"Obsession" and "Gamesters of Triskelion" Filmed Out of Order?

[ClassicTVMan81]

I was looking at the filming date ranges for these two episodes on the Star Trek fan Wikia Memory Alpha, and have the production code numbers 047 and 046 respectively, and I noticed these two codes seem wrong going by when they were filmed.

The database says "Obsession" (047) was filmed between October 9 to 16, 1967 and "The Gamesters of Triskelion" (046) between October 17 and 24, 1967, so I believe that the production codes were swapped by mistake? Perhaps "Obsession" should be 046 and "Gamesters" 047?

List of filming date ranges for S2:
"Catspaw" (030, 10/27/67) - filmed between May 2-11, 1967
"Metamorphosis" (031, 11/10/67) - filmed between May 11-19, 1967
"Friday's Child" (032, 12/1/67) - filmed between May 19-29, 1967
"Who Mourns for Adonais?" (033, 9/22/67) - filmed between May 31-June 8, 1967
"Amok Time" (034, 9/15/67) - filmed between June 9-19, 1967
"The Doomsday Machine" (035, 10/20/67) - filmed between June 20-26, 1967
"Wolf in the Fold" (036, 12/22/67) - filmed between June 27-July 5, 1967
"The Changeling" (037, 9/29/67) - filmed between July 6-14, 1967
"The Apple" (038, 10/13/67) - filmed between July 14-24, 1967
"Mirror, Mirror" (039, 10/6/67) - filmed between July 25-August 2, 1967 (first episode completed upon the merger of Desilu into Paramount)
"The Deadly Years" (040, 12/8/67) - filmed between August 3-11, 1967
"I, Mudd" (041, 11/3/67) - filmed between August 14-21, 1967
"The Trouble with Tribbles" (042, 12/29/67) - filmed between August 22-29, 1967
"Bread and Circuses" (043, 3/15/68) - filmed between September 12-20, 1967
"Journey to Babel" (044, 11/17/67) - filmed between September 21-28, 1967
"A Private Little War" (045, 2/2/68) - filmed between September 29-October 6, 1967
"The Gamesters of Triskelion" (046, 1/5/68) - filmed between October 17-24, 1967
"Obsession" (047, 12/15/67) - filmed between October 9-16, 1967 (last episode filmed that had the Desilu logo at end, in NBC broadcast order)
"The Immunity Syndrome" (048, 1/19/68) - filmed between October 25-November 1, 1967 (first official episode filmed that had the Paramount Television logo at end)
"A Piece of the Action" (049, 1/12/68) - filmed between November 2-9, 1967
"By Any Other Name" (050, 2/23/68) - filmed between November 10-17, 1967
"Return to Tomorrow" (051, 2/9/68) - filmed between November 20-28, 1967
"Patterns of Force" (052, 2/16/68) - filmed between November 29-December 6, 1967
"The Ultimate Computer" (053, 3/8/68) - filmed between December 7-14, 1967
"The Omega Glory" (054, 3/1/68) - filmed between December 15-26, 1967
"Assignment: Earth" (055, 3/29/68) - filmed between January 2-10, 1968

All of these scan perfectly except for "Obsession" and "The Gamesters of Triskelion," which I bolded.

Thank you,



Ben

 

[Green]

Interesting. I knew that Mirror, Mirror had some delayed shooting because Barbara Luna had a bad cold and her scenes were shot last. But this is odd. Maybe Memory Alpha is just wrong.

 

[ClassicTVMan81]

It is also true that production of season 2 did not start until after the initial talks regarding the sale of Desilu to Gulf+Western had began.

~Ben

 

[GSchnitzer]

Yes, after the production numbers had been assigned, "Gamesters" and "Obsession" were filmed not in the planned order. They were reversed. The same thing happened with "Armageddon" and "Space Seed"--after the production numbers had been assigned, they actually shot "Space Seed" before "Armageddon."

I can't tell you why for either instance.

 

[erastus25]

Yes, after the production numbers had been assigned, "Gamesters" and "Obsession" were filmed not in the planned order. They were reversed. The same thing happened with "Armageddon" and "Space Seed"--after the production numbers had been assigned, they actually shot "Space Seed" before "Armageddon."

I can't tell you why for either instance.

So the "produciton order" we all know and love is actually incorrect! That's strangely mind-blowing to me.

 

[Green]

It's majorly mind blowing to me! LOL.

 

[Green Shirt]

It's that number 47 thing again.

What does Cash say about it?

 

[johnnybear]

The Cush does state that Armageddon was shot after Space Seed despite the difference in production codes! I'd still view Armageddon first if watching them in production order though!
JB

 

[plynch]

So now there's airdate, production, AND shooting order?!
Quick, someone start a thread about Which Order Should I Watch TOS IN?

 

[diankra]

So the "produciton order" we all know and love is actually incorrect! That's strangely mind-blowing to me.

Not wrong as such; the production number reflects go-ahead for shooting, not actual production, I guess. Earlier in the season, final edits might also differ: not so much once tx was breathing down Justman's neck.

 

[Ryan Thomas Riddle]

It's that number 47 thing again.

What does Cash say about it?

Did someone say Cash?

Where's @Indysolo when you need him?

 

[Spock's Barber]

Did someone say Cash?

He's busy right now writing a trilogy about the 3 seasons of 'Gilligan's Island'.

 

[Green Shirt]

Damn, we bought his books to read all his mistakes and mock him - now he thinks he has something important to say. He keeps writing books, we have no one to blame but ourselves.

 

[Indysolo]

He's busy right now writing a trilogy about the 3 seasons of 'Gilligan's Island'.

He already made "Ginger's Island" and "Ginger's Island 2".

Neil

 

[Spock's Barber]

He already made "Ginger's Island" and "Ginger's Island 2".

Neil

That's right. The adult version of 'Gilligan's Island'

 

[GSchnitzer]

So now there's airdate, production, AND shooting order?!
Quick, someone start a thread about Which Order Should I Watch TOS IN?

Well, other than swapping "...Armageddon" with "Space Seed" and "Gamesters..." with "Obsession," the numbered Production order is indeed the filming order. Not too much to have to keep straight.

 

[johnnybear]

He's busy right now writing a trilogy about the 3 seasons of 'Gilligan's Island'.

No,no,no,no! He's just released two books (when he said there'd only be one) on Irwin Allen's Lost in Space! I'm wondering when he's going to start on Space 1999 as well!
JB

 

[plynch]

I nominate the Monkees.

 

[Spock's Barber]

No,no,no,no! He's just released two books (when he said there'd only be one) on Irwin Allen's Lost in Space! I'm wondering when he's going to start on Space 1999 as well!
JB

I can just visualize a future press conference.....

Reporter : "Mr. Cushman, do you have any plans to write a book about 'Dr. Who'?
Cushman : "Who???"

 

[Harvey]

I nominate the Monkees.

A friend of mine is actually a Monkees scholar. I'm imagining all the jokes between us now...