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Biography & Autobiography. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. HTML: This is the unauthorized, uncensored and unbelievable true story behind the making of a pop culture phenomenon. The original Star Trek series debuted in 1966 and has spawned five TV series spin-offs and a dozen feature films, with an upcoming one from Paramount arriving in 2016. The Fifty-Year Mission is a no-holds-barred oral history of five decades of Star Trek, told by the people who were there. Hear from the hundreds of television and film executives, programmers, writers, creators and cast as they unveil the oftentimes shocking story of Star Trek's ongoing fifty-year mission�??a mission that has spanned from the classic series to the animated show, the many attempts at a relaunch through the beloved feature films. Make no mistake, this isn't just an audiobook for Star Trek fans. Here is a volume for all fans of pop culture and anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of a television touchstone.… (more)
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After getting through the first 25 years, my immediate thought is, how the hell did Star Trek even get made? There's so much infighting, so many egos, so many opposing "let's do it my way" personalities, that it seems rather shocking that anything got past a planning stage without falling apart.
My biggest takeaway from this entire thing was that Roddenberry was extremely good at preaching the Great Bird of the Galaxy (and lord, how I hate that honorific) gospel, but behind the scenes, he was a skirt-chasing, antagonistic *ssh*l* that couldn't see that television and movie making is a collaborative effort, nor the wisdom of surrounding himself with people smarter and more talented than himself. And that he was actually willing to undercut and sabotage those he disagreed with--which was everyone--and harm the Star Trek brand rather than seeing something other than his own vision on the screen.
Oh, and that Gene Coon was the guy we can thank for saving Star Trek.
It'll be interesting to read about the next 25 years.