Standard Orbit 16: Re-written by Gene Coon / by Trek fm

Marc Cushman on Season Two.

A lot happened behind the scenes of the second season of The Original Series. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew are joined by Marc Cushman, author of These Are The Voyages, to discuss some of the topics that are going to be covered in Marc's second book in his Star Trek series. Find out how Lucille Ball lost her studio, why NBC tried to kill the show, and who really wrote all your favorite episodes.

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Running Time: 58 minutes 45 seconds


Hosts

Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler

 

Guest

Marc Cushman

 

Topics

Season Two
Losing Desilu
Moving to Friday
Rewriters
Gene Coon, Showrunner
Assignment: Spinoff
Son of Adonais
Book Three Teaser
Where to Find the Books


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