Star Trek: The Next Generation: Writers'/Directors' Guide

by Gene Roddenberry

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About the author

Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry, was an American screenwriter and producer. He became best known as the creator of what would become the science fiction universe of Star Trek. He would also become one of the first people to be "buried" in space. Roddenberry was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Roddenberry was sometimes referred to as the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" in reference to his role in Star Trek.

Reviews

[Kalin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Choice excerpts: https://choveshkata.net/forum/viewtop...

[mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a real treat. If you come across one, scoop it up! Rodenberry gives to his writers and diretors cruicial insight into the backgrounds and characters of the main cast of Star Trek:TNG and they are defintely illuminating and validating of the interplay we saw in the program. He also explains about props, concepts, macguffins (and lack thereof) as well as story lines and expectations for scripts. It's a nice piece of Star Trek history that I am proud to own.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Illuminating. I'm wondering how much of the weird sexism in this is attributable to Roddenberry and how much is the uncredited David Gerrold who actually did most of the work. I'm guessing it's largely the former. Despite some obvious problems, this still formed the cornerstone of a great show and a lot of the best of it is still here to some extent.