The Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers

by FARRAND, PHIL

• ISBN13: 9780440506836
• ISBN10: 0440506832
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-10-01
• Publisher: Dell

Summary

Six feature films, the wildly successful television spin-offStar Trek: The Next Generation, endless reruns, videotapes, conventions, a line of best-selling novels, and William Shatner'sNew York Times best-sellerStar Trek Memorieshave kept theStar Trekspirit alive and well, even 25 years after its cancellation. Now this must-have book for all Trekkers -- which covers every episode of the original series, the pilot, and all six movies -- reveals all the bloopers, continuity errors, plot oversights, equipment malfunctions, and goof-ups that discerning, die-hard fans love to spot, but may have missed. Written especially for all those who find themselves thinking, "Hey, if the transporter is broken, why don't they just use a shuttlecraft?", this nitpicky volume includes Kirk's toupee watch; an examination of the logic of the miniskirted female crew members; number of times Kirk violated the Prime Detective and lots of trivia questions, fun facts, quizzes, and more. Live long and nitpick.

Author Biography

Phil Farrand is an award-winning computer programmer best known for the creation of Finale. He is also the author of The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers, The Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers, The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers, Vol. II, The Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers, and The Nitpicker's Guide for X-Philes.

Table of Contents

The Man Trap	p. 3
Charlie X	p. 7
Where No Man Has Gone Before	p. 11
The Naked Time	p. 14
The Enemy Within	p. 18
Mudd's Women	p. 22
Captaincy Aptitude Test	p. 25
What Are Little Girls Made Of?	p. 29
Miri	p. 33
Dagger of the Mind	p. 36
The Corbomite Maneuver	p. 39
The Menagerie, Part I	p. 43
The Menagerie, Part II	p. 47
Triathlon Trivia on Alien Races	p. 50
The Conscience of the King	p. 52
Balance of Terror	p. 55
Shore Leave	p. 59
The Galileo Seven	p. 62
The Squire of Gothos	p. 66
Arena	p. 70
Personal Favorites	p. 74
Tomorrow Is Yesterday	p. 76
Court-Martial	p. 80
The Return of the Archons	p. 84
Space Seed	p. 88
A Taste of Armageddon	p. 92
This Side of Paradise	p. 95
Romance Tote Board	p. 99
The Devil in the Dark	p. 101
Errand of Mercy	p. 104
The Alternative Factor	p. 108
The City on the Edge of Forever	p. 112
Operation--Annihilatel	p. 117
Is Starfleet Military?	p. 121
Amok Time	p. 125
Who Mourns for Adonais?	p. 128
The Changeling	p. 132
Mirror, Mirror	p. 136
The Apple	p. 141
The Doomsday Machine	p. 144
Kirk's Top Ten Reasons for Violating the Prime Directive	p. 148
Catspaw	p. 149
I, Mudd	p. 153
Metamorphosis	p. 157
Journey to Babel	p. 160
Friday's Child	p. 164
The Deadly Years	p. 168
Obsession	p. 171
Triathlon Trivia on Insults	p. 174
Wolf in the Fold	p. 176
The Trouble with Tribbles	p. 179
The Gamesters of Triskelion	p. 182
A Piece of the Action	p. 185
The Immunity Syndrome	p. 188
A Private Little War	p. 192
Boys in the Hall	p. 195
Return to Tomorrow	p. 198
Patterns of Force	p. 201
By Any Other Name	p. 204
The Omega Glory	p. 208
The Ultimate Computer	p. 211
Bread and Circuses	p. 214
Assignment: Earth	p. 218
Idiosyncrasies Tote Board	p. 222
Spock's Brain	p. 227
The Enterprise Incident	p. 231
The Paradise Syndrome	p. 234
And the Children Shall Lead	p. 237
Is There in Truth No Beauty?	p. 240
Spectre of the Gun	p. 243
Trek Silliness	p. 246
Day of the Dove	p. 249
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky	p. 252
The Tholian Web	p. 254
Plato's Stepchildren	p. 258
Wink of an Eye	p. 262
The Empath	p. 266
Triathlon Trivia on Other Characters	p. 269
Elaan of Troyius	p. 272
Whom Gods Destroy	p. 277
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield	p. 280
The Mark of Gideon	p. 284
That Which Survives	p. 287
The Lights of Zetar	p. 291
The Unsyndicated	p. 294
Requiem for Methuselah	p. 296
The Way to Eden	p. 300
The Cloudminders	p. 303
The Savage Curtain	p. 307
All Our Yesterdays	p. 310
Turnabout Intruder	p. 313
Damage Tote Board	p. 318
The First Pilot
The Cage	p. 323
The Movies
Star Trek: The Motion Picture	p. 329
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	p. 336
Major Themes in Star Trek	p. 345
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock	p. 348
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	p. 354
Triathlon Trivia on Planets	p. 361
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier	p. 363
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country	p. 370
The Intragalactic Trek Awards	p. 378
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