The Star Trek Compendium stated the episode was essentially a science fiction version of the submarine film The Enemy Below, depicting a cat-and-mouse game between the Enterprise as the American destroyer against a Romulan vessel as the U-boat. Director Vincent McEveety had seen the 1957 film The Enemy Below but only noticed the similarities bet…
"Star Trek" Balance of Terror (TV Episode 1966)
Balance of Terror: Directed by Vincent McEveety. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Mark Lenard, Paul Comi. The Enterprise must decide on its response …
The Enemy Below/Balance of Terror : r/startrek
The Enemy Below/Balance of Terror. Probably not a spoiler because it's been some months but those who aren't up to date with SNW Season 1's last episode in July might not want to read …
"Balance of Terror" -- 50 Years Later
Writer Paul Schneider successfully evoked war stories and submarine dramas, a la the film The Enemy Below, in his teleplay. As the Star Trek Compendium puts it, think of the Enterprise as a "surface vessel" and the …
"Star Trek" Balance of Terror (TV Episode 1966)
The plot of this episode is based on The Enemy Below (1957), with the Enterprise taking the part of the American destroyer and the Bird-of-Prey with its cloaking device taking the part of the submarine.
Star Trek S1 E14 "Balance of Terror" Recap
The 1957 WWII submarine movie The Enemy Below IN SPACE! Even the bearing of the unidentified initial contact and the captain's maneuvering orders to the helm are copied nearly verbatim. The Romulan ship is cramped and has …
“The Balance Of Terror”
It's very heavily based on The Enemy Below (1957). Like "Balance of Terror", it takes the unusual step of showing the battle from both sides, exploring both the tactics of the two Commanders, …
"Star Trek" Balance of Terror (TV Episode 1966)
A science-fiction version of the 1957 WWII film The Enemy Below, in which an American destroyer stalked a German U-boat, Balance of Terror pits Captain Kirk and his crew against a Romulan warship (armed with a high energy plasma …
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The Star Trek Compendium stated the episode was essentially a science fiction version of the submarine film The Enemy Below, depicting a cat-and-mouse game between the Enterprise as the American destroyer against a Romulan vessel as the U-boat. Director Vincent McEveety had seen the 1957 film The Enemy Below but only noticed the similarities bet…
Balance of Terror: Directed by Vincent McEveety. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Mark Lenard, Paul Comi. The Enterprise must decide on its response …
The Enemy Below/Balance of Terror. Probably not a spoiler because it's been some months but those who aren't up to date with SNW Season 1's last episode in July might not want to read …
Writer Paul Schneider successfully evoked war stories and submarine dramas, a la the film The Enemy Below, in his teleplay. As the Star Trek Compendium puts it, think of the Enterprise as a "surface vessel" and the …
The plot of this episode is based on The Enemy Below (1957), with the Enterprise taking the part of the American destroyer and the Bird-of-Prey with its cloaking device taking the part of the submarine.
The 1957 WWII submarine movie The Enemy Below IN SPACE! Even the bearing of the unidentified initial contact and the captain's maneuvering orders to the helm are copied nearly verbatim. The Romulan ship is cramped and has …
It's very heavily based on The Enemy Below (1957). Like "Balance of Terror", it takes the unusual step of showing the battle from both sides, exploring both the tactics of the two Commanders, …
A science-fiction version of the 1957 WWII film The Enemy Below, in which an American destroyer stalked a German U-boat, Balance of Terror pits Captain Kirk and his crew against a Romulan warship (armed with a high energy plasma …