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(written from a Production point of view)
Star Trek - The Original Series: A Celebration is an officially licensed reference book authored by Ben Robinson and Ian Spelling, published on 21 September 2021, to commemorate the 55th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series.
Summary[]
- Solicitation blurb
- The definitive collection of interviews, history, photos, and artwork from Star Trek: The Original Series. A must-have for all fans of Captain Kirk and his crew.
- Following the success of Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration, this second volume in the series focuses Star Trek: The Original Series. The book will be released in the week of Star Trek's 55th anniversary.
- Gene Roddenberry's series changed television forever and created a broadcast phenomenon, and world that continues to influence our culture today.
- With a curated selection of archive interviews, personal recollections from cast and crew, and new interviews specially undertaken for the book, the chapters explore the writing, directing, production art and visual effects, plus classic episodes from the show's three season run.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Contents[]
- Wagontrain To The Stars, p. 10
- Making "The Cage", p. 14
- Captain Pike, p. 18
- Number One, p. 20
- Dr. Boyce, p. 22
- Yeoman Colt, p. 24
- José Tyler, p. 26
- To Boldly Go, p. 28
- The Opening Narration, p. 34
- Captain Kirk, p. 36
- Key Episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before", p. 46
- Spock, p. 48
- Dr. Piper, p. 58
- Yeoman Smith, p. 60
- Lieutenant Alden, p. 62
- Key Episode: "The Corbomite Maneuver", p. 64
- Dr. McCoy, p. 66
- The Vulcans, p. 72
- Yeoman Rand, p. 74
- The Romulans, p. 80
- Key Episode: "Arena", p. 82
- Mr. Scott, p. 84
- The Klingons, p. 90
- The Phaser rifle, p. 92
- Uhura, p. 94
- Key Episode: "Space Seed", p. 102
- Mr. Sulu, p. 104
- Key Episode: "The Devil in the Dark", p. 110
- Chekov, p. 112
- Carey Foster, p. 118
- Key Episode: "This Side of Paradise", p. 120
- Nurse Chapel, p. 122
- Key Episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever", p. 126
- The Phaser, p. 128
- Life at Desilu, p. 130
- Ricardo Montalban, p. 132
- Designing the Ship, p. 134
- Joan Collins, p. 144
- Key Episode: "Amok Time", p. 146
- The Communicator, p. 148
- Writers of the Future, p. 150
- Celeste Yarnall, p. 154
- The Tricorder, p. 156
- Key Episode: "Mirror, Mirror", p. 158
- Casting the Galaxy, p. 160
- Art Department, p. 164
- I'm a Doctor, not a…, p. 174
- The Shuttlecraft, p. 176
- Harry Mudd, p. 178
- Key Episode: "Journey to Babel", p. 180
- The Kiss, p. 182
- Maggie Thrett, p. 184
- Dressing for the Future, p. 186
- Mark Lenard, p. 194
- Makeup Department, p. 196
- Barbara Luna, p. 206
- Inside the Monsters, p. 208
- Key Episode: "The Trouble with Tribbles", p. 214
- April Tatro, p. 216
- Directors: Men of Vision, p. 218
- Don Marshall, p. 222
- The Campaign, p. 224
- The Klingon Ship, p. 226
- VFX Department, p. 228
- Key Episode: "The Enterprise Incident", p. 240
- Post Production, p. 242
- Music Department, p. 244
- Conventions, p. 246
- Season 1, p. 248
- Season 2, p. 250
- Season 3, p. 252
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tour, p. 254
- Further Reading, p. 256
Background information[]
Gallery
pp. 14-15 spread
pp. 20-21 spread
pp. 34-35 spread
pp. 36-37 spread
pp. 102-103 spread
pp. 108-109 spread
pp. 112-113 spread
pp. 156-157 spread
pp. 158-159 spread
pp. 164-165 spread
pp. 188-189 spread
pp. 200-201 spread
pp. 226-227 spread
External links[]
- Preview at TrekCore
- Preview at TrekMovie.com
- Review at TrekMovie.com
- Co-Author Ian Spelling interview at TrekCore
- PDF version at Wixiban.com
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