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Lost Footage from Second TOS Pilot Episode Available Online

By GustavoLeao / 16:57, 9 October 2006 / General Star Trek

40 years ago, on July 1965, producer Gene Roddenberry filmed his second Star Trek pilot, entitled "Where No Man Has Gone Before" at Desilu Studios. After the network rejected his first Trek pilot, called "The Cage" and starring Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Pike, Roddenberry, with the help of writer Samuel A. Peeples delivered a more action-oriented story in the second pilot, which introduced Canadian-born actor William Shatner in the role of Captain James T. Kirk. NBC liked, and in January 1966, Roddenberry was notified of the network acceptance of the pilot.

According to author Allan Asherman in his The Star Trek Compendium resource book, there are actually two different versions of "Where No Man Has Gone Before", only one of which has been televised and it is available on VHS and DVD. The unaired, extended version is the one that Gene Roddenberry submitted to NBC.

It began with a view of our galaxy, accompanied by William Shatner's voiceover introducing the starship mission, a narration not indicated as a Captain's Log entry.

The first interior scene was the chess game between Kirk and Spock (Leonard Nimoy). But when Kirk remarked how terrible it was that Spock had "bad blood" (human blood) in his veins, in the extended version the captain added "But you may learn to enjoy it some day".

When the disaster recorder materialized and began to flash off and on in the transporter room, the scene "froze" and, and over the picture the words STAR TREK appeared in pink letters trimmed in silver-blue. In the same block-lettering style, the words "Tonight's Episode: 'Where No Man Has Gone Before'" materialized as the opening theme was heard. This original theme music by Alexander Courage was not the same used in "The Cage" and during the series three seasons.

The original opening credits were very short and were followed by a commercial break. The next lost scene consists of footage of the ship corridors in Red Alert, and introduced the rest of the main characters, including Lt. Gary Mitchell (Gary Lockwood), Doctor Mark Piper (Paul Fix) and Physicist Sulu (George Takei).

This version of the second Trek pilot was divided into four acts, with a prologue and a epilogue, unlike the first pilot and the series' episodes. The end credit were backed again by the alternate music theme, that was never heard again in Star Trek. A fast-moving, almost cheerful eletronic melody, it accompanied the end credits that listed only the main actors.

Again we remind you that this extended version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" never aired on TV, and it is not available on VHS or DVD, and was not included in Paramount's TOS Season 1 Box Set.

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Not A Log Entry? | Report this post to moderator
By: CoveTom1 (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:25:06 on Oct 10, 2006

Why does the article say that William Shatner gives a narration not indicated as a Captain's Log entry? He doesn't say "Captain's Log" during the first narration, but he begins by saying "Enterprise Log." Clearly, he's making a log entry and not just narrating the scene.

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RE: Not A Log Entry? by GustavoLeao @ 02:32:27 on Oct 11

Nice tour of the set | Report this post to moderator
By: MikeNinNH (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:49:31 on Oct 10, 2006

Gotta love the "two-way" double-wide ladder to the upper decks in that one hallway shot. Barely ever see the decks in such detail.

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The music | Report this post to moderator
By: ety3 (Odo's file, contact) @ 01:11:23 on Oct 10, 2006

While the opening music wasn't used as opening music in any of the regular episodes, it was used as "incidental" music during the WNMHGB episode. THe closing theme, however, was not.

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Music | Report this post to moderator
By: Chris Pike (Odo's file, contact) @ 00:29:22 on Oct 10, 2006

The music has been available for years on the WNMHGB soundtrack albums, but you're right about it not being included in other episodes (to my immediate recollection).

This was a cool little treat; I liked the introductory narration, but I started laughing when I saw stars. Interstellar void...with stars in it!

Ah well. Really cool to see something new from the TOS era. Makes me wonder what other deleted scenes are permanently lost to us.

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RE: Music by GustavoLeao @ 04:28:31 on Oct 10

Bootleg... | Report this post to moderator
By: Sxottlan (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:40:14 on Oct 09, 2006

My roommate in college bought a bootleg version of this on VHS years ago.

At least it had that spiral galaxy opening. I don't recall the other extra stuff.

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RE: Bootleg... by GustavoLeao @ 04:33:01 on Oct 10
RE: Bootleg... by RobertB @ 16:41:15 on Oct 11
RE: Bootleg... by GustavoLeao @ 09:10:14 on Oct 13

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Not A Log Entry? | Report this post to moderator By: CoveTom1 (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:25:06 on Oct 10, 2006

Nice tour of the set | Report this post to moderator By: MikeNinNH (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:49:31 on Oct 10, 2006

The music | Report this post to moderator By: ety3 (Odo's file, contact) @ 01:11:23 on Oct 10, 2006

Music | Report this post to moderator By: Chris Pike (Odo's file, contact) @ 00:29:22 on Oct 10, 2006

Bootleg... | Report this post to moderator By: Sxottlan (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:40:14 on Oct 09, 2006

Not A Log Entry? | Report this post to moderator
By: CoveTom1 (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:25:06 on Oct 10, 2006

Nice tour of the set | Report this post to moderator
By: MikeNinNH (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:49:31 on Oct 10, 2006

The music | Report this post to moderator
By: ety3 (Odo's file, contact) @ 01:11:23 on Oct 10, 2006

Music | Report this post to moderator
By: Chris Pike (Odo's file, contact) @ 00:29:22 on Oct 10, 2006

Bootleg... | Report this post to moderator
By: Sxottlan (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:40:14 on Oct 09, 2006