"The Lights of Zetar" was the 73rd episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 18th episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 31 January 1969. The episode was written by Jeremy TarcherMA and Shari LewisMA, directed by Herb KenwithMA and novelized in Star Trek 6 by James Blish.
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Clifford Brent[1] • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Bill Hadley • James T. Kirk • John Kyle • Roger Lemli • Leonard McCoy • Mira Romaine • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Zetarians • USS Enterprise computer
Novelization characters[]
- Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • John Kyle • Leonard McCoy • Mira Romaine • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Zetarians
- Referenced only
- Christine Chapel
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Mars (Martian Colony 3, Sol system) • Zetar II
Races and cultures[]
Technology and weapons[]
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen
States and organizations[]
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[]
Related media[]
- The appendix section of ST comic: "Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 1" lists the events of this episode under a brief entry for Zetar.
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Information about this episodes production and references are consistent in the 20th century versions of this work. The 21st century Star Trek Encyclopedia also relates material about this episode.
Adaptations[]
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Die Lichter von Zhetar.
Novelization in Die Lichter von Zhetar.
Novelization in Enterprise 6.
Novelization in Der große Sammelband II.
Novelized in The Star Trek Reader III.
Novelized in The Classic Episodes 3.
Video releases[]
VHS release.
VHS release with "That Which Survives".
VHS release.
LaserDisc release with "Requiem for Methuselah".
Overseas VHS release with "The Cloud Minders".
DVD release with "The Cloud Minders".
Overseas VHS release with "The Mark of Gideon" and "Whom Gods Destroy".
DVD release in TOS season 3.
Images[]
Episode images[]
Scotty and Mira Romaine.
The Enterprise visits Memory Alpha.
Romaine.
Scotty and Mira Romaine.
Memory Alpha archivist.
Memory Alpha archivists.
Tracking the Zetarians.
Adaptation images[]
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
Kirk.
Spock.
The USS Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The crew.
The Enterprise.
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Mark of Gideon |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: The Cloud Minders |
| Previous episode: That Which Survives |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: Requiem for Methuselah |
| Previous story: The Savage Curtain |
Star Trek 6
|
Next story: The Apple |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Mark of Gideon |
Next Adventure: The Cloud Minders | |
| Previous Adventure: DTI: Forgotten History Chapter 3, Section 1 |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: The Cloud Minders |
Translations[]
- 1972
- German : Die Lichter Zetars, translated by Hans Maeter. (Williams)
- 1973
- Turkish : Zetar Işıkları, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
- 1978
- Italian : Le luci di Zetar, translated by Amedea Pasinetti. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1978
- Japanese : 光る宇宙嵐, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- "The Lights of Zetar" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Lights of Zetar article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ The character of Clifford Brent was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing an officer's Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Brent in TOS episode: "The Naked Time". The same actor also played the character of Vinci.