Star Trek Magazine issue 140

Issue 140 (US issue #13) of Star Trek Magazine was the September/October 2008 issue. The magazine was a 100-page Star Trek: The Original Series special, and was perfect-bound. The "A Fistful of Data" feature does not appear in this issue.

Contents[]

Back to Basics

Paul Simpson on the approach taken for this issue's features, as well as new features upcoming.

Hailing Frequencies

From this issue, this section incorporates the formerly separate Communicator page.

• Star Trek The Exhibition launches in San Diego.
• Star Trek: The Experience to close at the start of September.
• New merchandise licenses announced.
• Remembering Alexander Courage, Joseph Pevney, and Robert Justman.
• Star Trek editing continues, creative team approached over potential sequel.
• Treknology: artificial intelligence, orbital mapping, space sickness.
• Pocket Books' release schedule for late 2008 and 2009.
• In Brief: George Takei to marry; Vulcan, Alberta unveils Gene Roddenberry memorial; Harlan Ellison documentary.
• A pictorial tribute to Joseph Pevney, featuring stills from every episode he directed.
• Communicator
• The new Star Trek cast teaser poster.

Interview – Zoe Saldana – "Reopening Hailing Frequencies"

by Paul Simpson.

Celebrating Star Trek

Focusing on Star Trek: The Original Series.

Interview – William Shatner – "Embracing the Universe"

by Ian Spelling.

Season 1

In Living Color – Jill Sherwin looks at the role colour played in The Original Series' success.

Up Above the Gods – Patrick Jankiewicz talks to Gary Lockwood.

Lost and Found – Larry Nemecek reveals an image from the filming of "The Man Trap".

Robert Justman Remembered

A previously unpublished interview by Ian Spelling, conducted in August 2006.

Season 2

Sneaking the Truth – Michael A. Martin on the use of allegory by Gene Roddenberry, to tell stories no one else could.

Wreathed in Glory – Patrick Jankiewicz speaks with Michael Forest.

Eye of the Beholder

New feature, an opinion column.

Diane Duane talks about falling in love with Star Trek twice.

Season 3

Third Time the Charm? – Keith R.A. DeCandido looks at the strengths of the much-maligned season.

Marta-Dom – Patrick Jankiewicz interviews Yvonne Craig.

Re-Masterpieces

Larry Nemecek talks to Dave Rossi, Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda on the Remastered Original Series, discussing some of their favorite shots.

Continues next issue.

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Animating the Final Frontier – Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore discuss the changes required for the new format, as well as its limitations.

Author's Logs: Supplemental – Alan Dean Foster discusses the Star Trek Logs with Dilmore and Ward.

The Voice of the Hidden Waterfall

David R. George III discusses the myth of the "emotionless" Vulcan as seen in The Original Series

What's in a Name? – the use of "Vulcanian" in The Original Series.

Star Trek movies

Creating a New Generation – Terri Osborne on the role that family played in the Original Series movies.

Down and Dirty – Calum Waddell talks with Ken Ralston on creating the special effects for the Star Trek movies.

Novels

Rewriting History – David Mack on the ability of the novel series Star Trek: Vanguard to expand on the universe of The Original Series, and establish connections between historical events seen in the series.

Earning His Stripes – Paul Simpson looks at the early life of James T. Kirk as revealed in the series and novels.

Book extract

Star Trek: Destiny – Gods of Night

Includes an introduction from author David Mack on the nature of the crossover event.

Star Trek 101

Paul Simpson talks with Terry J. Erdmann and Paula M. Block, authors of the forthcoming reference work.

Replicator

Novels: Night of the Wolves, Dawn of the Eagles; Fearful Symmetry; These Haunted Seas.

Comics: "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns", "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"; "Turnaround, Part II", "Turnaround, Part III"; "Matters of the Mind", "Disgrace"; "Enterprise Experiment, Part 2".

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Star Trek Magazine Issue 140 – September/October 2008

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