Oh, you mean you aren't working on a time travel novel about Kirk's interactions with the Australian director of My Brilliant Career and Little Women? 
Fridays' Child and the Prime Directive
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Oh, you mean you aren't working on a time travel novel about Kirk's interactions with the Australian director of My Brilliant Career and Little Women?
No, but I did actually write the novelization of another Gillian Armstrong movie, DEATH DEFYING ACTS, which is probably why her name is stuck in my brain.
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Defying-Acts-A-Novelization/dp/1416560793
It would definitely be a violation of the PD in that the Federation would be bringing their advanced technology to mine the Dilithium. The Cappellans society would be affected by continued interaction with the Federation - we already saw that in the episode itself as the reigning Tyr was killed by his rival because M'hab wanted to deal with the Klingon Empire instead of the Federation (a stance he changed, and in the end he even sacrificed himself as he felt everything he'd done was in effect a BIG mistake and he wanted to atone for it -> That's my take on why he chose to sacrifice himself so his men could kill the Klingon negotiator.)
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TLDR: There was already cultural contamination, and that would continue as the Federation brought in their technology. equipment and personnel to mine the Dilithium.
Greg Cox, I wouldn't call the TOS scenarios equivalent. (I can't speak to the movies, not having seen them.) Kirk pretty much has to explain things to Roberta Lincoln because she knows too much already, whereas we don't know why Kirk told Tyree what he did. And confiding in one's spouse isn't quite the same as running to the newspapers. (Which I don't think Roberta would do because, being intelligent, she knows very well that no one would believe her.)
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Regarding why Kirk shared knowledge of the stars with Tyree, it seems unlikely this was because Tyree would have been in any sort of trouble - say, in the need of something positive to look forward to during particularly hard times, let alone in need of advice on how to run his life or the affairs of the planet in a more efficient and advanced fashion. Kirk himself was quoted as recommending to Starfleet that this place was a Garden of Even that should be left to its own devices, there being nothing there that warranted correcting.
Why share? If helping out Tyree or his world is ruled out, then it does sound as if Kirk was just making small talk, or trying to impress, or whatever. Perhaps that loose-lippedness (including demonstrating a phaser in action!) was due to an unfortunate incident with local recreational drugs, and Kirk recommended the cultural quarantine because he didn't want his superiors to find out about his blunder?
The other major possibility is that Kirk was forced to defend himself against a local threat with his phaser, and Tyree accidentally witnessed this; Kirk coming clean about who he really was would have been the price of Tyree's silence. The threat might well have been the mugato the first time around already, as if the planet had more nastiness of that sort, Kirk wouldn't be so eager to promote it as the Second Eden!
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Why share? If helping out Tyree or his world is ruled out, then it does sound as if Kirk was just making small talk, or trying to impress, or whatever. Perhaps that loose-lippedness (including demonstrating a phaser in action!) was due to an unfortunate incident with local recreational drugs, and Kirk recommended the cultural quarantine because he didn't want his superiors to find out about his blunder?
The other major possibility is that Kirk was forced to defend himself against a local threat with his phaser, and Tyree accidentally witnessed this; Kirk coming clean about who he really was would have been the price of Tyree's silence. The threat might well have been the mugato the first time around already, as if the planet had more nastiness of that sort, Kirk wouldn't be so eager to promote it as the Second Eden!
Timo Saloniemi
Saxman1, I'm thinking all of the Capellans' costumes are meant to be medieval to reflect the planet's fairly primitive culture, hence Eleen's long, flowing gown. (Incidentally, the fringe on Maab's costume suggests a First Nations/Yakutian influence.)
And Julie Newmar is absolutely lovely. Her accent, for instance, is quite wonderful. (Am I the only one that thinks so?)
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