Just an addition to my last post, since I think I sounded too grumpy in it...
I am very pleased with the TOS DVDs on the whole! I watched Elaan of Troyus last night. The quality is unbelievable, especially considering the episode's age. I'm sure it takes hundreds of hours to do these right...
Joel,
It's been awhile since I've seen the Tholian Web on VHS, and I gave my copy away. But now that you mention it, the cut scene you described sounds familiar.
I agree with you that this is unacceptable. Hopefully, Paramount will reinsert the cut scene, and reissue the DVD. Someone...
I tried to post this reply to the Trek BBS, where the thread started... but it isn't accepting new members. So I'll post here.
I don't believe this episode was cut for the DVD as described. As I recall, in the original version, the first time we discover McCoy found the antitote is when Spock...