Star Trek episode "Arena"
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"Arena" is a classic first-season Star Trek episode best known for Captain Kirk’s iconic hand-to-hand battle with the reptilian Gorn captain on a desolate alien planet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arena (Star Trek: The Original Series) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | Arena (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Fredric Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captainOfEnterprise | James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jerry Finnerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Joseph Pevney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 18 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
DeForest Kelley
NERFINISHED
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James Doohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricardo Montalbán NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Gorn captain ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Gorn
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Metron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceOf | Gorn captain ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasIconicScene | Kirk constructing a makeshift cannon from bamboo, diamonds, and gunpowder to defeat the Gorn. ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
James T. Kirk
NERFINISHED
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Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexander Courage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hand-to-hand combat between Captain Kirk and the Gorn captain
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introduction of the Gorn species ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1967-01-19 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Metrons force Captain Kirk and a Gorn captain to fight to the death as champions of their respective ships to settle a dispute over the destruction of a Federation outpost. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 19 ⓘ |
| resolution | Kirk refuses to kill the defeated Gorn, impressing the Metrons with his mercy. ⓘ |
| season | Season 1 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Cestus III
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desolate rocky planet created by the Metrons ⓘ |
| shipFeatured | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Fredric Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teleplayBy | Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
mercy over vengeance
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the morality of retaliation ⓘ |
| writer | Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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