Errand of Mercy - 45th Anniversary

[Wingsley]

The TOS episode "Errand of Mercy", which introduced the Klingons to the world, celebrates its 45th anniversary. This TOS classic was first aired on NBC on 23 March 1967.

Maybe its just me, but the Organians were far more interesting than the Klingons in this story. I loved the actors that were cast as the Council of Elders. "Eight space vehicles has assumed orbit around our planet... they are activating their material transmission units!" All served up with TOS' signature music.

 

[Knight Templar]

To this day, despite watching the sequence many times, I'm unable to make out what Kirk yells while he and Spock are clinging to the bridge railing during the Klingon torpedo salvos.

The most I can make out is the word "function".

 

[CaptainMatt]

Hooray for the Klingons! Happy anniversary!

 

[TOSalltheway]

My all time favorite Trek Quote "I don't trust men who smile too much". Comes in very handy in life.

 

[CaptainMatt]

There goes half the men in my old church. They smiled way too much there.

 

[Wingsley]

To this day, despite watching the sequence many times, I'm unable to make out what Kirk yells while he and Spock are clinging to the bridge railing during the Klingon torpedo salvos.

The most I can make out is the word "function".

I've often wondered myself.

The music in that scene is fabulous... pure time-capsule Sixties.

 

[GSchnitzer]

To this day, despite watching the sequence many times, I'm unable to make out what Kirk yells while he and Spock are clinging to the bridge railing during the Klingon torpedo salvos.

The most I can make out is the word "function".

I've often wondered myself.

The music in that scene is fabulous... pure time-capsule Sixties.

It sounds to me like "Automatic functions!"

(The actual script is no help; there is no scripted line from Kirk right at this point. It was either an on-set change or an ad lib.)

 

[Warped9]

A simply awesome episode. The exchanges between Kor and Kirk are priceless. And Kor remains my absolute favourite Klingon. :tech man:

TOS' Kang runs a close second.

 

[Knight Templar]

To this day, despite watching the sequence many times, I'm unable to make out what Kirk yells while he and Spock are clinging to the bridge railing during the Klingon torpedo salvos.

The most I can make out is the word "function".

I've often wondered myself.

The music in that scene is fabulous... pure time-capsule Sixties.

It sounds to me like "Automatic functions!"

(The actual script is no help; there is no scripted line from Kirk right at this point. It was either an on-set change or an ad lib.)

Does closed captioning have anything?

 

[GSchnitzer]

I've often wondered myself.

The music in that scene is fabulous... pure time-capsule Sixties.

It sounds to me like "Automatic functions!"

(The actual script is no help; there is no scripted line from Kirk right at this point. It was either an on-set change or an ad lib.)

Does closed captioning have anything?

No. Closed captioning for the episode on the DVDs provides no captioning at all for whatever it is that Kirk yells.

 

[Wingsley]

The online transcript is no help, either.

 

[GSchnitzer]

The online transcript is no help, either.

Right: the various online transcripts are pulled from the closed captioning. So missing or incorrect closed captions will result in missing or incorrect transcriptions on these websites.

 

[Knight Templar]

I've nailed it down to two multi syllable words.

I'm fairly certain the second word is "function".

I thought the first word started with an "m".

Perhaps "maintain", "maintaining" or even "magnetic".

Actually "magnetic function" might make some sense tech babblewise.
Or it is possible instead of "function" Kirk is saying "fluctuation".
In that case "magnetic fluctuation" makes a lot of sense and ties in with Spock's damage report just a few seconds later of "buckling in the antimatter pods". Though, I've always thought damage in the antimatter pods was a horrendous emergency.

 

[Cephas]

It sounds like "magnetic function" to me. Since he's clinging to the rail, perhaps it's a poorly phrased command to turn the artificial gravity back on.

 

[bbailey861]

This is a very fine episode and Colicos was a great Klingon. It is his portrayal that had made Kor a Klingon to remember.

 

[Knight Templar]

This is a very fine episode and Colicos was a great Klingon. It is his portrayal that had made Kor a Klingon to remember.

I think the fact that the actor and his character was fortunate enough to get on three episodes of Deep Space Nine and go out fighting in a heroic blaze of glory (sadly not seen) shows that there is justice in the world.

 

[Warped9]

I never really cared for how they did the TOS Klingons on DS9.

 

[JimZipCode]

To this day, despite watching the sequence many times, I'm unable to make out what Kirk yells while he and Spock are clinging to the bridge railing during the Klingon torpedo salvos.

The most I can make out is the word "function".

I've often wondered myself.

The music in that scene is fabulous – pure time-capsule Sixties.

It sounds to me like "Automatic functions!"

Sounds to me like Kirk says "Magnetic pulses!" I guess commenting on the weapon they are being attacked with.

I think there are two separate music cues played here, one where Kirk & Spock are clinging to the rail, and a second when the camera cuts to the bursts striking the ship. The first cue sounds to me like something out of the Cage, like when the Talosians first grab Pike. Not sure about the second cue, could be from the same score or could be one of Steiner's stings, either from Charlie X or something from Balance of Terror or Corbomite.

 

[Ssosmcin]

Regarding the music:

The attack began with Where No Man Has Gone Before cues. Starting with the four note opening sting from "Where Your Eyes Have Turned to Silver". It then skips to (don't know the titles) when Mitchell is making Kirk pray. When then Enterprise returns fire, it's from The Naked Time cue "Lurch Time." A couple of seconds from What Are Little Girls Made Of?. The final sting from Where No Man during the contact with the energy barrier.

Five different cues for that short scene. It's all Sandy Courage with a little bit of Fred Steiner.

God, I did this from memory....