Erdmann was given unprecedented access to every aspect of the production of Star Trek Deep Space Nine in order to compile this book which is considered, by some, the ultimate guide to Star Trek's grittiest and most complex series. Insight into the making of Deep Space Nine is provided by the set designers, cast and crew, and the writers and producers. Characters over the series have grown and developed, matured and met several challenges, learnt to cope with disaster and joy, defeat and victory. Each one has had his or her story played out around the space station Deep Space Nine, which is guarding the wormhole against invading Dominion forces. Episode by episode this companion takes readers through the seven-year drama, reliving the moments as the story unfolds.
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Terry J. Erdmann was given unprecedented access to every aspect of the production of Star Trek Deep Space Nine - the sets, the scripts, the production staff, the directors, the actors and the crew - in order to compile this book which is, quite simply, the ultimate guide to Star Trek's grittiest and most complex series. In the seven years it has been on our television screens, Deep Space Nine has seen its characters grow and develop, mature and meet challenges, learn to cope in their turn with disaster and joy, reconciliation and loss, defeat and victory. Each individual character has had his or her own stories to pursue, woven around the central thread of life at the frontier of Federation space. Human and Klingon, Cardassian, Bajoran, Ferengi and Romulan - not to mention the invading forces of the Dominion: allies and enemies all come together on space station Deep Space Nine, guarding the wormhole under the gaze of the Prophets - aliens or gods? Episode by episode, the Deep Space Nine Companion takes the reader through the seven-year drama, reliving moment by moment as the overall story unfolds.
Many talents made the unique viewing experience that was Deep Space Nine possible, from the writers and producers who shaped it to those who created the sets (the Promenade, Quark's, the Defiant, the darkness - in every sense - of occupied Terok Nor) - to the actors who brought both its heroes and its villains so thrillingly to life. Each of them has given Terry Erdmann rare insights into the making of the hit series from its inception to its explosive final episode.
Hailed by many fans as the best-acted, best-plotted and best-scripted of all the Star Trek series, in this book Star Trek Deep Space Nine has the companion it so richly deserves.
Terry Erdmann has written a number of Star Trek books, amongst them Action! and The Tribble Handbook, and worked with J.M. Dillard on the pictorial history of Star Trek, Where No-one Has Gone Before. As a Hollywood publicist the many hit movies he has worked on include Aliens and Cocoon.
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Vendeur : Crappy Old Books, Barry, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. For seven seasons, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine occupied a remote Cardassian-built space station beside a newly discovered wormhole and proceeded to make the future considerably more complicated than Gene Roddenberry had originally advertised. There were Bajoran politics, Ferengi commerce, shape-shifting security officers, religious visions, wartime compromises and an exceptionally patient tailor who was definitely not a spy. The Deep Space Nine Companion is the substantial guide to all of it. Written by Terry J. Erdmann, this hefty volume follows the series from its 1993 pilot, Emissary , through to the 1999 finale, What You Leave Behind . Every episode receives its own account, including a synopsis, production information and behind-the-scenes commentary from the writers, producers, directors, designers and actors responsible. If you have ever wondered why a story developed in a particular direction?or whose week was ruined by the requirement for another fleet of Dominion ships?there is a fair chance the answer is here. Unlike the wandering starships of earlier Star Trek , Deep Space Nine remained largely in one place. This sounded cheaper and more restful until the writers introduced a wormhole, a strategically vital planet, competing religions, several hostile governments and the largest war in Federation history. The station did not boldly go anywhere; the entire Alpha Quadrant brought its problems to reception. The book charts the development of Benjamin Sisko from reluctant station commander to captain, wartime leader and religious Emissary. It follows Kira Nerys as she adjusts from resistance fighter to administrator, Odo as he investigates both crime and his own origins, and Jadzia Dax as she carries several lifetimes of memories while still finding time to play tongo. Dr Bashir matures, Chief O?Brien suffers with legendary regularity, and Worf eventually arrives to increase the station?s supply of Klingon solemnity. Then there is Quark, proprietor