| |
 Gorn
- An intelligent race of seven-foot tall reptilian beings
on episode No. 19 "Arena" on the sci-fi series STAR
TREK/NBC/1966-69. Beaming down to an Earth outpost on Cestus
III, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and crew members find it
destroyed. The Gorn's had claimed the same location as part of
their solar system and therefore considered the earthlings
invaders. Not knowing their justification for such an attack,
Captain Kirk pursued them through space on a mission of
revenge. However, the chase led them into a galaxy controlled
by ultra-superior beings known as the Metrons. They stopped
both starships in mid-space and beamed the captains of each
craft down to a neutral asteroid where they were to settle
their dispute man-to-reptile. After a lengthy cat-and-mouse
game of death, Captain Kirk immobilized the Gorn but showing
compassion he refused to kill the green-skinned lizard. The
Metrons were so impressed by this act of mercy from such a
primitive being (at least by their advanced standards) that
they released both captains and their starships. The episode
was based on the story "Arena" written by Frederic Brown in
1944.
|
|
|
