Posts by DortchOnIT

Self-stocking internet fridge faces a delivery come down

An exciting future, indeed...

Wow. Milk in actual bottles. I can hardly wait!

Forget Khan and Klingons, Star Trek's greatest trick was simply surviving

Re: that really gave Star Trek muscle was, in a word: science.

In the 1968 book "The Making of Star Trek," Gene Roddenberry was quoted as describing "Star Trek" as "Wagon Train to the stars," citing the western series "Wagon Train" as a primary influence. Both shows involved a large group of people traveling into unknown territories, which created opportunities for new stories every week.

According to that same book, Roddenberry spent four hours pitching "Star Trek" to CBS before NBC, only to be told by CBS execs that they already had a space-based series in the works. Of course, that series was "Lost in Space."

Now, if I could only find my first-edition paperback copy of "The Making of Star Trek..."