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#4: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 1, episode 10 "The Corbomite Maneuver"
Written by Jerry Sohl, directed by Joseph Sargent.
Stardates 1512.2 through 1514.1 (November 2266)
"There is no such thing as the unknown, only things that are temporarily hidden." - Captain James Kirk
While mapping an uncharted star system, the Enterprise is confronted by an object of unknown origin and construction. When it blocks the ship from moving forward then attempts to overtake it while retreating, Captain Kirk reluctantly orders its destruction. Free from the obstruction, Kirk decides to push forward into unknown space. Moments later, they encounter and are seized by an impossibly large and technologically superior vessel captained by a Balok of the First Federation (voiced by Ted Cassidy & Walter Edmiston, played by Clint Howard). Balok announces that the Enterprise has violated their space and behaved aggressively, therefore the ship and everyone onboard must be destroyed.
Originally released: 10 November 1966
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