The fact that Star Trek was made at Desilu Studios, owned by Lucille Ball, makes the story of the show’s production just a little more special.
Month: November 2017
After The God Thing was rejected by Paramount, the studio sought ideas from other sci-fi writers for a Star Trek film.
Star Trek was burning up syndication in 1976, making Paramount millions! The anticipation for some type of Star Trek return was palpable and the release of the album Inside Star Trek seemed like more evidence that fact. The record is a collection of interviews with members of the cast and audio clips from Gene Roddenberry’s college tour. Those actors who appear are William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols and Mark Lenard. Leonard Nimoy was invited to participate but he declined because of his declining relationship with Roddenberry. Also on the album is an interview with Science Fiction author Isaac Asimov. …
The Enemy Below is the story of a battle between an American Destroyer captain and a German U-Boat commander during World War II. It stars Robert Mitchum as Captain Murell and Curt Jurgens as the German commander. As you watch The Enemy Below, similarities to the Star Trek episode Balance of Terror jump out. Trek writer Paul Schneider had never written a science fiction story before. So when Gene Roddenberry asked him to submit ideas to the show, Schneider looked to The Enemy Below for inspiration. When Roddenberry sees what Schneider did, he gets behind the effort. The result is one…