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• Actors: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Kim Darby, Michael J. Pollard, DeForest Kelley
• Directors: Vincent McEveety
• Writers: Gene Roddenberry, Adrian Spies
• Producers: Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, John D.F. Black, Robert H. Justman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: CBS Paramount International Television
• VHS Release Date: April 15, 1994
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300213161
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,127 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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"Miri," one of the most popular episodes of the original Star Trek series, featured a couple of soon-to-be-semi-icons from two very different kinds of films from the late 1960s: Michael J. Pollard (who would appear in Bonnie and Clyde) and Kim Darby (John Wayne's costar in True Grit). The intriguing story concerns a race of children on an Earth-like planet who are in fact 300 years old, kept pristine in the summer of their lives by a disease that also causes madness and death with the onset of adulthood. The Enterprise's landing party, including Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are instantly contaminated and forced to remain on the planet until McCoy can find an antidote. In the meantime, Darby's character, Miri, falls for Kirk and becomes jealous of his attentions toward anyone else. Easily one of Star Trek's strongest shows, "Miri" is a must-see for Trekkers and Trekkies. --Tom Keogh

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An interesting premise, July 7, 2000

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Jon D. Stewart (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 12: Miri [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a rather underappreciated episode of the original series. The Enterprise comes in contact with a planet that is an exact repica of Earth and beam down to a deserted, probably Midwestern American town reminiscent of the 1960's. It is found that the only inhabitants are children who have aged very little in over a 300 year period and that all the adults were killed as a result of a medical expirement that failed. The idea behind this story is great, but the storyline is lacking in interest and the acting is mediocre. Plus the children are a total nuisance. Production design is interesting portraying a decaying town that has not changed in 3 centuries, but the model of Earth is too artificial and map-like.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Miri, September 27, 2001

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This review is from: Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 12: Miri [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While reviews of this Star Trek episode are usually negative and while it is a sad example, it has to be taken with on it's own terms. It is certainly one of the least viewable and unenjoyable, though the potential was there. The budget was not. I find it unfair that so many harsh words were said of Grace Whitney. Anyone who has done any genuine research into the history of the series will know she was not dropped because of poor acting ability, her appearance or any of the other harsh and sometimes cruel stories that have been circulating over the years. It was partially a production decision on behalf of the network and because of some very difficult personal problems in her life. It would have been interesting to see her character develop, but dreadful writing and sad circumstances prevented that from ever happening. With that said, this episode is a sad reflection on a very interesting idea gone completely wrong. As with "Plato's StepChildren", this episode is among the worst in being overdone in terms of acting and production. Definitely stay away if you are not a Trekkie and try to bear with it if you are. Worth wondering what it would be like if it were interpreted differently. Like a Ken Russel nightmare. Suprising it was ever released at all, but despite horrid production, a very interesting story line.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A love interest between an adult male and female child is well executed, that is hard to do tastefully, May 22, 2008

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 12: Miri [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If there is an overall weakness to the original Star Trek series, it is that the theme is often technology run amok. This not only occurs in the Federation, but on planets outside the Federation as well. In this episode, the Enterprise encounters an Earthlike planet broadcasting a distress beacon. Upon beaming down, Kirk and the landing party find only a small group of children are present and everything in ruins.
After investigation, they discover that the scientists were working on a formula to prolong life and the formula caused children to age very slowly, but when they reached puberty, they aged quickly, went mad and died a horrible death. This led to the rapid extinction of all adults, leaving only the children.
Unfortunately, the disease also infects the humans of the landing party. Spock is immune, although he remains a carrier. Dr. McCoy battles time and manages to create an antidote to the disease, saving the lives of the landing party. As the Enterprise leaves, Kirk and company discuss the changes that will take place on the planet now that the children will have adult overseers.
Miri is the name of one of the children, a girl who is about to enter puberty. She is experiencing the first hints of becoming a woman and that is expressed in her affection for Captain Kirk. He tries to remain aloof, but Miri is their only link to the children, who have stolen their communicators. Miri has become jealous at the kindness and concern Kirk expresses for Yeoman Rand and wants to punish him for "alienation of affection."
This episode has many flaws, the most pointed is the fact that the disease also affects the landing party, yet the half-human Spock is immune. The genetic code of the planet's inhabitants would be quite different from that of the Enterprise crew, certainly more different from Kirk's than Spock's would be. However, the interplay of emotions between Kirk and Miri is very well done. It is hard to tastefully execute a plotline where there is a romantic involvement between an adult and a child and this episode manages to do that.