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January 21, 2021January 21, 2021CollectingTrek

Star Trek film history: a terrible trailer, Spock on Saavik’s parentage, and preliminary effects shots

Author Howard Weinstein shared three Star Trek films with me. Each is fascinating. One is terrible.

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September 23, 2020September 24, 2020CollectingTrek

Playing with dolls: the Mego Enterprise Action Playset

Mego’s bridge playset was a big miss on accuracy but a big hit for playability.

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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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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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February 3, 2019April 2, 2019CollectingTrek

Leonard Nimoy sued Paramount — and won

Henry Fonda kicked off a dispute over a beer ad that almost kept Spock from appearing in The Motion Picture.

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January 24, 2019June 16, 2020CollectingTrek

Leonard Nimoy to Trek fans: Don’t smoke. Live long and prosper

Leonard Nimoy used his celebrity to encourage others to quit smoking. He signed this American Cancer Society poster for me in 2006. And then, weirdly, Shatner signed it too.

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