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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek
Space: The Final Frontier. Since the original series began in 1966, Star Trek has captured the imaginations of Americans and stimulated our curiosity about worlds and galaxies beyond our own. The show expertly took on many hot button issues of its day and addressed them with science fiction metaphors. This approach hooked fans in with its utopian vision of united humanity exploring the stars. Today, new Trekkies are being initiated into the Star Trek fandom with the release of new movies. You may think you are already the ultimate Star Trek fan, but have you ever wondered how the Vulcan greeting came to be? Or who did (and didn’t) get along behind the scenes of the USS Enterprise? Enter
The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek
, your personal guide to the shows, cast, crew and worlds that they explored.
The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek chronologically explores the productions and fandom of Star Trek. We begin with the three-year run of the original series with stars William Shatner as Captain Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Next we lead into the six major motion pictures of the 20th century and second generation of television series. Finally, we survey the current Star Trek major motion picture franchise with stars like Chris Pine and director J.J. Abrams. This 50th anniversary collector’s edition includes new photos from the upcoming Star Trek Beyond movie and opens with an introduction by the film’s cowriter and Scotty 2.0, Simon Pegg.
The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek chronologically explores the productions and fandom of Star Trek. We begin with the three-year run of the original series with stars William Shatner as Captain Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Next we lead into the six major motion pictures of the 20th century and second generation of television series. Finally, we survey the current Star Trek major motion picture franchise with stars like Chris Pine and director J.J. Abrams. This 50th anniversary collector’s edition includes new photos from the upcoming Star Trek Beyond movie and opens with an introduction by the film’s cowriter and Scotty 2.0, Simon Pegg.
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262 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 8, 2016
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July 17, 2016
I routinely pick up magazines that focus on Star Trek. This is one such and I decided to add a new shelf (Magazines) to my profile to encompass these. This was a very comprehensive look, for a magazine. Several meaty articles, including a remembrance of Leonard Nimoy by William Shatner. The end of the mag quiz was the toughest Star Trek quiz I've ever taken. I did much less well than I had imagined I might.
September 20, 2021
Boldly going for fifty-five years, these are the missions . . . .
Beginning with the original series, this collector’s edition offers fans of the incomparable STAR TREK a comprehensive compilation that looks at each series and each movie to provide a wide-ranging overview of the show that has, despite all predictions, endured to become culturally influential while spawning a plethora of films and series.
Looking at the Original Series, readers can explore its bold new vision, the creator’s tale, STAR TREK objects [phasers, tricorders, transporters, and more], Lucille Ball’s involvement, a lost decade, and how the Vulcan greeting was created.
Examining the Motion Picture, there are some lighthearted moments in Keeping up with the Cardassians and What’s Next in Fashion. Also: Life on the Big Screen.
The Next Generation follows with an Oral History, Memorable Guest Stars, When Jean-Luc met Kirk, and Worldly and Otherworldly Foes.
Finally, the New Missions looks at The Return of Kirk, Age of Discovery, The Captain, Unretired, Sincerest Forms of Flattery, After the Mission Ended, Shatner’s Painful Farewell [a remembrance for Leonard Nimoy], and Flights of Fancy [a look at the evolution of the USS Enterprise].
What made STAR TREK so unique? A positive future, a promise of reaching into space to live and work there, multi-ethnic crews and casting and stories, complex morality tales, and so much more. For fans of the franchise, there is much to appreciate in this richly illustrated collector's edition.
These are the voyages . . . .
Highly recommended.
Beginning with the original series, this collector’s edition offers fans of the incomparable STAR TREK a comprehensive compilation that looks at each series and each movie to provide a wide-ranging overview of the show that has, despite all predictions, endured to become culturally influential while spawning a plethora of films and series.
Looking at the Original Series, readers can explore its bold new vision, the creator’s tale, STAR TREK objects [phasers, tricorders, transporters, and more], Lucille Ball’s involvement, a lost decade, and how the Vulcan greeting was created.
Examining the Motion Picture, there are some lighthearted moments in Keeping up with the Cardassians and What’s Next in Fashion. Also: Life on the Big Screen.
The Next Generation follows with an Oral History, Memorable Guest Stars, When Jean-Luc met Kirk, and Worldly and Otherworldly Foes.
Finally, the New Missions looks at The Return of Kirk, Age of Discovery, The Captain, Unretired, Sincerest Forms of Flattery, After the Mission Ended, Shatner’s Painful Farewell [a remembrance for Leonard Nimoy], and Flights of Fancy [a look at the evolution of the USS Enterprise].
What made STAR TREK so unique? A positive future, a promise of reaching into space to live and work there, multi-ethnic crews and casting and stories, complex morality tales, and so much more. For fans of the franchise, there is much to appreciate in this richly illustrated collector's edition.
These are the voyages . . . .
Highly recommended.
September 29, 2021
Perfect escape for the Trekkie nerd! Put down your cellphone and read about the Star Trek world and how it all came about. Live long and prosper!
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