Star Trek Memories
Category: Sci-Fi
Narrator: Unknown
Tags: Sci-Fi
by William Shatner (Reader), Chris Kreski (Author), ans of TVs 1960s science fiction series Star Trek will go into orbit over lead player Shatners candid, captivating reminiscence, packed with stellar anecdotes and backstage lore. Writing with help from MTV editorial director Kreski, Shatner reveals details of day-to-day workand some of the fights with nervous studio executives who were not quite ready for the future. Problematic were writer/producer Gene Roddenberrys proposal that the starships strong, efficient first officer, Number One, be played by a woman, namely Majel Barrett who later became the softer, secondary character Nurse Chapel; the casting of Leonard Nimoy as the pointy-eared alien Dr. Spock; and the interracial kiss scripted for Shatner and Nichelle Nichols. We learn that every episode was filmed in the ridiculously inadequate timespan of six days, with one week for preproduction, creating excessive pressure on many actors and members of the film crew. Aided by recolle
