In the star trek episode balance of terror, why did. Star trek s1 e14 balance of terror recap tv tropes. These were the first episodes to be remastered by cbs digital and featured a flawed cg. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. Kirk pits the enterprise against an invisible spaceship testing the. Kirk orders full astern and as the enterprise backs up, they find that the weapon has a. While trek news is light, and a few of the podcast crew are off traveling, brian and matt try something a little different and record a commentary for the star trek. Balance of terror was the 14th episode of season one. Into darkness this month, well be running through the first season of the classic star trek all this month.
Because no one did know what the romulans looked like. It is certainly in the running for best episode, period. Star trek chronicles the 23rd century adventures of the u. When filming it is sometimes wise to shoot a safety take. The riverdale cast talks going full hedwig and barchie being a little more than. Enterprise faces off with a romulan warbird on the edge of the neutral zone. Kirk pits the enterprise against an invisible spaceship testing the federations defenses.
Thetvdb is an open database, meaning that if information or images are missing, youre welcome to log in and add the information yourself this episode is considered complete. The marriage of angela martine and robert tomlinson is interrupted when a romulan birdofprey attacks and destroys outpost 4, which guards the neutral zone between federation and romulan space. The episode featured the final appearance in production order of grace lee whitney yeoman janice rand. But thats a minor nit in what is otherwise a brilliant episode, one of treks finest that also gave us the franchises. Generally enjoyable, worth watching if new to star trek. Kirk and crew battle an invisible enemy a romulan warbird that has crossed the neutral zone and attacked federation outposts. Part 1 in star treks only twoparter fans should note the remastered edition features more realistic and populated views of the starbase 11 complex, detailed graphics on kirk and commodore mendezs pursuit shuttlecraft from the base, and of course upgraded scenes. Check the star trek rewatch index for a complete list of posts in this series. It may have flaws which the its overrated crowd likes to play up. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. Spocks loyalties are questioned when the first romulan visual transmission is intercepted. Kirk learns that the romulan ship has also destroyed three other outposts and is now running at full speed towards home.
Balance of terror is the fifteenth episode of the first season of the original series and introduced the romulans to the star trek universe. Looks like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it. The motion picture, making him star treks allpurpose alien. Enterprise muddies those waters by giving the romulans, the xyrillians, and the suliban primitive cloaking tech in the 22nd century a full century before this episode is set and star trek. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of our romulan cousins appearing for the first time, i thought we should take a look at some important clips from the star. As the star trek compendium puts it, think of the enterprise as a surface vessel and the invisible romulan ship as a submarine and youve got the basic concept. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols. Star trek season 1 episode 14 balance of terror watch. The original series balance of terror tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A time for war a time for peace star trekstar trek the next generationstar. On september 16, 2006, balance of terror became the first digitally remastered star trek episode, featuring enhanced and new visual effects, computer generated cgi spaceships, and high definition format. Yes, there is a future history, that the show is ambitious enough to explore. Balance of terror is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. At face value, balance of terror is as straightforward as they come. The star trek web pages on this site are for educational and entertainment purposes only. I have just learned about star trek enhanced and now star trek remastered. Balance of terror is one of only two episodes that featured the romulansthey would not return until the next generations twentysixth episode, proclaiming we are back. From this point the episode continues on as televised.
This is one of the most celebrated tos episodes, for good reason it introduces the romulans, and they are so memorable here that they eventually become one of the most important trek civilizations, despite the fact that in tos itself they only appear twice here and in the enterprise incident. I was left thinking, what did we learn from this episode. Enterprise pursues the warbird, hampered by the fact that the. Discovery, bryan fuller, the events of balance of terror were to provide a touchstone for the series. The episode is said to be based on two movies run silent run deep and the enemy below. Us residents can watch it for free at the cbs website. Balance of terror, first broadcast on december 15th, 1966and now celebrating its 50th anniversaryhas long been seen as a classic episode of the original star trek. Mark lenard also went on to play a klingon in star trek the. For the best experience please update your browser. Star trek iii the search for spock the enterprises encounter with the klingon bird of prey duration. It involves a series of space battles between the enterprise and a romulan birdofprey around the.
Star trek balance of terror 1966 part 2 clip youtube. Watch star trek season 1, episode 14 balance of terror. The original series balance of terror tv episode 1966. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. This episode saw the introduction of the romulan star empire in star trek. The original series remastered where no man has gone before. If you are using adblocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Memorywise, its the alienheavy stuff that tends to stick in the mind, like the gorn and the horta and the freaky midget clint howard thing.
There are several other interesting behind the scenes aspects to this episode. Balance of terror is one of the best episodes of star trek, movies included. The crew watches balance of terror in a shuttle pod. However, since fuller left the series during its development, it is unclear what exactly this was supposed to entail. Balance of terror startrek history behind the scenes. Star trek, history, and national security star trek meets van gogh by aja apasoura. Macbeth, act i, scene v one of the best parts about revisiting the original trek, at least for me, is rediscovering the episodes that id forgotten. The remastered version of miri was first aired in many north american markets as a bonus episode during the weekend of 16 september 2006, alongside balance of terror. Enterprise, one of twelve stateoftheart starships representing starfleet, the exploration branch of the united federation of planets, an alliance of alien races including earth, vulcan, tellar, and andor. I must say after obtaining a cipy of the first new episode balance of terror i am disappointed. The handsdown best episode of star trek is a riveting tale of time travel and altered history. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi series. For the unseen namesake prop book, please see balance of terror book. Enterprise pursues the warbird, hampered by the fact that the romulans have constructed an invisibility screen which shields them from view.
Discovery explicitly retcons it by giving the klingons cloaking devices in 2256, set ten years before balance of terror. They took off in the days before the vulcans had warp drive, and then no one ever heard of them again well, until the obvious anyway. The characters dont change much from start to finish, but it is an incredibly expansive worldbuilding episode for star trek. A safety is an additional take, done after a successful take, as a backup. Kirk learns that the romulan ship has also destroyed three other outposts and is now running at full speed towards home the u.