One of Kirk's best lines. Kirk doesn't care if you're a Commodore or the last salt sucking monster in the universe - Don't mess with his crew or his ship!
@raymondweaver85262 жыл бұрын
@Kristopher Chavez Then there was Scotty..
@JGG17012 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget Bones. He was a pretty good badass in this episode too.
@wlanejr106b2 жыл бұрын
My kind of leader
@qdllc2 ай бұрын
I never understood this. Superior rank does not let someone take command. Likewise, a crew can refuse to recognize the authority of the Commodore.
@philsavage91272 ай бұрын
@qdllc now see....that's what's created the modern day problem because too many people don't respect authority or chain of command anymore.
@Donald437 жыл бұрын
"Vulcans never bluff." Never mess with a Vulcan.
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
I would not mess with a Borg either--unless it was the less Tech version of 7 of 9 ----any red blooded Kirk lover would have to honor his image by talking and then "taking" action with that lovely dish!
5 жыл бұрын
Also the original Spock in this series is super strong. So you really shouldnt mess with him.
@williamanthony90905 жыл бұрын
"No... I don't suppose they do."
@stephanginther90515 жыл бұрын
How did that guy make his grade without knowing that the species that is the Federations biggest ally never lie? He wouldn't dare? Like you said, Vulcan's don't bluff!
@warrenpierce55425 жыл бұрын
Spock may have been bluffing when he said Vulcans never bluff. He learned from Kirk's Corbomite Maneuver.
@craig0610025 жыл бұрын
Captain Kirk handled this situation like a BOSS!
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
He handled nearly every situation like the BOSS.
@craig0610025 жыл бұрын
jaim haas True enough, but to go BOSS on someone who out ranks you is something totally different.
@vinceA37484 жыл бұрын
Yup. One of my favorite characters of all time. He was going to do whatever it took to protect his ship and crew.
@jimmymoss32404 жыл бұрын
Like a.............BOSS!
@marchyman93694 жыл бұрын
Kirk you the man!!😀
@MrHairyNeck10 жыл бұрын
It may be nearly 50 years but this classic show will never age in my view. Superb acting. Great tension. Thanks for uploading.
@DayTrooperGW7 жыл бұрын
Bad-ass scene all around. Also I love how stone-cold Spock looks as he's telling Decker he's been relieved :)
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
Much more intense than he ever gets credit for....
@thelatiosmaster4 жыл бұрын
that's because when they stated that vulcans don't expreme emoctions, they did that FOR REAL in the golden age of star trek
@mountainstartemple60414 жыл бұрын
That look Spock had really could have worked at bluffing in Poker ... dead eye serious!
@davfree97322 ай бұрын
Spock: Urge to meditate... rising. Emotional suppression... level 1 engaged. Status of Vulcan Death Grip... Will get back to myself on that one.
@CaryCarpenter8 жыл бұрын
"Not with my ship you don't" great line!!!
@finnmccool6848 жыл бұрын
"Mr. Spock, I order you to assume command on my personal authority as Captain of the Enterprise!" There will never be another Kirk.
@Josh_Fredman8 жыл бұрын
+Finn McCool That line is one of my favorite in Star Trek. It's a reminder that starship captains aren't just cogs in the machine, that the responsibility entrusted to them transcends obedience alone, and requires true judgment--an easy virtue to practice but one of the hardest of all virtues to master. There are few people fit to command a starship, and those who do are made of nerves and genius. It's probably why so many of them snap.
@cassias38658 жыл бұрын
I agree. And Kirk is the only one Captain of the Enterprise for me. I love him!
@MarceloPera8 жыл бұрын
"You may file a former protest for Starfleet Comand, assuming we'll survive to reach a star base. But YOU ARE RELIEVED!" There will never be another Spock!!!!!
@majhiggins7 жыл бұрын
Somewhat agreed but Picard's the only one who could actually keep a command. Or Janeway. Actually, she's the one I'd most want to work for because she was the most fair. And I'm a guy.
@Legitcar1177 жыл бұрын
Marcelo Lacerda "vulcan's never bluff"
@samsoncrosswood72597 жыл бұрын
I love how Spock defers to Decker at first until his friend, his Captain, gives the order. Then it's on.
@sandal_thong8631 Жыл бұрын
Scotty took charge earlier in "A Taste of Armageddon" when he was ordered by Ambassador Fox to lower the screens. "I can have you sent to a penal colony for this!" "That you can, sir, but I won't lower the screens!" Of course somehow he was able to transport down within the hour. Maybe they moved to a higher orbit and lowered the screens or just forgot they couldn't beam while the shields were up?
@theresebohn896610 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Spock's little gesture to the security guards at 2:03. Eternal cool.
@goodrobotproductions157610 жыл бұрын
Also, I like the fact that the red shirts don't even hesitate!
@susanda94697 жыл бұрын
their lives are on the line too!
@Carthaginian607 жыл бұрын
It's not just that. They're part of a fanatically loyal crew.
@kchishol19706 жыл бұрын
That's because they are following the best.
@jaimhaas51706 жыл бұрын
and those cool steely eyes---oh man---would have made a great gambler.....
@xunderxdosedx9 жыл бұрын
"Your authority is not recognized in Fort Kickass" - Spock
@71superbee38 жыл бұрын
"BLAST REGULATIONS!" Yep.That's James T. Kirk.
@hdhale27 жыл бұрын
The Kirk of the standard Star Trek universe knew the regulations backward and forward (unlike the Chris Pine version). That's how he was able to get by with appearing to ignore them so often. He knew which ones Star Fleet would enforce to the letter and which ones that were on the books but could be bent and how far they could be bent before they broke.
@micheletaylor90937 жыл бұрын
And it's only James T. Kirk who could call a superior a lunatic: "So you're the lunatic who almost destroyed my ship????"
@CaryCarpenter7 жыл бұрын
The proper quote is "You mean you're the lunatic who's responsible for almost destroying my ship??"
@trwent7 жыл бұрын
Well, he sure "bent" the Prime Directive a lot, didn't he?
