Gene Roddenberry – Collecting Trek

Harlan Ellison really hated The Motion Picture

The tone of the review says as much about the writer as about the film.
Read NBC’s promo booklet for its new show

Sulu gets to override Kirk. The Enterprise serves crappy coffee. And pointed ears? What pointed ears?
Giant Poster Book three: celebrating Trek’s funny side

Discover the four winning hands in fizzbin and check out the blooper reels.
The Cage had been cut to pieces, so how could Paramount release the episode?

Cobble it together with a workprint and bits from The Menagerie. And record a Roddenberry intro. Join me on a sentimental journey.
Enjoy the intros that almost were

There was more than one draft of “Space, the final frontier…” Listen as William Shatner performs them for you.
Journalists kept ruining Spock’s death in ST II

The entertainment media made sure most people walking into The Wrath of Khan knew Spock might die.
An old Scottish ballad inspired the iconic song in Charlie X

Gene Roddenberry’s words and Nichelle Nichols’ performance created a standout moment.
Read the Nazi-themed script that almost got made

And learn how its writer was screwed out of credit for it.
William Shatner reflects on being Kirk, in 1976 and 2004

Captain Kirk, we are told, is Shatner, but don’t call the actor when the planet needs saving.
Laugh along with the rare season three blooper reel

We also bring you the flubs and shenanigans from seasons one and two.

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