Parallel Lines of Force - Part I
The following is an episode of the television program, Star Patrol, which originally aired at 9 pm on Friday February 16, 1968, on the National Broadcast System television network. Introduction scene: The voice of Starfleet Captain Johnathan T. Kirk is heard narrating the following prologue announcement as the image of the USS Essex is seen rapidly transiting through deep space: Kirk: Space: the final frontline. These are the voyages of the starship Essex. Its five-year mission: to secure the boundaries of the Interstellar Union of Planets against all hostile forces, foreign and domestic. And to boldly defend our way of life, our civilization, and to protect the rights of our citizens, wherever they may choose to live. (A trio of female voices perform a series of increasingly dramatic operatic notes over the tail end of Kirk’s speech as the Essex repeatedly flies across the screen.) (The following cast credits are displayed as the USS Essex continu