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OverviewThe story of Star Trek's resurrection between the 1969 cancellation of the original series and the 1979 release of Robert Wise's Star Trek--The Motion Picture, has become legend and like so many other legends, it tends to get printed instead of the facts. Drawing on hundreds of contemporary news articles and primary sources not seen in decades, this book tells the true story of the first successful Star Trek revival. After several attempts to relaunch the franchise, ST--TMP was released on a wave of prestige promotion, hype, and public frenzy unheard of for a film based on a television show. Controversy surrounded its troubled production and $44M budget, earning it a reputation at the time as the most expensive movie ever made. After a black-tie premiere in Washington, D.C., its opening in 856 North American theaters broke multiple box-office records--a harbinger of the modern blockbuster era. Despite immediate financial success, the film was panned by both critics and the public, leaving this enterprise nowhere to boldly go but down. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sherilyn ConnellyPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.331kg ISBN: 9781476672519ISBN 10: 1476672512 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 23 October 2019 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Redefinition of Unwarranted Prologue: Star Trek—The MacArthur Premiere 1969: The Network’s Knife Cares Not for the Show’s Cry Star Trek Dies 25 1970–1972: What’s in Reruns Is Prologue Star Trek Has Risen from the Grave 30 delete• deleteThe Long Con Begins 31 1973–1974: Choose Your Televised Pain Genesis II v. Planet of the Apes 37 delete• deleteThe Animated Series Is Pre-Rejected by the Fans 38 delete• deleteThe Animated Series Barely Accepted by the Fans 41 delete• deleteRoddenberry on Tour 44 1975: Magicam to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad Star Trek II Is Announced; Expectations Are Managed 49 delete• deleteRumored Redford 53 delete• deleteStar Trek II Is Denounced; Expectations Are Mangled 55 1976: The War Within the Script, the War Without Harlan Ellison v. Star Trek 58 delete• deleteThe 743 Speak 59 delete• delete The Isenberg Cometh; The Trektennial Begins 61 delete• delete Look Now! It’s Bryant and Scott 66 delete• deleteKaufman Commissioned 67 delete• deleteA Log … of the Stars! 70 delete• delete Enter Eisner 73 1977: The Battle of the Binary Star Treks Captain Kirk Almost Meets John Galt 75 delete• deleteOf Cygnans and Spiders; Kaufman Keelhauled 79 delete• deleteThe Fourth Network Awakens 84 delete• deleteHere We Are Now, Entertain Us the Way Tell You To 87 delete• deleteShatner Says “See Ya Never!” 90 delete• delete “Robot’s Return” Returns 93 delete• deleteRoddenberry Ruminates 97 delete• deleteThe New Kids on the Bridge; Whither Leonard? 99 delete• deleteCollins Conferred; The Fourth Network Sees Its Shadow 103 1978: Into the Luminescent Powerfield I Go Roddenberry Recaps 108 delete• deleteThe Starship of the 1970s Future 110 delete• deleteCollins Cleaved; Wise Wrangled 113 delete• delete Star Trek—The Massive Presser 114 delete• deleteMagicam Can’t, but Abel’s Able 119 delete• deleteTo Boldly Pump the Brakes 120 1979: Will You Take My $44M Hand? Star Trek—The Marketing Problem, Part I: The Nerve Steel 127 delete• deleteStar Trek—The Marketing Problem, Part II: The Purview of John Askew 130 delete• deleteStar Trek— The Marketing Problem, Part III: Set Printers to “Tilt” 134 delete• deleteStar Trek—The Marketing Problem, Part IV: Brrap Brrap Pew Pew! 140 delete• deleteStar Trek—The Marketing Problem, Part V: Ready-to-Spacewear, Everywhere 144 delete• deleteStar Trek— The Marketing Problem, Part VI: A Wagon of Trailers Full of Stars 148 delete• deleteStar Trek—The Manifest Procession, Part I: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida 154 delete• deleteStar Trek—The Manifest Procession, Part II: Kentucky, Mississippi and Arkansas 160 delete• deleteStar Trek—The Manifest Procession, Part III: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota 162 delete• delete Star Trek—The Manifest Procession, Part IV: South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Utah and Arizona 164 delete• deleteStar Trek— The Manifest Procession, Part V: Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California 167 delete• deleteThe Shakedown, Part I: Acceleration 170 1980: The Vulcan Goodbye The Shakedown, Part II: Deceleration 177 delete• deleteOne Brief, Shining Sequel Set in … Camelot! 179 delete• deleteA Moving Analog Image Transferred from a Magnetic Medium 182 delete• deleteV’ger’s Gait 183 Epilogue: Star Trek—The Mathematical Phantom Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsConnelly's writing is so lively and littered with humor --Psychobabble. “Connelly’s writing is so lively and littered with humor”—Psychobabble. Author InformationSherilyn Connelly is a San Francisco-based writer and librarian. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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