Merrick here...

…with a look at this weekend’s STAR TREK Remastered.

It’s “Errand of Mercy”. In short, this is the episode in which the Federation and Klingons get into a standoff that is ultimately broken by a deceptively simply race called the Organians. This paves the way for the tiresome overuse of Klingons as allies in subsequent TREK series.

This is an interesting episode to post about because, unlike a majority of the other remastered FX shots we’ve covered so far, there actually aren’t “original” shots that equate to two of the images seen below. Klingon “ships” were not yet available to the production when this episode was rolled out, so they were kept off screen & edited around in the original version. The remastering will now drop in quick intercuts of Klingon ships in Enterprise’s space to broaden the story’s scope a bit, and actually illustrate what characters talk about in the show…butwas previously kept off screen.

Unless I’m mistaken, in STAR TREK’s Remastered universe (certain designs and continuities are being adjusted and conformed throughout the series), these new scenes with Klingon ships will now serve as the introduction of the classic Klingon designs.

BELOW:

A Klingon ship, Remastered style.
Enterprise –vs- a Klingon fleet (am I seeing glowing torpedo tubes on the front of those ships, evoking the Klingon vessels in the movies?)
And, the Organian (energy form) as they originally appeared…and Remastered.

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HERE's a list of airdates and stations showing the Remastered TREK. If you can't find a station near you, they can also be downloaded via iTunes & XBOX Live (where an increasing number of episodes are available in High Definition - the series is not shown in HD by many broadcasters).

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