Bread and Circuses (Star Trek: The Original Series) entertainment. In the episode, Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to fight in gladiatorial games on a planet resembling the Roman Empire, but possessing mid-20th century Earth technology. The Federation starship USS "Enterprise" is on routine patrol when it finds wreckage of the SS "Beagle". The "Beagle" was under the command of Captain R. M. Merik (William Smithers), whom Captain Kirk (William Shatner) knew during his academy days. First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) traces the path of debris back to a planet in the previously unexplored system 892. The "Enterprise" picks up a 20th-century-style television news broadcast, reporting in
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation is a 2004 military science-fiction action television film directed by Phil Tippett and starring Richard Burgi, Lawrence Monoson, and Colleen Porch. It is a sequel to "Starship Troopers" (1997) and the second installment of the "Starship Troopers" film series. The film premiered on Encore Action on April 24, 2004 and was released on DVD on June 1, 2004. It was followed by the direct-to-video sequel "" in 2008. On a planet inhabited by Arachnids, a squad of soldiers find themselves pinned down and surrounded on all