@CaryCarpenter7 жыл бұрын
There was 3 ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way and Kirk's way. Kirk's way got things done, even if he pissed off Starfleet in the process.
@jessefrankel20556 жыл бұрын
Note how Decker is always rubbing the discs together. Captain Queeg reference. William Windom was superb, ad-libbing all the way, and the show was all the better for it. My favorite episode.
@FrancoM77475 жыл бұрын
Yep
@onemercilessming13425 жыл бұрын
Jesse Frankel--Well done. You're either a movie buff, or a Baby Boomer, or, quite possibly, both.
@onemercilessming13425 жыл бұрын
@@patrickmcshane7658--So were many other men--some of them our fathers and uncles. Some made it back; some didn't.
@onemercilessming13425 жыл бұрын
@@patrickmcshane7658--What's yours? Poor thing, you just cannot enter a rational conversation without attempting to snark, can you? Major fail, bucko. For your personal edification and elucidation--since you seem to need it--actors are not more or less special than any of the other hundreds of thousands of men--and women--who served the needs of the nation in WW II. Since "The Caine Mutiny" was released in 1954 (after WW II), Windom's military service had NOTHING to do with his little bit of body language in twirling the discs instead of those little metal balls. It's more likely that he drew his military bearing from his military service than anything else and EVERYONE who has ever served in our nation's branches of service can do THAT.
@Scyllax5 жыл бұрын
He was supposed to be a version of Captain Ahab, played by Robert Ryan, but William Windom made him much more reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart’s Captain Queeg, with those data discs instead of the ball bearings.
@cmodzins6 жыл бұрын
"I order you to relieve Commodore Decker on my personal authority as Captain of the Enterprise!" The Captain of a ship, when exercising his command, as Kirk is doing, outranks everyone on the ship.
@LordTalax5 жыл бұрын
Nah you can't relieve a superior officer unless you have factual reasons.
@Hibernicus19685 жыл бұрын
@@LordTalax No, I'm afraid Chuck Modzinski is right on this. I quote Robert A. Heinlein (a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and commissioned naval officer, who took up science fiction writing after he was permanently retired for disability when he suffered permanent scarring to his lungs from tuberculosis). This is from a letter he wrote to Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, who had sought his input on their novel "The Mote in God's Eye." "A captain of a ship can never have less than total responsibility and authority over his ship. If a captain disagrees with an admiral’s order-even if it’s the flagship-he makes his own decision, and accepts the consequences!.!.!.!even if it means that he is cashiered later or merely milled." "Damn it, gentlemen, the skipper of a ship is senior to everyone aboard no matter what his rank-even if it’s the flagship and the flag officer is aboard. He is a monarch, and nobody outranks him, ever. One skipper (Captain Hines) once ordered his own flag officer (Admiral Nulton) to get off the bridge and stay off, and to confine himself to the flag bridge and admiral’s country, not to go anywhere else in that ship-and made it stick. An admiral does not give orders to a skipper under his command; he gives them to the ship, by signal or other formal channels-but not to the skipper as a person." On his authority as captain of the Enterprise, Kirk COULD pull rank on Decker, on the _Enterprise._ He couldn't do it anywhere else, but he could do it there. Kirk is captain of the _Enterprise,_ and concerning the _Enterprise,_ his authority would be supreme unless or until he was formally relieved by Starfleet Command, or unless he was relieved by his first officer for cause (and the ship's doctor would be asked to provide evidence regarding his fitness for duty, if that’s the issue).
@tnecklover4 жыл бұрын
There's another consideration. Strictly speaking, the only person who can relieve a commanding officer is the person who put him in command to begin with or his replacement. Decker would not have just been able to take command so suddenly! A good scene, however.
@Dakers114 жыл бұрын
@@Hibernicus1968 . .Thank you. .sir.
@TheSpazzz834 жыл бұрын
@@tukangiseng And one of the things I love about this is Classic Trek (and TNG I guess is classic now) was at least somewhat consistant with this. Picard pulled the same move on Adm. Pressman when he ordered Picard to take the ship into the asteroid in search of the Pegasus. He flat out told the Adm that if he judged the danger to be too great, they were out and he could kick rocks and bitch about it to command.
@majhiggins7 жыл бұрын
And Spock's line "Vulcans never bluff." is nothing to be sneezed at either.
@chris.hinsleyАй бұрын
Vulcans never sneeze.
@georgethomas22997 жыл бұрын
Mr. Spock has a Bluetooth ear piece, he was way ahead of his time!
@jeffw12675 жыл бұрын
But everyone other than Spock who wears an earpiece looks like a dipshit.
@AndrewChapman5 жыл бұрын
@@jeffw1267 Except Uhura.
@Kyosukedono5 жыл бұрын
This is the stupidest comment I've read so far this year.
@malkamusik5 жыл бұрын
Or behind...
@Rockhound61655 жыл бұрын
Actually, he's be behind the times about 200 years.
@AtlSouthProductions8 жыл бұрын
NOT WITH MY SHIP YOU DONT! Best Troll line ever.
@bertramattles16958 жыл бұрын
This is one on Star Trek's best episodes. The acting by William Windom is first rate. The sub plot between him and Kirk along with Decker's obsession at redeeming himself and the guilt he felt for losing his crew makes this episode one of its best. You see how much Kirk values his ship and how even though he disagrees Spock always follows regulations. Windom was a fine actor in his own right.
@Mercuryrules8 жыл бұрын
+Bertram Attles yes, I was just thinking that myself, an excellent performance from the gut playing Decker. It made the episode and stuck in my mind for years. Come to think of it, I also like the performances of the three guys in "Shadow of the Gun", also.
@Mercuryrules8 жыл бұрын
+Mercuryrules: Spectre of the gun, apologies.
@Mercuryrules8 жыл бұрын
+Mercuryrules : Four guys, of course.
@micheletaylor90938 жыл бұрын
It's my favorite. "The Ultimate Computer" comes in at a very, very,VERY close second.
