Ranked #1
1-22 David Gerrold memo - No Tribbles At All - November 2, 1986
1-22 David Gerrold memo - No Tribbles At All - November 2, 1986
As Star Trek: The Next Generation was in its earliest days of development, one writer pitched the idea to return to a fo... Read more
19 Jun 2018
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16mins
Ranked #2
2-04 Gene Roddenberry letter to Norman Felton - October 1965
2-04 Gene Roddenberry letter to Norman Felton - October 1965
Norman Felton had a hit on his hands with "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." when Gene Roddenberry reached out to him about possi... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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17mins
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Ranked #3
2-03 Star Trek Phase II meeting notes - August 3, 1977
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14 Aug 2018
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Ranked #4
3-9 TNG Weapons and Tactics - January 30, 1987
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Ranked #5
1-03 Star Trek Lives Draft Introduction (January 1975)
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When the rest of the world started to take Star Trek fandom seriously, Gene Roddenberry was asked to provide an introduc... Read more
6 Feb 2018
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Ranked #6
3-6 The Counter-Clock Incident revised draft - July 31, 1974
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The Trek Files welcomes back Fred Bronson this week to tell tales of writing for Star Trek: The Animated Series with his... Read more
26 Mar 2019
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Ranked #7
4-12 10101001 first draft memo - October 1987
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Andre Bormanis joins The Trek Files again to talk about the Bynars and keeping computer jargon believable in science fic... Read more
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Ranked #8
2-07 Bob Justman holodeck memo - October 17, 1986
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Bob Justman shares an idea with Gene Roddenberry for a potential new piece of hardware on the Enterprise. This week, The... Read more
11 Sep 2018
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13mins
Ranked #9
1-04 TNG Conceptual Work (September 12, 1986)
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What would Star Trek: The Next Generation look like without Gene Roddenberry? In 1986, Paramount lured Roddenberry into ... Read more
13 Feb 2018
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19mins
Ranked #10
4-9 Gene Roddenberry interview transcript - 1974
4-9 Gene Roddenberry interview transcript - 1974
The transcript of an interview reveals so much more than merely the questions and answers within. In 1974, Steve Reed fr... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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19mins
Ranked #11
4-11 Star Trek budget - April 17, 1967
4-11 Star Trek budget - April 17, 1967
Above the line, below the line, associates, executives, best boys and key grips... Here to demystify production jargon a... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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22mins
Ranked #12
3-4 Assignment Earth extras casting - January 5, 1968
3-4 Assignment Earth extras casting - January 5, 1968
This week, The Trek Files solves a mystery 50 years in the making. Ever since Gary Seven's cat "Isis" took human form in... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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Ranked #13
3-14 Sam Peeples notes on The Cage - April 1965
3-14 Sam Peeples notes on The Cage - April 1965
After NBC rejected Star Trek's first pilot "The Cage," Gene Roddenberry reached out to his friend (and later Trek contri... Read more
21 May 2019
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27mins
Ranked #14
4-13 Star Trek production report 1977 - part 1
4-13 Star Trek production report 1977 - part 1
In late 1977, a new Star Trek series was coming along with sets being built, scripts written and actors being cast. Leon... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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26mins
Ranked #15
1-13 Letter from DC Fontana to Star Trek Fans - August 22, 1972
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In the fall of 1972, Dorothy Fontana sent out a letter for Star Trek fans who were hungry for any shred of information t... Read more
17 Apr 2018
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Ranked #16
4-17 Picard-Crusher Relationship memo - November 1986
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In the early days of The Next Generation, "Crusher" meant Wesley and his mother would likely have not been seen after th... Read more
7 Jan 2020
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Ranked #17
2-05 Leonard Maizlish letter to MaryLou Tamborello - July 1968
2-05 Leonard Maizlish letter to MaryLou Tamborello - July 1968
As early Star Trek fans were trading and collecting anything to do with the show, Gene Roddenberry's attorney was keepin... Read more
28 Aug 2018
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15mins
Ranked #18
2-06 Gene Roddenberry correspondence with Robert Vaughn - 1965
2-06 Gene Roddenberry correspondence with Robert Vaughn - 1965
Gene Roddenberry and Robert Vaughn had worked together on The Lieutenant, and in 1965 Vaughn was a mega-star with The Ma... Read more
4 Sep 2018
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26mins
Ranked #19
2-08 Star Trek The Motion Picture Enterprise design art - 1978
2-08 Star Trek The Motion Picture Enterprise design art - 1978
The interior and exterior of the Enterprise got an overhaul for Star Trek The Motion Picture. In this episode of The Tre... Read more
18 Sep 2018
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15mins
Ranked #20
1-15 Gene Roddenberry's Favorite Star Trek Episodes - Early 1970s
1-15 Gene Roddenberry's Favorite Star Trek Episodes - Early 1970s
Sometime in the early 1970s, Gene Roddenberry was asked to identify his favorite episodes of Star Trek. Simply indicated... Read more
1 May 2018
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20mins
