The Doomsday Machine (TOS episode)
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"The Doomsday Machine" is a highly acclaimed original Star Trek episode in which the Enterprise confronts a planet-destroying automated weapon and a traumatized Starfleet commodore obsessed with stopping it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Doomsday Machine (TOS episode) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13052171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Doomsday Machine (TOS episode) Context triple: [The Apple (TOS episode), followedBy, The Doomsday Machine (TOS episode)]
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A.
The City on the Edge of Forever
The City on the Edge of Forever is a celebrated and influential episode of the original Star Trek series, renowned for its time-travel plot, emotional depth, and complex moral themes.
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B.
"The Changeling" (TOS)
"The Changeling" (TOS) is a first-season Star Trek: The Original Series episode in which the Enterprise encounters Nomad, a damaged Earth probe that has merged with an alien device and now threatens to destroy all imperfect life.
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C.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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D.
I Am Spock
I Am Spock is Leonard Nimoy’s autobiographical book reflecting on his life, career, and enduring connection to the character of Spock from Star Trek.
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E.
The Doomsday Machine
The Doomsday Machine is a 2017 nonfiction book by Daniel Ellsberg that reveals U.S. nuclear war planning and the dangers of Cold War–era doomsday scenarios.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Doomsday Machine (TOS episode) Target entity description: "The Doomsday Machine" is a highly acclaimed original Star Trek episode in which the Enterprise confronts a planet-destroying automated weapon and a traumatized Starfleet commodore obsessed with stopping it.
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A.
The City on the Edge of Forever
The City on the Edge of Forever is a celebrated and influential episode of the original Star Trek series, renowned for its time-travel plot, emotional depth, and complex moral themes.
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B.
"The Changeling" (TOS)
"The Changeling" (TOS) is a first-season Star Trek: The Original Series episode in which the Enterprise encounters Nomad, a damaged Earth probe that has merged with an alien device and now threatens to destroy all imperfect life.
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C.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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D.
I Am Spock
I Am Spock is Leonard Nimoy’s autobiographical book reflecting on his life, career, and enduring connection to the character of Spock from Star Trek.
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E.
The Doomsday Machine
The Doomsday Machine is a 2017 nonfiction book by Daniel Ellsberg that reveals U.S. nuclear war planning and the dangers of Cold War–era doomsday scenarios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| antagonist | planet-killing automated weapon ⓘ |
| basedOn | original teleplay by Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
| conflictType | starship versus automated weapon ⓘ |
| continuity | prime Star Trek timeline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed by Star Trek fans and critics ⓘ |
| director | Marc Daniels ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | broadcast television ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Gene Roddenberry ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Commodore Matt Decker
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Hikaru Sulu ⓘ James T. Kirk ⓘ Leonard McCoy ⓘ Montgomery Scott ⓘ Nyota Uhura ⓘ Spock ⓘ |
| featuresFaction | United Federation of Planets ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Starfleet ⓘ |
| featuresRank | Commodore ⓘ |
| featuresStarship |
USS Constellation (NCC-1017)
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | planet killer ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction television episode ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasFandomRanking | often listed among the best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
USS Constellation (NCC-1017)
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Sol Kaplan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a planet-destroying superweapon
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intense psychological portrayal of Commodore Decker ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The USS Enterprise encounters the wrecked USS Constellation and a deranged Commodore Matt Decker, discovering a massive automated weapon that destroys planets and must be stopped. ⓘ |
| producer | Gene L. Coon ⓘ |
| seriesSeason | Star Trek: The Original Series season 2 ⓘ |
| setting |
23rd century
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space ⓘ |
| theme |
command responsibility
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obsession ⓘ weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| title | The Doomsday Machine ⓘ |
| writer | Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
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