Inside Star Trek; The Real Story

New York: Pocket Books, 1996. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. John Knoll (Jacket illustration). The format is approximately 7.5 inches by 9.5 inches. xx, [2], 458 pages. Illustrations. Index. DJ has a couple of small dings. Inscription signed by both authors. Inscription reads 8/16/96 To David--"Live Long & Prosper!" Herbert Solow Bob Justman. Contents include Act One Genesis: The Two Pilots; Act Two The First Season: A Struggle for Life; Act Three Death and Transfiguration: The Second and Third Seasons; Act Four Rebirth: Star Trek Lives!, and Epilogue. A history of the classic television series follows the collaboration of Herb Solow, Gene Roddenberry, and Bob Justman and chronicles the personalities, production methods, and special effects that resulted in the show's phenomenal legacy. Herbert Franklin Solow (December 14, 1930 - November 19, 2020 was an American motion picture and television executive, screenwriter, producer, director and talent agent. In 1964, he joined Desilu Studios and oversaw the development and production of Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, and Mannix. Robert Harris "Bob" Justman (July 13, 1926 - May 28, 2008) was an American television producer, director, and production manager. He worked on many American TV series including Lassie, The Life of Riley, Adventures of Superman, The Outer Limits, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Search, and Then Came Bronson. Justman was one of the pioneers behind Star Trek, working both as an associate and supervising producer on Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was the assistant director of the first two Star Trek episodes: "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Along with Robert H. Justman, he wrote Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, published by Pocket Books in 1996. According to Publishers Weekly, "As told by Solow, Star Trek's executive in charge of production, and Justman, Star Trek's co-producer, this is arguably the definitive history of the TV show ... With plenty of behind-the-scenes material that will be of interest to Trek fans, this book puts a good deal of emphasis on the show's business side, elucidating production difficulties, cost overruns and the seemingly constant debate with NBC over the show's future." Although Solow is often credited with being the first to call Gene Roddenberry "The Great Bird of the Galaxy", drawn from one of George Takei's throwaway lines, as Mr. Sulu, from the original series episode "The Man Trap", it was actually Robert Justman who coined the phrase.