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'''''[[Stardate]] {{link|Prime|2266|SD1709|1709.2}}: After attacking an outpost, Romulans battle the ''Enterprise.'''
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|[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
 
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|[[Coon, Gene|Gene Coon]]
 
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|[[Justman, Robert|Robert Justman]] and [[Black, John D.F.|John D.F. Black]]
 
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|08
 
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|15 December 1966
 
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|[[McEveety, Vincent|Vincent McEveety]]
 
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|[[Schneider, Paul|Paul Schneider]]
 
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''' ''After attacking an outpost, Romulans battle the ''Enterprise.'''
 
  
 
The ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|Enterprise]]'' is patrolling along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]], a border between the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. As [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] is performing a wedding ceremony for crewmembers [[Martine, Angela|Angela Martine]] and [[Tomlinson, Robert|Robert Tomlinson]], an outpost along the border announces that it is under attack from the [[Romulans]]. Kirk witnesses the destruction of the outpost, but is helpless to assist. The Romulans have perfected an invention that renders their ships invisible, and Kirk reasons he must overtake and destroy the enemy vessel before it can return home. To the surprise of all, transmissions intercepted from the Romulan ship reveal that they look almost exactly like [[Vulcans]], which causes [[Starfleet Ranks#Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Stiles, Andrew|Stiles]] to express his distrust of [[Spock]]. When the [[Romulan Commander (TOS08)|Romulan Commander]] is finally cornered, he destroys his ship rather than surrender&mdash;and Stiles, whose life was saved by Spock, realizes his prejudicial attitude is wrong.
 
The ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|Enterprise]]'' is patrolling along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]], a border between the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. As [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] is performing a wedding ceremony for crewmembers [[Martine, Angela|Angela Martine]] and [[Tomlinson, Robert|Robert Tomlinson]], an outpost along the border announces that it is under attack from the [[Romulans]]. Kirk witnesses the destruction of the outpost, but is helpless to assist. The Romulans have perfected an invention that renders their ships invisible, and Kirk reasons he must overtake and destroy the enemy vessel before it can return home. To the surprise of all, transmissions intercepted from the Romulan ship reveal that they look almost exactly like [[Vulcans]], which causes [[Starfleet Ranks#Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Stiles, Andrew|Stiles]] to express his distrust of [[Spock]]. When the [[Romulan Commander (TOS08)|Romulan Commander]] is finally cornered, he destroys his ship rather than surrender&mdash;and Stiles, whose life was saved by Spock, realizes his prejudicial attitude is wrong.
  
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==Image Gallery==
 
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File:romulan_commander-tos08.jpg|Romulan Commander
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comet_icarus_4-tos08.jpg|[[Comet Icarus IV]]
File:centurion-tos08.jpg|Centurion
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wedding-tos08.jpg|[[wedding]]
File:decius-tos08.jpg|Decius
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romulan_neutral_zone-tos08.jpg|[[Romulan Neutral Zone]]
File:stiles_andrew-tos08.jpg|Lieutenant Andrew Stiles
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abrams-tos08.jpg|[[Abrams]]
File:tomlinson_robert-tos08.jpg|Lieutenant Robert Tomlinson
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brenner-tos08.jpg|[[Brenner]]
File:martine_angela-tos08.jpg|Lieutenant Angela Martine
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centurion-tos08.jpg|[[Centurion (TOS08)|Centurion]]
File:rand_janice-tos08.jpg|Yeoman Janice Rand
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decius-tos08.jpg|[[Decius]]
File:hansen-tos-08.jpg|Commander Hansen
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fields-tos-08.jpg|[[Fields]]
File:fields-tos-08.jpg|Fields
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hansen-tos-08.jpg|[[Starfleet Commander|Commander]] [[Hansen (TOS08)|Hansen]]
File:romulan_neutral_zone-tos08.jpg|Romulan Neutral Zone
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martine_angela-tos08.jpg|[[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Martine, Angela|Angela Martine]]
File:comet_icarus_4-tos08.jpg|Comet Icarus IV
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navigator-tos08.jpg|[[Navigator (TOS09)|Navigator]]
File:romulan_bop-tos-08.jpg|Romulan Bird of Prey
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rand_janice-tos08.jpg|[[Yeoman]] [[Rand, Janice|Janice Rand]]
File:phasers-tos08.jpg|Phasers
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romulan-tos08.jpg|Romulan
File:plasma_torpedo-tos08.jpg|Plasma Torpedo
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romulan_commander-tos08.jpg|[[Romulan Commander (TOS08)|Romulan Commander]]
File:enterprise_chapel-tos08.jpg|''Enterprise'' chapel
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stiles_andrew-tos08.jpg|[[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Stiles, Andrew|Andrew Stiles]]
File:corridor-tos08.jpg|Corridor
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tomlinson_robert-tos08.jpg|[[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Tomlinson, Robert|Robert Tomlinson]]
File:communications-tos08.jpg|Communications station
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phaser_coolant-tos08.jpg|[[phaser coolant]]
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plasma_torpedo-tos08.jpg|[[plasma torpedo]]
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rodinium-tos08.jpg|[[rodinium]]
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romulan_bop-tos-08.jpg|[[Romulan Bird of Prey (2260s)|Romulan Bird of Prey]]
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enterprise_chapel-tos08.jpg|[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] [[chapel]]
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corridor-tos08.jpg|Corridor
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phaser_control-tos08.jpg|[[phaser control room]]
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romulan_bridge-tos08.jpg|Romulan [[bridge]]
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science_station-tos08.jpg|Science station
 
