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The Doomsday Machine (Star Trek: The Original Series) Quotes

The Doomsday Machine (Star Trek: The Original Series) is a TV show that was first aired in 1970 . The Doomsday Machine stopped airing in 1970.

It features Sol Kaplan in charge of musical score.

The Doomsday Machine (Star Trek: The Original Series) Quotes

  • (Unnamed) "Random chance seems to have operated in our favor."
  • (Unnamed) "In plain non-Vulcan English, we've been lucky."
  • (Unnamed) "I believe I said that, Doctor."
  • (Unnamed) "It's closing fast on the Constellation."
  • (Unnamed) "Standing by, sir."
  • (Unnamed) "Commodore, I suggest --"
  • (Unnamed) "Kirk pulled us out of there by distracting it. Now it's our turn. Fire phasers."
  • (Unnamed) "Did it. Hard about. Give me some distance."
  • (Unnamed) "Well, it's -- it's miles long, with a -- with a maw that could swallow a dozen starships. It destroys planets. Chops them into rubble."
  • (Unnamed) "Gentlemen, I suggest you beam me aboard."
  • (Unnamed) "That thing must be destroyed."
  • (Unnamed) "You tried to destroy it once before, Commodore. The result was a wrecked ship and a dead crew."
  • (Unnamed) "Captain's Log: Stardate 4202.1 Exceptionally heavy subspace interference still prevents our contacting Starfleet to inform them of the destroyed solar systems we have encountered. We are now entering system L-374, Science Officer Masada reports the fourth planet seems to be breaking up. We are going to investigate."
  • (Unnamed) "Sensors show the object's hull is solid neutronium. A single ship cannot combat it."
  • (Unnamed) "Am I correct in assuming that a fusion explosion of 97 mega-tons will result if a starship impulse engine is overloaded?"
  • (Unnamed) "No, sir. 97.835 mega-tons."
  • (Unnamed) "Captain, sensors show this entire solar system has been destroyed. Nothing left but rubble and asteroids."
  • (Unnamed) "That's incredible. The star in this system is still intact. Only a nova could destroy like that."
  • (Unnamed) "Nonetheless, Captain, sensors show nothing but debris where we charted seven planets last year."
  • (Unnamed) "Mr. Spock, relieve Commodore Decker immediately. That's a direct order."
  • (Unnamed) "You can't relieve me and you know it, according to regulations --"
  • (Unnamed) "BLAST REGULATIONS. Mr. Spock, I order you to assume command on my personal authority as Captain of the Enterprise."
  • (Unnamed) "Commodore Decker, you are relieved of command."
  • (Unnamed) "I don't recognize your authority to relieve me."
  • (Unnamed) "You may file a formal protest with Starfleet Command, assuming we survive to reach a Starbase, but you are relieved. Commodore, I do not wish to place you under arrest."
  • (Unnamed) "You wouldn't dare."
  • (Unnamed) "You're bluffing."
  • (Unnamed) "Vulcans never bluff."
  • (Unnamed) "No. No, I don't suppose that they do. Very well, Mr. Spock, the bridge is yours."
  • (Unnamed) "Enterprise to Kirk, Commodore Decker speaking."
  • (Unnamed) "Matt? What's going on? Give me Mr. Spock."
  • (Unnamed) "I'm in command here, Jim."
  • (Unnamed) "What happened to Spock?"
  • (Unnamed) "Nothing. I assumed command, according to regulations, since your first officer was reluctant to take aggressive action against --"
  • (Unnamed) "You mean YOU'RE the lunatic who's responsible for almost destroying my ship?"
  • (Unnamed) "You are speaking to a SENIOR OFFICER, Kirk."
  • (Unnamed) "Get me Spock."
  • (Unnamed) "I told you I am in command here, according to every rule in the book, CAPTAIN. If you have anything to say at all, you will say it to ME."
  • (Unnamed) "There's only one thing I want to say to YOU, COMMODORE: GET MY SHIP OUT OF THERE."
  • (Unnamed) "We're being pulled inside, Commodore. You must veer off."
  • (Unnamed) "Maintain phaser fire, helmsman."
  • (Unnamed) "We've lost warp power. If we don't break the tractor beam within sixty seconds, we never will."
  • (Unnamed) "But don't you understand? We've got to destroy it."
  • (Unnamed) "That, sir, is illogical. It is suicide. Attempted suicide would be proof that you are psychologically unfit for command. If you don't veer off, I shall relieve you on that basis."
  • (Unnamed) "You can't let him do this, Spock."
  • (Unnamed) "Doctor, you are out of line."
  • (Unnamed) "Well, so are you."
  • (Unnamed) "Sir."
  • (Unnamed) "Bones, you ever hear of a doomsday machine?"
  • (Unnamed) "No, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic."

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