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Full Title	Balance Of Terror				Season	ONE
Prod #	09	Aired	15 December, 1966		Stardate	1709.7
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Writer(s):	Paul Schneider
Director:	Vincent McEveety
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Synopsis:	Outposts along the Romulan neutral zone are mysteriously being destroyed, apparently by Romulans, who have never been seen by anyone in the Federation before this time. Due to a strong resemblance, Spock is targeted by a prejudiced officer.
Themes & Issues:	Data Coming Soon
Closing Stills:	Data Coming Soon
Featured Races:	Human Romulan Vulcan
Equipment/Misc. Objects:	Communicator (classic black base, gold foil flip-up antenna) Desktop Viewer (approx. 10" tube moveable viewer sitting atop desktops) Earpiece Communicator (very short range communicator designed for listening only, fits on the ear, designed to monitor various channels, usually worn by communications officer) PADD (classic black design, touch pad with electronic pen for notes, reports and signatures) Sicbay bio-bed diagnostic display (standard mid-23rd century Federation) Transporter (standard mid-23rd century Federation) Tri-Viewer (triangular shaped unit centered on the briefing room table, sports 3 7" or 8" viewscreens to enable all seated to view) Wall Comm (communicator built into the walls throughout the ship)
Alien Food/Drinks:	Data Coming Soon
Sets/Locations:	Data Coming Soon
Flaws/ Nitpics:	Mis-Spoken Terms Data Coming Soon Story Flaws Data Coming Soon Uniform Flaws Data Coming Soon Editing Flaws Data Coming Soon
Miscellaneous Keywords:	Bird of Prey More Coming Soon
Cast:	Series' Regulars Captain James T. Kirk -  William Shatner Commander Spock -  Leonard Nimoy Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy -  DeForest Kelley Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott -  James Doohan Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu -  George Takei Lieutenant Nyoto Uhura -  Nichelle Nichols Semi-Regulars Yeoman Janice Rand -  Grace Lee Whitney Guest Cast Romulan Commander -  Mark Lenard Lieutenant Andrew Stiles -  Paul Comi Specialist Robert Tomlinson -  Stephen Mines Specialist 2C Angela Martine -  Barbara Baldavin Centurion -  John Warburton Decius -  Lawrence Montaigne Commander Hansen -  Garry Walberg
Editorial:	B alance Of Terror is an intricate episode that deals with prejudice head on throughout a pretense of war. This episode gives us our first look at Romulans; who bear a striking resemblence to Vulcans, like Mr. Spock. Spock's theory that Romulans are an offshoot of Vulcans would be later confirmed in the Next Generation 2-part episode Unification, in which Leonard Nimoy would reprise his role as Ambassador Spock. More on the prejudice angle, the audience can note, through the similarities in command styles between Kirk and the Romulan Commander, that though they're a different race, Romulans aren't that different form humans. This was the first Trek role for actor Mark Lenard who would return to play Spock's father Sarek in the mid-second season episode "Journey To Babel"; the animated episode "Yesteryear;" the films The Search For Spock, The Voyage Home & The Undiscovered Country and the Next Generation episodes "Sarek" & "Unification I." (Source for background information on "Balance Of Terror": The Star Trek Compendium by Allan Asherman)