ESTATE SALE

The item listed here comes from the estate of my mother-in-law after she passed away.  We're going through the items that she collected while she worked in the entertainment industry.

She started her career as a Page on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood, California in the mid-1990s.  From there she worked in various departments such as the mail room, Special Events and Product Development (Licensing) where she had access to numerous one of a kind items like prototype collectables, scripts and behind the scenes images and details.  She then moved on to other companies in the entertainment industry in positions both on and off production.

Over the years, she obtained an extensive collection of rare Hollywood items, especially from her favorite franchise "Star Trek".  Scripts, crew gifts, screen used props, prototypes for collectables, rare discoveries at the Archive Building and much, much more.

This item up for bids would make a great addition to any Star Trek fan’s collection.  It is a script from the show:

“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”

“Blood Oath”

(FKA “The Beast”)

SEASON #2

SEASONAL EPISODE #19

SERIES EPISODE #39

From the writer's offices of "Star Trek - Deep Space Nine" in the Hart building on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood.

The script contains pages that are printed on white paper only as this was kept in the writer’s office for continuity references.  It was not meant to be distributed to the cast and crew.

For more detail about this, please refer to the web site for

Set Hero as they have a detailed description of script handling on productions, or do a google search for the many articles that talk about script revisions.  (Screen shot also attached in auction details for clarity.)

It is in near pristine condition with some slight discoloration due to age as well as some MINOR creases from use and age.  It has been stored in a plastic storage bag with a cardboard backing ever since the season was completed.

This item is the real deal, not a copy of a copy of a copy like a lot of other auctions that you'll run into.

Always kept in a non-smokers house!

NO torn pages!

NO missing pages!

NO stains or other damage!

The script is 58 pages in length.

(61 physical pages including title, Cast List, Sets and Pronunciation Guide.)

Written on January 25, 1994

First aired on March 27, 1994

Background information quoted from the Memory Alpha web site:

Story and script

• Peter Allan Fields' original story, entitled "The Beast", did not feature Kang, Kor, and Koloth. They were to be new characters, but Robert Hewitt Wolfe, a big fan of Star Trek: The Original Series, suggested using the three most popular Klingons from that series. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 131) The idea came up in a conversation between Fields, Co-Executive Producer Ira Steven Behr, and Executive Producer Michael Piller. (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before, paperback ed., p. 186) Fields based "The Beast" on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai and John Sturges' 1960 remake of that film, The Magnificent Seven. He modeled Koloth after James Coburn's character of Britt and Kang after Yul Brynner. Kor was based on William Shakespeare's character of Falstaff, who appeared in Henry IV, Part II. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 131-132)
• John Colicos was approached by Michael Piller and allowed to give his own input to the script. Colicos commented, "When I started reading the script, I spoke to Michael Piller and said, 'I don't really want to play this character, because it's totally contradictory to the original Kor. I have a huge following from the original one, and if he becomes just a buffoon, then I'd honestly rather not do it.' He said, 'No, [Kor] starts out as a rather dipsy, Falstaffian character, but becomes quite heroic in the end.' I said, 'Let me see the last two chapters, before I commit myself finally.' And then there was a question of whether we should all be killed off, whether this was the last hurrah for the 'Over the Hill Klingon' gang. [Piller] said they were contemplating keeping one of us alive, and I said, 'Well, I better be the Ishmael who lives to tell the story.' When they gave me that, I said, 'All right, fine.'" ("The Sword of Colicos", Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine, issue 8)
• The writing staff toyed with the idea of having the three Klingons appear as they did in the original Star Trek, but decided against it. When Michael Ansara asked why the Klingons now looked different, he was told, "Klingons live to be very, very old and that's a natural physical metamorphosis." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 131)
• Terry Farrell thought that it would have been interesting to have the episode end with Dax considering fulfilling Kang's promise to cut out the Albino's heart and eat it: "I thought it would have been cool if it ended not with me taking a bite, but holding the heart, so you didn't know if I was going to take a bite or not". (What Satellite TV Trek Special 1995, p 82)
• Several terms are used in the pronunciation guide in the script but not in the final script itself. These include "Cheron", "becht" and "ghoptu".

Production

• Before the episode entered production, Junie Lowry-Johnson and Ron Surma checked to see if Michael Ansara, John Colicos, and William Campbell were still acting. They found the first two easily, but had difficulty finding Campbell. He was actually doing Star Trek cruise conventions at the time. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 131) "We were quite pleased that all three of these […] actors were willing to reprise their roles," stated Peter Allan Fields. (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before, paperback ed., p. 186)
• Regarding the start of filming, William Campbell commented, "I went down there not realizing that they had this age thing of 85 or 100 years later, I thought we would just be older, that we didn't evolve with the carbuncle on the head, and the other changes they've done. However, when I walked in there I said to Rick Berman, 'Somebody out there said we were going to have to put this make-up on, á la Michael Dorn.' And he said, 'Well, yeah. It's 100 years later, and don't ask me why they do it. This is the way Klingons look now, and you've evolved into this.' I said fine, but I had just thought we were going to to come back as the Over the Hill Gang-type thing. Of course it had a lot more significance than that. We were all senior officers, we were part of of this special quest. I thought they did a phenomenal job the the make-up, although Michael Ansara said to me, 'Bill, I haven't worked in six years, this is going to kill me!" ("The Honorable William Campbell", TV Zone magazine, issue 60)
• The interior of the Albino's fortress was built on Paramount Stage 18. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 132) The fortress set was actually built on Stage 18 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Masks", as Masaka's temple. TNG's Stage 16 was taken up by the Barkonian village set constructed for "Thine Own Self". (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, ? ed., p. ?)
• The exterior of the Albino's fortress was a house in Pasadena designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. A model of it, which was blown up to show the destruction of the compound, was built on Paramount's Van Ness parking lot. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 132)
• To set the mood for the fight sequence, Director Winrich Kolbe had Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung played on-set. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 132)
• The episode's score was performed with extreme gusto. Composer Dennis McCarthy noted, "We just went for it." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 132)

