Bread and Circuses

[Romancefantasy]

Once again Spock and Bones are locked up in some dark cesspool whilst Kirk is shacked up in a love den with some big breasted blond bimbo with a bare mid drift. Oh the horrors of being captain.

[ssgcody]

I wish we had televised 20th century Roman Arenas to the death.

[bigjames88]

lol spock and those ears always seem to screw everyone over in these kind of places.

[01x87]

mccoy - "what happened, jim?"

spock - "what did they do to you, captain?"

kirk - "they... threw me a few curves (blonde woman)."

[ArmedWithAComputer]

3:48 Dramatic zoom in on Kirk's face!

[clintonearlwalker]

I just read through a great many comments on this vid, and I'm amazed at the number of people that seem to think Spock is "hot". When I first watched this show in the late 60's and the first set of re-runs in the early 70's when I was in junior high, none, I mean absolutely zero females ever watched this show. The only person that was "hot" back in those days was David Cassidy, Keith on The Partridge Family.

[HerrEllsworth]

They talk about the Prime Directive being in FULL FORCE but by the end of the episode, they break it big time by leaving the Romans with Federation technology, namely the phasers, tricorders and communicators they confiscated. Since they never explained any attempt to retrieve them, this constitutes a serious issue that was briefly discussed at the end of "A Piece of the Action".

[lolopixie]

Is it just me, or does Spock look damn fine in that t-shirt?

[crazycoolone]

@33.29 I dd not know the Romans had a Black cameraman! LOL!

These guys were progressive weren't they?

[crazycoolone]

I love how the writers have Capt. Kirk as the gauge for a good human being with McCoy as the emotional side of man and Spock as the logical side of man. Of course Spock and McCoy will be in constant flux and battle it out to win the soul of man.

[DawnHeart15]

I get the feeling that McCoy and Spock don't like each other...He he.

[MrSpockZilla1]

It's hilarious how McCoy is constantly putting Spock in his place in this episode.

[g4bandit]

19:25 BURN!!!

[3link1]

eww. I was scared that Spock and McCoy were going to make out there.

[ravenkiba]

Best Spock vs McCoy episode

[ksoffkey]

John A. Kneubuhl, wrote the story for the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Bread and Circuses", although he did not receive screen credit in the finished episode. The idea for the show may have come from his experience at Roswell AFB. He was called in to help translate for a captured alien named Airl. You can read about it your self. The book is called: Alien Interview by Matilda O'Donnell MacElroy.

[butcherboy2008]

7:35 Spartacus?

[PrinceFX]

This episode should be renamed to McCoy vs. Spock

[greendayfan234]

"Im trying to say thank you, you pointed-ear hobgoblin!" Ahh yes the wonderful words of Doctor McCoy, the galaxy's most beloved racist.

[egreen1989]

38:51 ish you can tell he is no longer totally against slavery lol

[wdk0915]

The "Prime Directive" is in full force, no identification of self or mission, no reference to space or other worlds with advance technologies, but, hey, let's beam down with phasers & tricorders exposed & dressed in completely alien clothing.

[The1trekkie]

Jim's shirt always changes from yellow to green. And why doesn't Bones 's badge have the medical symbol instead of the science symbol?

[crazycoolone]

@The1trekkie

Because he's a doctor, dammit, not just a regular scientist. LOL!!!

(He reminds you of his medical credentials in every episode too!)

[oneblackgeye]

"...I am your slave, command me." - Wow, the words every man longs to hear from a hot girl.

[KarateKidX]

Good Ol' English-Speaking Rome

[jdskinny212]

this episode's lesson: there's no god like the son of god

[KarateKidX]

@jdskinny212

This Episode's lesson: Had Rome never converted to Christianity, they would never have fallen

[flobogirl6]

Why is the Kirk the only one that can wear a different type of shirt (excluding uniforms for when amassadors, etc. arrive). Maybe it's because he always ruins them.

[turlegirl42]

its called SMOG

[Fritheby]

Spider-Man vs Spock!

[GodIsArEdsoXfan]

I like when Spock wears hats. He looks so cute in them

[Redchakra007]

Better name for this episode: Spock and McCoy's Wacky Adventure

[PyroPrincess33]

When I heard Flavius's name for the first time, the first thing that popped into my head was, "FLAVA-FLAVIUS."

[Roochfan20]

@PyroPrincess33 Flavius was a Roman Emperor/Princeps(First Citizen) that started the Flavian dynasty.

