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Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 4, Episodes 8 & 9: Charlie X/ Balance of Terror

starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy

: Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 4, Episodes 8 & 9: Charlie X/ Balance of Terror
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792156789
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0792156781
Label: CBS Paramount International Television
Manufacturer: CBS Paramount International Television
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: CBS Paramount International Television
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 51294
Studio: CBS Paramount International Television
Theatrical Release Date: September 08, 1966



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Description:
'Charlie X,' Ep. 8 - The cargo ship Antares transfers Charlie Evans (Robert Walker Jr.) to the U.S.S. Enterprise on his way to Alpha Five Colony. When the Antares is destroyed and crew members vanish, Kirk realizes that Charlie is responsible but has little control over his deadly powers. 'Balance of Terror,' Ep. 9 - It's a game of cat and mouse for Kirk and the Romulan commander (Mark Lenard), whose cloaking device renders his ship invisible--and very deadly!

Amazon.com:
Volume 4 from the DVD collection of original Star Trek programs includes broadcast episode 2, the memorable 'Charlie X,' starring Robert Walker Jr. as a troubled teen presenting two big problems: pathological immaturity and powerful telekinetic powers. After he wills the destruction of a starship that drops him off with the Enterprise, the titular delinquent stalks a female member of the crew and creates havoc using his terrifying ability to make people, in his own words, 'go away.'

Also on this disc is 'Balance of Terror,' a terrific drama that was essentially an outer-space version of a 1950s submarine movie. Writer Paul Schneider introduced both the Romulans and the concept of a 'neutral zone' to Trek lore, wrapped up in this story about the first encounter between a Federation and Romulan ship in 75 years. The resulting face-off between two vessels and their strong, noble captains--Kirk (William Shatner) and his Romulan counterpart (Mark Lenard, who later played Spock's Vulcan father, Sarek)--is directed and edited with suspense worthy of the classic sub movie, The Enemy Below. It's an example of how the original Trek series took lots of risks and constantly invented itself, in contrast to the more codified look and feel of The Next Generation and subsequent series. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Twilight Zone Revisited & the Romulans Introduced!
2 more additions to the continuing episodes of the first season: "Charlie X" which is strikingly similar ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - DMZ
Balance of Terror illustrates a moral dillemma of a DMZ. DMZ represent a stalemate and the pride and arrogance ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Enter the Romulans--two great episodes
In "Charlie X," Robert Walker plays another of Gene Roddenberry's mad omnipotent beings, in this case a young man ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Child knows best!
Charlie X
Conducting a rendezvous with the transport ship Antares the Starship Enterprise takes onboard a seventeen ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The youth from hell and "The Enemy Below."
Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 4 presents two episodes originally aired in 1966:

"Charlie X:" A troubled ... Read More

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