Harlan Ellison – Collecting Trek

Harlan Ellison really hated The Motion Picture

The tone of the review says as much about the writer as about the film.
Giant Poster Book two: insights into those amazing special effects

Learn how transporting was brought to life, read why Ellison was unhappy with his screened episode, and relive the best moments of the Kirk-Spock-McCoy friendship.
CollectingTrek at two years old: the posts readers read the most

Here are the five articles that generated the most attention.
Starship class, part two: Gene Roddenberry and Matt Jefferies

I wrote recently that the Enterprise is in fact a Starship-class vessel. Lots of people disagreed. Lots. But then they also disagree with Gene Roddenberry and Matt Jefferies.
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.
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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