Recommended reading - The Making of Star Trek

 

The Making of Star Trek

by Stephen E. Whitfield & Gene Roddenberry.

Published by Del Rey.
Twenty Second Printing edition.
Published 1986.

Mass Market Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0345340191
ISBN-13: 978-0345340191

Description:

"For would-be TV writers, directors and producers, this will be an education in itself, a polished but non-varnished look at how TV really works." – Publishers Weekly.

 

A complete history of what may be the most popular TV series ever – the original Star Trek episodes! Filled with quotations from cast members, memos to and from Gene Roddenberry, biographies of cast members, sketches, photographs, set descriptions, and even budgets and cast schedules, this volume is a fascinating, invaluable behind-the-scenes account of the development and production of the original Star Trek series.

On this day in television history - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

created by Gene Roddenberry,

was released in the United States on September 26, 1987,

and ran for seven seasons until May 23, 1994.

Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Diana Muldaur, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, John de Lancie, Whoopi Goldberg, Majel Barrett, Brian Bonsall, Rosalind Chao, Denise Crosby, John de Lancie, Jonathan Del Arco, Michelle Forbes, Ashley Judd, Andreas Katsulas, Barbara March, Colm Meaney, Eric Menyuk, Lycia Naff, Natalia Nogulich, Robert O'Reilly, Suzie Plakson, Dwight Schultz, Carel Struycken, Tony Todd, Gwynyth Walsh, Patti Yasutake, Ken Thorley, Daniel Davis.

On this day in television history - Star Trek (1966 - 1969)

Star Trek

created by Gene Roddenberry,

was released on September 8, 1966, and ran for three seasons until June 3, 1969.

Cast:

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan  Montgomery, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Grace Lee Whitney, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman, Diana Muldaur, Ricardo Montalbán, Madlyn Rhue, Michael Ansara, William Marshall, Julie Newmar, Kim Darby, Michael J. Pollard, Robert Lansing, Teri Garr, William Windom, John Colicos, Robert Walker Jr., Lee Meriwether, Roger C. Carmel, Karen Steele, France Nuyen, Mark Lenard, Jane Wyatt, Glenn Corbett, Elinor Donahue, Elisha Cook Jr., Joan Marshall, Nancy Kovack, Vic Tayback, Jeff Corey, Fred Williamson, Barbara Bouchet, Warren Stevens, Michael Forest, Leslie Parrish, Charles Napier, Frank Gorshin, Lou Antonio, Ted Cassidy, Sherry Jackson, Mariette Hartley, Joan Collins, Celia Lovsky, Arlene Martel, David Soul, James Gregory, Barbara Anderson, James Daly, Jill Ireland, Melvin Belli, Pamelyn Ferdin, Keye Luke, Yvonne Craig, Steve Ihnat, Michael Dunn, Barbara Babcock, Clint Howard, Barbara Luna, David Opatoshu, Barbara Babcock, Morgan Woodward, Arnold Moss, Marianna Hill, Joanne Linville, Louise Sorel, John Fiedler, Vic Perrin, Susan Oliver, Jeffrey Hunter, Malachi Throne, Antoinette Bower, Angelique Pettyjohn.

Born on this day – Gene Roddenberry:

Writer

Producer

Creator of Star Trek

August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991