@loudplanetlive50807 жыл бұрын
"Mister Spock, relieve the Commodore of duty, confine him to quarters and tell him to shave. Also, have security smack him around a little in the turbolift." James T. Kirk
@Straight8S8 жыл бұрын
When Spock says, "Commodore Decker, you are relieved of command." I love how the communications officer's (woman in red) countenance changes as she radiates this confidence , as though she was thinking, "Take That Commodore!" Great episode, great scene and great performance by Windom.
@CharlesForbin8 жыл бұрын
+Straight8S - Many years ago I got my boss (who was a Star Trek fan like me) to go home when he had the flu by doing Spock's line relieving Commodore Decker
@Straight8S8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Wilson Even with the flu I bet he laughed. Not too many trek fans that wouldn't recognize that line.
@CharlesForbin8 жыл бұрын
He did and he left... Because he knew further argument would be illogical
@Straight8S8 жыл бұрын
Michael Wilson LoL, I would too.
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
So much better than anything being made today...what a shame we peaked in the 60's for TV.
@CaryCarpenter7 жыл бұрын
"There's only one thing I wanna say to you Commodore, get my ship out of there!"
@berserkley4 жыл бұрын
I love how Shatner puts a subtle pause in there, like he wanted to say something else...
@MeeMaw19714 жыл бұрын
@@berserkley no that's just shatner not reading the lines correctly..
@CompoundNihilistАй бұрын
Elizabeth Rogers was a very fine actress and she did a superb job as Lieutenant Palmer.
@digitalparadisestudios77418 жыл бұрын
Absolutely no one else could have done Kirk justice as the Shat.
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
100% agreed!
@11Stucat7 жыл бұрын
I agree. But a close second would have been Robert Conrad aka James West in The Wild, Wild West. He was very similar in attitude and balls as James T. Kirk.
@johnnyangel36837 жыл бұрын
11Stucat Did you know Jack Lord was the first choice for Kirk and Martin Landau for Spock?Wild thoughts!
@11Stucat7 жыл бұрын
That would have been different. I could see Landau as Spock.Landau was good in Mission Impossible
@taroman71006 жыл бұрын
True, but I can offer Darren McGavin as good second choice.
@StephenPitterАй бұрын
“BLAST REGULATIONS!! Mr Spock I order you to assume command on my personal authority as captain of the Enterprise!” One of my favourite Start Trek lines
@DanaFrank1701D8 жыл бұрын
"Vulcans never bluff." They do, however, occasionally exaggerate! !
@fjccommish5 жыл бұрын
Only if going by the book.
@Phanto56925 жыл бұрын
And Spock is technically half-Vulcan.
@fjccommish5 жыл бұрын
@@Phanto5692 Your facts are indisputable and quite logical.
@darcybrummett70044 жыл бұрын
fjvideo Reference to The Wrath of Khan.
@mattbartley28434 жыл бұрын
@@darcybrummett7004 Savvik: "You lied!" Spock: "I exaggerated." Spock: "A lie." Valeris: "An error."
@christopherthorkon39977 жыл бұрын
Awesome performance by William Windom....he deliberately used the small cassettes being fiddled in his hands as an homage or connection to the fiddling with the ball bearings in the Caine Mutiny.
@loudplanetlive50807 жыл бұрын
Somebody stole his strawberries.
@zooeyhall7 жыл бұрын
Agreed. William Window was such a terrific actor. He brings a real authority and presence to this role. A truly great actor.
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
Good analysis Butch---one of the best episodes and because of the truly epic acting!
@russell50780847 жыл бұрын
Christopher Thorkon this episode was good. but, one of if not the best trek episode was one titled Duet from Deep space 9. the actor playing the accused cardasdian, his performance was better than the actor playing decker.
@marksmith78687 жыл бұрын
Russ. Yer on Meth. The shittiest episode of OS will shake the rafters of the best of anything else. LAW!
@micheljavert59232 ай бұрын
Really appreciate how the two Operations/Security crewmen did *not* hesitate to step forward to arrest the Commodore.
@Legitcar1177 жыл бұрын
"NOT with my ship you don't!"
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
That was the internet equivalence of STFU!
@DGT19955 жыл бұрын
Lol😁😁😁😂🎙️
@martinpsi27054 жыл бұрын
Why repeating what he said?
@patrickmgouin11 жыл бұрын
When I first saw this episode way back in 1967, I had like an epiphany when Kirk says: «...on my personal authority as Captain of the Enterprise...», From then on, I knew I wanted to be a leader in some way. This led to a 30 year career in management.
@kevinemmers94242 жыл бұрын
This show has inspired countless people in many ways. That's why 55 years later the legacy lives on.
@00bikeboy5 жыл бұрын
Kirk kicked ass! Kirk, Spock and McCoy were great role models for my 7 year-old self.
@geoffwilliams44784 жыл бұрын
They've been my role models since I graduated High School
@verkaforever4 жыл бұрын
Spock kicked ass more!
@tomf31504 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Scotty, he's the reason I and others became engineers.
@00bikeboy2 ай бұрын
@@tomf3150 Yes! Although I didn't appreciate his role until I was a little older. 🖖
@00bikeboy2 ай бұрын
@@verkaforever Spock was the first adult that made sense to me.🖖
@anthonybarnett68288 жыл бұрын
Windom was a good actor he made the scene
@timothywoods63317 жыл бұрын
Too, it's very clever writing -- or the ad-lib suggestion of the terrific actor, Windom, to the writers -- that he's fidgeting with the "hard box" tapes just as Bogart's Commander Queeg fiddled with the marbles in "The Caine Mutiny." Terrifically ironic, IMO.
@thespy77957 жыл бұрын
SPOCK MADE THE SCENE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
Spock was always a STRONG presence and the whole crew added so much to this sci-fi---here I am 45 yrs later still coming back to look at these---such great memories!
@taroman71006 жыл бұрын
Nimoy was a fine actor.
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
Joanie he was the best...nothing comes close to these top three and the magic acting they accomplished.
@17donhol6 жыл бұрын
Well Spock, DO SOMETHING !!! Gotta love Bones
@lordmalvada82125 жыл бұрын
Never got the feeling that Picard loved the Enterprise as much as Kirk did.
