The America I grew up in , where lying had consequences and people strove for truth.

GORGEOUS William Shatner, JUST GORGEOUS! Even in black and white you can see the glint in his eyes!

Like others have noted, William Shatner still looks great and speaks fluently! The original star trek will always be the best and only series imo.

What a amazing performer, the more I watch him the more I love and admire William Shatner 🌟🤩

Shatner is one of those actors who can be both convincing as the character he plays and yet be himself at the same time, because his voice, manner of speaking and personality are distinctive.

This was nearly SIXTY YEARS AGO and The Shat Man is STILL going strong.

Boy oh boy he was a handsome little devil no wonder he was chosen to play Captain Kirk absolutely gorgeous young man

william shatner was the poster child of the textbook actor. 1.) answers his phone 2.) shows up on time 3.) knows his lines 4.) works for cheap

The great E G Marshall was excellent as well

Ahhh. When William Shatner does monologues, whether here or as Captain Kirk, he’s very persuasive! I still have his speech about the Preamble to the Constitution in my head almost 50 years later: “these words must apply to EVERYONE or they mean NOTHING!” A true master of his craft!

A great tv series that showcases the likes of Gene Hackman, Martin Sheen, and the pilot features the unknown Steve McQueen. Shatner is outstanding in a couple episodes. He waited for stardom to catch up with his talent.

Shatner's amazing, his first scene at the table how he sees through the con man is awesome! Never saw this before

Very good play -- at age 77 now, I knew Shatner only from the original Star Trek, had no idea he played such a variety of roles; ty much appreciated!

This was really good. I also always loved EG Marshall. in case NOBODY ever saw the original 12 angry men, wow you need to watch that! He is in it along with many other great stars. Shatner did a very good job in this show as well.

I remember watching these episodes back then, E.G. Marshall, superb actor, as was Shatner.

This Series needs to be made publicly available. Thanks for posting.

i love how there is no computers on any of the desks! :)

I was born in 1954. My parents used to let me watch this show. My aunt was DA of Philly, and we were surrounded by lawyers. Everyone expected me to become an attorney, partly because of my interest in shows like The Defenders. This was quality television; the writing, acting and direction. E.G. Marshall is mostly forgotten, but he was a good lead for this kind of story. Thank you for resurrecting these! Shatner before he forgot the art of acting, becoming a caricature of himself after Star Trek.

Why didn't I know about this show. I love the feel of it. Is like a modern version of Perry Mason.

“Damn it, Jim! You’re the Captain of the Starship Enterprise! Not Asst. DA!”

wow so William goes way back a great actor ,liked him in star trek

Excellent actors. The DA was in TZ’s ‘Walking Distance’ and Star Trek along Shatner in one of my favorites, ‘This Side of Paradise.’👏

William Shatner ...Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek Franchise ....Shatner became a cultural icon for his role .... and his seven decades of acting :) " Not many actors has gone where this man has gone before " LOL ...Beam me up Scotty :)

.......and then Jeffrey Hunter sadly died..." the king is dead; long live the king".....and he has!...William is 90, bless his heart!

“Faith doesn’t require understanding. It just is”. Amen!

This is ten times better than the over-edited crap you see today.

I saw the way the woman looked at Shatner's character when he left the restaurant, I had a feeling she had something in mind. It sure was nice to hear Shatner speaking in a " normal " cadence.

if he had a guilty verdict he would have called the Enterprise and have Scotty beam him up

Quality speaks for itself even after so long

Originally telecast on November 24, 1962. Written by William Woolfolk Directed by John Newland

A few years later Mr. Caranova became disgruntled with his job and his marriage was on the rocks, so one day, while drowning his sorrows at a local bar, he met a man who claimed to be from the future. The man he met was named Scotty, they became friends. Later Scotty invited him on board his ship. He was very impressed and wanted to stay, so after a few years training, Mr. Caranova became captain of the Starship Enterprise, and the rest is history. Even though it hasn't happened yet.

Has the Shat man, i`m watching. My fondest memories are me and my dad watching old star trek and twilight zone with him.

Flawless performance by William Shatner. Line delivery: Outstanding Reaction shots: Outstanding Body language: Outstanding My Canadian bias: Embarrassing

GOD, he was a DOLL!!!!!!!💗🧡💛💚💙💜💙💚💛🧡💗

I was surprised how busy William Shatner been through the years as an actor....

Good performance by Shatner!

Really good show! Never ever knew of it before! Thank you for uploading this show!

Weird seeing James Kirk and Mike Brady together

EG Marshall always did great, especially in law oriented roles.

My dad used to watch this when I was a little girl, and now I’m enjoying why🔥💥🧐🧐🧐Thank you for uploading💖💝❣️🎊🎉

Oh my goodness. I watched this series when on TV.

Five years later Terranova gets his revenge by shutting down Bryan's agricultural colony.

Great show and an outstanding episode! Watching these old shows one sees Schatner quite often. He is a really good actor!

Leonard Nimoy was talking to William Shatner about how hard it was to get parts when he was starting out then he said to William 'I bet you didn't find it hard' where upon he said 'Erm no' with a beautiful face like his there's no wonder.

Classic Shatner.

Love him, always have. Betrays his Canadian background by asking a question and then ending with, 'eh', LOL

Woww another rare Shatner performance in his prime!!! I wonder if he sees these videos of himself!

