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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MrNeutron: [QB] A clip in the Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special shows the TUC dinner scene being filmed, and reveals snippets of the dialogue prior to editing, notably a biting line by Brigadeer Kerla, accusing, �You hypocritically presume that your democratic system gives you a moral prerogative to force other cultures to conform to your politics.� The film�s screenplay reveals the original structure of the dinner scene. As edited in the final film, it seems the Enterprise crew is arguing with the Klingons, but, as the script reveals, it was written so that it starts out as an argument with the Klingons, and ends up with the Enterprise crew arguing amongst themselves! Here�s select text from the script. Material used in the final film is boldfaced (some of it was altered slightly). CHANG [b]Come now, Captain,[/b], this dinner is off the record: [b]in space all warriors are cold warriors.[/b] SCOTTY We have never tried to..... KERLA You hypocritically presume that your democratic system gives you a moral prerogative to force other cultures to conform to your politics. [b]McCOY That's not true.....! KERLA No? Uhura turns to the Klingon next to her - all tact. UHURA General, are you fond of Shakespeare? He looks at her, his hands and mouth full of food. Ugh! Chekov pursues.[/b] CHEKOV Ve do not impose democracy on others. [b]Ve do believe that every planet has a sovereign claim to human rights. AZETBUR (Spits) "Human rights". Even the name is racist. The Federation is basically a "Homo Sapiens" only club..... Spock reacts to this. Chang is amused. CHANG Present company excepted, to be sure... [/b] UHURA Well, I suppose we're not perfect. SCOTTY (rising) Don't let them put words in your mouth! I haven't served 30 years in the engine room of a Starship to be accused of gunboat diplomacy! KERLA [b]In any case, we know where this is leading, the annihilation of our culture.[/b] Klingons will replace those on the lowest rung of the Federation employment ladder, taking menial jobs and performing them for lower pay...... CHEKOV That's economics, not racism! UHURA But you have to admit it adds up to the same thing. McCOY Don't be naive, Commander! UHURA Who are you calling "naive"? Kirk stares sullenly down the table throughout this. CHEKOV We're explorers, not diplomats! McCOY Starfleet's killed an awful lot of natural phenomena in the name of "exploration"...... SCOTTY We follow orders...... CHEKOV Since when has THAT been an excuse? Diplomacy must resolve these..... SCOTTY Right! Leave it to the politicians to muck it up and leave us defenseless....! [b]A cough interrupts the fight. All eyes on Gorkon. The Klingons conceal their amusement. GORKON Well. I see we have a long way to go.[/b] As written, this would have given the minor characters meatier roles, and allowed them, for once, to actually disagree. However, as fun as the scene is, many of the lines don�t feel right for the characters, and it�s not surprising that they were not used. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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