [[George Stocker]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Nyota Uhura]] • [[Janet Wallace]]
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:[[Alvin]] • [[Doris Atkins]] • [[Clifford Brent]] (?) • [[Christine Chapel]] • [[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Arlene Galway]] • [[Elaine Johnson]] • [[Robert Johnson]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Roger Lemli]] • [[Ryan Leslie]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Montgomery Scott]] • [[Spock]] • [[George Stocker]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Nyota Uhura]] • [[Janet Wallace]] • [[computer|USS Enterprise computer]]
   
 
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{{ref}} [[Theodore Wallace]]
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Revision as of 10:39, 15 February 2020

"The Deadly Years" was the 40th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 11th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 17 8 December 1967. The episode was written by David P. HarmonMA and directed by Joseph PevneyMA. It was novelized in Star Trek 7 by James Blish and adapted as a fotonovel in 1978.

Description

Fotonovel introduction
Gamma Hydra IV is swept by a mysterious radiation. And Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Scott are catapulted into a desperate race against time as they fight the rapid advance of aging, senility and death!
With command of the Enterprise torn from his grasp, Captain Kirk conceives a daring gamble to save the great starship and all on board from imminent annihilation…and halt the onslaught of… The Deadly Years.

Log entries

Log entries (episode)

Captain's log, stardate 3478.2.
On a routine mission to re-supply the experimental colony at Gamma Hydra IV, we discovered a most unusual phenomenon. Of the six members of the colony, none of whom were over 30, we found four had died and two were dying of old age.
Captain's log, stardate 3579.4.
Of the Enterprise personnel who beamed down to the planet's surface, Doctor McCoy, Engineer Scott, Mister Spock, Lieutenant Galway, and myself are all showing definite signs of aging. Only Ensign Chekov appears to be normal.

Log entries (fotonovel)

Captain's log, stardate 3478.2.
En route to Starbase 10, where our passenger, Commodore Stocker, will assume command of starbase operations. We are stopping at Gamma Hydra IV to deliver supplies and make the routine annual check of the science colony there.
Captain's log, stardate 3478.3.
On a routine mission to re-supply the experimental colony at Gamma Hydra IV, we discovered a most unusual phenomenon. Of the six members of the colony, none of whom were over 30, we found four had died and two were dying of old age. We have beamed those two aboard under Dr. McCoy's supervision.
Captain's log, stardate 3579.4.
Of the Enterprise personnel who beamed to the surface of Gamma Hydra IV, Doctor McCoy, Engineer Scott, Mister Spock, Lieutenant Galway, and myself are all showing definite signs of aging. Only Ensign Chekov appears to be normal.
Captain's log, stardate 3580.1.
Despite Commodore Stocker's courteously expressed impatience to assume command of Starbase 10, we are, on my order, remaining in orbit of Gamma Hydra IV until we isolate and counteract the cause of our affliction.

References

Characters

Episode characters

Alvin • Doris Atkins • Clifford Brent (?) • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Arlene Galway • Elaine Johnson • Robert Johnson • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • George Stocker • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Janet Wallace • USS Enterprise computer
Referenced only
Theodore Wallace

Novelization characters

Alvin • Doris Atkins • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Arlene Galway • Elaine Johnson • Robert Johnson • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • George Stocker • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Janet Wallace
Referenced only
Theodore Wallace

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)

Locations

Gamma Hydra • Gamma Hydra II • Gamma Hydra IV

Races and cultures

Human • Vulcan

Technology and weapons

starship • viewscreen

Materials and substances

atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet

Ranks and titles

captain • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant commander • officer • scientist • science officer

Other references

anatomy • arm • boot • clothing • Federation members • finger • five-year mission • government • humanoid • language • lifeform • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • space • star • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon

Appendices

Images

Episode images

Connections

Timeline

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I, Mudd
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Obsession
Previous story:
Metamorphosis 		Star Trek 7
Blish7 		Next story:
Elaan of Troyius
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Sorrows of Empire
Chapter 1 		Memory Beta Chronology Next Adventure:
The Hollow Crown, Issue 1
Pages 12-22
Previous Adventure:
Mirror, Mirror 		Pocket Next Adventure:
I, Mudd
Previous Adventure:
Mirror, Mirror 		Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
(2264 to 2270) 		Next Adventure:
I, Mudd


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