The Making of the Trek Conventions

MetaTrek-Artikel

Bitte nur kanonische Fakten verlinken.

Das Buch The Making of the Trek Conventions beschäftigt sich mit dem Fankult der Serie Raumschiff Enterprise und der Entstehung der Star-Trek-Conventions.

Inhalt

Vom Umschlagtext:

„Or How to Throw a Party for 12,000 of Your Most Intimate Friends“

A fascinating and funny behind-the-scenes account of the Star Trek conventions with 32 pages of never-before-seen photos, underground cartoons, the daily programs, and trivia contests.

Here it is - the story behind the Star Trek conventions. All the beloved bedlam and cherished chaos, presented in living black and blue.

A fascinating and funny account of the adventures and misadventures of the group that „started it all“ with the very first Star Trek convention in 1972, written by Joan Winston, who was there from the beginning. Race along with her and „The Committee“ from catastrophe to calamity and back again:

Try to get Leonard Nimoy out of the hotel and William Shatner in - past thousands of clamoring fans. How Nichelle Nichols made Joan cry. The Saturday Night riot. Jimmy Doohan gives Security cardiac arrest. „Losing“ George Takei, finding him, losing him. The Roddenberry Serenade. Creative wheelchair wrapping. Why it took three fans to bring DeForest Kelley one quart of orange juice.

In addition to the frantic behind-the-scenes fun, try your skill on the trivia quizzes, check the pocket programs, and actually feel you are there with Joan and The Committee - cruising at warp speed through a „happening“ whose motto seems to be, „May the Great Bird of the Galaxy come and rest upon your planet!“

Joan Winston has worked for CBS and ABC, but she is best known to the public as one of the most enthusiastic and energetic Star Trek fans in the world. She is the coauthor of the best-selling Star Trek Lives! And she is known far and wide as one of „The Committee“.
(Quelle: Hardcover-Ausgabe)

Vom Umschlagtext:

Joan Winston writes the way humorist Erma Bombeck would if she were a Star Trek fan. The book is a must. - Minneapolis Twin Cities Reader

How Leonard Nimoy was spirited out of the hotel - and William Shatner in - past thousands of clamoring fans. Why Nichelle Nichols made Joan Winston cry. The Saturday Night riot. Jimmy Doohan giving security guards cardiac arrest. „Losing“ George Takei, finding him, losing him. Needing three fans to bring DeForest Kelley a quart of orange juice…

Here it is! The story behind the Star Trek conventions - complete with catastrophes, calamities, hilarious adventures and heartwarming anecdotes. It's everything you always wanted to know about your favorite show and stars - and how a handfull of dedicated fans created the world wide phenomena of the conventions. Joan Winston was there from the very beginning and she chronicles it all in a fast and funny account.
(Quelle: Softcover-Ausgabe)