Synopses & Reviews
Trekkies and Trekkers alike will get starry-eyed over this eclectic mix of essays on the groundbreaking original Star Trek series. Star Trek writers D. C. Fontana and David Gerrold, science fiction authors such as Howard Weinstein, and various academics share behind-the-scenes anecdotes, discuss the shows enduring appeal and influence, and examine some of the classic features of the show, including Spocks irrationality, Scottys pessimism, and the lack of seatbelts on the Enterprise. The impact of the cultural phenomenon on subsequent science-fiction television programs is explored, as well as how the show laid the foundation for the science fiction genre to break into the television medium.
About the Author
David Gerrold is the author of the Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated
The Man Who Folded Himself, When Harlie Was One, and the Chtorr, Dingillian, and Star Wolf
series. He also wrote "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star Trek, which was voted the most popular Star Trek episode of all time. He lives in Northridge, California.
Robert Sawyer is the author of several science fiction novels, including the Nebula Award–winning
The Terminal Experiment and the Hugo Award–nominated
Calculating God.