@stevejoshua19955 жыл бұрын
Right. Someone needs to do a video about the love affair between Kirk & the Enterprise.
@zitacarno44435 жыл бұрын
Kirk may have had a number of short-lived (mostly) romances, but the Enterprise was the true love of his life.
@MagicAl5F47812 ай бұрын
He didn't. Picard's first command was Stargazer, which he had for 22 years, and that was to Picard what Enterprise was to Kirk.
@gallery75968 жыл бұрын
An awesome Kirk, Spock and Commodore Decker moment, and Norman Spinrad wrote some great lines for them, too.
@williamanthony90905 жыл бұрын
Gall ery- Rarely does the writer receive credit for the lines the actors are speaking. Good for you for pointing it out.
@paularose8430Ай бұрын
Captain Kirk handle the situation absolutely right . Not with my ship you don’t. Mr Spock was absolutely excellent as well as first officer. He took command back of the ship . Both are absolutely wonderful actors. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
@thelaw62672 жыл бұрын
"BLAST REGULATIONS!"- Captain Kirk, Legend.
@nolita888 жыл бұрын
Kirk is just bad ass. We need more of this.
@Diomedes01Ай бұрын
Scenes like this demonstrate what made the original Star Trek so great. Coming out in the 1960s, a lot of the writers had military experience having served in WWII or in Korea. They understood the chain of command. What is interesting is within the Navy, there are precedents that have occurred similar to this scene. While there is a chain of command in the Navy, the captain has a certain level of autonomy over his own ship. And they can in certain instances over-rule an order from a superior officer if they feel it is in the best interest of the ship. A great example of this from WWII was when the Battleship Bismark fought the Battlecruiser Hood. The Admiral on board the Bismark had been given strict orders not to engage enemy battleships when they were out in the open sea because the other navies were far larger than the German navy. As a result, when the engagement between Bismark and Hood started and Hood was already firing on the Bismark, the Admiral refused to give the order to return fire. Finally, the Captain of the Bismark stepped and said, and I quote: "I will not have my ship shot out from under my own ass!". And he over-ruled the Admiral and the Bismark opened fire. Eventually destroying the Hood.
@LBF522Ай бұрын
That is great history. Thanks for sharing.
@jeffclark22 жыл бұрын
Kirk: "NOT with my ship you don't!" Spock: "Commodore Decker, you are relieved of command." Decker: "I don't recognize your authority to relieve me." Spock: "Commodore, I do not wish to place you under arrest." Decker: "You wouldn't DARE!" Spock motions to guards on Bridge. Decker: "You're bluffing." Spock: Vulcans never bluff." One of the best dialog of any Star Trek episode! Priceless!
@sandal_thong8631 Жыл бұрын
The previous one where he took command is good too. "Mr. Spock knows his duty, Doctor, do you?" ... "Doctor, you may leave the bridge." As is the one from "A Taste of Armageddon" where Scotty says no to Ambassador Fox. "No, sir, I will not." "What did you say." "I won't lower the screens until the Captain tells me to." "You are taking orders from _me._ You will lower the screens as a sign of good faith. My authority..." "I know about your authority, but the screens stay up." Bones chimes in, "Mr. Fox, they've faked a message from the Captain, they've launched an attack against our ship; now you want us to trust them openly?" "I want you and expect you to obey my lawful orders." "No sir, I won't lower the screens." "Your refusal to comply with my orders has endangered _the entire success of this mission!_ I can have you sent to a penal colony for this!" "That you can sir, but I won't lower the screens."
@danielkubin387810 ай бұрын
Spock: Vulcans never bluff Decker: Hmm, but your are a half Vulcan so how could i know that you do not bluff...haaaa? xDD
@SciTrekMan9 ай бұрын
I love how both security guards immediately respond to Spock’s gesture. Respect!
@radicalross77003 ай бұрын
@@sandal_thong8631This begs the question: How was Ambassador Fox later able to beam down to the planet despite Scott's refusal to lower the shields and the natives' intention to fire on the Enterprise the instant the shields were lowered?
@sandal_thong86313 ай бұрын
@@radicalross7700 That was one of the flaws in the episode. The other being how their sonic disruptors could hit the Enterprise in space? Maybe he announced he was beaming down, and they thought that was preferable to destroying the ship? They might not have known how many people were on the Enterprise. Of course they didn't use him as a hostage to try to get their people on board.
@phillytvdirector7 жыл бұрын
"So you're the lunatic?..."
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
Yes ........would love to make this short speech to half the road rage idiots I see doing dumb jack-ass moves on the road now........such a classic exchange.
@vickylynn87872 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@BartholomewSmutz9 жыл бұрын
Another great icon has passed away rest in peace leonard nimoy. One of my favorite characters since childhood.
@BassmanII10 жыл бұрын
A note here, if it were to go to Starfleet Command, they would agree with Kirk, considering Decker's current state, so the protest would be invalid.
@simoneg897910 жыл бұрын
Very true. Plus the Captain of a ship has wide discretionary powers concerning the safety of the vessel unless specifically countered by mission orders.
@SantomPh4 жыл бұрын
To add, Decker is not in command of the Enterprise. He may be a senior officer but he is not in formal command and is a glorified passenger
@debralynnpaxton523810 жыл бұрын
"Vulcans never bluff" ... I love Spock's beckoning finger snap too... :D ...wish that I still had my Spock ears ... wore them while hostessing at a restaurant/bar in Dallas, TX ... pierced my earrings through the lobes; draped my hair over the seams...grinned all night; overheard a customer say, "poor girl" ... Winning!
@modernknightone7 жыл бұрын
One of the best Star Trek episodes ever. When we were kids we called the Doomsday machine, the giant turd. LOL Just watched this episode on BBC a couple days ago. I love that these reruns are still going strong! I grew up with these growing up in the 70's with only 7 TV channels, I would watch these at 4pm every day after school. Great Memories. Thanks for posting!
