@RUTGERS.ARPA:francini%cygnus.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (03/03/85)
From: francini%cygnus.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (Rabbit, you're - you're despicable!!) >Date: 1 Mar 1985 17:59:00-EST >From: jcr@Mitre-Bedford >Subject: Star Trek II on ABC.... >> The question that comes to this observer is: WHY did the NETWORKS >> end up with this 'augmented' version? Why didn't this end up in >> the theaters? Or cable? Or videodisk/tape? >> >> The second one of course is when WILL it? >> >> John Francini, DEC Maynard > I too noticed some of this additional footage; not all that John >reports, but at least one scene that he didn't mention: shortly after >Kirk returns from the genesis cave, he and Spock are climbing through >the Enterprise due to malfunctioning elevators. Kirk says to Spock, >"That young man -- he's my son!" To which Spock replies with a >sarcastic "Faaascinating." At least I didn't remember this from the >theatrical release. > Surely everyone remembers when ST:TMP was first shown by ABC and >was expanded quite a bit in order to fill out a three hour time slot. >I liked this version of ST:TMP quite a bit better than the theatrical >version; is this expanded version available on any medium? > --- Jeff Rogers > jcr@Mitre-Bedford.ARPA Well, if you want into any reasonably-complete video tape store, you should be able to find the 'Extended-Length' version of ST:TMP available for sale or rent. In the Natick/Framingham area, two places that have it are Video Plus on route 126 and Videosmith on Route 9. [These locations are all in the greater Boston area, for all those out-of-Mass. readers.] John Francini Francini%Cygnus.DEC@Decwrl.ARPA Sun 3-Mar-1985 15:46 Eastern Maynard Time [we're in another world...]