About the book
Stephen E. Whitfield traces how the original Star Trek television series was developed and produced, which the book presents as television's first tentative move toward adult science fiction. He explains the design of the U.S.S. Enterprise, along with her weapons, equipment and power sources, and covers the show's original concept, how its continuity was kept straight and the backgrounds of its characters. The material includes memos to and from Gene Roddenberry, quotations and biographies of the cast, set descriptions, sketches, photographs, budgets and cast schedules. Although Roddenberry is credited as co-author, Whitfield wrote the text, and Roddenberry's part appears limited to the lyrics of the Star Trek theme.
Tyler Cowen counts it among the books with a hidden influence on him: it helped him learn the details of what was then his favorite TV series and got him thinking about cosmopolitanism among different kinds of intelligent beings.
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Tyler Cowen (Founder/Marginal Revolution University)
The Making of Star Trek helped me master the details of what was then my favorite TV series, and also to think about cosmopolitanism across different kinds of intelligent beings. In addition to chess I also was influenced by playing paper and dice war games, most of all Barbossa (the exact title may differ slightly), a really scary game where you have to consider the possibility the Nazis could have won and thus think about the contingency of history. I began to understand that violence could be a reality that stood above all else and how important it was to avoid such a scenario.
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