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
Ditto on what u wrote---I am 53 but still come to watch these....some of the best moments in TV history for me.....I have never seen a more believable version .....though 7 of 9 comes close---she had me at Hello!
@williamanthony90905 жыл бұрын
Well, I got you both beat. I watched the show when it was in primetime, back in the day when there was only one television in the house. Fortunately, my parents were science fiction fans.
@billbates54754 жыл бұрын
I am 55 and remember the same. Good times
@cherylresnick-cortes80223 жыл бұрын
@@williamanthony9090 So did I, 1966, I was 14!
@Ryenobal2 жыл бұрын
The Doomsday Machine always reminded me of an elongated sushi hand (seaweed wrapped) roll.
@TheFilamom307 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh...how I miss the good ol' days... I'm almost in tears... :-(
@warrencox78524 жыл бұрын
This will NEVER get old.
@Artisan19797 жыл бұрын
2:06 That's Spock's way of saying "What do you say now, jackass?"
@blindandwatching5 жыл бұрын
Decker in the back of his mind knows that Star Fleet Command will uphold Kirk's order to relieve him.
@fredhandy20638 жыл бұрын
This show was great!!!!
@LarsRyeJeppesen10 жыл бұрын
That "Bluetooth device" in Spock's ear.. so awesome :)
@doll36559 жыл бұрын
And Nimoy plays that scene perfectly, even with that thing hanging from his ear, at a time when no one viewing this could imagine such an ear device. And it looks natural the entire time. Great acting.
@hagamapama8 жыл бұрын
+Lars Rye Jeppesen I haven't even considered that bluetooth may be part of the Star Trek inspired family of inventions,
@jdwxflyerАй бұрын
My all time favorite show when I was a kid. I’ve often contemplated what inventions are yet to come, seeing as Star Trek was so prophetic. But I don’t want to be the test pilot when they invent the transporter, could get quite ugly.
@leftcoaster675 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Rogers who played Lt. Palmer is proof there's no small roles, only small actors. She did an amazing job with just a few lines. And her reactions were fantastic. She was in two more episodes and was the voice of the "Companion". It's interesting her voice sounds slightly English, but she was from Texas.
@CaryCarpenter4 жыл бұрын
That crewman was doing a great job checking out her ass.
@katherinebare82128 жыл бұрын
"Vulcans never bluff." Not true, but veeeery convincing >:D
@DelcoRanz938 жыл бұрын
+Katherine Bare I'm surprised the scriptwriters didn't consider having Decker call out Spock for being half human thus justifying calling his bluff.
@Galilee19648 жыл бұрын
+Katherine Bare Right when Spock says that his face looks to me to be more of the mirrored Spock look. Not sure how to explain it, maybe because he is being aggressive?
@Galilee19648 жыл бұрын
+Starfleet2360 Needed the extra 30 second commercial and couldn't afford the time for the dialog.
@studinthemaking8 жыл бұрын
+Starfleet2360 Good point.
@kyokogodai-ir6hy7 жыл бұрын
A full Vulcan would never bluff. It is illogical. However, being half-human, Spock could. It is likely that the character of Commodore Decker didn't know that Spock was half-human (based on his answer to Spock).
@Eurasian_Australian8 жыл бұрын
Kirk always had a rebellious attitude but it pays off here!
@zitacarno44436 жыл бұрын
Kirk was not, and had never been, afraid of Starfleet.
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
In such a big way....Nobody screws with his ship.
@lyianx5 жыл бұрын
@@zitacarno4443 He had no reason to be afraid here. He knew Decard wasn't in a condition to command and if the protest did make it to Starfleet, its highly doubtful they would have found fault in Kirks orders overriding Decards given the situation.
@jwchampagne15 жыл бұрын
A great scene from my favorite TOS episode. It's not just an awesome Kirk moment, it's an awesome Spock moment, and an awesome Kirk-Spock moment too, the two acting with complete confidence in each other. And William Windom plays his role brilliantly. You buy this character, riding a wave of guilt from madness and despair through self-righteous arrogance, and on to stoic resolution, before giving us that final sequence of horror. This episode has almost never been equaled in Trek history.
@tomasjoconnel53678 жыл бұрын
That is one of star treks best episodes. That blast regulations scene is up there with Kirks' leave any bigotry in your quarters' scene from Balance of Terror, Picards 'either get out of my way Mr Remick or I will have you removed from the bridge' scene or Rikers comment to Shelby 'you do an end run like that around me again, ill snap you back so fast you'll think you're a first grade cadet' and not forgetting Kirks 'ill bear that in mind Mr...? when this becomes a democracy' was that to Bailey or Styles?
@peterrogers87068 жыл бұрын
Bailey
@worldofsid8 жыл бұрын
what is/are you fav all time ST episode(s)?
@peterrogers87068 жыл бұрын
It's a mix of The Doomsday Machine, Balance Of Terror and Mirror, Mirror.
@lonniecraig51865 жыл бұрын
I really like the way they portrayed Kirk, Spock, and Decker in this episode. Really like it. Spock is cool and collected. He is loyal to Starfleet but his loyalty is overridden by his loyalty and devotion to Kirk. Kirk cares for the crew of his ship and will do anything to keep them safe, even if it means a court-martial if/when they get back to a starbase. He does have strong sympathy for Decker, though, as is evident in the first part of this episode when they first board the USS Constellation and run into Decker, alone and guilt-ridden. And speaking of guilt-ridden, the actor who plays Decker does a bang-up job of portraying a character who wants to redeem himself for actions which he blames himself as being wrong. He blames himself for the death of his crew and thinks that the way to atone is to try to take out the Doomsday Machine. When he finds out he cannot, he ends up sacrificing himself in a shuttlecraft, and thankfully it was not in vain that he did so, for his death provided a clue to the Enterprise on how to defeat it. I wonder if Decker is what Kirk could have been if Kirk had faced a major disaster and failure like Decker did. Decker seemed cool, calm, and decisive, as evidenced by the captain's log entry just before they encountered the Doomsday Machine. If you haven't watched this episode (and I cannot think of a single Trek TOS fan who hasn't, but I have been surprised before), do so. It might, possibly, perhaps, be the best TOS episode made. Just my opinion, of course.
