| "The Lights of Zetar" | |
|---|---|
| Series Star Trek Season 3, Episode 18 | |
| File:TOS 3x18 002.jpg | |
| Air date | January 31st, 1969 |
| Writers | John Meredyth Lucas; Michael Richards |
| Director | Herb Wallerstein |
| Producers | Gene Roddenberry; Fred Freiberger; Robert H. Justman; Edward K. Milkis; Gregg Peters |
| Starring | William Shatner; Leonard Nimoy; DeForest Kelley |
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"The Lights of Zetar" is the eighteenth episode of season three of the science fiction/action series Star Trek. It was directed by Herb Wallerstein and written by John Meredyth Lucas and D.C. Fontana (under the pseudonym Michael Richards). It first aired on NBC on Friday, January 31st, 1969. Like all episodes from the series, this episode was digitally remastered with upgraded visual effects and HD sound quality. The remastered version of the episode first aired on March 15th, 2008. In this episode, the crew of the USS Enterprise discover a new planet which represents a geological oddity considering it is only a few thousand years old. Captain Kirk brings a landing party down to collect data, but one by one, several of the crew members meet their final fates at the at the hands of a mysterious, yet alluring woman named Losira.