Reception

• The news that the three most well-known TOS Klingons would be returning to Star Trek in this episode was received with huge excitement from Star Trek fans. (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before, paperback ed., p. 186)
• The music of this episode proved to be very memorable for Dennis McCarthy; "What I remember about the episode is the force of the music." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 132)
• Terry Farrell is a big fan of this episode because it reveals a great deal of depth to Dax. Farrell felt that each of the three Klingons required a different approach from her, and that the character is capable of switching gears like that is something she is quite proud of: "With Kor, I had to convince him that he was a hero, and that in my eyes he would always be a hero, so that was philosophical. With Koloth, I had to prove that I was strong enough to go to battle with him, so that was physical. And with Kang, I had to prove to him that my desire and need to be a part of this blood oath was strong enough that I could not imagine staying behind, that I was mentally strong and capable enough. So I had to exhibit the honor, the physical strength, and the mental perseverance to go with them." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 132)
• Winrich Kolbe commented, "It was the closest thing to Beowulf that I ever saw. There was a mythological quality to it and these guys were real heroes. I played Wagner in my mind the whole day and it had a feel that was beyond episodic television. It was really The Three Musketeers on a smaller scale and I loved it." (The Deep Space Log Book: A Second Season Companion) This statement would make Dax the "fourth" musketeer D'Artagnan, while Kor would be Porthos, Koloth would be Aramis, and Kang would be Athos.
• On the return of the TOS actors, Michael Okuda said, "At first, you almost didn't recognize them because they were in heavy Klingon makeup. But as soon as Michael Ansara opened his mouth, there was a powerful sense of déjà vu. Having the three original Klingons on the show was magical for everyone." (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before)
• William Campbell commented that he, Michael Ansara and John Colicos all greatly enjoyed the episode, commenting, "When it was all over and we finally saw the finished show, we really loved it." One particular scene Campbell enjoyed was the brief scene with Rene Auberjonois. "That was the scene when I walk in to get Colicos out of the drunk tank, and Odo turns around and says, 'How did you get in here?' I say him, 'I am Koloth!' and he says 'You're not answering my question,' and my reply is, 'Yes I did.' In other words, Koloth can do anything. An actor can't have a better intro than that, and all the fans who had seen the old show identified him immediately." ("The Honorable William Campbell", TV Zone magazine, issue 60)
• William Campbell also said this episode was his most difficult acting job, and one he would have liked to do again. (Deep Space Nine Chronicles)
• As a fan of the Klingons generally and especially the characters featured in this installment, Robert O'Reilly reminisced about "Blood Oath", "I was literally in ecstasy watching it. I was more excited to see that show than I was to see King Lear on TV, and I love Lear." (The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine issue 16, p. 23)
• In her book Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before (paperback ed., pp. 184 & 186), J.M. Dillard described this episode as "compelling" and also remarked, "The return of Kang, Kor, and Koloth was moving and powerful."

Cast trivia

• This episode "reunites" three Klingons from Star Trek: The Original Series, one from each season: Kor (from "Errand of Mercy" in season one), Koloth (from "The Trouble with Tribbles" in season two), and Kang (from "Day of the Dove" in season three). This episode marks the deaths of Koloth (William Campbell) and Kang (Michael Ansara), although Kang later appeared in VOY: "Flashback" and Michael Ansara appeared in DS9 again, as Jeyal in "The Muse". Kor (John Colicos) is the only one of the three Klingons to survive the events of this episode, though Colicos was the first of the three actors to pass away, on 6 March 2000. Campbell died on 28 April 2011, and Ansara on 31 July 2013. John Colicos reprised his role as Kor in season four's "The Sword of Kahless" and season seven's "Once More Unto the Breach".
• Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien), Siddig El Fadil (Julian Bashir), and Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) do not appear in this episode.
• The late Christopher Collins previously played another Markalian, Durg, in "The Passenger". This was also his last Star Trek episode, as he died from a cerebral hemorrhage seventy-seven days after the episode aired.
• According to Bill Blair, he filmed a scene on 7 February 1994 for this episode as a Klingon guard which ended on the cutting room floor. This would've been his very first appearance on Star Trek.

Trivia

• "Trials and Tribble-ations" later touched upon the issue of the changes in the Klingons' physical appearance, while the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes "Affliction" and "Divergence" ultimately explained why Kang, Koloth, and Kor have the updated Klingon look in "Blood Oath".
• Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin's novel Forged in Fire is a prequel of sorts to this episode, giving more insight into the background of the Albino (whose name, we learn, is "Qagh") and Curzon's relationship with the Klingons. There was a sequel, a comic book story called "Remembrance"
• When Kor pulls open the holosuite door at the beginning of the episode, the "whoosh" sound of The Original Series doors can be heard.
• Klach D'kel Brakt, referred to in this episode, is later revealed in ENT: "The Augments" to be the Klingon name for the "Briar Patch" seen in Star Trek: Insurrection

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