A Brief Guide to Star Trek (49 page)

casting
132–5

characters
130–2
,
138–9
,
141–2
,
145–7

depiction of homosexuality
185–7

ideas for
130–2
,
136

pilot episode
136–7

syndication
130

themes
142–5

unused material
233–6

Star Trek: The Original Series
(TV series)
36–71

cancellation
62–3

first season
36–59

casting
46–7

‘City on the Edge of Forever, The’ (episode)
55–9

critical reaction
49

fans
48–9
,
53–4

opening narration
47–8

parallel worlds concept
40–1

shooting
45–6

viewing figures
53

writing
38–40
,
41–5

pilot episodes
19–35

‘Cage, The’
19
,
20–32
,
49–50

casting
26–9
,
33–5

‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’
19–20
,
33–5

rights
75

second season
54
,
59–60

social and contemporary themes
see
themes

syndication
75–6

third season
60–3

unused material
225–33

Star Trek: Phase II
(proposed series)
89–98

abandonment
98

script ideas
90–1
,
93–6

Star Trek: Re-boot the Universe
(proposed series)
243–6

Star Trek: Voyager
(TV series)
191–208

Borg-centric episodes
201–6

casting
193–4

shortcomings
195–6
,
206–8

storylines
192–3
,
194–9
,
200–206

unused material
236–8

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
(film)
104–111

ageing cast
108–9

critical reaction
110–111

death of Spock
106–7
,
110
,
111–12

earnings
110

special effects
109–110

storyline
106–9

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
(film)
111–15

critical reaction
114–15

earnings
114

storyline
111–12
,
113–14

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
(film)
115–19

critical reaction
119

earnings
118

ideas and storyline
115–18

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
(film)
119–22

critical reaction
122

earnings
122

storyline
119–21

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
(film)
122–5

critical reaction
125

earnings
125

storyline
123–4

Star Wars
franchise
88
,
250
,
251

Steele, Dawn
116

Stewart, Patrick
71
,
164
,
188

Jean-Luc Picard character
126
,
133
,
141
,
145–6
,
148–9
,
151
,
161
,
174

Straczynski, J. Michael
169
,
242–6

Strangis, Gregory
129–30
,
132
,
233–4

Sturgeon, Theodore
17
,
40
,
44
,
54
,
93
,
96
,
228
,
229

Sulu (character)
see
Takei, George

Sussman, Mike
238–9

Sutherland, Hal
81

Takei, George
182
,
189
,
200

Sulu character
46
,
81
,
151–2
,
170
,
200–201
,
258

Tanen, Ned
116

Taylor, Jeri
140
,
186
,
192
,
193
,
195
,
198–9
,
234–5
,
237

Taylor, Michael
178

technology, Star Trek’s influence on
273–4

terrorism
215
,
218

Theiss, William Ware
25
,
90

Thomas, Frankie, Jr
3

Thompson, Susanna
204

Thorne, Worley
95–6

‘Threshold’ (episode)
198–9

Todd, Tony
173

Tors, Ivan
4

Tribunes, The (pilot script)
84–5

Trimble, Betty Joanne (‘Bjo’)
53
,
182

Trimble, John
53

Trinneer, Connor
212
,
221
,
238

Troi, Deanna (character)
see
Sirtis,

Marina

Trumbull, Douglas
102

Uhura, Nyota (character)
see
Nichols,

Nichelle

unused material
225–49

Star Trek: The Beginning
(proposed film)
247–8

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
236–7

Star Trek: Enterprise
222–3
,
238–9

Star Trek: The Next Generation
233–6

Star Trek: The Original Series
225–33

Star Trek: Voyager
236–8

unmade series ideas
89–98
,
240–46
,
248–9

Urban, Karl
258

Vadim, Roger
74

Van Hise, James
233

van Vogt, A. E.
2
,
39–40
,
54
,
227–8

Verne, Jules
1

Vietnam War
66–8
,
69

Visitor, Nana
172

Vulcans
214

Wang, Garrett
194

warfare
66–8
,
177–8
,
182

Warner, David
123

Warren, Diane
209

Watson, Russell
209

Weller, Peter
239

Wells, H.G.
1

Wheaton, Wil
134

‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’ (pilot episode)
19–20
,
33–5

Whitfield, Stephen
78
,
268

Whitney, Grace Lee
46

Wincelberg, Schimon (S. Bar-David)
44
,
94

Winfield, Paul
144

Winston, Matt
214

Wise, Robert
100–101
,
102
,
104

Wolfe, Robert Hewitt
175–6

women, contradictory attitudes to
71–3
‘Women, The’ (pilot episode)
20

Woodard, Alfre
158

Worf (character)
see
Dorn,

Michael Wozniak, Steve
273

Xon (character)
90
,
96
,
101

Yar, Tasha (character)
134
,
139

Yelchin, Anton
258

Zabel, Bryce
243–6

Zahn, Timothy
250

Zerbe, Anthony
162

Zimmerman, Herman
157