Arena

18th episode of the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series
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Arena

Summary

Arena is a Star Trek episode[1]. Arena draws 887 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #81 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arena's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Arena's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • Arena was directed by Joseph Pevney[5].
  • Gene L. Coon wrote the screenplay for Arena[6].
  • Arena's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Arena's based on is recorded as Arena[8].
  • Arena followed The Squire of Gothos[9].
  • Arena was followed by Tomorrow Is Yesterday[10].
  • A cast member of Arena was William Shatner[11].
  • A cast member of Arena was Leonard Nimoy[12].
  • A cast member of Arena was DeForest Kelley[13].
  • A cast member of Arena was James Doohan[14].
  • A cast member of Arena was George Takei[15].
  • A cast member of Arena was Nichelle Nichols[16].
  • A cast member of Arena was Grant Woods[17].
  • A cast member of Arena was Bill Blackburn[18].
  • A cast member of Arena was Tom Troupe[19].
  • A cast member of Arena was James Farley[20].
  • A cast member of Arena was Sean Kenney[21].
  • A cast member of Arena was Bobby Clark[22].
  • A cast member of Arena was Ted Cassidy[23].
  • A cast member of Arena was Eddie Paskey[24].
  • A cast member of Arena was Jerry Ayres[25].
  • Arena's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[26].
  • Arena's director of photography is recorded as Gerald Finnerman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Arena was directed by Joseph Pevney[5]. Gene L. Coon wrote the screenplay for Arena[6]. Cast members include William Shatner[11], Leonard Nimoy[12], DeForest Kelley[13], James Doohan[14], George Takei[15], and Nichelle Nichols[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 19, 1967[28] and December 7, 1987[29]. The original language of Arena was English[30]. Arena's genre is science fiction[7]. Arena is part of Star Trek: The Original Series - Fan Favorites, Vol. 1[31]. Arena's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[26]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[32] and VHS[33].

Subject and Themes

Arena's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[26].

Reception

Reviews include 8.0/10[34] and 7.9/10[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Arena followed The Squire of Gothos[9]. Arena was followed by Tomorrow Is Yesterday[10].

Why It Matters

Arena draws 887 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #81 of 536).[2] Arena has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Arena is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  30. [34] . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shisma · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work Star Trek 2
    Original network
    Copyright status copyrighted
    Followed by Tomorrow Is Yesterday
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000000432, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308614590|Arena (#308614590)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STAPI Episode]] #m"
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