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Deleted scene from The Omega Glory?

CrazyMatt

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The Blish novelization in Star Trek 10 of The Omega Glory (based on an actual script, though not necessarily the final shooting script) contains a scene not included in the broadcast version. The scene takes place just after Kirk and his landing party beam down from the Exeter, and involves Tracey talking with Kirk (and ignoring Spock) while they are waited on by the Yangs. This expository scene gives a hint of Tracey's violation of the Prime Directive, and ends with Kirk telling Tracey he will stop the latter from doing so.

I was hoping that The Roddenberry Vault set would contain this, but of course I'm not even sure this scene was ever shot. Do any of you have any information on this?
 
Looking at the shooting schedule it looks like it may have been shot on 12-20-67 based on the description which says "Tracy tells Kirk of his own empire" and the props listed are "food & drinks-communicators-phasers" which was filmed at the "Int. Mens House-Village" I don't have the script but is says the scenes are 34-37. Perhaps if someone has the shooting script they can confirm.

I don't believe the outtake is part of the Vault set.
 
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I remember that scene from James Blish's tenth Trek book but I think it would have negated the scene where Spock and Galloway interrupt Kirk and Bones while they're talking about the conditions and the disease on Omega IV!
JB
 
It was shot. There was a thread about it a few years back and a transcript. Episode ran long and they added a Cap log summary to replace it
 
It was shot. There was a thread about it a few years back and a transcript. Episode ran long and they added a Cap log summary to replace it

Has anyone here ever seen any film or stills from this scene?
 
Worth noting that Blish also included scenes that weren't filmed at all in some cases. I always found the differences in his books vs. the show quite interesting.
 
Here is the deleted scene as provided by member ToddPence--

Here are the deleted scenes from the "Omega Glory" script. The following scene starts immediately after Tracy tells the landing party that they will never be able to leave the planet.

INT. MEN'S HOUSE - ANGLE ON CHARCOAL BRAZIER - DAY

CAMERA THEN PULLS (OR CUTS) BACK TO REVEAL a pair of ELDERS, richly dressed and obviously men of some importance, sit there eating strips of food being broiled at table-center on the charcoal brazier. Also ESTABLISH the room as Tracy leads Kirk in, followed by Spock. It is a large interior, serving the Village men as a place for food and drink, plus recreation over some game tables peculiar to Omega. The VILLAGE MEN inside respectfully clear a path to a large and more prominent table. Seeing Tracy approaching, the Elders get hurriedly to their feet, move on, leaving the brazier table to them. Some attractive SERVING GIRLS put out fresh dishes and cups. During which . . .

TRACY: Quarters are being prepared for you. And a place for Dr. McCoy's equipment to be beamed down to him.

Kirk has turned toward one of the Serving Girls and she jumps back in terror, dropping her dish. Tracy motions her back in.

TRACY: They were afraid of me at first too. It's our white skin . . . Our similarity to the Yangs, the white savages.

CLOSER AT TABLE

As Tracy sits, something of the feudal lord in the way he ignores the highly respectful nods and greetings given him by the villagers. We can see Kirk and Spock have exchanged looks, interested at this extreme deference and the Exeter Captain's casual acceptance of it. Tracy accepts food from one of the girls:

TRACY (to Kirk; ignoring Spock): Barbecued wild game. Sort of a long-necked rabbit-antelope.

Tracy motions and the Girl spears a strip of meat from the fire, extends it to Kirk. Meanwhile the other girl has hurried in to supply crude pitchers of liquid, plus fresh strips of meat on the brazier.

SPOCK: You are treated with considerable deference by these villagers, Captain. Almost a 'leader' or a . . .

Again, Tracy ignores Spock, interrupting:

TRACY (to Kirk): These Kohm villagers asked for help, Jim. Whatever spirit they may have once had has been whipped out of them by the savages.

KIRK: The Kohm villages are all under attack?

TRACY (nods): This is one of the last. But before the Yangs began decimating them, they apparently had a considerably advanced civilization. There are ruins of large cities out there.

SPOCK (now to Kirk): Nomad tribes are sometimes able to destroy advanced civilizations, but not unarmed savages. (to Tracy) Are you quite certain, Captain, that . . .

EMPHASIZING TRACY

To his feet, angrily facing Spock and interrupting.

TRACY: I will not be questioned by a subordinate.

Spock remains completely unperturbed, eyeing Tracy curiously. Kirk speaks quietly, a little more formally now:

KIRK: Captain . . . I think you're forgetting that Mr. Spock is my First Officer.

