| "Balance of Terror" | |
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| Series Star Trek Season 1, Episode 14 | |
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| Air date | December 15th, 1966 |
| Writers | Paul Schneider |
| Director | Vincent McEveety |
| Producers | Gene Roddenberry; John D.F. Black; Robert H. Justman |
| Starring | William Shatner; Leonard Nimoy |
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"Balance of Terror" is the fourteenth episode of season one of the American science fiction adventure TV series Star Trek. The episode was directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Paul Schneider. It first aired on NBC on December 15th, 1966. Like all episodes from the series, "Balance of Terror" was digitally remastered with upgraded visual effects. This version first aired on September 16th, 2006 on CBS.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
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| William Shatner | Captain James T. Kirk |
| Leonard Nimoy | Mister Spock |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
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| DeForest Kelley | Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy |
| Grace Lee Whitney | Yeoman Janice Rand |
| James Doohan | Montgomery Scott |
| George Takei | Mister Sulu |
| Nichelle Nichols | Nyota Uhura |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Lenard | Romulan commander |
| Paul Comi | Stiles |
| Lawrence Montaigne | Decius |
| Stephen Mines | Lieutenant Robert Tomlinson |
| Barbara Baldavin | Angela Martine |
| Garry Walberg | Commander Hansen |
| John Warburton | The centurion |
Uncredited Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Arndt | Engineer Fields |
| Bill Blackburn | Lieutenant Hadley |
| Robert Chadwick | Romulan scanner operator |
| Frank da Vinci | Crewman |
| Walt Davis | Romulan crewman |
| Vince Deadrick, Sr. | Romulan crewman |
| Jeannie Malone | Yeoman |
| Sean Morgan | Brenner |
| Eddie Paskey | Lieutenant Leslie |
| Ron Veto | Crewman |
Crew[]
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Remastered crew[]
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Balance of Terror redirects here.
- Production code number: 6149-09.
- The events from this episode take place in the year 2266.
- Stardate: 1709.1.
- This is actually the eighth episode of the series, and the ninth episode put into production.
- This is the first episode of Star Trek that was digitally remastered with new footage.
- This is the third episode of Star Trek directed by Vincent McEveety. He directs six episodes of the series in total.
- This is the first episode of Star Trek written by Paul Schneider. He writes two episodes of the series in total. His next episode is "The Squire of Gothos".
- This is the first episode of Star Trek to feature actor Mark Lenard. He will go on to play the role of Spock's father, Sarek in "Journey to Babel" as well as the feature film series and episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- First appearnce of the Romulans, who will go on to become a major recurring race throughout the course of the series.
Quotes[]
- James T. Kirk: Captain's log, stardate 1709.2. Patrolling outpost guarding the neutral zone between planets Romulus and Remus and the rest of the galaxy; received an emergency call from Outpost 4. The USS Enterprise is moving to investigate and assist.
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- James T. Kirk: Captain's log, stardate 1709.6. We are at the neutral zone. I've lost contact with the intruder. No reaction on our motion sensors, but believe the Romulan vessel to be somewhere close by, with all engines and systems shut down. The Enterprise is also playing this silent waiting game in hope of regaining contact.
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- James T. Kirk: Since the days of wooden vessels, shipmasters have had one happy privilege--that of uniting two people in the bonds of matrimony.
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- Spock: If Romulans are an offshoot of my Vulcan blood, then attack becomes even more imperative.
- Doctor McCoy: War is never imperative.
- Spock: It is for them, Doctor. Vulcan, like Earth, had its aggressive colonizing period, savage even by Earth standards. If Romulans retain this martial philosophy, then we dare not show weakness.
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- Doctor McCoy: Something I seldom say to a customer, Jim. In this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million Earth-type planets. And in all of the universe, three million million galaxies like this. And in all of that, and perhaps more, only one of each of us. Don't destroy the one named Kirk.
Home Video[]
- Star Trek: The Original Series: Season One (HD) (Disc 5)
- The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series (Disc 1)