Set Phasers to Stun - 50 Years of Star Trek

Forty-seven years after NBC killed it off, Star Trek celebrates its half-century in a state of rude health. Boldly going where several other people have been before, Marcus Berkmann tells the story of this sturdy science fiction vehicle from its first five-year mission (rudely curtailed to three), through the dark years of the 1970s, the triumphant film series and The Next Generation , to the current ''reboot'' films, with a younger cast taking on the characters of Kirk, Spock, McCoy and co. With wit, insight and a huge pile of DVDs, he seeks to answer all the important questions. Why did Kirk''s shirt always get torn when he had a fist fight? What''s the most number of times Uhura said ''Hailing frequencies open, sir'' in a single episode? (Seven.) And what''s the worst imaginable insult in Klingon? (Your mother has a smooth forehead.)

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Berkmann, Berkmann Marcus
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.05.2017
• EAN: 9780349141152
• ISBN: 978-0-349-14115-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 195 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Television, REFERENCE / General, HUMOR / Topic / Celebrity & Popular Culture, TV tie-in humour