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Read Harve Bennett’s first pitch for Star Trek III
Return to Genesis featured Romulans instead of Klingons, Vulcans about to secede, and a misplaced declaration from Saavik.
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An old Scottish ballad inspired the iconic song in Charlie X
Gene Roddenberry’s words and Nichelle Nichols’ performance created a standout moment.
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Read the Nazi-themed script that almost got made
And learn how its writer was screwed out of credit for it.
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Ponder the mystery of the F-104s sculpture
Why would Matt Jefferies spend time and money on a piece we barely see?
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The script said Lincoln bounced down the cliff. Matt Jefferies was all in
The death scene we saw on TV was fairly tame. Check out the original idea.
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The best part of The Enemy Within came from Roddenberry
Richard Matheson’s story was good. Gene Roddenberry made it great.
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How a high-school story and a DC Fontana letter launched Howard Weinstein’s writing career
The New York Times bestselling author was kind enough to tell me a bunch of his Star Trek stories.
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There were no resurrections in Obsession
Lieutenant Leslie was killed in the middle of season two — and then pops up in later episodes. Eddie Paskey’s explanation for that is unlikely.