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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide To Star Trek

Space: The Final Frontier. Since the original series began in 1966, Star Trek has captured the imaginations of Americans and stimulated our curiosity about worlds and galaxies beyond our own. The show expertly took on many hot button issues of its day and addressed them with science fiction metaphors. This approach hooked fans in with its utopian vision of united humanity exploring the stars. Today, new Trekkies are being initiated into the Star Trek fandom with the release of new movies. You may think you are already the ultimate Star Trek fan, but have you ever wondered how the Vulcan greeting came to be? Or who did (and didn’t) get along behind the scenes of the USS Enterprise? Enter The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek, your personal guide to the shows, cast, crew and worlds that they explored.The Ultimate Guide to Star Trek chronologically explores the productions and fandom of Star Trek. We begin with the three-year run of the original series with stars William Shatner as Captain Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Next we lead into the six major motion pictures of the 20th century and second generation of television series. Finally, we survey the current Star Trek major motion picture franchise with stars like Chris Pine and director J.J. Abrams. This 50th anniversary collector’s edition includes new photos from the upcoming Star Trek Beyond movie and opens with an introduction by the film’s cowriter and Scotty 2.0, Simon Pegg.

Paperback: 96 pages

Publisher: Entertainment Weekly (July 8, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1683305337

ISBN-13: 978-1683305330

Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 10.9 inches

Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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So many reviews are either “It’s the greatest” or “It’s the worst” thing ever. And if you told me that a 3–star review was the hardest to write, I would agree. Without the euphoria or bile, I mean, what’s the point … right? Entertainment Weekly does not send those of us who subscribe a copy of these specialty issues. I’m a sucker for Star Trek, so while I was at a local wholesale outlet today I couldn’t resist. Is this a good buy? I think the answer to that lies somewhere in how familiar you are with the overall franchise.I’ve watched these shows, & watched these shows, & watched … since they first hit television back in the mid–sixties when I was young. I own them on DVD, when I need to relax for bed, in goes a disc. Personally, I found some goodies here, but most of it was redundant & labeling this as an “Ultimate” guide is quite a reach. But, I think it’s important to remember that some fans are just now entering into this universe via the reboot films, and to them this magazine could be a “Collector’s Edition”.Because the “Look Inside” option stops short, I’ve added below various sidebars contained throughout, many of which occupy a whole page. Along the way you will see that the magazine does tend to spend its best energy dwelling on the original beginning & current reboot, and not enough on the in between. But that does not mean that it’s not there, and hopefully I can point that out without SPOILING your purchase.

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