of the bar and guardian of Ferengi economic principles, who spends seven seasons demonstrating that capitalism will survive into the 24th century provided somebody remembers to charge admission. His brother Rom develops unexpected talents, Nog becomes the first Ferengi in Starfleet, and Grand Nagus Zek ensures that every major social reform is accompanied by an appropriate commercial opportunity. Particularly valuable is the coverage of the series? evolving storylines. Deep Space Nine increasingly embraced continuing plots, moral ambiguity and consequences that did not obligingly disappear before the closing credits. The occupation of Bajor, Cardassian politics, the Maquis, Klingon conflict and the Dominion War accumulated across years, requiring viewers to remember events from previous episodes?an outrageous demand in the days before streaming services supplied a ?previously on? sequence and immediate access to everything. Erdmann explores how these arcs were conceived, altered and occasionally discovered by accident. Television production involves careful planning, sudden rewriting, actor availability, budget restrictions and the mysterious transformation of an apparently minor character into somebody indispensable. Deep Space Nine became unusually rich in recurring figures: Garak, Dukat, Weyoun, Winn, Martok and others who moved between ally, enemy and person one should never invite to a diplomatic dinner. The Companion also examines the show?s design and technical production. The station?s Cardassian architecture, Bajoran costumes, alien make-up, models, visual effects and elaborate battle sequences all receive attention. Creating the future, it emerges, requires not only imagination but carpenters, foam latex, lighting plans and a large number of people trying to make a Los Angeles soundstage look like the outer edge of known space. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, drawings and production artwork, the book provides a visual record of the cast, sets, costumes, creatures and spacecraft. It is useful both for devoted fans and for anyone conducting the specialised scholarly activity known as trying to remember which Weyoun was killed by Worf and which one merely had an unpleasant meeting with him. Interviews and production recollections reveal the personalities behind the programme and the debates that shaped it. The writers discuss difficult episodes, abandoned ideas and the risks involved in taking Star Trek into darker territory. The actors explain how their characters changed beneath several seasons of uniforms, prosthetics and dialogue concerning subspace phenomena. Even apparently effortless television, it turns out, requires an exhausting amount of effort. The book makes clear why Deep Space Nine developed such a distinctive identity. It retained the optimism of Star Trek while testing it against war, faith, terrorism, occupation and political compromise. The Federation?s ideals remained important, but they were no longer protected by a weekly departure at warp speed. When one lives above the promenade, the consequences are still waiting outside Quark?s the following morning. This is an essential volume for Deep Space Nine admirers, Star Trek collectors, television historians and viewers undertaking another complete rewatch under the pretence that it constitutes research. It is detailed enough to settle minor disputes, though experience suggests that no reference book has ever permanently settled a dispute between Star Trek fans. This copy is in Very Good condition , having endured its previous mission with only light signs of service. Offered by Crappy Old Books, it is a comprehensive journey through all seven seasons of one of Star Trek ?s richest series?no wormhole travel required, although a comfortable chair is recommended because the book possesses approximately the mass of a small moon. N° de réf. du vendeur 7023
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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. First Thus. Erdmann, Terry J.; Block, Paula M. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE COMPANION New York, New York: Pocket Books 2000 VG 725 pp. 4to. Stated first Pocket Books trade paperback, full number line.Pictorial soft cover shows minor scuffing and shelf wear. Protective plastic coating is peeling around all edges, previous price sticker on back cover. Extremities show bumping and rubbing, textblock edges show discoloration and spots of flecking. Ink from half title page has transferred to cover interior, blue pen mark on half title page. Discoloration to margins of some pages, soiling to page 467. Binding is partially cracked between pages 372-373, 404-405, and 724-725. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams throughout. This book remains in Very Good condition and would make an excellent addition to any collection. ***Book is heavy and oversized and may require extra shipping***. N° de réf. du vendeur 022900
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