The lost Star Trek pilot
Every trekkie knows that 2 Star Trek pilots were made. The first, “The Cage,” was rejected by NBC for being “too cerebral” (even back then they thought we were idiots). While “The Cage” was later re-packaged as “The Menagerie” Pt. 1 & Pt. 2, (beep once if you’ve seen it) the alternate pilot, starring Bill Shatner, ever aired.
Until now.
A German collector acquired a print which he shared with CBS. As a result, CBS will release this version on Dec. 15 as a part of the “Star Trek: Original Series – Season 3″ Blu-ray release. Above is a clip. Note the alternate opening monologue, title sequence and theme music. Also notable, the credits list George Takei as “Chief Physicist,” Paul Fix as “Ship’s Doctor” and Lloyd Haynes as “Communications Officer.”
We can’t WAIT to boldly see what no man has seen before!
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