[kittiekat10105]

"Really Doctor. You were trained? Watching you, I believed it was trial and error."

BONES GOT OWNED!!!

[scully2222]

12 million died in ww2 :O spock fails!

[gamgee87]

"And excellent road systems" HAHA!

[PhatFarm60]

Piece of shit keeps freezing! WTF is this shit?

[DragonsShallRise]

@PhatFarm60 1) note the time of freeze, then 2) either pause for loading or refresh and fast forward to noted time. That should do it.

[PhatFarm60]

The Prime Directive makes sense in TOS; just don't blatantly interfere with development. The way it is enforced in TNG is almost insidious...allowing a planet to be destroyed when covert Starfleet actions could save it.

[jimmyboo121]

"They, um, threw me a few curves. No time to explain." Lol Get it?

[swordofisis]

"Rome had no sun worshipers..." 14:40 what a blatantly incorrect statement! Constantine comes to mind... the Sol Invictus... from Apollo from greek helios... Hail Sa'tan!

[horngatekeeper]

Are all Kirk's old friends jerks?

[Miracloud54]

isn't it a bit umm illogical for the 3 most important officers to beam down to an unfamiliar and hostile planet with no security officers?

[vcmluvs4estfires28]

i wish they had all been wearing Flavious's shorts - except they probably wouldnt have matched Spock's beanie...

[Bestmanme08]

Great new book (Did these stories really happen?), at amazon, has Shatner dedication!

[Bestmanme08]

READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great new book (Did these stories really happen) at amazon has Shatner dedication!

[chicknumero1]

4:53 Gee, those hills look familiar lol

[BondFreek]

@ProcrastinatingGamer. No it was not controversial. Most Christians believe that if Christ came to our planet to forgive our sins he might go to other planets as well. When I was a kid and saw this ending for the first time it made me proud to be a Catholic. Gene Rodenberry tried to avoid religion he did not want to offend other religions. He let this pass because it dose not out right say that Jesus is God and it focuses on Jesus message of love and forgiveness.

[VikingQueen100]

C.S. Lewis made the same claim in the Narnia books and in the Space Trilogy--that if there are other worlds--which is its own separate debate--Christ would have gone to them as well. Food for thought.

[syfyMango]

Ahhhhhh Mr. Spock = Mr. Yummy

[LuvDownOnBway]

Agreed, Spock is a sexy GQMF

[alexandriaheather]

Without the internet I'd think for the rest of my life that I was the only one desperately in lust for Spock.

And ruthlessly abused for my desire by all these damn humans.

[Lhyriad]

I simply must agree with the sexy Spock comment. *drools*

[KharmaKhoma]

for some reason I always get the feeling that the Enterprise Crew seems to have forgotten the Prime Directive.

[videogme]

I can't believe they allow niggers on the TV now.

[niraha]

Spock fighting=sexy times infinity.

[GoCrazy333]

@niraha

yeah.... i really am going to have to third that...

"I DO NOT WANT TO INJURE YOU!" *WHAM*

spock is already way too as it is, and then you give him a sword and a shirt that shows off his arms... 'nuff said.

[HaleyPfifer]

I love how McCoy takes the time to yell at Spock while fighting a gladiator XD

[ngobleus]

43:45--Merrick gets burned haha...

[Cat2000Lover]

When i first heard that they had good roads, i said -"it's a modren rome, i know it!"

[AMVlurver]

Actually it's more like prostitution, not rape.

[anglimited]

Why isn't Uhura listen in?

They could locate them and beam them up!

[jemp4704]

If they had beamed them up in frount of the cameras there could have been some problems. "Prime Directive" The procouncle could have also said that the gods did something to them I guess.

[anglimited]

Hey?

Why does Spock fight and Mccoy just stand there?

[Bardlettt]

Because damn it, Jim, he's a doctor, not a gladiator!

[davidxrodriguez]

@Bardlettt that was lame

[Bardlettt]

@davidxrodriguez 41 people didn't think it was lame! :p

[davidxrodriguez]

@Bardlettt .. and you took the trouble to count 41 ppl? wow.

[Bardlettt]

@davidxrodriguez Uhm...no hon, look under my name on the comment...the green hand and the number to the right of it indicates how many people "voted up" the comment. Maybe you should think before you type.

[davidxrodriguez]

@Bardlettt .. and u wasted all ur energy to type all this to let me know.. i didnt know i was that special to u.. get a life.

[Bardlettt]

@davidxrodriguez LOL bad troll is bad.

