Here’s today’s Flashback; From the November 1979 #14 issue of FUTURE Magazine, a splendid layout of production drawings from ST:TMP. I recall being curious about how the new Enterprise and Klingon ships would look; mostly the same but definitely with more of an edge.
Here’s today’s flashback — from Winter 78-79, a cover of a Film Quartely Magaine, featuring Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum from Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and a portion of an article called “Of Black Holes…” from Film Reviews (I can’t find the rest of it) regarding ST:TMP.
Here’s today’s flashback: I had forgotten about this — An actual newsletter from Paramount Pictures promoting Star Trek: The Motion Picture. With an interview with Gene Roddenberry, color photos and lots of hype, it is especially excited about Persis Khambatta, “the olive-skinned beauty” from India with “a clear shot at big-time stardom”. Unfortunately it didn’t quite work out for Persis like that; she made a few forgettable films, was passed over for the (very bland) Maude Adams in Octopussy, and sadly died of a heart attack much too young at 49 in 1996. Hollywood (until recently) often snubs many fine actors associated with Star Trek and Persis was yet another casualty. A great shame too, she could have been the Angelina Jolie of the ’80’s.
Note Nimoy’s backward picture, probably to balance out the format of the page.
Posted in My Star Trek Scrapbooks
Tagged Gene Roddenberry, newsletter, Paramount, Persis Khambatta, promotions, ST:TMP
Here’s today’s flashback: From September of 1979, a flyer from Pocket Books heralding all the new Star Trek merchandise. You see, in the before time of no internet, one would be on something called ‘a mailing list’. Surprisingly, there are no flashy graphics here, just a basic list. Pocket smelled money…
Here’s today’s flashback: A planetarium program a relative sent me from Rochester – notable because Leonard Nimoy narrates one of the shows (highlighted). (With that rich voice and “alien” background, Nimoy did a lot of voice work, usually for something related to space or mystery) A mention of In Search Of… meeting Vincent Van Gogh, and a snippet mentioning how Star Trek is still popular in it’s common syndicated time-slot of 6-7p.m. (My mom hated me bringing my dinner into the living room to watch Trek (ah, the days before DVRs!)
Here’s today’s flashback (and the first from Volume III of my Trek scrapbooks). From Starlog Magazine (boy, I bought that a lot when I was young!) the latest Star Trek Report by Susan Sackett. Happenings around the Paramount lot as things wind down on the set of ST:TMP, but there’s a lot a noise on the set, from burly workmen hammering down the walls of an upstairs production company. Meanwhile, poor Persis Khambatta endured minor injuries in a car accident in Germany, and was on the mend.
Here’s today’s flashback: From Starlog Magazine, August 1979 – the latest progress report on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. We discover here that Trek had now doubled its original budget of 15 million; mainly because special effects alone were costing 16 million, and that it was Robert Wise who was partially responsible for the look of the horrible bland polyester uniforms in the film, mainly because, as Roddenberry mentions : “…Wise kept to the idea that the uniforms should be utilitarian” Yuck! And for heaven’s sake, I hated that De Kelley had to wear such revealing mommy stretch pants in his first scene (with the beard). Thank goodness the tunics covered the uniform hip-areas! (By the way, this is the last article from my second Star Trek scrapbook! Volume III starts tomorrow!)
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Tagged Gene Roddenberry, McCoys beard, Robert Wise, ST:TMP, Starlog, stretchpants, uniforms
Here’s today’s flashback: From Starlog September 1979, David Gerrold (of Tribble fame) compares Star Trek to Space:1999 and Battlestar Galactica. Guess who wins? 😉 I remember watching S-1999 and Battlestar... and yeah, they definitely weren’t Trek, but they did fill my need to watch bright, shiny people in the future. Gerrold rightly points out the absurdity of the 1999 premise, which I agree with, but it was still fun to watch. However, 1999 doesn’t hold up as well today as TOS, and of course Battlestar Galactica was remade into a wonderfully gritty, intense reboot.
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Tagged Battlestar Galactica, David Gerrold, Space 1999, Star Trek, Starlog
Here’s today’s flashback: From 1979, the monthly Starlog Star Trek Report, this time featuring what it’s like to be an extra on the set of ST:TMP. Among the notable extras cast were Louise Stange, president of the Leonard Nimoy Association of Fans (LNAF, of which I belonged at the time) They misspelled her last name as ‘Strange’! (Probably a common typo for that poor woman) There’s also David Gerrold, author of The Trouble with Tribbles, Bjo Trimble, the grand dame of Star Trek fans (she started the Save Star Trek letter writing campaign back in ’67, and Susan Sackett, the author of the piece herself. Although I enjoyed reading what it was like to be a movie extra, I still felt ill at ease at the look of the new uniforms and the awful, awful severe hairstyles on the women (What? No mini skirts and toppling bouffants ala Nurse Chapel???) What was the Trek world coming to? Alas, I was still envious of every one of them!
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Tagged Bjo Trimble, David Gerrold, LNAF, Louise Stange, ST:TMP, Susan Sackett
Here’s today’s flashback: From Parade Magazine in 1979, a rare and delightful conversation between renowned real-life pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock and Leonard Nimoy. They discuss influence, politics, and the awful state of Television.
Posted in My Star Trek Scrapbooks
Tagged Conversation, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock, Parade Magazine, Star Trek
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