I Think Star Trek Just Got Another Alternate Universe

From The Hollywood Reporter:

“Star Trek” fans know there were two pilots for the original series.

The first, “The Cage,” was rejected by NBC for being “too cerebral” (ah, some things never change).

The
second, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” replaced the actor who played
the captain with William Shatner and was more action driven. That pilot
had an alternate version which was largely lost and has never aired.
Apparently, a film collector in Germany acquired the print and
“recently brought it to the attention” of CBS/Paramount. CBS is now
releasing this version on Blu-ray Dec. 15. 

The alternate version is in three parts with 1970s-style act breaks,
an entirely different version of Captain James
T. Kirk’s opening monologue (“But now a new task. A probe out into
where no man has gone before”) and music that contrasts from the famous
opening theme and an extended action sequence.

That’s a video of some of the known footage of “Where No Man Has Gone Before” above to whet your appetite. I love it when old lost footage of things are found. I assume you Trek fans are stoked to see the Shatner-tastic second pilot for the first time, and I don’t blame you. Unfortunately, apparently this pilot will be on the Star Trek season 3 Blu-ray set — and since the DVD set of season 3 already came out, it looks like DVD owners are totally skywalked. That sucks. That would be like if George Lucas finally released anamorphic widescreen versions of the original Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray, and not on DVD… which I expect him to announce any day now. That fat fuck. Thanks to Patracolos for the tip.