[davidxrodriguez]

@Bardlettt ,.,.. lmao... being a dick-hating lesbian is bad also.

[anglimited]

Isn't that the dude form the episode where they get trapped on a planet that is about to supernova?

You know, the librarian dude!

[serfky01]

Kirk is an ass. If you have sex with a slave who is ordered to please you, that is basically rape. Also, why must Spock and McCoy continue to hurt one another when they love each other so much!

[Zaz7y]

28:15 man, that pro council is one smooth operator. clearly earned his position for all the worst reasons.

[amorach]

It's kind of silly that Kirk, Spock, and McCoy didn't realize it was Christianity until Uhrah told them; everything pointed to it, they should have realized it!

[BondFreek]

Really? Did you know right off it was Christianity? This is a different planet. It is illogical to conclude that everyone born on our planet is born on others. You for get Spock and McCoy deal with life and facts all of their lives. Kirk is Christian but not a very good one. (Hello! All His Girl Friends!)

Uhura is Swahili and raised a good Christian that why she got it. If you know anything about that part of Africa you would know what I mean.

[nextgeneration456]

the was one of the best

[gmanmp1821]

An episode that mentions Jesus...fascinating

[kikioshia]

39:57

That is now my favorite way to say "thank you"

XD <3

[McWiggels]

spock was way off. way more then 10 million people died in world war 2

[kazuo62]

Perhaps, during the 1960's, they were still sorting through the facts. The Soviets were still hiding their horrific numbers and the Nazis hid or burned up a lot of their info.

[phantomtrekkie9]

Dr. McCoy has finally cracked Spock's outer shell!!!

[inbredagogo]

I wish they would cease the playing of those commercials with those ugly ass vehicles in them

[ThriceThursday]

They should invent some kind of codes by now so their crew can know they are in trouble and beam them up. Or stun everyone in the area. Or wear some subcutaneous communicators, lol.

Seems like in every episode, they forget previous lessons learned.

[nerad137]

@ThriceThursday ~28:30 when scottie is making his log entry.  Code. Condition green.

[Valkes]

It makes me wonder why they bother to beam down with phasers, and comm units at all. Surely it would be more efficient if they just said "Okay Scotty give us 2 hours, and then beam us up, we're likely to be in some kind of trouble."

[x170063]

@Valkes great comment



[wardenphil]

@Valkes They could also have done better surveillance from orbit (like receiving tv broadcasts) and beamed down directly to the proper point in the city.

[alex49carson]

@Valkes just like a check in every 2hrs

[crazycoolone]

@Valkes

LOL! I LOVE TOS Star Trek, but I've never looked at it that way.

They have a non-interference directive, yet they bring phasers and communicators in less civilized societies all the time.

[ONEPISSEDOFFMAN]

that comercial from best buy is yet another reason why i love the mute ability lol

[OutOfMyVulcanMind]

I love how Uhura's like, "I...think once called video..." and then Spock's like, "The coloquial term was television." I really shouldn't be laughing this hard...

[santuaryhowler]

Spock looks so adorable in that hat. I've seen him wear similar hats in past episodes to cover his pointed ears

[anglimited]

I know that is awesome!

[DHSucked]

Well, I'm using Firefox and I get commercials every single time I watch a Star Trek episode. I think it has to do with one's region.

[jbranstetter04]

Uhura: The empire spokesman is trying to ridicule their religion, but he couldn't; it's the son of god.

[Pablofilmmaker]

The writers really bungled this McCoy says: "Rome had no Sun worshippers.".

Yet on every coin in the Roman Empire was printed "Solas Invictus" Hail the unconquerable Sun. Uh, perhaps they should have done a little more research.

[MrHoppers002]

I would just tell scotty to bombard the planet.

[aligborat]

I think that one black and white film shot was of the MIT campus definitely, probably stock footage. Exactly like the Roman Empire except that everyone speaks perfect colloquial American English instead of Latin or Italian and they have pensions for slaves. Nice how they tied the comment about Merrick failing out the Academy psych test with Kirk making the right split second decision to warn Scotty of the situation. Classic James Kirk my balls are bigger than yours move.

[trwent]

"For this evening I was told I was your slave. Command me."

Okay, darling ... Off with Reynolds Wrap dress, bend over the table, and ...

Then we'll have a cigarette and find a way to get rid of that fucking annoying fat guy!!

[jemp4704]

It looked to me that she made the first move not Kirk though what red blooded male would turn a beauty down when she's the one to start anything.