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==Credits==
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'''Starring'''<br/>[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]]
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'''Also Starring'''<br/>[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]
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'''Directed by'''<br/>[[McEveety, Vincent|Vincent McEveety]]
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'''Written by'''<br/>[[Schneider, Paul|Paul Schneider]]
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'''Created and Produced by'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
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'''Associate Producers'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]], [[Black, John D.F.|John D.F. Black]]
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'''Also Starring'''<br/>[[Lenard, Mark|Mark Lenard]] as [[Romulan Commander (TOS08)|Romulan Commander]]
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'''Co-Starring'''<br/>[[Comi, Paul|Paul Comi]] as [[Styles, Andrew|Styles]]<br/>
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[[Montaigne, Lawrence|Lawrence Montaigne]] as [[Decius]]
  
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'''Featuring'''<br/>[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]<br/>
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[[Whitney, Grace Lee|Grace Lee Whitney]] as [[Yeoman]] [[Rand, Janice|Rand]]<br/>
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|style="width:85%;"|[[Centurion (TOS08)|Centurion]]; [[Decius]]; [[Hansen (TOS08)|Hansen]]; [[Kirk, James T.]]; [[Martine, Angela]]; [[McCoy, Leonard]]; [[Rand, Janice]]; [[Romulan Commander (TOS08)|Romulan Commander]]; [[Scott, Montgomery]]; [[Spock]]; [[Stiles, Andrew]]; [[Stiles family]]; [[Sulu, Hikaru]]; [[Tomlinson, Robert]]; [[Uhura, Nyota]]
 
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|class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:15%;text-align:right;"|[[:Category:Science & Technology|Science & Technology]]:
 
|style="width:85%;"|[[cloaking device]]; [[computer]]; [[deflector]]; [[impulse drive]]; [[iron]]; [[nuclear weapon]]; [[phaser]]; [[plasma torpedo]]; [[rodinium]]; [[shields]]; [[subspace]]; [[subspace radio]]; [[transporter]]; [[tricorder]]; [[warp drive]]; [[warp nacelle]]
 
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|style="width:85%;"|[[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]]; [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]]; [[V8 class|Romulan Bird of Prey]]
 
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|style="width:85%;"|[[Humans]]; [[Romulans]]; [[Vulcans]]
 
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|style="width:85%;"|[[Red Alert]]
 
 
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[[Warburton, John|John Warburton]] as [[Centurion (TOS08)|The Centurion]]
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'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]
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'''Music Composed and Conducted by'''<br/>[[Steiner, Fred|Fred Steiner]]
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'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]
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'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]
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'''Assistant Director'''<br/>[[Peters, Gregg|Gregg Peters]]
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'''Set Decorator'''<br/>[[Biddiscombe, Carl F.|Carl F. Biddiscombe]]
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'''Post Production Executive'''<br/>[[Heath, Bill|Bill Heath]]
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'''Music Editor'''<br/>[[Raff, Robert H.|Robert H. Raff]]
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'''Sound Editor'''<br/>[[Grindstaff, Douglas H.|Douglas H. Grindstaff]]
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'''Sound Mixer'''<br/>[[Lilly, Jack F.|Jack F. Lilly]]
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'''Script Supervisor'''<br/>[[Rutter, George A.|George A. Rutter]]
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'''Music Coordinator'''<br/>[[Davidson, Julian|Julian Davidson]]
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'''Property Master'''<br/>[[Feinberg, Irving A.|Irving A. Feinberg]]
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'''Hair Styles by'''<br/>[[Darcy, Virginia|Virginia Darcy]], C.H.S.
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'''Casting'''<br/>[[D'Agosta, Joseph|Joseph D'Agosta]]
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'''Sound'''<br/>Glen Glenn Sound Co.
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'''A [[Desilu]] Production'''
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'''Executive in Charge of Production'''<br/>[[Solow, Herbert F.|Herbert F. Solow]]
 
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Myriad Universes: "Balance of Terror"
"Balance of Terror"
"Balance of Terror" (TOS09)

"Balance of Terror" (TOS09)
Series Star Trek
Season 1
Episode 14
Production Number 09


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Released 15 Dec 1966
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Stardate 1709.2: After attacking an outpost, Romulans battle the Enterprise.

