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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Doomsday Machine" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13051588 — 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: Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Doomsday Machine" Context triple: [Marc Daniels, directed, Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Doomsday Machine"]
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A.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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B.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Man Trap"
"The Man Trap" is the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, best known for introducing the crew of the USS Enterprise in broadcast order and featuring a deadly, shape-shifting creature that drains its victims of salt.
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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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Star Trek: Voyager episode "Phage"
"Phage" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: Voyager that introduces the organ-harvesting alien race known as the Vidiians and explores the ethical dilemmas surrounding their survival.
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E.
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver") is a first-season episode of the original Star Trek series in which the Enterprise encounters a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful alien adversary, testing Captain Kirk’s ingenuity and diplomacy.
- 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: Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Doomsday Machine" Target entity description: "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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A.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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B.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Man Trap"
"The Man Trap" is the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, best known for introducing the crew of the USS Enterprise in broadcast order and featuring a deadly, shape-shifting creature that drains its victims of salt.
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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.
Star Trek: Voyager episode "Phage"
"Phage" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: Voyager that introduces the organ-harvesting alien race known as the Vidiians and explores the ethical dilemmas surrounding their survival.
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E.
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver") is a first-season episode of the original Star Trek series in which the Enterprise encounters a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful alien adversary, testing Captain Kirk’s ingenuity and diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jerry Finnerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingOfficerOfEnterprise | Captain James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | starship versus automated superweapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Marc Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Fabien Tordjmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 6 ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | planet-killer superweapon ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Commodore Matt Decker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | L-374 system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVessel |
USS Constellation (NCC-1017)
NERFINISHED
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| guestStar | William Windom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guestStarRole | Commodore Matt Decker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray remastered edition
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DVD ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Cold War nuclear anxieties ⓘ |
| musicBy | Sol Kaplan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a planet-destroying superweapon
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intense psychological portrayal of Commodore Decker ⓘ |
| oftenListedAs | one of the best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOfContinuity | Prime Timeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolutionMethod | sacrificial detonation of the USS Constellation inside the planet-killer ⓘ |
| season | 2 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stardate | 4202.9 ⓘ |
| starsCharacter |
Hikaru Sulu
NERFINISHED
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James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Norman Spinrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teleplayBy | Norman Spinrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporaryCommanderOfEnterprise | Commodore Matt Decker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
command responsibility
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obsession ⓘ weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| writer | Norman Spinrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Doomsday Machine" Description of subject: "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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