The Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.60 (581 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0440506832 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-05-17 |
Language | : | English |
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Dean Wisland said Classic Trek foul ups and blunders. I had a copy of this book when it first came out, but I lost it and thought it was out of print. I was delighted to see it still available and ordered it, especially since I have the TV series and movies on DVD now. I this book, author Phil Farrand goes through each and every e. It's fun to get behind the scenes things about episodes A book Trek lovers should have. It's fun to get behind the scenes things about episodes, see where there were mistakes made. Lots of fun to read.. Joshua Claassen said Surprise! A reference book that is actually humorous.. Phil Farrand does a wonderful job here of pointing out things the creators of Trek got wrong (and right!)--small things most of us would never give a second thought to. My favorite glitch:"Return of the Archons--Just after Festival begins, Kirk & the others scamper for cover. I
Six feature films, the wildly successful television spin-off Star Trek: The Next Generation, endless reruns, videotapes, conventions, a line of best-selling novels, and William Shatner's New York Times best-seller Star Trek Memories have kept the Star Trek spirit alive and well, even 25 years after its cancellation. Written especially for all those who find themselves thinking, "Hey, if the transporter is broken, why don't th
It's a thoroughgoing labor of love that ought to please Trekkers everywhere. Then Farrand gets to the good stuff--the mistakes made in each program: production goofs, plot loopholes, continuity failures, and bits cut from a show when it was put in syndication. Ray Olson. From Booklist Farrand's companion to his Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers (1993) lists each episode of the original, Kirk-Spock-McCoy TV series, each of the trio's movies, and the pre-Kirk pilot TV show, "The Cage," too. As you c