Foreword by David Gerrold
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Tomorrow Is Yesterday
1. All Our Yesterdays: The Prehistory of Star Trek
2. Great Bird of the Galaxy: The Pre-Trek Adventures of Gene Roddenberry
3. Space Seeds: Credited and Uncredited Influences on the Creation of Star Trek
4. The High Command: Executives Who Played Pivotal Roles in the Star Trek Story
5. Caged: Revealing Differences Between Star Trek and Its Unaired Pilot
6. Spock's Brain: Notable Pre-Trek Appearances by Leonard Nimoy
7. The Man Who Would Be Captain: Memorable Pre-Trek Roles for William Shatner
8. Spectre of the Gun: Memorable Pre-Trek Roles for DeForest Kelley
9. Report to the Bridge: The Pre-Trek Careers of Majel Barrett, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney, and Walter Koenig
Enterprise Incidents: Behind the Scenes, 1965-69
10. Alternative Factors: Roads Not Taken to the Second Star Trek Pilot
11. Ahead, Warp Factor One: Laying the Foundation
12. Engineering Department: The Screenwriters of Star Trek
13. Equipment Locker: Sets, Props, Costumes, Makeup, and Special Effects
14. Permission to Come Aboard: Unforgettable Guest Stars
15. Brief Lives: Untold Tales of Star Trek's "Redshirts"
16. Cloaking Device: Little-Recognized Contributors
17. Private Little Wars: Rivalries and Feuds
18. The Deadly Year: What Went Wrong with Season Three
19. Operation-Annihilate!: Shows That Beat Star Trek in the Nielsen Ratings
20. Mind Meld: Connections Between Star Trek and Other Classic Sci-Fi TV Series
These Are the Voyages: On the Screen, 1966-69
21. Wolves in the Fold: Monsters and Madmen
22. Strange New Worlds: Alternate Earths, Time Travel, and Parallel Dimensions
23. New Life and New Civilizations: Vulcans, Klingons, Romulans, and More
24. Treknological Marvels: Miracle Gadgets of the Twenty-Third Century
25. Then Play On: Memorable Musical Moments
26. Blooper Reel: Goofs and Gaffes That Survived the Final Cut
27. Captain's Log: Evidence That William Shatner Was Really Quite Good
28. The Infinite Vulcan: Leonard Nimoy Discovers Spock
29. Errands of Mercy: The Unsung Heroism of DeForest Kelley
30. The Finest Crew in the Fleet: The Supporting Cast's Shining Moments
31. Data Bank: A Thumbnail Guide to the Original Seventy-Nine Episodes
Prime Directives: Social Commentary and Recurring Themes
32. A Most Promising Species: Human Exceptionalism
33. Whom Gods Destroy: Close Encounters with the (Practically) Divine
34. The Last Battlefield: The Corrosive Power of Hate
35. What Are Little Girls Made Of?: The Gender Politics of Star Trek
That Which Survives: Star Trek in the 1970s
36. Obsession: Syndication and the Power of Fandom
37. Amok Time: Post-Trek Projects by Gene Roddenberry, 1970-77
38. Shore Leave: Non-Trek Projects for the Enterprise Crew, 1969-78
39. Metamorphosis: The Animated Adventures
40. "The Damn Books": Early Star Trek Novels and Comics
41. A Piece of the Action: Vintage Star Trek Merchandising
42. Five-Year Mission: The Long Voyage Back, 1975-79
On the Edge of Forever: The Legacy of Star Trek
43. Personal Log: Spouses, Children, and Private Lives
44. "Beam Me Up, Scotty": The Quotable (and Misquotable) Star Trek
45. Highly Illogical: Notable and Notorious Star Trek Parodies
46. Starfleet Commendations: Awards Won (and Lost), 1966-75
47. Keep On Trekkin': Famous and Influential Fans
Bibliography
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