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I thought Commodore Matt Decker died when he had flown a shuttle into this alien weapon. How can he reappear in a online sequel called "In Harm's Way" ? Martial Law 23:56, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
What if the planet-killer originally had trans-warp capability? It would have journeyed to our galaxy using this technology, then encountered the galactic barrier that shorted-out or permanently disabled the trans-warp drive. Since it was designed with trans-warp, it was not considered by its builders to require a particularly high capability in conventional warp, so it is limited to about Warp 4.
When the Constellation and Enterprise encounter it, its course suggests it came from outside the galaxy, and that it somehow survived the barrier without damage, but reconsideration of the fact that it could not have made an inter-galactic flight, without planetary bodies to feed on, at Warp 4, implies it originated close by, or had a superior drive that is either not being used or has been disabled.
There is a simple, plausible answer to that. It is possible that the machine had a "sleep mode," which shut down all but its sensors. (Propulsion wasn't necessary, because Newton's First Law of Motion guaranteed it could keep moving...albeit slowly...through a vacuum.) Momentum could have taken it from one of the nearby "dwarf" galaxies, and into the Milky Way. ("Neutronium" was apparently immune to the barrier.) It had just enough battery power to detect asteroids, and use them for fuel. It would gradually build up enough power to fully recharge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thundermist04167 ( talk • contribs) 10:23, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
Thought might also be given to what happened after it was deactivated. Did Starfleet send an engineering team to study it and take any necessary action to render it harmless? It could have had a self-repair mechanism that was programmed to lay in wait as long as passive sensors detected a ship nearby, then go to work. The engineers would have to disable that mechanism. Was the hulk of the device disposed of somehow?
Furthermore, if the machine had not been investigated by Starfleet engineers, could it have eventually fully regenerated and even restored its trans-warp capability? Interesting to speculate. GBC 03:55, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
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'John Winston' 'under guest stars' points to 'John A. Winston' Democratic governor of Alabama from 1853 to 1857. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.113.2.251 ( talk • contribs) 15:15, 5 July 2006 (UTC-8)
Matt Decker only appears in this episode, and everything there is redundant. Why do we need a separate article? Night Gyr ( talk/ Oy) 03:32, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
Possible Link With Star Trek: The Motion Picture
If memory serves: Decker's son had a brief appearance, serving under Captain Kirk in the first Star Trel movie.
Should we mention this episode as the first, to show a Commodore as haveing been in command of a starship? 'Til this episode, a ships commanding officer, was either a Fleet Captain or a Captain (like Kirk & likely most ship's C.O.'s). PS- seen this episode today on ABC station, the remakes (digitaly remastered, new special effects) was fantastic. GoodDay 22:12, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm afraid I'm stumped, I can't find a source. Where's Spock when you need him? GoodDay 00:01, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Several of the items included in the trvia section, for example the notations about the energy barrier at the rim of the galaxy and "the monster which ate shaboygan" - and indeed much of the original plot section before I rewrote it, appear to greatly inspired by and in some cases lifted directly word-for-word from Memory Alpha. Not sure exactly what the licensing agreements are between these two sister sites, but perhaps the plagiarized material should be removed. Wikidenizen 08:50, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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James Lileks quote about the music for this episode being the source for "half the cues" in Star Trek is catchy, and it's the same impression I got when I originally heard the CD Lileks reviewed: but it's wrong. The best reference is Jeff Bond (of Film Score Monthly)'s 1999 book The Music of Star Trek. Fred Steiner wrote music for more Star Trek TOS episodes than any other composer. Under the then-current rules of the agreement with the musician's union, music composed for an episode could be re-used through-out THAT SEASON's episodes; but all-new music had to be recorded for each season. So Kaplan's music for The Doomsday Machine could only have been heard thru the season 2 episodes. They did use it a lot. It's really great music Jim Hardy ( talk) 22:00, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry Alastairward, I made the change first and then updated the Talk. Jim Hardy ( talk) 22:32, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
I think it makes sense to move the Music bullet in the Trivia section, to its own section in the article, just above the 40th Anniversary remastering. The music is pretty notable: Lileks blogged about it in the Bleat, Jeff Bond called it (along with Amok Time) "seminal", and it (along with Amok Time) was chosen to be on the first CD release of Star Trek non-pilot music, from Crescendo. Jim Hardy ( talk) 20:13, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Why does Nichelle Nichols not appear in this episode? Robert K S ( talk) 04:27, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
It seems reasonable to reference the source material, Fred Saberhagen's berserkers. Pretty much all of the commentary on the episode notes this; it was even pointed out in Saberhagen's obituary: "Fred Saberhagen... was best known for his Berserker series, in which self-replicating robotic probes, a doomsday device left over from a vast interstellar conflict, are programmed to destroy all organic life... The series was an obvious influence on television's Star Trek, in an episode called The Doomsday Machine." "Obituary, Fred Saberhagen".
(I will phrase this as "influenced" rather than "source material," per the phrasing there.) Michael-Zero ( talk) 19:37, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
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I believe the security guard who was beaten and knocked out by Commodore Decker, as he was being escorted to Sick Bay, was played by Jack Donner, who later played Sub-commander Tal in the episode, "The Enterprise Incident"! If not, he sure looks like him, even without the pointed ears?! Just a thought?! Lbrenton ( talk) 10:24, 29 October 2020 (UTC)