@MikeyBigWheel10 жыл бұрын
"you are relieved " !!! SNAP !!!
@KhemistryIBMOR9 жыл бұрын
One of the best episodes. Kinda reminds me of the Caine Mutiny.
@RovingCounter9 жыл бұрын
Yes, notice how Decker is fiddling with the green and yellow objects just as Captain Queeg had his steel ball bearings.
@christhorton65129 жыл бұрын
***** Yes, this was done on purpose. It was William Windom's (Decker's) idea to use the two small cartridges as Queeg used the ball bearings.
@RickTBL9 жыл бұрын
Caine Mutiny and Moby Dick. Decker is obsessed, the same way Ahab was, and the Doomsday Machine is Moby Dick.
@RovingCounter9 жыл бұрын
Yes, elements of both.
@mikepoulin30206 жыл бұрын
Except Decker actually cared about his crew, Ahab did not.
@robertswift61018 жыл бұрын
spock has been and will be forever kirks friend and backup. no way he was going to say no to kirks authority as captain
@hagamapama8 жыл бұрын
+Robert Swift Most of the time whenever you see Spock slip and show emotion, it's because something just happened to Kirk, like when he thought he'd killed him in Amok Time
@adammclaughlin8454 жыл бұрын
For all the jokes about scenery chewing, Shatner was a terrific actor who brough the show to life. TOS at its best was more intense, more human, than later shows.
@bjeh00110 жыл бұрын
"Blast Regulations!" Old Kirk had cajones the size of planetoids. New Kirk has Pine Nuts.
@meta.5studios10 жыл бұрын
I couldn't disagree more, but that was a clever pun.
@Bartman9547 жыл бұрын
See what you did there.
@Electricshrock7 жыл бұрын
New Kirk has plenty of cojones but not as much brain. He gets by mostly on luck.
@porflepopnecker43766 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for people who can't just enjoy both versions.
@taroman71006 жыл бұрын
very good! wish I had said that.
@altareggo9 жыл бұрын
Spock is soooooo badass!!!!!
@johnhunter22944 жыл бұрын
Check out the way the blonde in the back snaps her head up when Spock relieves Decker, like "Damn skippy. Now we've got a sane commander again."
@dboymax16 жыл бұрын
See Jar Jar Abrams, THIS is how Captain Kirk is supposed to be, Alternate timeline/universe or not....
@jfangm5 жыл бұрын
dboymax1 That's more the fault of the writers.
@danielkubin38785 жыл бұрын
@protomud : is not JJ fault that Kurtzman is idiot and these other sreen writers also. Is it same with Lost, Fringe, great premise, but terrible results.
@tskmaster38374 жыл бұрын
@jf1325 Is that why the doctor appeared in blue bra and panties? It's the only thing I really remember from Trek Into Darkness. I didn't know it was the year of the currant. Currently, I thought it was the year of the pig. Wow, that went full circle...
@DeadBunny695 жыл бұрын
One of the best episodes ever.
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
Certainly in my top 10....I can't even find sci-fi that comes close to this anymore.
@soundsatdjs19648 жыл бұрын
A great great episode! Personal favorite of mine.
@KostaF64x10 жыл бұрын
"Vulcans never bluff". I do not think Chris Pine or Zachary Quinto could reach these levels. Neither in this nor in the alternate universe.
@True-trini10 жыл бұрын
I couldn't have said it better!
@taroman71006 жыл бұрын
HUGE ditto
@johnwiseman176 жыл бұрын
I'll agree with you about Pine, but Quinto actually does a good job with the younger Spock. The problem is with the writing and production decisions he's been handed so far.
@tryarunm6 жыл бұрын
THE John Wiseman. I am honoured, Sir, both to meet you and to have your opinion.
@Exodia645 жыл бұрын
It was a different time, in a different context. There's a subtlety to TOS Spock that synergizes perfectly with the brut of TOS Kirk.
@cinemasailor5 жыл бұрын
Beautifully written scene. Great three-way confrontation between Kirk, Spock, and Decker. Everyone gives a great performance.
@charlie-obrien2 ай бұрын
I notice that everyone stepped up in this episode. Maybe having such a refined actor like William Windom on the set gave some inspiration to make this more than just getting another one in the can.
@vinceA37484 жыл бұрын
This scene is EPIC all around. I love Kirk's reaction to this. Shatner did a great job of making Kirk sound really pissed off. Windom was great as the broken irrational Decker. And of course, the legendary Nimoy with, "Vulcans never bluff."
@daddystabz5 жыл бұрын
Capt. Kirk is a boss! The best Captain in Starfleet history.
@MrUmakemelaff2 жыл бұрын
Picard would've invited Decker to a Symphony.
@fritzcapp20617 жыл бұрын
one of the best shows EVER!!!!!
@jff18134 жыл бұрын
This was a really amazing episode - a lot of tension and great acting all around. Just shows you don't need a ton of CGI to make a good show.
@mdbruffy2 жыл бұрын
That's the one thing a lot of folks don't understand. Made when it was, TOS didn't have the effects or the budget for what they were trying to do. As such,they had to rely on good stories and characters. It was more like a stage show back then.
@johnhunter22942 жыл бұрын
They made a show that still holds up pretty damn well 50-plus years later, with an effects budget of something like forty bucks an episode. Yeah, some of the episodes are pretty dated, some of them (particularly in the third season) are kinda dumb, and they had a tendency to be preachy sometimes, but for the most part the writing and character development makes TOS an entertaining watch even today.
@RSTI1915 жыл бұрын
Nimoy was born for this role. Nobody will ever touch what he did with Spock
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
He was flawless.
@theophilusthistle19886 жыл бұрын
The OS beats the new movies on so many levels it would take all day to name them, but here's the main reason: the OS was made at a time when adults still behaved like adults. The characters in TOS were adults, whereas in the new movies it's PAINFUL to see these new actors playing their characters like a pack of high school kids. Chris Pine's Kirk is a PUNK who starts throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way....no argument on this: Pine stated once that he deliberately played Kirk as a 15 year old, thereby ruining a once great character. Inexplicable.
