Boarding the Enterprise

Boarding the Enterprise
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Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Total Pages : 221
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ISBN-10 : 9781935618706
ISBN-13 : 1935618709
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Book Synopsis Boarding the Enterprise by : David Gerrold

Download or read book Boarding the Enterprise written by David Gerrold and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trekkies and Trekkers alike will get starry-eyed over this eclectic mix of essays on the groundbreaking original Star Trek series. Star Trek writers D. C. Fontana and David Gerrold, science fiction authors such as Howard Weinstein, and various academics share behind-the-scenes anecdotes, discuss the show’s enduring appeal and influence, and examine some of the classic features of the show, including Spock’s irrationality, Scotty’s pessimism, and the lack of seatbelts on the Enterprise. The impact of the cultural phenomenon on subsequent science-fiction television programs is explored, as well as how the show laid the foundation for the science fiction genre to break into the television medium.


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