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Star Trek’s U.S.S. Enterprise to Boldly Go Back to the Workshop
Air & Space Magazine ^
| 9/11/2014
| Christopher Klimek
Posted on 09/15/2014 2:53:43 AM PDT by markomalley
Paramount Pictures didnt know what they were giving up 40 years ago when they donated the 135-inch studio model of the U.S.S. Enterprisethe fictional, 23rd century starship at the center of the groundbreaking science fiction series Star Trekto the Smithsonian. Star Trek had been canceled after three seasons five years earlier; the first of the now 12 Trek motion pictures was still five years away. Though the first Star Trek convention had taken place in 1972, there was little reason to suspect the beloved but low-rated TV showunique for its optimistic vision of a future where men and women of all races and ethnicities, not to mention non-humans, merrily travel the galaxies together to seek out new life and new civilizationswould blossom into a 50-year multimedia franchise, and a model for every organized fandom to follow. (The 48th anniversary of the first episode of Star Treks original air date was earlier this week.)
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To: markomalley
Has anyone seen the new trailer for the star trek tv show?
Richard hatch from battlestar galactica will be a Klingon.
Looks great and it takes place during the Klingon/federation
Wars.
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posted on
09/15/2014 5:39:25 AM PDT
by
longfellow
(Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
To: markomalley
Still have the original release of the blueprints of the Enterprise. Yes, was and still a ST Geek.
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09/15/2014 6:20:06 AM PDT
by
ealgeone
(obama, borderof)
To: markomalley
I was a fan of TOS from the first broadcast.
I want to debunk the myth of low ratings. Marc Cushman, in his These Are the Voyages books, shows the actual ratings data for each TOS broadcast, and far from being a ratings loser, Star Trek did well.
Gene Roddenberry had a knack for antagonizing NBC, however, and that was the source of Star Trek's renewal issues, which began with the first season. NBC did not want to deal with Roddenberry.
Cushman's books are spectacular, by the way, packed with detail about series development, especially the development of each story. The hardbacks are 600+ pages long for the first two books! (Season 3 has yet to be released.)
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09/15/2014 10:34:45 AM PDT
by
Nepeta
To: MCF
I was a 12 year old fan from the beginning. Watched every episode. It drives my wife nuts when we watch an episode and I can blurt out the name of any TOS episode within 5 seconds after the opening scene.
Ah, the fruits of a misspent youth in front of the television.
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posted on
09/15/2014 10:50:46 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("A man should be prepared to be sufficient unto himself...")
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Combat!, Gilligan's Island, Wild, Wild West, Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, Hogans Hero's, Star Trek. A well rounded diet in the 60’s. Then in 1970 a driver's license, 20 cent a gallon gas and girls.
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09/15/2014 11:16:16 AM PDT
by
MCF
(If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
To: exDemMom
Ah yes, ‘Amok Time.’ “Mr Spock gets the mating urge and attacks Captain Kirk.”
To: MCF
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume.
If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity.
For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure.
You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to...The Outer Limits.
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09/15/2014 1:21:05 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("A man should be prepared to be sufficient unto himself...")
To: markomalley
I seem to remember seeing that model somewhere in the Smithsonian sometime. I remember it had duct tape on it.
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09/15/2014 1:39:49 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: W.
Several million I’d bet...
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:44:07 PM PDT
by
Mmogamer
(I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
To: bonehead4freedom; wally_bert
I agree, B5 really made DS9 up their game. Plus it was nice to see Walter Koenig play Bester, he did a great job. It might be interesting to figure out how many ST actors appeared on B5. Dwight Schultz did, and also Michael Ansara.
To: Las Vegas Dave
The Grand old lady of Science Fiction.
I have a 16 inch version sitting on my desk.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:32:24 AM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(...Was that okay?)
To: Vanders9
“They will sell if you have enough gold-plated latinum.”
Gold “pressed” latinum. “Wink” ;)
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09/18/2014 4:38:53 AM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(...Was that okay?)
To: BigCinBigD
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09/18/2014 4:42:56 AM PDT
by
Vanders9
To: markomalley
I heard my first TV swear word on Star Trek. It was at the end of “The City on the Edge of Forever.” Kirk said, “Let’s get the hell out of here.” It freaked me out. I started yelling, “Did you hear what he said!” over and over. Mom said, “Yes, we all heard it. Now shut up about it.”
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:46:46 AM PDT
by
aomagrat
(Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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