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5-03 TV Guide letter to Gene Roddenberry - December 1965 Apr 21, 2020

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A 1965 letter to Gene Roddenberry from TV Guide features an interview excerpt and an invitation to participate in a promotional film. Gene's words reveal his lifelong interest in tackling important issues and pushing the social and political boundaries of the medium.

See the original document: TV Guide letter to Gene Roddenberry - December 1965

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5-02 Gene Roddenberry interview - February 4, 1989 Apr 14, 2020

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As season two of The Next Generation wraps up and just a few months before Star Trek V: The Final Frontier will premiere, Gene Roddenberry sit down for a short but revealing interview. Fan influences, social issues in scripts, notes on the new movie and so much more are covered.

See the original document: Gene Roddenberry interview - February 4, 1989

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5-01 Star Trek Fan Club article - 1973 Apr 07, 2020

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Kicking off season 5 of The Trek Files - a look back at local press coverage of a Star Trek Fan Club. This time it's the Wheeling, WV News Register reporting on the teenaged girls who are fans of Mr. Spock. To look back at this time in fandom, we welcome Holly Amos back to the show!

See the original document: Star Trek Fan Club article - 1973

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4-24 Star Trek Phase II Daily Production Report - Part 3 Feb 25, 2020

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Closing out our fourth season on The Trek Files, we welcome back David Gautreaux for an in-depth interview about the Zen of Xon, how he got the news he wasn't going to be Star Trek's new leading Vulcan, and the powerful influence Gene Roddenberry had on his life.

See the original document: Star Trek Phase II Daily Production Report - Part 3

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4-23 Yesterday's Enterprise part 2 Feb 18, 2020

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Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Yesterday's Enterprise, we welcome back special guest Eric Stillwell. As the production went in front of the cameras, Eric and co-writer Trent Ganino found themselves at odds with Rick Berman and banned from the set. Don't worry, though, there is a happy ending.

See the original document: Yesterday's Enterprise - part 2

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4-22 Yesterday's Enterprise - part 1 Feb 11, 2020

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Most Star Trek TV scripts are created in a fairly straightforward way - and then there's "Yesterday's Enterprise": a mash-up of stories, a train wreck of a process, and yet one of the most popular episodes of The Next Generation ever. For its 30th anniversary this month, let The Trek Files decipher the paper trail from those crazy days of 26-episode seasons with none other than its co-writer, TNG script coordinator (and lifelong fan) Eric Stillwell.

See the original document: Yesterday's Enterprise - part 1

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4-21 Star Trek Bartender's Guide 1976 Feb 04, 2020

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It's no surprise that Star Trek fans are creative; filling in the details and expanding the universe whenever there is a gap in production. This week, The Trek Files brings you two unofficial publications from the 1970s - one for mixing drinks, the other for applying a Vulcan nerve pinch - and special guest Holly Amos to talk about fan enthusiasm.

See the original document: Star Trek Bartender's Guide 1976

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4-20 Central Middle School Star Trek Petition Jan 28, 2020

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Back when petitions were on paper rather than online, the seventh and eighth graders at Dover, DE's Central Middle School added their signatures to the throngs of fans who wanted Star Trek to return to network TV. Who started the petition? We may never know. How did Gene Roddenberry react? We do know that, and we'll share the answer in this week's Trek Files.

See the original document: Central Middle School Star Trek Petition

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4-19 Star Trek directorial commitments - 1967 Jan 21, 2020

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It seems pretty simple on the surface - the names of two directors alternate to finish 16 episodes of Star Trek. This memo from 1967 contains a lot more if you read between the lines though. We welcome back Trek veteran Mike DeMerrit to help us grasp the logistical balance of making The Original Series.

See the original document: Star Trek directorial commitments - 1967

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4-18 Gene Roddenberry Letters to the Editor - 1964 - 1987 Jan 14, 2020

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Separated by more than twenty years, two letters to the editor of the Los Angeles Times show Gene Roddenberry's concern for contemporary issues. Their relevance today points to the types of human concerns that Gene dealt with in real and fictional worlds.

See the original document: Gene Roddenberry Letters to the Editor - 1964 - 1987

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