Star Trek: Deleted Scene - The Doomsday Machine - "Commodore Decker Was Begged By His Crew For Help". "The Doomsday Machine" was written by Norman Spinrad, and directed by Marc Daniels. In this deleted Star Trek (TOS - The Original Series) scene, Commodore Matt Decker (William Windom) has an alternate take, with Captain James Kirk (William Shatner) asking him questions, of camera. This deleted scene has alternate dialogue from Matt Decker (William Windom), who does an absolutely brilliant job of acting, where, you actually feel his pain, for the loss of his entire crew, on a planet that was devoured...