Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles, And the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles, And the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek
Authors and Contributors      Edited by David Gerrold
Edited by Robert J. Sawyer
Edited by Leah Wilson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:215
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreTelevision
ISBN/Barcode 9781932100877
ClassificationsDewey:791.4572
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher BenBella Books
Imprint BenBella Books
Publication Date 27 July 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

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 show's enduring appeal and influence, and examine some of the classic features of the show, including Spock's irrationality, Scotty's 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.