Set Phasers to Stun: 50 Years of Star Trek

by Marcus Berkmann

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Forty-seven years after NBC killed it off, Star Trek celebrates its half-century in a state of rude health. Boldly going where several other people have been before, Marcus Berkmann tells the story of this sturdy science fiction vehicle from its first five-year mission (rudely curtailed to three), through the dark years of the 1970s, the triumphant film series and The Next Generation, to the current 'reboot' films, with a younger cast taking on the characters of Kirk, Spock, McCoy and co.

With wit, insight and a huge pile of DVDs, he seeks to answer all the important questions. Why did Kirk's shirt always get torn when he had a fist fight? What's the most number of times Uhura said 'Hailing frequencies open, sir' in a single episode? (Seven.) And what's the worst imaginable insult in Klingon? (Your mother has a smooth forehead.)

  • ISBN10 1408706849
  • ISBN13 9781408706848
  • Publish Date 24 March 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Little, Brown Book Group
  • Edition Digital original
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 80000
  • Language English