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Both Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy do not
appear in this episode. This is the only episode of
"Star Trek" starring the cast of the original series to
not feature William Shatner. |
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The only episode of "Star Trek" in any
incarnation to not take place on or near the starship. |
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Writer Larry Niven based this episode off
his short story entitled "The Soft Weapon." This episode
also crosses "Star Trek' into to his universe of "KnownSpace." |
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The shuttlecraft Copernicus would later
reappear in "Star
Trek V: The Final Frontier." |
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First reference to Vulcans
being vegetarians. |
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Sulu claims the last Kzinti-Human
war was 200 years ago, which is highly unlikely, as
Earth would still be making its first warp flights.
Chalk this up to the producers and writers as not
totally sure when "Star Trek" was set. |
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Sulu also claims that the
Federation has had a more effective weapon than a laser
for over 100 years, in contrast to the use of hand
lasers in the unaired pilot
"The Cage." |
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This episode marks the only
time in "Star Trek: The Animated Series" when someone
dies. |
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