Directive", a later addition to the franchise's canon. Home media release and other adaptations The first adaptation of "The Man Trap" was as a re-working into a short story by author James Blish as part of the novelization Star Trek. This book contained seven short stories, each based on an episode of The Original Series, and was published in January 1967. The adaptation of "The Man Trap" appeared as the third story in the book, although it was named "The Unreal McCoy". The first home media release of "The Man Trap" was on Compact Cassette from Startone Productions in 1982. A further release on LaserDisc took place in 1985, alongside "Charlie X". Further releases of all episodes of the series were made on VHS and Betamax.Kelley (2008): p. 250 The episode was released on DVD paired with "The Naked Time" as part of the general release of the series in 1999. There were no other extras added to that series of releases, except the DVD containing "Turnabout Intruder". "The Man Trap" was later released within a DVD box set of the first season in 2004; all three seasons of The Original Series'' were released as full-season box sets that year. The episode was included in the remastered season one release on DVD and Blu-ray in 2009. Annotations Notes References External links 1966 American television episodes Fiction about shapeshifting Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1) episodes American television series premieres Television episodes about vampires Television episodes written by George Clayton Johnson Television episodes directed by Marc Daniels