Revised Second Edition. History of Star Trek TOS

Marc Cushman's biography of Star Trek(R) the original series (TOS) takes you back in time for the final season of this iconic television show, to the production offices, the writers' room, onto the soundstages, and in front of your TV sets for what many thought would be Star Trek's final voyage. Included are hundreds of memos between Roddenberry, the producers and staff, production schedules, budgets, fan letters, behind-the-scene images, and the TV ratings. You'll find out the real reason Star Trek(R) was cancelled. So buckle your seat belts, this final trek gets really bumpy.

A three-volume definitive history of the Star trek, with each volume featuring a different season of the original series. After more than two decades of in depth research and interviews, this extraordinary work is ready to be shared with the galaxy. "The second installment of the These Are the Voyages, TOS trilogy will take you back in time and put you into the producers' offices, the writers room, onto the soundstages, and in front of your TV sets for the fist historic broadcasts. Included are hundreds of memos between Roddenberry and his staff, production schedules, budgets, fan letters, behind-the-scenes images, and the TV ratings. Buckle your seat belts; the trek of a lifetime continues with Season Two"--Back cover.

Hardcover of volume one of "These are the Voyages" trilogy

"This is a complete history of I Spy and the profound change it evoked in broadcasting, social ideals and racial equality. Rich with interviews and photographs, it discusses I Spy's unique approach to race, co-starring interracial actors as equals. A complete episode guide includes writers, directors, cast, crew, plot synopsis and commentary"--Provided by publisher.

These Are the Voyages, the exhaustive, award-winning book series by Marc Cushman, continues, utilizing memos and letters from Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, his colleagues, the studios, and the networks. Production reports, TV ratings, vintage press coverage, and interviews combine to document the events between the end of the Original Series and the beginning of the Trek movie franchise. It's the story of how Roddenberry sought to escape from Star Trek's shadow and stake new ground. Meanwhile, the series stars discovered that their popularity, like Roddenberry's, was tied to a show which simultaneously typecast them. Volume 1 of this two-book set covers the first half of the 1970s, with coverage of Pretty Maids All in a Row, Genesis II, The Questor Tapes, Planet Earth, Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and much more. Volume 2 will examine the last half of the decade, including Spectre, "Star Trek Phase II," and 1979's Star Trek - The Motion Picture. The book is over 700 pages within a hardcover bound book.

The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series, Volume 1 documents the early career of Irwin Allen. It is a true rags-to-riches story, as Allen ventures from a humble beginning in the Bronx to his later incarnations in Hollywood as an entertainment journalist, radio and television host, a literary agent - all before becoming a successful motion picture producer and director. After winning an Academy Award in 1954, Allen entered the fantasy genre with films such as The Lost World and Voyages to the Bottom of the Sea. He then rolled the dice again with a move into television, creating and producing Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and, one year later, Lost in Space.Lost in Space was the first primetime weekly series to take viewers into outer space's strange new alien worlds - something the networks believed impossible on a TV budget and schedule. In this book you'll be whisked back in time to the production offices, writers' conferences, and soundstages for the making of this iconic series. Included are hundreds of memos between Allen and his staff; production schedules; budgets; fan letters; more than 200 rare behind-the-scene images; and the TV ratings for every episode.

Continuing detailed documentation of the making and impact on popular culture of the Star Trek series and its spin-off movies and TV series, including fan sub-culture with clubs, conventions, merchandising. This fifth volume in the book series focuses on the second half of the 1970s, with Gene Roddenberry's TV pilots and various other projects, the expansion of the Star Trek fandom, and the numerous efforts to make a Star Trek feature film, resulting in the production and release of 1979's Star Trek - The Motion Picture.