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November 24, 2020November 25, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek 10: Visiting the sound stages and discovering the music editor

Music editor Richard Lapham was entirely unknown to me. Sadly, I didn’t learn much about him.

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September 17, 2020September 17, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek 9: Polka-dot marshmallows and herding extras with Charlie Washburn

The second assistant director kept the set running on seasons two and three.

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August 28, 2020August 28, 2020CollectingTrek

Relive John Belushi’s final captain’s log

Gene Roddenberry thought the Saturday Night Live parody of Star Trek’s cancellation was “delicious.”

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July 23, 2020October 28, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek 8: George Takei on almost everything except Star Trek

Read a wide-ranging interview with Takei and get confirmation that TOS did not employ invisible stagehands.

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February 17, 2020February 19, 2020CollectingTrek

Before VCRs, we had the Fotonovels. And they were glorious

In the before-time when home video was unknown, we had Fotonovels. Those great photos meant we could examine the bridge, the transporter effect and the tricorder’s control panel. Fotonovel 1 retells the most famous episode, and includes Harlan Ellison informing readers his script was better.

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October 24, 2019March 4, 2020CollectingTrek

Boarding the Enterprise, a review: challenging and fascinating insights into the original series

Star Trek’s take on the Vietnam War. Kirk/Spock slash fic. Is the transporter a death machine? Why no seatbelts? You should read this book, but first read my post about it.

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October 11, 2019July 21, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek 7: Bill Theiss’ favourite costume designs, plus some fashion advice

Theiss knew Andrea’s costume pushed censorship boundaries and he “was prepared for and eagerly anticipated the storm.” Read more about his favourite creations.

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August 22, 2019July 21, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek 6: bubble-wrap Klingons and warm Gorns

Ruth Berman takes us into Leonard Nimoy’s office, costumer Bill Theiss reveals the placemat origins of the Elasian costumes, and there’s a strange bit about a warm Gorn.

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August 1, 2019December 1, 2020CollectingTrek

Harlan Ellison put a drug dealer on the Enterprise. That was not the biggest script problem

Gene Roddenberry was right: Ellison’s version of The City on the Edge of Forever was not suitable for Star Trek, but the story is inventive and compelling and IDW’s graphic novel brings it to life with beautiful illustrations.

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July 18, 2019July 21, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek 5: James Doohan said “warp drive” way back in 1953, following a change in career plans

James Doohan planned to be a dentist, but a radio play led him to acting, a forgotten Canadian sci-fi show and then to Star Trek.

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June 12, 2019June 18, 2019CollectingTrek

The Concordance Color Book — and three fantastic surprise autographs

I bought this book years ago. I had never opened it. When I did, I discovered three major Star Trek autographs.

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May 31, 2019July 21, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek issue 4: Klingon side-projects with Matt Jefferies and coloured food cubes with Irving Feinberg

What helps you deal with rainbow food chunks? Real alcohol in the blue drinks. Go behind the scenes with two Star Trek production stars.

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May 22, 2019July 21, 2020CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek issue 3: DeForest Kelley on McCoy’s secret pain and the stress of television production

DeForest Kelley and DC Fontana had a great character idea for Dr. McCoy. Instead, we somehow got Chekov’s girlfriend from The Way to Eden.

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April 25, 2019April 29, 2019CollectingTrek

33 stickers that take you back to Star Trek collecting in the ’70s

You have likely never seen this licensed Star Trek kids’ booklet. It was made in Canada and the only one I have ever seen in person is the one I own. But you can download a copy right here.

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April 18, 2019May 21, 2019CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek issue 2: two days to make Spock’s ears, 90 minutes to get Nimoy into them

It took two days to make Spock’s ears and 90 minutes to get Nimoy all the way into them. Issue 2 of Inside Star Trek featured makeup man Fred Phillips and art by modeler Greg Jein.

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April 3, 2019May 21, 2019CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek issue 1: selling IDIC and dumpster diving for set pieces

The Inside Star Trek newsletter is an invaluable source for Star Trek’s early voices. Issue 1 detailed William Shatner’s busy schedule, told us about searching through studio garbage and shared a made-up story about the Vulcan IDIC medallion.

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March 28, 2019February 21, 2020CollectingTrek

A View-Master surprise, with Star Trek’s worst episode

The Omega Glory is the worst episode of the original series, but the View-Master version is magical. Step back to the 3D world of your childhood.

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March 19, 2019April 29, 2019CollectingTrek

You don’t need to read Mission to Horatius

Mission to Horatius is the first original Star Trek novel published. The dialogue is terrible, the plot is ridiculous, Kirk commits genocide, and a dancing rat is an important character. So don’t read the book, but do read my fun teardown of it.

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