{"product_id":"star-trek-the-cage-laser-second-pilot-limited-edition-prop-replica","title":"Star Trek | The Cage Laser Second Pilot Limited Edition Prop Replica","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e“Captain’s log, stardate 1312.4. The impossible has happened.” – Captain Kirk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eAfter television executives considered Star Trek's first pilot, The Cage, too “cerebral,” Gene Roddenberry persuaded the network to commission a second pilot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eFeaturing a young William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Where No Man Has Gone Before succeeded where the first pilot had not, leading directly to Star Trek being ordered as a weekly television series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eAlthough produced as the second pilot, the episode was ultimately broadcast as the third episode of Star Trek's first season in 1966.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eTHE ORIGINAL PROP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eTo save both time and money, several props from The Cage were reused and modified for Where No Man Has Gone Before, including the distinctive laser pistol sidearms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe props underwent several visual changes involving the addition of ‘found’ parts. To give the prop a more futuristic appearance, two gear-like metal cogs were added to the rear, typewriter keys were incorporated into the body, and the grip details were altered and repainted. Most noticeably, the red \"laser\" effect seen in \u003ci\u003eThe Cage\u003c\/i\u003e was replaced with a blue energy effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eEvery surviving Cage laser pistol was modified for the second pilot, meaning no original, unaltered examples are known to survive today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eSome versions also featured a simple wire clip intended to attach the weapon to an actor’s costume, though the idea proved impractical and was quickly abandoned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe modified pistols would continue to appear beyond the second pilot, including in the first-season episodes The Man Trap and What Little Girls Are Made Of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eTHE REPLICA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eFactory Entertainment was fortunate to gain access to a surviving original Where No Man Has Gone Before laser pistol prop for detailed study and measurement. Using this rare artifact as a reference, the team created a highly accurate digital model and precision-engineered replica of this important piece of Star Trek history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zlae0wtextbase\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003eLike many television props of the era, the original was built quickly and featured numerous hand-crafted details and minor asymmetries. Factory Entertainment has subtly refined these imperfections while preserving the appearance and character of the original prop, creating a replica that holds up to modern close-up inspection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zlae0wtextbase\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003eConstructed from aluminum, brass, polycarbonate, and injection-molded plastic, the replica features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zlae0wtextbase\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003eRotating emitter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zlae0wtextbase\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black;\"\u003eExtending barrel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"zlae0wtextbase\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; 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