@fjccommish5 жыл бұрын
Abrams goal was to deliver leftist ideals. He grabbed scenes from old movies, re-shot them with characters switched. The characters, story were just tools to deliver "America bad" leftist drivel.
@williamanthony90905 жыл бұрын
The first Star Trek film he did was okay. Not great, but seeing as a parallel dimension had been created, okay. After that first film, though, it spiraled down, as some point out, into left leaning gibberish. Perhaps in another ten or fifteen years, somebody who actually LOVES the original series, will take on a film project that returns Star Trek to it's proper glory. Time will tell...
@fjccommish5 жыл бұрын
@@williamanthony9090 The first was awful, and the other two were worse than awful.
@marksolarz37564 жыл бұрын
It’s like they never watched the original series. First one was OK. After that,.......really bad. The original had strong military themes. The later copy’s of this great series..........went out of there way to be exactly the opposite. Counselor Troy being the most ridiculous and unprofessional person to ever be on a bridge. If it wasn’t for Q in the NG series,and Troys mom(Luxanna Troy) which greatly took the high mindedness out of its constant social commentary. And I really got sick of Weasley story line. Nothing against the actors,...just bad writing on many of the episodes.
@christinejanis65522 жыл бұрын
Yes, whole time watching it, I was like, there's Dr. McCoy, and---Who is this guy again? He was nOthing like Kirk. Nothing.
@Retiredmco4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite scenes, on my favorite episode by far!! Well done on by all actors involved! 💯
@gordoncameron24576 жыл бұрын
"You may file a formal protest with Starfleet Command, assuming we survive to reach a starbase."
@Vydio5 жыл бұрын
If I had ever been in such a situation when I was in the Army, I would have loved to use this line. It has the complete Spock logic about it .... "but you are relieved."
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best directed / acted pieces of TV drama ever created...I give it the highest rating possible.
@gronarsky5 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@IronMan35822 жыл бұрын
Such a powerful performance from all parties involved.
@jaimhaas51702 жыл бұрын
Tom the absolute best I think I have experienced in all of my 60 yrs of tv viewing. Happy 2022!
@IronMan35822 жыл бұрын
@@jaimhaas5170 Yeah the actor who played Commodore Decker was pulling a full "Captain Ahab" and it's a shame we only got him in this one episode, but boy did he make his time count.
@jaimhaas51702 жыл бұрын
@@IronMan3582 agreed..I was seven yrs old when I saw this for the first time and I never forgot it.
@KhemistryIBMOR7 жыл бұрын
One of the best scenes in the whole series.
@TheFrog7675 жыл бұрын
The one and only Kirk. And the one and only Spock.🖖🖖
@jaimhaas51706 жыл бұрын
Damn I am still coming back here to watch this scene 46 years after seeing it for the first time---I am hooked.
@tsntanaАй бұрын
"You may file a formal complaint assuming we survive long enough to reach a starbase".
@collegeman19889 жыл бұрын
Awesome Kirk moment? No. This is an awesome Spock moment.
@kwebb1217658 жыл бұрын
+David Hecht Spock went for any legitimate opportunity he could to get Decker out of the Captain's chair. He had no legitimate authority, therefore, no reason to think anyone, like the security guards, would back him up. He could very easily have gotten himself tossed in the brig, and in no position to do anything. Decker, though he was the ranking officer, was not actually the Captain of the ship. Kirk was, and Kirk used that legitimate authority to order Spock to oust Decker. Spock was not pathetic. Spock was Spock.
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
ALL three of them are amazing.
@pagatubeyou4 жыл бұрын
Look at Lt. Palmer's reaction when Spock relieves Decker (about 1:37 in)
@vickylynn87872 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@alexyouyou994 жыл бұрын
I love the flick of the wrists and the reds shirts........after "you wouldn't dare".......best moment ever!
@bassbari03152 ай бұрын
My fav episode of all time... Best of Kirk and Spock leadership...
@CaryCarpenter8 жыл бұрын
Kirk always shoved the Enterprise down Starfleet's throat every chance he got and got away with it. There were only two ways of doing things...Starfleet's way and Kirk's way. Kirk's way usually got things done. When their enemies found out the USS Enterprise was on the way to settle a problem, they said one thing... "Oh shit, they're sending the Enterprise. We're in trouble now."
@LT1HILLINGHOE7 жыл бұрын
You do know that this isn't real..right?
@RozitaVideo7 жыл бұрын
+LT1HILLINGHOE Do you?
@badwolf87007 жыл бұрын
no really I thought is real
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
I like the way you see things Cary----and you are absolutely correct---Man of action not a talker like the captains that followed......Kirk will always be BEST!
@RhysKSmith027 жыл бұрын
Necroglobule you sound like your referencing a quote Doctor McCoy said in "The Search for Spock".
@finnmccool6843 жыл бұрын
What a team they were: Kirk, Spock, McCoy: Drive, Intellect, Emotion.
@klaatubaradamgtow99562 жыл бұрын
“Vulcans never bluff!” What a neat way of saying “F*#k around and find out.”
@TheSaneHatter10 жыл бұрын
The actor playing matt Decker does a great job here, managing to convey the total opposite of all of Kirk's good qualities while still having a sense of authority. He's petty, sulking, arrogant, irrational, and even childish, yet still seems dangerous. That's not easy to do.
@LordZontar9 жыл бұрын
William Windom, who was perfect for the Matt Decker of the final draft script. The Constellation log entry recorded by Comdr. Decker gives a hint of the captain he was up to the point when he made his one fatal mistake with his crew. Windom is also spot on conveying the character's crushing sense of guilt in the shuttlecraft scene. "I've been prepared for death ever since I.... ever since I killed my crew." "No one expects you to die for an error in judgment." "A commander is responsible for the lives of his crew, and for their deaths. Well, I should have died with mine."
