"These Are The Voyages TOS, Season One"
REVIEWS

November 19, 2013
"Here at Some Kind of Star Trek you know we love a good reference book and in particular that one from Marc Cushman that was released a few months ago...what was it called again...?" 
 
"The extra bonus is that this edition not only sports a rather nice new cover (left) but also has some updated material thanks to, among others, some guy called Leonard Nimoy. Yep; straight up."
Clive Burrell, Some Kind of Star Trek
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November 3, 2013
"After nearly fifty years, I thought there wasn’t anything more to be said, or any more books that could possibly be mined, from the original Star Trek. Hasn’t that show been talked about, and examined to death, down to every last detail?"
Lee Goldberg - author and TV producer  
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October 31, 2013
"These are the Voyages has quickly become the most critically acclaimed book ever written on the making of Star Trek." - Trek.fm
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October 15, 2013
"Charting the evolution of The Original Series from the spark in Gene Roddenberry's mind to the two pilots and then through to Operation: Annihilate! your first thought will probably be "Oh no not again..." but I can assure you that this will be one of those books that in years to come is reverred as one of the ultimate reference guides to Star Trek."  Clive Burrell, Some Kind of Star Trek blog
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September 27, 2013  "If you've ever been fascinated by the making of the original Star Trek, and even if you've read a library's worth of behind the scenes tomes, you ain't read nuthin' yet if you have checked out These Are The Voyages: TOS, Volume One."
Ed Gross
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September 15, 2013   "This [book] is a must-have not only for any fan of the show, but also for those with an interest in the history of television production in general... entertaining and informative in more ways than there are stars in the cosmos."
Reviewed by Kevin Lauderdale, Author Magazine
August 29, 2013   "What makes these books most readable is that Cushman follows a chronological flow to the story, taking the reader along for the ride as the saga of /Star Trek/ begins, develops, evolves, falters, adapts, and blossoms for its first innovative year. Itâ??s like taking a time jump and arriving in Hollywood just as a new era in television begins when Lucille Ball backed two potentially money-losing productions at the same time, /Mission: Impossible/ and /Star Trek/. Ball, Roddenberry, Justman, and so many others boldly took us where television had never gone before, and now we can learn more about what happened than we imagined. As Rod Roddenberry, son of Gene, says, these are the new essential /Star Trek/ reference books. Amen."   Wes Britton, blogcritics.org
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August 2013  "Meticulously researched and lovingly presented, the amount of work put into this book is apparent on nearly every page. To a serious Star Trek fan, These Are The Voyages: TOS Season One will serve not only as an interesting reference, but as a time capsule of sorts. This is the sort of supplementary material that will not simply sit on one's shelf for years; rather, many people will find themselves consulting it often to learn more about their favorite (or not-so-favorite) episodes."

"This appears to be the definitive account of the first season of Star Trek, and I for one cannot wait to get my hands on volumes two and three."    Dan Gunther, TrekCore's Literature Editor, August, 2013
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August 17, 2013  “Trek” fans will die and get beamed up to heaven. Former “Next Generation” writer Marc Cushman launches the first in a three-volume series exhaustively — and we do mean exhaustively — documenting the making of every episode of the original “Star Trek” series. Included are budgets (episode 12 cost $184,859), script timelines, TV ratings, production photos and, best of all, never-before-published notes and memos among creator Gene Roddenberry, his staff and NBC. In one, a network suit objects to calling a woman “frigid.” - Billy Heller, Required Reading, New York Post
August 16, 2013  "It was fascinating to read how each story evolved until it became what eventually aired on television. Various conflicts and controversies are presented, such as Roddenberry’s tendency to rewrite stories, and the release of Grace Lee Whitney from the show. Readers will also discover what the censors allowed and didn’t allow back in those more restrictive days of television." 
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August 10, 2013    "Marc Cushman's These Are the Voyages is the single best book written about the history of Star Trek... and perhaps the best book ever written about the making of a television series... period." - Mark A. Altman, writer/producer Free Enterprise.
August 10, 2013     "Gene Roddenberry’s original Star Trek TV series is probably the most written-about show ever made, and you would think there would be very little left to uncover about the classic adventures of Kirk, Spock and the starship Enterprise. But despite books like Stephen Whitfield’s “The Making of Star Trek,” David Gerrold’s “The World of Star Trek” and our own Mark Altman and Ed Gross’s “Captain’s Logs” series, the definitive look at the original show hasn’t been written—until now. Author and screenwriter Marc Cushman (writing with Susan Osborn) got Roddenberry’s personal endorsement (in 1982, meaning this book is 30 years in the making) to write an exhaustive, episode-by-episode history of the show in three volumes, one per season, and if the first book is any indication this should be the final word on the show." - Jeff Bond, Geek Magazine, author "The Music of Star Trek"
August 9, 2013    "This is the most author intensive study of Star Trek that anyone has ever done and puts any other book to shame ... including my own" - David Gerrold, TOS writer of "The Trouble With Tribbles"

August 6, 2013      Will Smith  -  TOSGRAPHICS.COM
"[These are the Voyages - TOS: Season One] is amazing!!  If you are interested in the production of The Original Series, this is a must have book.... As someone who has read every book about The Original Series multiple times, I am blown away. I was skeptical when I first heard about this book because it sounded too good to be true and because I am myself a tenacious researcher. I feared it would be another book that only touched the surface of the series that I love; I was wrong. Believe the hype; this IS the TOS Bible!" -
August 1, 2013    Gerald Gurian -  startrekpropauthority.com
"These Are The Voyages will be considered the ultimate reference work on TOS - a treasured and indispensable centerpiece in the libraries of Star Trek fans worldwide, to be enjoyed time and again. It is the most significant written history ever produced on the making of Star Trek: The Original Series - the most successful television series ever produced! "
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July 30, 2013     C. J. Bunce - borg.com
"Literally hundreds of books and journal articles have been written on the three seasons of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek.  What more can be said about the making of this series? .....These are the Voyages delves into each episode in a level of detail that has not been reached before.  "These are the Voyages" presents many views of the most controversial and lets the reader decide.  Why was Grace Lee Whitney really cut from Season One so quickly?  Why were the episodes created in one order, only to be presented differently, with many episodes not re-broadcast in syndication for several years?  Which episodes were the most costly?  How did the producers swing building a prop shuttlecraft Galileo for no out-of-pocket cash?...."

"If you already have a shelf full of the 40 years of non-fiction books written about Star Trek, you may not think you need another book on the original series.  However, if you don’t, and even for those who think they know everything about Star Trek, you will find These are the Voyages TOS Season One an exhaustive, indispensable resource and a most compelling and interesting read. "
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LEONARD NIMOY says of "These are the Voyages"
"The level of research is astounding ... an incredible job; a tremendous amount of good information.... The reviews are wonderful and well deserved."