>> GOOD EVENING. I'M NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MY VEST HAS SUNS ON IT.
[ LAUGHTER ] I THINK THAT IS SO COOL.
IN 1966, A SERIES CALLED "STAR TREK" WOULD CHANGE TELEVISION
FOREVER, BUT IN ITS THIRD AND IN THE FINAL SEASON, THE QUALITY
FADED QUICKER THAN THE SOLSTICE MOON.
I'M SORRY. SCIENCE MAKES ME SILLY.
BEFORE CANCELLATION, SEVERAL "STAR TREK" EPISODES WERE SHOT,
BUT NEVER AIRED UNTIL NOW. WHAT FOLLOWS IS THE FIRST LOOK
AT EPISODE 81, "SPOCK'S SECRET." ♪♪♪
>> CAPTAIN, THE ROMULAN'S HOME PLANET HAS WEAKENED OUR SYSTEMS.
SHIELDS ARE BARELY HOLDING. >> GOD, THEY'RE COMPLETELY
SHUTTING US DOWN. SCOTTY, CAN WE RETURN FIRE WITH
PHOTON TORPEDOES? >> I'M TRYING MY BEST CAPTAIN,
BUT WE'VE GOT A MALFUNCTION IN THE PLASMIC CORE SYSTEM.
>> SPOCK, CAN YOU FIX IT? >> NEGATIVE CAPTAIN, I AM NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THE MECHANICS OF PLASMA SYSTEMS, BUT I DO KNOW
SOMEONE WHO IS, MY BROTHER. >> YOU HAVE A BROTHER?
>> A HALF BROTHER CAPTAIN. A CITIZEN OF THE PLANET VULCAN
WHO'S ONE OF THE ACADEMY'S BEST ENGINEERS.
>> WELL, BY ALL MEANS, SEND HIM UP.
>> HEY, HOW YOU DOING, OVER HERE?
[ LAUGHTER ] HOW YOU DOING?
THE NAME'S SPOCKO! REPORTING FOR DUTY, OVER HERE,
YOU KNOW. HEY, I WAS IN THE WRONG HALLWAY.
I OPENED THE DOOR. I ALMOST GOT SUCKED OUT INTO
SPACE. NOW THAT'S A "STAR TREK."
[ LAUGHTER ] >> SPOCKO WAS PLAYED BY ACTOR
AND NIGHTCLUB CROONER SAL DELABATE.
IN 1968 DELABATE'S SONG, "PIZZA BEACH" WAS A BIG HIT ON THE
DANCE CHARTS. WITH HIS CATCHPHRASE, NOW THAT'S
A PIZZA, PRODUCERS WERE TRYING TO APPEAL TO A HIPPER AUDIENCE.
SO, IN A RATINGS GRAB, SPOCKO WAS CREATED.
>> SPOCK, YOU TWO ARE RELATED? >> YES, CAPTAIN.
MY FATHER AMBASSADOR SAREK HAD A CHILD WITH A HUMAN SCHOOL
TEACHER WHO IS MY MOTHER, BUT HE ALSO FATHERED A SON WITH AN
EARTH WOMAN WHO WORKED AS A HOSTESS AT MAMA GUCHIONI'S
FAMILY STYLE BISTRO IN "QUEENS, NEW YORK."
THAT'S SPOCKO. >> YEAH, THAT'S ME.
THAT'S SPOCKO. COME ON.
>> CAPTAIN, I'M NOT SURE IF I TRUST THIS MEMBER OF ENTIRELY.
>> YEAH, WE'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.
IT'S WEIRD. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> COME ON! COME ON, SULU, DON'T BE LOGICAL
OVER HERE. >> I'M SORRY, BUT WE'VE GOT NO
OTHER CHOICE. ROMULUS COULD FIRE AT ANY
MOMENT. SPOCKO, GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
>> ALRIGHT, NO PROBLEM. NOW WHAT'S THIS HERE?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH YOUR PLASMA CORE OR SOMETHING?
>> YEAH, WE FIGURED THE DISTORTED WAKE PATTERN --
>> ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE YOU WHAT GOT HERE.
HOLD ON, LET ME GRAB THESE OVER HERE.
ALRIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]
FORGOT MY LITTLE CHAIN THERE. HOLD ON ONE SEC.
GET UP HERE. LET'S GET THIS PUPPY OPEN.
ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. ALRIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE I'M DETECTING YOU'VE GOT 14 MCF'S OR IONIZED GAS OVER
HERE. NOW, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.
>> EXCELLENT DIAGNOSIS SPOCKO. >> THANKS UHURU.
YOU KNOW, I'M A VULCAN SO I'M VERY DIRECT SOMETIMES AND I GOT
TO SAY, I WANT TO TAKE A BITE OF THAT NICE BIG JUICY POOPER OF
YOURS. [ LAUGHTER ]
NOW THAT'S A STAR TREK! [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WOW! A LOT TO UNPACK THERE.
YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING ABOUT THE WALK.
SAL BELADATE HAD A RARE MEDICAL CONDITION FROM EATING TOO MANY
PEARL ONIONS. NO SOLID FOOD.
JUST SHAVED ICE. AFTER HE SEXUALLY HARASSED HIM,
THEY KNEW THE EPISODE WOULD NEVER AIR AND THEY LET HIM DO
WHATEVER HE WANTED. TAKE A LOOK.
>> CAPTAIN'S LOG. STAR DATE 45.21.4.
THE SYSTEMS ARE UP AND RUNNING AND THE ROMULANS ARE IN RETREAT.
ALL THANKS TO A VULCAN FROM QUEENS STRANGE JELLY BONES.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS MY CREW IS SAFE.
>> HEY, LIVE LONG AND PARTY, CAPTAIN.
SET A COURSE FOR PIZZA BEACH. ♪♪♪
♪♪♪ ♪ THERE'S A SPECIAL
KIND OF BEACH WHERE ALL THE COOL
KIDS GO ♪ ♪ FOR THEIR RECTANGULAR
PIZZA WE'[ LAUGHTER ] GOT
TO PIZZA BEACH NOW THAT'S A PIZZA ♪
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
>> YES, I KNOW IT WAS A DISASTER, BUT IT WAS STILL
BETTER THAN "STAR TREK, 5 THE FINAL FRONTIER."
OH, SET YOUR PHASERS TO, OH SNAP.
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S A TREKKY BURN.
I'M NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, AND I'LL SEE YOU -- THIS IS SO
EXCITING. IN THE FUTURE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> NOW THAT'S A STAR TREK!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]