[SocialDeviant77]

WUGGGAJABUGGABAA!!!!!

[trwent]

So many of these Star Trek episodes were essestially the same:

(1) Kirk, Spock, McCoy and some redshirts beam down to a planet.

(2) They encounter some primitive culture who speak perfect English and manage to initially get the best of them.

(3) Spock and McCoy argue about a bunch of petty stuff.

(4) Kirk gets it on with some native babe in a tin-foil almost-nothing dress.

(5) They figure a way out of the mess and to hell with the Prime Directive.

(6) On to the next assignment!

[dianaberry9393]

but you almost forgot, one of the redshirts has to die.

[trwent]

I was going to put that in but I was at my word limit.

[quantumbits]

@trwent Wait you forgot...one of the redshirts dies.

[trwent]

@quantumbits

I was going to put that but I was at my limit.

[quantumbits]

@trwent HA! Sorry! Had to. Tip: Do what I do....reply to yourself. :}

[GBuckne]

I wonder how many doctors would we have if they didn't get paid, like McCoy?

[jaxzurr]

Dr. McCoy gave a lesson in logic to Mr. Spock and Kirk in this episode.

Terrific.

[polysmart]

Hahaha, the Jupiter 8 :) Way to go Roland!

[ErzengelWeiss]

So McCoy probes deep into Spock's mind. I thought that scene was brilliant. Favorite of this episode.

[synthesizerman]

WOW! socialized medicine = slavery. Star Trek you win again.

[TiKa458]

9:50 LOL gotta laugh at that every time I watch this episode

[mrchrisbarretto]

i love star trek!!!!

[earp1673]

The most Christian episode of Star Trek; I love it!

Thanks for the enlightenment Lt. Nyota Uhura; you're not just a super damn diddily scrumptious piece of sweet chocolate, you're a woman who can enlighten and inform. **wow**

[jeffrags2]

Trek goes Christian!! lol

Amen about Uhura.

[earp1673]

Spock and McCoy are worrying about Jim, while Jim is once again making a woman lubricate LOL

[mrchrisbarretto]

what else could the captain do? lol

[Knerdzilla]

There needed to be more sleeveless shirts in the series.

[Sparturner1]

The ending is not silly or religious. It is simply historically logical. This world was a parallel of our Rome in every way except for the timing, and like it or not the introduction of Christ and his philosophies is a major part of that history. Not to include it would be as the doctor said illogical. Kirk's right, It's a fascinating era of history and irrefutably important to the development of our own history. That's fact, Christian Atheist or whatever you want to call yourself.

[eric777100763]

get rid of all your stupid commercials!!

[CarbonSuit]

what a silly religious ending

[piercesonya]

The Romans want some real entertainment then hide a camera in Spock and Dr. McCoy's cell and leave em there with nothing to argue about except a balogna sandwich.

[ramenguy1]

geez McCoy almost had spock crying in that jailcell

[piercesonya]

McCoy can get inside your mind man!

[Fronator]

Chekov is so cute :)

[calsweet]

spock, kirk, and mccoy got muscles! they look sexy in grey sleevless tops. woof!

[agerolimatos]

I would love to give Brooke my paste

[StewieSwan]

I hate the ending to this episode. Stfu with that son of god nonsense. Gene Roddeberry was an atheist.

[ladydoomtrooper666]

Here is a rarity. I don't believe the ad blocker on Mozilla is activated, yet I'm not getting any commercials. Maybe someone else activated it.

[arelimoon29]

I don't get commercials on mozilla either. It kinda makes me laugh every time i see everybody complaining about them and I'm like "commercials?"

[PhatFarm60]

@arelimoon29 I don't get the ads, but the video freezes from time to time and I have to restart it; pretty annoying but infinitely preferable to ads

[arelimoon29]

@PhatFarm60 Ah, that happens a lot. I don't know why though.

[ItHurtsWhenISleep]

How come there's no "Assignment: Earth"?

[madebutante]

Is that a comment about our planet's need for attn?? :-)

[p3eta]

I must say i much prefer the lexus ad that appears all thru this episode.

No doubt Shields is off promoting 'moms toothpaste' in gladiator weekly ( 12:20 )

verily the son god is all mercifull

[WittTiger09]

i've often wondered how many little Jim Kirk's are running around the galaxy....another woman falls for the boyish good looks

[NCISHouseHPPotCfan]

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk: would it kill him to use a condom with hot strangers who.

