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Alien Races: 0
Red-shirt deaths: 1
Harper
Fight scenes: 0
KOs: 0
TKOs: 0
Fight Stopped: 0
Alien Foods: 0
Earth Foods: 1
A drink called a "Finnegal's Folly," mixed by McCoy with great pride.
Spock says:
"Logical": 1
"Illogical": 1
"I'm a doctor..."s: 0
Phasers fired: 13
On-screen: 9
Off-screen: 4
"Phasers on Stun!": 0
Ear Jokes: 0
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Title: The Ultimate Computer
Production: 53
Original Airdate: March 8, 1968
Stardate: 4729.4
Synopsis:
The Enterprisedraws the dubious honor of
field-testing the multitronics computer system of Dr. Richard Daystrom,
the genius who as a young man created the breakthrough duotronic system
used by all Starfleet craft. Daystrom, obsessed for years with topping
his earlier success, designed the automated M-5 to replace living crews
on starship -- and it seems posed to do just that, relegating Kirk to a
relic. Then trouble looms: unable to distinguish simulations from
reality, M-5 bears down fully armed on unsuspecting war games ships --
and even Daystrom cannot head off his creation. Kirk is faced with
outfoxing a computer before his fellow captains are forced to destroy
his ship -- if they can.
Guest Cast:
William Marshall as Dr. Richard Daystrom
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Hmmm...Kirk, the ship's captain, is feeling dejected at the thought of being replaced by the M5, so
he retires to his quarters to sulk. He is soon followed by the ship's doctor, who fixes him a
drink. Which other episode of TREK do we see an almost identical scene? (HINT: in that episode,
the drink was a martini).
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McCoy: Did you see the love-light in Spock's eyes? The right computer finally came along.
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Mar. 6, 1968:
Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" is released.
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"The Menagerie," Part one
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