I'm a big fan of the original 'Star Trek" but...Shatner's acting is so natural in his early roles!! (and he's so handsome😍) Thanks so much for sharing this!💯😄👍

remembers seeing reruns of these shows...when I was a kid...is good to see them again

A brilliant movie, my first time seeing this one and I'm very glad I came across it

Loved this. Never seen such a young William Shatner

My brother is an attorney. He was the assistant D.A. in Anchorage Alaska at one time. I asked him what he would do if he thought a man was innocent, and it was his job to convict him. He replied that he has the right to tell his boss that he couldn’t take on the case because of his personal convictions. So they do think about the merits of each case. It’s not cut and dry, the prosecutor HAS to convict the “criminal “, not at all, at least it’s not supposed to be.

I used to watch this every week when I was 7. Good then and still so.

Decent plot. Of course Shatner later did Boston Legal. He was a smart man. He really had to hustle to make a living and all those experiences come into play during life.

There are a lot of life lessons in that show. It was a time when the world was much simpler and values were accentuated. Before the drug culture and social welfare crippled many peoples spiritual nature with dependence.

From the show The Defenders this episode aired November 24th,1962 and was directed by John Newland ( One Step Beyond)

When the good we're good, and the bad were bad.

Great show, if only things were this way in reality!

What a quality show The Defenders was. TV programming was loaded in those days with great morality plays. Some like this were set in the courtroom, others like Bonanza and The Virginian set in the West, still others like the Twilight Zone set in a place of imagination. How many prime time programs do this today? Sadly

Ha! Robert Reed pre-perm fro.

Very well done... just saw this ... great story and acting and script...

Very entertaining and compelling show.

Long live the great shat man!

Just saw shatner in a movie he made this year. He's 90 years of age and in incredible shape.

I’d never seen The Defenders before watching several episodes recently on KZfaq. It seems almost like British television in the way it relies on good writing and acting to explore human issues. As the 1960s progressed, we had less and less of this kind of quality television in the US. It’s kind of refreshing to see this kind of idealism in our entertainment history, since it’s hardly what we’re known for in our TV drama.

Lois Smith (Mrs Terranova) is 92 with a resume as extensive as Shatner's. What a dish.

Faith is a weakness. What we need more of is skepticism.

I watched The Defenders as a little kid. This brought back great memories. And I didn’t know that Captain James Tiberius Kirk was in this episode. Also, E. G. Marshal was wonderful as in all that he did.

William Shatner is a brilliant actor. Perfect.

👍👌👏 Pretty heavy stuff. Nothing has changed, on the contrary. Greed for money and power is ruling and ruining our planet. Because for those already extremely rich and extremely powerful big scrupulous industries/companies it's still mote important than our environment. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this old movie. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

Everyone loves William Shatner. Maybe all that good energy is keeping him so young! We should all be so lucky to be loved like that!💞💞💞❤💞💞💞 Plus he's a vegetarian! 💞💞💞💞💞 Loves animals. 😇🥰💞💞💞💞💞💞

Beautiful work! The acing, the writing the direction. Wow!

It's amazing that actress Lois Smith (Shatner's wife in this episode) is still with us at age 92 with a career spanning 8 decades.

Thank you Thank you Thank you Been looking for "The Defenders" for like...forever! I was beginning to lose hope. Finally, a complete episode! E.G. Marshall & Robert Reed! And my man Bill Shatner! "Arigato" for the upload! Ruby Pearl, you made my day!

Wow. That was great. Thanks for posting this video. I’m going to look for other episodes. Yes, Shatner’s performance was very strong.

Loved the dialogue. So simple, straight and true.

DA Bryan - Frank Overton - played Elias Sandoval in Star Trek episode This Side of Paradise.

Love it!!

Bill was so young! Thanks for posting this.

William Shatner; the more I see him, the more I like him.

SUPERB ACTING!!!

What a fantastic 30 year prequel to Boston Legal! Thank You Ruby for posting these. I wish I has found your channel earlier in Quarantine (smile).

Wonderful 🎭. 💕💕 William Shatner💕💕💕

Thanks! It'd be great if the whole series found its way on DVD.

Will Shatner was awesome in everything he did! His easy going manner as an acter made his characters so believable and his timing for dry wit, just great! Did you know after his first wife divorced this hard working actor he lived in a small class C rv trailer??? She took everything!! 2 sides to everything but sheeeeeez!!!!

Very cool, Love these black & white shows

When The Defenders was originally shown, I thought it was bland and conventional. But this episode is excellent, acting, direction, dialog, a romantic drama of values.

Great actor

THIS IS A COOL SHOW NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE

Thank you posting!

"Oh Captain. My Captain."

gripping and compelling

"Give us all what the law demands, and the jails will be overflowing with GOOD PEOPLE" aka, exactly what we have now in the USA, with DA's strictly tasked with racking up convictions, blackmailing defendants to the tune of a 97% plea bargain rate in order to secure these convictions. Nice monologue about how the ideal used to be sold to us. These days the DA shows are proud of convicting innocent people. I am most proud of the DA's of today, because a sense of duty and dedication to your job can't be higher than that of someone who is willing to send innocent people to their deaths for the sake of this job dedication. Amazing human beings these modern DAs are, and the judges who preside over them as well, who routinely throw out evidence of innocence, which enables the DA's to succeed in their noble task. If only we could get other workers in other jobs to be that dedicated to their work, we'd really have something.

Great show. Thank you again. Blessings

Thoughtful and complex

Another great performance from Shatner

Awesome. Thanks for uploading.

That was very entertaining. Thanks for posting.

An early Twilight Zone reunion -- Frank Overton, Joe Maross, Shatner... all of whom had been on TZ before this was shot.

great script!