Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Doomsday Machine"

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"The Doomsday Machine" is a classic and highly acclaimed episode of Star Trek: The Original Series in which the crew of the Enterprise confronts a planet-destroying superweapon and a traumatized Starfleet commodore obsessed with stopping it.

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instanceOf Star Trek: The Original Series episode ⓘ
television episode ⓘ
cinematographyBy Jerry Finnerman ⓘ
commandingOfficerOfEnterprise Captain James T. Kirk ⓘ
linked to: James T. Kirk
conflictType starship versus automated superweapon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception highly acclaimed ⓘ
director Marc Daniels ⓘ
editor Fabien Tordjmann ⓘ
episodeNumberInSeason 6 ⓘ
featuresAntagonist planet-killer superweapon ⓘ
featuresCharacter Commodore Matt Decker ⓘ
featuresLocation L-374 system ⓘ
featuresVessel USS Constellation (NCC-1017) ⓘ
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) ⓘ
franchise Star Trek ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
guestStar William Windom ⓘ
guestStarRole Commodore Matt Decker ⓘ
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray remastered edition ⓘ
DVD ⓘ
inspiredBy Cold War nuclear anxieties ⓘ
musicBy Sol Kaplan ⓘ
notableFor depiction of a planet-destroying superweapon ⓘ
intense psychological portrayal of Commodore Decker ⓘ
oftenListedAs one of the best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork NBC ⓘ
partOfContinuity Prime Timeline ⓘ
plotSummary The Enterprise discovers the wrecked USS Constellation and a deranged Commodore Decker, then confronts a massive automated planet-killing weapon threatening entire star systems. ⓘ
productionCode TOS 035 ⓘ
productionCompany Desilu Productions ⓘ
resolutionMethod sacrificial detonation of the USS Constellation inside the planet-killer ⓘ
season 2 ⓘ
series Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ
setInUniverse Star Trek universe ⓘ
linked to: Star Trek
stardate 4202.9 ⓘ
starsCharacter Hikaru Sulu ⓘ
James T. Kirk ⓘ
Leonard McCoy ⓘ
Montgomery Scott ⓘ
Nyota Uhura ⓘ
Spock ⓘ
storyBy Norman Spinrad ⓘ
teleplayBy Norman Spinrad ⓘ
temporaryCommanderOfEnterprise Commodore Matt Decker ⓘ
theme command responsibility ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
writer Norman Spinrad ⓘ

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