| Patterns of Force ©1968 Paramount Pictures Corp. and Norway Corp. All rights reserved. |
The Ultimate Computer ©1968 Paramount Pictures Corp. and Norway Corp. All rights reserved. | ||
| Episode | 52 | Episode | 53 |
| Airdate | February 16, 1968 | Airdate | March 8, 1968 |
| Next Voyage | The Ultimate Computer #53 | Next Voyage | The Omega Glory #54 |
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| Patterns of Force | |
| Directed by | Vince McEveety |
| Written by | John Meredyth Lucas |
| Produced by | John Meredyth Lucas |
| Executive Producer | Gene Roddenberry |
| Starring | William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley |
| Guest Stars | Richard Evans Valora Norland |
| Special Appearance | Skip Homeier |
| Stardate 2534.0 Enterprise threatened by 23rd Century Nazis! On a routine check of planet Ekos, the Enterprise is fired upon by nuclear missiles. Kirk and Spock investigate and find the planet is controlled by latter-day Nazis! The Prime Directive has been violated - a Federation advisor's experiment in efficient government has gotten out of control, and a war routed in racial hatred is being waged against a peaceful neighboring planet. Can Kirk and Spock end this bloody conflict and re-establish peace? | |
| The Ultimate Computer | |
| Directed by | John Meredyth Lucas |
| Written by | D.C. Fontana |
| Produced by | John Meredyth Lucas |
| Executive Producer | Gene Roddenberry |
| Starring | William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley |
| Guest Star | William Marshall |
| Stardate 4729.4 Starfleet is testing the M-5, a sophisticated computer, aboard the Enterprise. With a skeleton crew, M-5 is permitted to control the starship as Kirk stands by helplessly. All goes well until M-5 mistakes war games for the real thing, destroys the Excalibur and won't relinquish control of the Enterprise! | |