Mr. Spock gets to his feet. Quietly and politely:

SPOCK: I see no purpose in causing anger to Captain Tracy. May I remove myself?

Kirk hesitates, then nods. Spock moves quickly outside. Kirk turns back to Tracy coldly.

KIRK: Let's clear something up right now. I never had a better 'First' than Spock . . . or a better friend.

TRACY: I've yet to meet a Vulcan capable of understanding friendship. He's certainly doing his best to sabotage ours.

CLOSER TWO SHOT

Tracy showing some bitterness.

TRACY: You know what's on his mind, too. Your 'friend's' computer mind adds up a few scanty observations and he's suddenly convinced I've violated the Prime Directive . . . that I'm interfering with this culture.

KIRK: Ron, a first officer's job is to be suspicious. (smiles) Saves his Captain from having to appear the villain.

TRACY: I'm a fellow star captain. Ask.

KIRK (beat; nods): Fair enough. The local militia recognized what our phasers are. Also, they seem to accept orders from you . . . (hesitates; then) I am not making an accusation. As you said . . . I'm asking.

EMPHASIZING TRACY

Studying Kirk, then:

TRACY: All right. As long as we're asking . . . suppose you were faced with incredibly vicious savages massing for a final attack that would wipe out the last trace of civilization on a whole planet. (indicates) And suppose you had enough phasers to stop it? Can you imagine the power of just five phasers in this culture?

KIRK (nods): Like introducing the atom bomb into the gunpowder era.

TRACY (leans in; intent) Jim . . . within 48 hours they'll slaughter every adult and child in this village . . .

KIRK: Every time man interferes with the natural evolution of another world, he destroys more than he saves.

TRACY (snaps): When they attack, Jim, we've no place left to go. We're finished too!

KIRK (beat, quietly): 'I solemnly pledge I will abide by these regulations, even in death.' (beat, shrugs) Unfortunately, that's the oath we both took.

TRACY (nods): And, you'd try to stop me.

KIRK: I wouldn't 'try', Ron. I'd stop you.

The foregoing was replaced in the aired episode by a brief log by Captain Kirk, in which he merely aired misgivings about Tracy having violated the Prime Directive.

Tracy's racism toward Spock was also in the Blish novelization.

Much of "The Omega Glory" was already one of TOS' most intense episodes, and the deleted material illustrates just how dark TOS was willing to go with Starfleet members as not all being noble, free of very human failings. Fascinating dialogue, and yet another nice nod to the Kirk/Spock friendship.
 
Here is the deleted scene as provided by member ToddPence--



Tracy's racism toward Spock was also in the Blish novelization.

Much of "The Omega Glory" was already one of TOS' most intense episodes, and the deleted material illustrates just how dark TOS was willing to go with Starfleet members as not all being noble, free of very human failings. Fascinating dialogue, and yet another nice nod to the Kirk/Spock friendship.

And the willingness to go dark makes TNG's early-season insistence to only paint humans as 100% enlightened really bizarre.
 
And the willingness to go dark makes TNG's early-season insistence to only paint humans as 100% enlightened really bizarre.

One of the reasons the TNG got off on the wrong ideological foot was the itchy need to try to create this imagined, higher-brow-than-thou "anti-TOS" characters and world that lacked life and heart to a large degree.
 
One of the reasons the TNG got off on the wrong ideological foot was the itchy need to try to create this imagined, higher-brow-than-thou "anti-TOS" characters and world that lacked life and heart to a large degree.

Yeah, so ropey viewing figures kept growing and growing

Fall 1987 - Spring 1988: 8.55 Million
Fall 1988 - Spring 1989: 9.14 Million
Fall 1989 - Spring 1990: 9.77 Million
Fall 1990 - Spring 1991: 10.58 Million
Fall 1991 - Spring 1992: 11.50 Million

Whereas The Omega Glory is generally known as one of the worst TOS episodes
 
TNG ratings went up as the characters got more complex and less perfect/enlightened?
 
TNG ratings went up as the characters got more complex and less perfect/enlightened?

I'm confused as to when this actually happened? The TNG characters always looked down on people and societies different from theirs.
 
Maybe I am remembering incorrectly. The crew originally was not to have conflict, but be one character in several persons. This lessened as the series went on and they became more, well, real.

But maybe their presentation of themselves as enlightened compared to other societies did not lessen over time. I've only watched in order once. Since then, it's been random eps.
 
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