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 Mine Starship Mine "Starship Mine" is the 144th episode of the American science fiction television series "", the 18th episode of the . The episode features Tim Russ in a minor role, before he played the role of Tuvok on "". While the starship "Enterprise" is evacuated for maintenance, Captain Picard must, alone, contend with thieves posing as a work crew aboard ship. The Federation starship "Enterprise" is docked at the Remmler Array to be decontaminated through use of a baryon sweep, harmless to the inorganic materials of the ship but deadly to living beings. The ship is evacuated to the