Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind "Star Trek"
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786860049 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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MAC"Interesting" according to MAC2NITE. Interesting biography of the man behind the myth. Left out huge chapters in the man's life to include the rape allegations of Grace Lee Whitney followed by her being fired from Star Trek TOS before it even premiered, that even Leonard Nimoy was aware of, but there ead sooooo much ground to cover with this hedonist tha. NITE said Interesting. Interesting biography of the man behind the myth. Left out huge chapters in the man's life to include the rape allegations of Grace Lee Whitney followed by her being fired from Star Trek TOS before it even premiered, that even Leonard Nimoy was aware of, but there ead sooooo much ground to cover with this hedonist tha. The Myth debunked, the man revealed Reading this book knocked Gene Roddenberry off the pedestal that I had put him on for so many years -- and that's why it's such an important book for anyone interested in the history of Star Trek. Basing his research primarily on interviews, firsthand accounts, studio memos and other source materials, author Joel Enge. Was it A Waste of Time? MICKEY C. BISHOP I have been a Trekker since the beginning. I have always liked Star Trek in all it's incarnations. I have read everything I could about the stars, the shows, and the creator -- Gene Roddenberry. I am about half way through this book by Joel Engel. I have read other Roddenberry biographies. This one I could have done w
A no-holds-barred look at the complex and driven visionary who created Star Trek gives a backstage portrait based on inside sources that reveals the whole man, alcoholic, self-promoting, womanizing, yet intensely creative.
From Publishers Weekly According to Engel ( Rod Serling ), Roddenberry, who died in 1991, is a seminal figure of our time ("His indirect impact on aspects of popular culture has been eclipsed, arguably, only by Elvis Presley"), creator of one of the most enduring of TV and film series and a figure of adulation to countless "Trekkies." Yet in this well-researched biography, the author offers a critical view of a man who, he claims, was a mediocre writer who bullied as well as charmed top science-fiction authors into working for him while never publicly acknowledging his debt to them. In 1