Table of Contents
Foreword David Gerrold ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Tomorrow Is Yesterday|xv
All Our Yesterdays: The Prehistory of Star Trek
1 Great Bird of the Galaxy: The Pre-Trek Adventures of Gene Roddenberry 3
2 Space Seeds: Credited and Uncredited Influences on the Creation of Star Trek 10
3 The High Command: Executives Who Played Pivotal Roles in the Star Trek Story 23
4 Caged: Revealing Differences Between Star Trek and Its Unaired Pilot 29
5 Spock's Brain: Notable Pre-Trek Appearances by Leonard Nimoy 35
6 The Man Who Would Be Captain: Memorable Pre-Trek Roles for William Shatner 42
7 Spectre of the Gun: Memorable Pre-Trek Roles for DeForest Kelley 52
8 Report to the Bridge: The Pre-Trek Careers of Majel Barrett, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney, and Walter Koenig 61
Enterprise Incidents: Behind the Scenes, 1965-69
9 Alternative Factors: Roads Not Taken to the Second Star Trek Pilot 71
10 Ahead, Warp Factor One: Laying the Foundation 79
11 Engineering Department: The Screenwriters of Star Trek 89
12 Equipment Locker: Sets, Props, Costumes, Makeup, and Special Effects 96
13 Permission to Come Aboard: Unforgettable Guest Stars 104
14 Brief Lives: Untold Tales of Star Trek's "Redshirts" 116
15 Cloaking Device: Little-Recognized Contributors 122
16 Private Little Wars: Rivalries and Feuds 129
17 The Deadly Year: What Went Wrong with Season Three 137
18 Operation-Annihilate!: Shows That Beat Star Trek in the Nielsen Ratings 144
19 Mind Meld: Connections Between Star Trek and Other Classic Sci-Fi Tv Series 152
These Are the Voyages: On the Screen, 1966-69
20 Wolves in the Fold: Monsters and Madmen 163
21 Strange New Worlds: Alternate Earths, Time Travel, and Parallel Dimensions 172
22 New Life and New Civilizations: Vulcans, Klingons, Romulans, and More 179
23 Treknological Marvels: Miracle Gadgets of the Twenty-Third Century 189
24 Then Play On: Memorable Musical Moments 197
25 Blooper Reel: Goofs and Gaffes That Survived the Final Cut 204
26 Captain's Log: Evidence That William Shatner Was Really Quite Good 210
27 The Infinite Vulcan: Leonard Nimoy Discovers Spock 218
28 Errands of Mercy: The Unsung Heroism of DeForest Kelley 227
29 The Finest Crew in the Fleet: The Supporting Cast's Shining Moments 235
30 Data Bank: A Thumbnail Guide to the Original Seventy-Nine Episodes 246
Prime Directives: Social Commentary and Recurring Themes
31 A Most Promising Species: Human Exceptionalism 257
32 Whom Gods Destroy: Close Encounters with the (Practically) Divine 264
33 The Last Battlefield: The Corrosive Power of Hate 271
34 What Are Little Girls Made Of?: The Gender Politics of Star Trek 279
That Which Survives: Star Trek in the 1970s
35 Obsession: Syndication and the Power of Fandom 289
36 Amok Time: Post-Trek Projects by Gene Roddenberry, 1970-77 296
37 Shore Leave: Non-Trek Projects for the Enterprise Crew, 1969-78 305
38 Metamorphosis: The Animated Adventures 313
39 "The Damn Books": Early Star Trek Novels and Comics 321
40 A Piece of the Action: Vintage Star Trek Merchandising 330
41 Five-Year Mission: The Long Voyage Back, 1975-79 337
On the Edge of Forever: The Legacy of Star Trek
42 Personal Log: Spouses, Children, and Private Lives 347
43 "Beam Me Up, Scotty": The Quotable (and Misquotable) Star Trek 355
44 Highly Illogical: Notable and Notorious Star Trek Parodies 365
45 Starfleet Commendations: Awards Won (and Lost), 1966-75 373
46 Keep On Trekkin': Famous and Influential Fans 379
Bibliography 387
Index 393
