The other reason for deletion is that the scene just didn't work within the scope of the story. I bought a dvd years ago that contained the original movie, plus a bonus which included the same movie with director's commentary as well as deleted scenes. The scenes were shown as part of the movie. It was interesting as to just how many of the scenes the director stated didn't work so, they were sliced.
I think redundancy is probably the reason why the scene wasn't shown. This was the pilot, and they already had three meetings in the script. Adding a fourth just to confirm that Mitchell was right/wrong in guessing that Kelso sounded nervous really doesn't add anything of merit to the episode. It's a cerebral show to begin with and they want to enhance it with yet another meeting?
Actually, it was rather an awkward remark to make in the first place. The Captain didn't ask for Mitchell's input on Kelso's behavior. It's rather a derogatory remark as well. Was Mitchell hurrying to the elevator so he could get to the bridge? Did he really believe he was some kind of support for the nervous helmsman? I suppose one could say the arrogance Mitchell displays in the scene would be the first step toward the personality he would become. During the force field he also grabs Yeoman Smith's hand. Not the kind of physical gesture of support to keep her from falling during a bumpy ride. Looks to me like he was taking advantage of a situation just to hold her hand.
I think redundancy is probably the reason why the scene wasn't shown. This was the pilot, and they already had three meetings in the script. Adding a fourth just to confirm that Mitchell was right/wrong in guessing that Kelso sounded nervous really doesn't add anything of merit to the episode. It's a cerebral show to begin with and they want to enhance it with yet another meeting?
Actually, it was rather an awkward remark to make in the first place. The Captain didn't ask for Mitchell's input on Kelso's behavior. It's rather a derogatory remark as well. Was Mitchell hurrying to the elevator so he could get to the bridge? Did he really believe he was some kind of support for the nervous helmsman? I suppose one could say the arrogance Mitchell displays in the scene would be the first step toward the personality he would become. During the force field he also grabs Yeoman Smith's hand. Not the kind of physical gesture of support to keep her from falling during a bumpy ride. Looks to me like he was taking advantage of a situation just to hold her hand.
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