A l t e r E g o 9 Posted January 3, 2004 Star Trek: The Animated Series #14 The Slaver Weapon Written by: Larry Niven (Adapted from his 1967 short story "The Soft Weapon") Directed by: Hal Sutherland Airdate: Dec. 15, 1973 Stardate: 4187.3 Guest Characters: Chuft Captain James Doohan Kzin telepath James Doohan Kzin flyer James Doohan Computer voice James Doohan Slaver device Majel Barrett Notes: This episode crossed over into Larry Niven's Known Space universe. Kzinti ship that featured prominently in this episode. Kzin phasers were shown and they looked just like Federation phasers, but were red. There was a visual error in this episode: when the back doors of the Copernicus were shown openning from behind, they disappeared impossibly on each side of the ship. In another visual error in this episode: Spock's life-support belt spontaneously vanished in one scene. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites