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January 5, 2021January 5, 2021CollectingTrek

CollectingTrek at two years old: the posts readers read the most

Here are the five articles that generated the most attention.

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August 14, 2020August 31, 2020CollectingTrek

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.

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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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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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