The Enterprise is patrolling along the Romulan Neutral Zone, a border between the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire. As Captain Kirk is performing a wedding ceremony for crewmembers Angela Martine and Robert Tomlinson, an outpost along the border announces that it is under attack from the Romulans. Kirk witnesses the destruction of the outpost, but is helpless to assist. The Romulans have perfected an invention that renders their ships invisible, and Kirk reasons he must overtake and destroy the enemy vessel before it can return home. To the surprise of all, transmissions intercepted from the Romulan ship reveal that they look almost exactly like Vulcans, which causes Lieutenant Stiles to express his distrust of Spock. When the Romulan Commander is finally cornered, he destroys his ship rather than surrender—and Stiles, whose life was saved by Spock, realizes his prejudicial attitude is wrong.

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Astrometrics asteroids; Comet Icarus IV; Earth; Earth Outposts 1-8; Remus; Romii; Romulan Neutral Zone; Romulus; sector; Sector Z-6; Vulcan
Chronology Prime Timeline; c.2160; 2266; Stardate 1709.2-1709.6
Culture cruise; dancing; engagement; marriage; sorcerer; tennis; wedding
Education doctor; doctorate; physician
Food coffee
People Brenner; Centurion; Decius; Fields; Hansen; Kirk, James T.; Martine, Angela; McCoy, Leonard; Navigator; Rand, Janice; Romulan Commander; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Stiles, Andrew; Stiles family; Sulu, Hikaru; Tomlinson, Robert; Uhura, Nyota
Politics Command Base; Federation law; Romulan Neutral Zone; Romulan Praetor; Romulan Ranks (Centurion, Commander); Romulan Star Empire; Romulan War; Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); treaty; yeoman
Science & Technology asteroid; bearing; bed; camera; cloaking device; comet; communications; companel; computer; cryptography; deflector; distress call; fire; heading; impulse drive; iron; meter; microtapes; mile; nacelle; nuclear weapons; PADD; phaser coolant; phasers (shipboard); plasma torpedo; plastiform; radiation; radiation sickness; recorder-marker buoy; rodinium; sector; self-destruct; sensors; shields; subspace; subspace radio; time (cycles, hour, minute, second);transporter; tricorder; viewscreen; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Romulan Bird of Prey
Xenology Humans; hybrids; Romulans; Vulcans
Miscellaneous Achilles heel; battle stations; bigotry; bridge; briefing room; captain's quarters; chapel; chief engineer; chief medical officer; commanding officer; first officer; galley; logs; Main Engineering; phaser control room; port; Red Alert; science officer; sickbay; sorcerer; sorcery; starboard; Starfleet Uniforms (2266)

Credits

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock

Directed by
Vincent McEveety

Written by
Paul Schneider

Created and Produced by
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producers
Robert H. Justman, John D.F. Black

Also Starring
Mark Lenard as Romulan Commander

Co-Starring
Paul Comi as Styles
Lawrence Montaigne as Decius

Featuring
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
Grace Lee Whitney as Yeoman Rand

George Takei as Sulu
James Doohan as Scott
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Stephen Mines as Tomlinson
Barbara Baldavin as Angela
Garry Walberg as Hansen

and
John Warburton as The Centurion

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Music Composed and Conducted by
Fred Steiner

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Directors
Rolland M. Brooks
and
Walter M. Jefferies

Film Editor
Robert L. Swanson

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Assistant Director
Gregg Peters

Set Decorator
Carl F. Biddiscombe

Costumes Created by
William Theiss

Post Production Executive
Bill Heath

Music Editor
Robert H. Raff

Sound Editor
Douglas H. Grindstaff

Sound Mixer
Jack F. Lilly

Photographic Effects
Film Effects of Hollywood

Script Supervisor
George A. Rutter

Music Consultant
Wilbur Hatch

Music Coordinator
Julian Davidson

Special Effects
Jim Rugg

Property Master
Irving A. Feinberg

Gaffer
George A. Merhoff

Head Grip
George Rader

Production Supervisor
Bernard A. Widin

Makeup Artist
Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.

Hair Styles by
Virginia Darcy, C.H.S.

Wardrobe Mistress
Margaret Makau

Casting
Joseph D'Agosta

Sound
Glen Glenn Sound Co.

A Desilu Production

In Association with
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow