Star Trek Movie Memories

After seeing the movies, avid fans wish to know what happened behind the scenes during the making of the movie. Questions like who yelled at who often arise. However, as in the Star Trek Memories book before it, Bill Shatner does not dish out a lot of gossip or dirt on anyone. Here, he discusses what went into getting the various projects to begin with. Although this may not sound as exciting, I found myself turning pages, amazed that the films were actually made. Roddenberry was not happy with his treatment, and the studio did not appear to want to work with anyone.For the personal touch, Shatner begins by telling the readers what he was doing before he received the call for the first Star Trek motion picture. From there, the stories tend to cover the people involved in writing the scripts, producing and directing the films, and getting the financing and actors. For this, Shatner provides ample quotes from interviews and letters from the members involved. As with the last book, he does interview Nimoy and Takei, but where are the comments from others?A bit more personal is the information on Shatner's directing as well as his death scene in the crossover movie. Although sentimental, he does not overdo it.I would highly recommend this book to Star Trek fans.

Where do I begin? Before reading this book I merely thought of Shatner as an arrogant, ungrateful upstart who did not appreciate the full impact of his wonderful role on Star Trek. After reading this book I have come to realise that Shatner is Kirk, just as all the other characters on the Enterprise are exaggerated reflections of the actors which played them. One thing that always baffled me was how Shatner could so easily give up the greatest, most popular and televised role in history, spanning over thirty years. This book explains his struggle to control the character and at the same time his sense of loss at finally killing him off.Perhaps it was Shatner himself that made Star Trek what it is today.

Mr. Shatner's book opens with a tale that begins on July 16, 1968 - coincidentally, the day my father died, so it was also a very notable date for me. Although not a head-over-heels fan of W. Shatner, I bought and read this book, which - surprise! - held my interest from start to finish. I came away with an admiration for this man, whom, at the same time, I'd like to shake, with the admonition(and perhaps a smirk) "stop being so arrogant!". His tales of the movie-making trials of Star Trek are more interesting than the actual movies, themselves. I recommend this book for some laughs, some poignant insights, and a welcomed addition to any Star Trek library. It's like reading a most excellent school essay from a very bad, little boy from a broken home, who went on to charm his way into high society. Give it a try, and try not to smile.

Having recently watched all seven of the Star Trek movies which still feature the original cast (all over again), I was very grateful for this very candid and thoroughly entertaining book about their making. It is full of great anecdotes and one or two stories which made me laugh so hard, I had a hard time trying to breathe. A great sequel to Star Trek Memories and an absolute must for all fans of the original series and the movies.

A sequel to his book "Star Trek Memories" Shatner does it again! His bright insights of his career as Captain Kirk carried me strait through the book, with hardly the need to stop. A must read by ANY Star Trek Fan!