…. Why? Because it featured William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy talking about Star Trek. More importantly, it aired before the show debuted. That makes it rare and potentially unique. The interview, which also included actress Grace Whitney, may have been the first time Shatner and Nimoy appeared on television discussing their roles on Star Trek. Sadly, it is likely lost forever. NBC Week 1966 NBC gave Star Trek a special sneak preview on Thursday, S…
…ndex 19.2HH/41% (26 city overnights) Arbitrons 18.9HH/37% (major markets) ‘Star Trek‘ was first in the timeslot at debut, but started to fall off and erode. ‘Star Trek‘ was the first new NBC series of the 1966-67 season to receive a full season pickup in early October, with the Peacock giving Desilu an order for 10 additional episodes beyond the initial 16-episode order. Barry I. Grauman Keep in mind that “STAR TREK“s premiere was actually a “snea…
…Company, Inc. I’ve read a fair number of comic books based on the various Star Trek shows. Some of them have been quite good while others just couldn’t reflect the chemistry of the cast or the tone of the series. This issue of Gold Key’s comic book series based on Star Trek, though, is just terrible. The story isn’t awful but its conclusion includes a huge plot hole. The real problem? The artwork. It’s almost unrecognizable. According to the Star…
…[4]. The Star Wars franchise on television was off to a less than stellar start. The Star Wars Holiday Special A little over a year later Star Wars returned to the small screen, this time with a variety special called “The Star Wars Holiday Special.” The two-hour extravaganza reunited the original cast of Star Wars (although Darth Vadar was seen only through cut footage from the film) as well as a slew of guest stars including Jefferson Starship,…
…the story behind the first pilot episode filmed for Star Trek. As any good Star Trek fan knows, NBC passed on this pilot — which starred Jeffrey Hunter and was produced by Desilu — but ordered a second, this one with William Shatner, and picked up the series for the 1966-1967 season. The original pilot was later edited into a two-part episode called “The Menagerie” which aired as part of Star Trek‘s first season. I am not aware of any definitive h…
…rous, gimmickey [sic] and dull. […] Search looks like something aborted by Star Trek, taking on the appearance of the latter’s control center in comic-book posture. In the debut, O’Brian, equipped with a television-scanner ring, hidden earphone, microphone medallion and everything but a Capt. Midnight decoder, is assigned to find a government official who is missing in a cloud of mystery. […] Meanwhile, back at the mission control center, Burgess…
