The Doomsday Machine (Episode)
| Series | Star Trek |
| Season | 2 |
| Episode | 6 |
| Production Number | 35
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| Previous | Amok Time (TOS34) |
| Next | Wolf in the Fold (TOS36) |
| Released | 20 Oct 1967 |
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Stardate 4202.9: A machine that destroys planets threatens the Enterprise.
Investigating the destruction of several planetary systems, the Enterprise discovers the crippled starship U.S.S. Constellation. Commodore Matthew Decker, the Constellation's captain, is in a state of shock, the only person left aboard the vessel. With his ship severely damaged, Decker had transported his entire crew down to a planet since destroyed by a gigantic destructive "berserker," a planet-killing weapon constructed by a long-dead alien race. While Kirk and party stay aboard to repair the Constellation's engines and weapons systems, Decker is beamed back to the Enterprise with Dr. McCoy. The guilt-ridden Decker takes command of the Enterprise and attempts to use the starship to confront and destroy the planet killer. Kirk contacts the Enterprise and enables Spock to take command away from Decker. The commodore steals a shuttlecraft and launches himself into the planet killer. Decker dies, but his strategy inspires Kirk to rig a self-destruct switch on the Constellation and send the damaged ship into the huge alien device. A transporter malfunction almost prevents Kirk from escaping the Constellation in time, just before the ship's exploding engines destroy the doomsday machine's destructive power forever.
Image Gallery
Commodore Matt Decker
Lieutenant Elliott
Lieutenant Montgomery
Lieutenant Palmer
Lieutenant Russ
Lieutenant Washburn
Commodore rank insignia
antiproton beam
U.S.S. Constellation NCC-1017
Doomsday Machine
Shuttlecraft Einstein NCC-1701/6
red alert
auxiliary control room
shuttlebay
U.S.S. Constellation NCC-1017 insignia
Related Data
Credits
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring
William Shatner
Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
Written by
Norman Spinrad
Directed by
Marc Daniels
Produced by
Gene L. Coon
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman
Guest Star
William Windom as Commodore Decker
Featuring
James Doohan … Scott
George Takei … Sulu
and
Elizabeth Rogers … Lt. Palmer
With
John Winston … Lt. Kyle
Richard Compton … Washburn
John Copage … Elliott
Tim Burns … Russ
Jerry Catron … Montgomery
Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana
Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis
Theme Music by
Alexander Courage
Music Composed and Conducted by
Sol Kaplan
Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman
Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies
Film Editor … Donald R. Rode
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Elliot Schick
Set Decorator … Joseph J. Stone
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Cinema Research
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Jim Henrikson
Re-Recording Mixer … Elden E. Ruberg, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Casting … Jospeh D'Agosta
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg
A Desilu Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation
Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow
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