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And On The Seventh Day: Conflicting Production Accounts of Star Trek's Second...
Still from "I, Mudd" (1967)In early 2012, a friend sent me a spreadsheet which listed the shooting dates for every episode of Star Trek (1966-69). It had been meticulously compiled based on hundreds of...
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Orion Press Announcement and Plans for the Remainder of 2015
Behind the scenes photograph from the filming of "Amok Time" (1967)You may have noticed that my output has slowed considerably this year. I've been busier both at work and at home, and carving out the...
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Unseen Trek: "The Cage" (REVISED DRAFT)
Still from "The Menagerie" aka "The Cage" (1964)Written by Gene RoddenberryREVISED DRAFT, dated November 20, 1964Report and Analysis by David EversoleOriginally posted at Orion PressThis 74-page script...
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Unseen Trek: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (FIRST DRAFT)
Still from workprint version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1965)Written by Samuel A. PeeplesFIRST DRAFT, dated May 27, 1965Report and Analysis by David EversoleOriginally posted at Orion...
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Unseen Trek: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (FINAL REVISED DRAFT)
Still from "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1965)Written by Samuel A. PeeplesFINAL REVISED DRAFT, dated July 9, 1965(with further revised pages inserted, dated July 14 & 15, 1965)Report and Analysis...
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Credit Where Credit is Due: Producing Star Trek's Second Season
Still of Gene Coon's on-screen credit for "Errand of Mercy" (1967)This piece is in response to a conversation I've been having with several readers about (what else?) claims made by Marc Cushman and...
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Fact Check: Richard Arnold on Mission Log
Screenshot of Mission Log Podcast website (accessed June 2015)In 2014, Richard Arnold– a former assistant to Gene Roddenberry and research consultant on Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1989-1991 –...
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Star Trek and Color Television Households
Still from 'Charlie X' (1966)The subject of today's post comes from the pages of Herbert F. Solow and Robert H. Justman's Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1996):In 1966, NBC, at the behest of RCA,...
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Unseen Trek: "The Corbomite Manuever" (FINAL DRAFT)
Still from "The Corbomite Maneuver" (1966)Written by Jerry SohlFINAL DRAFT, dated May 3, 1966Report and Analysis by David EversoleOriginally posted at Orion PressIf any of you are interested in seeing...
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Second Pilot Episodes Before Star Trek?
Still from an unaired, early version of 'Where No Man Has Gone Before' (1965)According to behind-the-scenes lore, when Desilu produced 'Where No Man Has Gone Before' in 1965, it marked the first time a...
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D.C. Fontana’s Story Outlines for “The Enterprise Incident”
Still from "The Enterprise Incident" (September 27, 1968)In These Are The Voyages — TOS: Season Three, authors Marc Cushman and Susan Osborn make a number of claims about the story outlines D.C....
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On Credits and Creators: Star Trek's Evolving Main Titles
Still from Star Trek's first season main title sequence (1966-67)This piece is in response to several passages by Marc Cushman and Susan Osborn about Star Trek’s opening credits, the first found in...
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Unseen Trek: "Mudd's Women" (FINAL DRAFT)
Still from "Mudd's Women" (1966)Teleplay by Stephen KandelStory by Gene RoddenberryFINAL DRAFT, dated May 26, 1966Report and Analysis by David EversoleOriginally posted at Orion PressThis is one of the...
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Leonard Nimoy vs. Desilu Studios
Publicity photo of Leonard Nimoy from "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1965)Dedicated fans will know that Leonard Nimoy was involved in a contract dispute with Desilu before the beginning of Star Trek's...
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Unseen Trek: "The Alternative Factor" (SECOND DRAFT)
Still from "The Alternative Factor" (1967)Written by Don IngallsSECOND DRAFT, November 7, 1966Report and Analysis by David EversoleOriginally posted at Orion PressThis draft contains the...
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Unseen Trek: "The Alternative Factor" (FINAL DRAFT)
Still from "The Alternative Factor" (1967)Written by Don IngallsFINAL DRAFT, November 11, 1966(Includes later page revisions dated November 14-18, 1966)Report and Analysis by David EversoleOriginally...
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"The Alternative Factor"— What The Hell Happened? (Part 1)
Still from "The Alternative Factor" (1967)On March 8, 2013, a press release formally announced These Are The Voyages - TOS: Season One. The forthcoming book promised to reveal, "the surprising and...
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Was Star Trek The First Show To Say "Pregnant" On Television?
Still from "The Trouble with Tribbles" (1967)In "The Trouble with Tribbles," when asked about the furry creatures that have begun to infest the Enterprise, Dr. McCoy explains to Captain Kirk that, "The...
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A Little Monkee Business
Not a member of The Monkees (Still from "Catspaw," 1967)This piece is in response to several claims made by Marc Cushman and Susan Osborn in These Are The Voyages — TOS: Season One about the overall...
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Did D.C. Fontana Get Her First Professional Script Assignment on Star Trek?
Still from "Charlie X" (1966)Herb Solow and Bob Justman's Inside Star Trek : The Real Story (1996) is one of my favorite books about television production, but when rereading it recently, a couple of...
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