That Which Survives

episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (S3 E17)
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Summary

That Which Survives is a Star Trek episode[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • That Which Survives's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • That Which Survives's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • That Which Survives was directed by Herb Wallerstein[5].
  • John Meredyth Lucas wrote the screenplay for That Which Survives[6].
  • D. C. Fontana wrote the screenplay for That Which Survives[7].
  • That Which Survives's genre is science fiction[8].
  • That Which Survives followed The Mark of Gideon[9].
  • That Which Survives was followed by The Lights of Zetar[10].
  • A cast member of That Which Survives was Bill Blackburn[11].
  • That Which Survives's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[12].
  • The original language of That Which Survives was English[13].
  • That Which Survives was distributed by video on demand[14].
  • That Which Survives was distributed by VHS[15].
  • That Which Survives's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[16].
  • That Which Survives's color is recorded as color[17].
  • That Which Survives's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • That Which Survives's catalog code is recorded as TWS[19].
  • That Which Survives was released on January 24, 1969[20].
  • That Which Survives was released on August 19, 1972[21].
  • That Which Survives was published on January 24, 1969[22].
  • That Which Survives's characters is recorded as James T. Kirk[23].
  • That Which Survives's characters is recorded as Spock[24].
  • That Which Survives's characters is recorded as Leonard McCoy[25].
  • That Which Survives's characters is recorded as Nyota Uhura[26].
  • That Which Survives's characters is recorded as Hikaru Sulu[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

That Which Survives was directed by Herb Wallerstein[5]. Screenwriters include John Meredyth Lucas[6] and D. C. Fontana[7]. A cast member of it was Bill Blackburn[11].

Publication

Publication dates include January 24, 1969[20] and August 19, 1972[21]. The original language of That Which Survives was English[13]. Its genre is science fiction[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[12]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[14] and VHS[15].

Subject and Themes

That Which Survives's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

That Which Survives followed The Mark of Gideon[9]. It was followed by The Lights of Zetar[10].

Why It Matters

That Which Survives has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . tvmaze.com. Retrieved . tvmaze.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Star Trek Concordance. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . tv.apple.com. Retrieved . tv.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Followed by → The Lights of Zetar
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14773: EPMA0000000481, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308616757|That Which Survives (#308616757)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STAP"
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