Calling it the third is indeed a stretch. Neither pilot of Trek aired in the same cut that was presented to the studios, which I'm assuming was (or is) common practice, if not universal. "The Cage" - the Hunter pilot - was found and released in connection with the 20th anniversary back in 1986. It's on the third season set for the remastered DVDs that came out last year. Bits and pieces form the nucleus of the two-part episode "The Menagerie"
This version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" would be the original cut presented for the studio, which was then edited to fit the hour-long timeslot and conform to the series regular credit style. This is about the only Blu-Ray extra I can think of that would tempt me to knuckle down and by a Blu-Ray player. I tend to think digital copies will crowd out Blu-Ray over time, unless there's a huge jump in the "only on Blu-Ray" extras trend. A good DVD player with an upconverter and a decent HDTV ought to get you close enough in terms of the picture quality. If I'm off base on this point, I'd love to hear more. David ________________________________ From: Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> Apparently this one was actually the second one made, after it was decided to replace Hunter with Shatner but before the one NBC actually aired... Bill's opening line is different, as is the music (video clip available)... it'll be included in the upcoming Blu-Ray of the final TOS season Dec 15th... http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/11/neverbeforeaired-star-trek-pilot-to-be-released.html -- BOB --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
