The remastered version of the fan-favorite Star Trek episode, "The
Doomsday Machine" premieres in syndication nationwide during the
weekend of February 10, 2007. The remastered "The Doomsday Machine"
features over 100 all-new digital visual effects shots, the most of
any episode of the original Star Trek series.
William Windom guest stars as Commodore Matt Decker, commander of the
wrecked Starship Constellation. Decker tried desperately to save his
crew from the doomsday machine, only to be forced to watch in horror
as they were all killed by the alien robot.
The centerpiece of the new visual effects for "The Doomsday Machine"
is a digital rendering of the alien "planet killer," a miles-long
robot spaceship that destroys worlds, then eats the rubble for fuel.
CBS Digital created the new version of the massive weapon, based
closely on the original, but gave it a battered, more realistic
appearance. Another highlight of the episode is the Constellation, a
sister ship to the U.S.S. Enterprise. When discovered by Captain
James Kirk (William Shatner), the Constellation is a shattered hulk,
nearly destroyed by the doomsday machine. The hull of the
digitally-damaged Constellation has been torn open, revealing details
of a mangled and charred interior, underscoring the awesome power of
the planet killer.
"The Doomsday Machine" is regarded by many fans as a classic of
television science fiction, and was penned by noted s-f writer Norman
Spinrad. The episode was honored with a Hugo Award nomination in the
"Best Dramatic Presentation" category by the 1968 World Science
Fiction Convention. (Ironically, "The Doomsday Machine" lost to
another Star Trek classic, "The City on the Edge of Forever.")
The highly-anticipated remastered version of "The Doomsday Machine"
premieres nationwide during the weekend of February 10, 2007, starring
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Mr.
Spock, with DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy. The original episode was
first aired in October, 1967 and was written by Norman Spinrad and
directed by Marc Daniels. Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry.
Star Trek remastered is distributed in nationwide syndication by CBS
Paramount Television.
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