What are you Reading? Debonnaire December 2019 edition

[R_J_K75]

It has hinted at it, but its more that he was hired to be the star of the show and he let everyone know that he was the star. The book goes more into the writers and directors, how Rodenberry handled (or mishandled, as the case may be) the show, how Gene Coon kept the show going (truly the unsung hero of Trek, IMHO) and such.

Ive just heard things over the years is why I asked. I havent watched the original series in probably 30 years since iit was on WPIX in the 80s...Odd Couple, Honeymooners followed by Star Trek, those timess hold a special place in my heart.

 

[NeuroZombie]

Ive just heard things over the years is why I asked. I havent watched the original series in probably 30 years since iit was on WPIX in the 80s...Odd Couple, Honeymooners followed by Star Trek, those timess hold a special place in my heart.

Yeah I've heard the same thing over the years and I am sure it was more of an issue then the book got into. The writers are in the film industry so I bet hey didn't want to get too much into it and risk alienating themselves.

I watched TOS in syndication in the late 70's early 80's as well. My wife decided she was ready to watch ST from the begining so watched all of TOS in the last year. We're on Season 3 of Next Gen now

 

[R_J_K75]

You dont see the OTS in syndication much these days, at least not here in Buffalo. I will say that all you see now is 19 hrs of Pawn Stars, 14 hrs of Friends. Theres not many decent TV shows after the year 2000. Its all marathons and competition programming and not llike a good half hour or hour of the Twilight Zone. You cant even smoke on TV anymore like Rod Serling, its a shame.

 

[dragoner]

Just checked out the second book in Joan D Vinge's Snow Queen series, named "World's End".

 

[dragoner]

You dont see the OTS in syndication much these days, at least not here in Buffalo.

It's on the beeb here (BBC America), sort of a fancy edition with cleaned up special effects.

 

[R_J_K75]

Just checked out the second book in Joan D Vinge's Snow Queen series, named "World's End".

Never heard of it, why the second book?

 

[dragoner]

Never heard of it, why the second book?

I just finished the first, there are four: The Snow Queen, World's End, The Summer Queen, and Tangled Up In Blue; it's good science fiction, an Arthur C Clarke quote compares it to Dune, I don't know if I would go that far, but it's good.

 

[R_J_K75]

It's on the beeb here (BBC America), sort of a fancy edition with cleaned up special effects.

I dont mean to derail the thread

I just finished the first, there are four: The Snow Queen, World's End, The Summer Queen, and Tangled Up In Blue; it's good science fiction, an Arthur C Clarke quote compares it to Dune, I don't know if I would go that far, but it's good.

I tried to read Frank Herberts Dune enough times to where his writing is strange, kind of out of sorts. But his Sons and Kevin J Anbersons Prequel to Dune were great. I read all 6 books.

 

[cbwjm]

I'm so close to finishing Kevin J Anderson's the dark between the stars, book 1 of the saga of shadows. I probably would have finished it last night of not for me needing sleep so I can work the next day.

 

[R_J_K75]

I'm so close to finishing Kevin J Anderson's the dark between the stars, book 1 of the saga of shadows. I probably would have finished it last night of not for me needing sleep so I can work the next day.

Theres more beyond the 6 prequel books?