@Mikevdog9 жыл бұрын
Nick Hentschel Windom was awesome. The character-driven episodes were my favorites. They lost me with those cheesy monster-of-the-week episodes.
@taroman71006 жыл бұрын
same thing happened to Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
@sarahfullerton6894 Жыл бұрын
Yet, in the first scene, as Commodore Decker, William Windom evokes sympathy in the viewer, over the deep tragedy of the loss of his beloved crew. Wonderful acting.
@sandal_thong8631 Жыл бұрын
Someone analyzing the music said they altered the Kirk/Enterprise theme when Decker took command, to make it sound "wrong."
@danielbritton85884 жыл бұрын
Classic.They are all classic. I wish it had gone a few more seasons. I would thrill as a kid each time a Star Trek came on T.V. The crowning jewel of my childhood memories.
@20thcenturyman218 жыл бұрын
What's not too well known is that the role of Commodore Decker,played by William Windom,was originally given to actor Robert Ryan,who couldn't get away from a previous commitment.This episode was based on the Captain Ahab saga about the vengeful search for the great White Whale which was actually based on a true story .Mr.Windom does a capable job.I' think Star Trek is a kind of Shakespeare:check out Star Trek Continues,you'll be glad you did...
@helenweedon77168 жыл бұрын
+20th century man And following along the Captain Ahab story, it has been pointed out that the music bears a strong resemblance, if with faster tempo, to the John Williams' theme for Jaws written 20 years later. So a possible double link there - the music and a man's obsession with his marine enemy.
@20thcenturyman218 жыл бұрын
+Helen Weedon I see the connection.Star Trek's a Godsend.Jeffrey Hunter ,the original choice for Capt. Kirk+starred in original pilot.His wife turned it down.Jeff wanted the role,would've been a great fit all around.The producer+Gene Roddenberry later commented even if it was Shakespeare it wouldn't be good enough for her.Sadly,while filming a foreign film,an explosion caused a head injury that contributed to his death.
@4keysman8 жыл бұрын
+20th century man Yes, this story was adapted from the book "Moby Dick". I never read the book but you can read the plot online which will take a little while and see how the writer of "The Doomsday Machine" (Norman Spinrad) made it work so well for ST.
@susanda94697 жыл бұрын
Capable? I'd call it unforgettable
@susanda94697 жыл бұрын
I disagree, I'm sure Jeff Hunter was a fine man, but he was a chilly and cerebral actor IMO. Much as we laugh at Shatner, we've all been richly entertained by his Kirk for decades. Sometimes even moved.
@Laceykat6611 жыл бұрын
Great actors and great writing. THAT is why the OS has survived all these years.
@albundy60087 жыл бұрын
Kirk was a total BOSS! He ran that ship and everybody knew it. the sequel series' and movies could never even attempt to compare with TOS.
@taroman71006 жыл бұрын
Well if they had hired some true fans of the show to write new scripts they could have given it a good run. With the exception of Khan and Search for Spock the movies were embarassing pieces of crap.
@jarredmace10806 жыл бұрын
Undiscovered Country was pretty fantastic though.
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
No other captain comes close....took me 3 years to even watch Next Gen....Picard was not even close to Kirk. I warmed up to him ...but he had to go Borg to win me completely over.
@jfangm5 жыл бұрын
todd krager I think that with better writing, the movies could have matched the Original Series.
@jaimhaas51705 жыл бұрын
Jason I agree with you there was a huge drop off in the quality of writing although #4 directed by Spock was hugely entertaining.
@applejacks9714 жыл бұрын
Admiral Grahamham: "You're speaking to a Superior Officer!" Cpt Dodge: "No, merely a higher ranking one!"
@quinn78764 жыл бұрын
"Catch us if you can!"
@Emper0rH0rde7 жыл бұрын
You know, even if Decker survived the encounter, and managed to file a complaint to Starfleet, I have a feeling Starfleet wouldn't have been sympathetic to his complaint. Decker was not of sound enough mind to be fit for command, and Kirk absolutely did the right thing to order Spock to relieve him.
@thomfing17 жыл бұрын
U know there would have been NO Starfleet left right???? that thing was coming to eat everything!
@kchishol19706 жыл бұрын
All the more reason why Decker should have picked up Kirk and the salvage crew and exit the jamming field to warn Starfleet Command. Then, they could have assembled a battle group to take that machine on.
@williamanthony90905 жыл бұрын
It should have ended with McCoy's evaluation of his mental fitness, proper examination or not. When Spock said he would be called upon at a later date to produce documentation, McCoy's attitude should have been: Sure... whatever! Of course, that scene was added for dramatic effect, I realize, but it's still a STUPID exchange between Spock and McCoy, with command of The Enterprise at stake, at an extremely critical time! Stupid plot twist number two, was the Commodore beating down the younger, and more fit, security guard who, for dramatic purposes, decided to duke it out with the old man, instead of just stunning him with the phaser he was carrying.
@gertraba44845 жыл бұрын
Decker was psychotic nutso by this time and his actions on the AUX bridge of the Reliant was indicative of his scrambled mental state
@gertraba44845 жыл бұрын
@@kchishol1970 transporters out
@daisymurfey56255 жыл бұрын
Captians Takes On "the Book" Picard: it must be by the book. 😑 Janeway and Sisko: rules are important, but they don't always apply out here. 😏 Archer: dude, I'm writing the book. 😋 Kirk: what book! 😝
@snarkleton262 жыл бұрын
The 12 o'clock shadow on Decker, and his weary, unkempt and even sweaty look, adds to his lunacy in taking on the "Doomsday Machine." William Windom, perhaps the best special guest actor on the original Star Trek along with Ricardo Montalban as Khan.
@christhompson60102 жыл бұрын
Moments like this made the TOS special.
@frankfanuzzi83954 жыл бұрын
Great writing with great acting ...this is why you can watch episodes again and again ...and still enjoy them
@starfleet-verdadero98084 жыл бұрын
Excellent Chapter .....Kirk And Spock simply GREAT !!
@God_is_in_the_details5 жыл бұрын
not just a great Star Trek scene but a great scene, period