[WittTiger09]

one of my all time favs. the moment between spock and mccoy...pure classic star trek

[thelaughingheart]

best episode ever!

[FarrenfollowsBen]

amazing! another Earth similarity from the 21st century: reality tv! XD

[McWiggels]

about 30 million people died in world war two. spock got it wrong:)

[t0t3n3ng3l]

20-21st Century America and Rome, I mean.

[t0t3n3ng3l]

The interesting thing is, if you do a lot of looking into it... There are a lot of parallels between 20-21st century U.S.

[boxnerd]

The scene between Spock and McCoy at 40:00 onward is filled with so much emotion. I think it's one of my favorite Trek scenes ever.

[lordch111]

Gosh I wish I could force choke that fat Marcus guy.

[twinstickpete]

Brook shields sucks

[Ilovedarkchocolate]

"you could hardly be an angel with those pointed ears, but say you landed holding a pitchfork!"

funny stuff

[kokomospeaks]

such a good episode!

good philosophy (the bones/spock scene discussing life and death and fear), good sub characters, good action, not too much shatner + alien girl action, bones gets some major lines, got both uhura & scotty. one of the best.

[eric777100763]

15 minutes in fulll color???? NOT BAD!!!

[eric777100763]

Why does kirk get all the women???????LOL

[RJLupinRox]

*Le Gasp* Spock seemed taken aback.

14:30 - 14:47

[Dyslexicthemadly]

Y'know, they keep getting attacked by hostile guys with big guns, but they have their phasers the entire time. Are they not supposed to use them unless absolutely necessary?

Protecting yourself from hostile guys with big guns seems pretty necessary to me.

[jemp4704]

I think Kirk tried but they started shooting again. That would stop me from going after a better weapon. Expecially if I couldn't tell where the ambush was or how many may have weapons trained on me.

[42pineapple]

i just love the scene between Spock and Mccoy in the cell

[MrSpecies847two]

Spock's ears always do give him away

[cjnmaine]

uncle bill sure has kissed a lot of girls, he is my uncle.

[cjnmaine]

spock does look good in anything, but i prefer the scenes in "the patterns of force" when he doesn't have a shirt

[RJLupinRox]

; )

[willowkatt26]

18:30- Jeez, Spock looks gorgeous in

*anything* they decide to dress him with- even slate gray slave clothes!

[ajannjones]

The gangster clothing in "A piece of the action" is by far his best look up to this point. He was working that suit.

[loverkitty]

I love 15:26 Spock in a beanie!

[dancefever6am]

oh my goodness, 46:53 LOL...I DIED LAUGHING. Oh you show 'em, McCoy. You show 'em.

[magicianspirit]

It's interesting to note that they had a black cameraman in the coliseum. They may have been barbaric, but at least they were integrated LOL! This episode was true to life, however, in pointing out that slavery has existed throughout history, in all cultures. In fact, although the US practiced slavery, it was actually the US that ended it, and pressured the rest of the world to end it too. For some reason, there is a powerful movement in this country aimed at keeping this fact a secret.

[DedyPhlincke]

The United Kingdom abolished slave trade in 1102. Just FYI

[Linkster2o]

1802 lol

[prreynolds]

By the 18th century ships from Bristol and Liverpool set out loaded with trade goods which were exchanged in West Africa for slaves captured from deeper inland; they were transported, in conditions of inhuman crowding, through the infamous "middle passage" across the Atlantic, and were sold at considerable profit for labor in plantations; and there the ship loaded with the product of slave labor, such as sugar and rum, on their way back to England. Wikipedia, see Triangular Trade

[ajannjones]

Actually several countries abolished slavery before the USA; however, I understand what you're trying to say. Yes, there were countless people during and before the Civil War that were for slavery and practiced it; however, there were also thousands of Americans who gave their lives to abolish it. The tarnish of slavery have made the sacrifice of the union soldiers obsolete. Going against the norm, against what has always been is not easy, no matter one's morals.

[controlledfolly11]

@magicianspirit sorry to tell you - that was a reference to us! slaves with the illusion of rights, such as old-age pensions and free medical care.

[Dogcrazii]

Poor spock, it's always the ears that give him away. This episode is great

[slcpunklvr]

all i gotta say is thank god they made mccoy fight flavius (otherwise hed be one dead doctor) haha

and that lil scene with mccoy n spock was awesome, i love those two!!

[CinciVulcan]

Spock looks so cute in his little caps