~ April 2015
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"This exhaustive level of detail might become truly Tolkien to the reader not looking to compose a doctoral thesis in the development of science fiction television, but Cushman’s layout of these chapters lend themselves well to the casual reader. Each chapter contains a scene-by-scene summary (well sprinkled with Cushman’s critical opinion), breakdowns of the pre- and post-production work, and line-by-line breakdowns of script changes. I found browsing through these chapters while watching the Enterprise wind its way through its final season enlightening and addictive." - Barbra J. Dillon, Managing Editor, Fanboy Comics
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~ March 2015
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"These are the Voyages: Season Three is an impressive work of painstaking scholarship, and [Marc Cushman's] prose style is worthy of the extensive research involved." - Jean Lisette Aroesta (writer of TOS episodes "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" and "All Our Yesterdays").
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~ March 2015
"Author Marc Cushman has done the if not impossible, then very nearly improbable feat of remaining neutral while presenting the facts, tales, anecdotes, and recollections behind one of the most enduring pop phenomenon of the 20th century - and beyond." - A Site Called Fred
~ February 2015
"These are the Voyages is one of the most comprehensive set of Star Trek books I have ever read. They are an invaluable source of information for anyone who loves TOS and all credit must be given to Marc Cushman who has laboured long and hard to bring us the story behind Star Trek: The Original Series.... This is the third volume which chronicles the final season of the series and, in my opinion, is the most enjoyable of the three books." - for VisionaryTrek.com, Mike Clark, writer, critic, TV and sci-fi historian
~ February 2015
"The Truth About What Went Wrong With The Third Season Of Star Trek" - Charlie Jane Anders
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Read the entire review here
~ January 2015
"Marc Cushman has reported the problems of the third season with a wise eye and deft pen. He’s commented on Trek in perhaps the most riveting account of a show we thought we already knew and taught us there was so much more for us to learn and love. Thanks for all those hours, Marc Cushman. This is the ultimate Trek Bible." - Judy Burns, co-writer "The Tholian Web"
~ January 2015
"Marc Cushman's exhaustive account of the making of the original STAR TREK provides insight, illumination and explanation I've waited literally my entire life to receive. From reestablishing Gene Roddenberry's own reputation as a gifted writer to finally shedding light on the origins of "Spock's Brain," THESE ARE THE VOYAGES can be considered nothing less than sacred texts for this Trekker."
- Robert Meyer Burnett - Writer/Director FREE ENTERPRISE, Producer STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Blu Ray Special Features.
- Robert Meyer Burnett - Writer/Director FREE ENTERPRISE, Producer STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Blu Ray Special Features.
~ January 2015
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"Marc Cushman has done a truly masterful job with These Are the Voyages: TOS, Season Three. This may be the best volume yet, and its contribution to the Star Trek legacy is incomparable. Marc has done a sensational job of dispelling decades of false assumptions and his focus on the real successes and failures of Fred Freiberger, including interviews with his children and would-be biographer Peter Greenwood, is both superb and eye-opening. Congratulations to Marc Cushman, with Susan Osborn, on another remarkable effort and an essential purchase for any Star Trek fan"
- Mark A. Altman, writer/producer, Free Enterprise, Los Angeles Times' "world's foremost Trekspert" |
~ December 2014
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"[As for] the amazing drama that Marc Cushman brings to life so vividly in this final volume of his [These Are the Voyages] series: the amazing thing is that he does it as he microscopically presents the detailed evolution of each of the 24 productions filmed that season -- from the author's pitch through story development to final script, into pre-production, production, post production, airing and reaction, the mailbag and memories. I am in awe of the enormity of the These Are the Voyages books project, profoundly moved as I was by the previous two volumes and very grateful that Marc Cushman did it." READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW
- Ralph Senensky Director of Star Trek: TOS episodes "This Side of Paradise," "Metamorphosis," "Bread and Circuses," "Obsession," "Return to Tomorrow," "Is There in Truth No Beauty?," and "The Tholian Web). |
~ December 2014
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"I was amazed at the thoroughness and the amount of detail. Well done!" - Marvin Chomsky Director of Star Trek: TOS episodes "And the Children Shall Lead," "Day of the Dove," and "All Our Yesterdays". |
Director Marvin Chomsky, second from left; (courtesy Gerald Gurian)
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~December 2014
Peter Greenwood
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"At last, the full account of how Fred Frieberger tried to keep his sanity on an almost impossible show to produce -- with a reduced budget and more problems than any one producer has ever encountered. These Are the Voyages is an amazing, insightful account [on the making of Star Trek] by writer Marc Cushman. This is a must own group of books. If you don't have a set of these books, then the question is ... why not? " - Peter Greenwood, Actor, Director, Producer |
~ December 2014
Scott Mantz
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"While I always found more to like about the third season than most Trekkers did, reading the excellent These Are the Voyages - Season Three (the best in the book series) makes me like it a whole lot more." - Scott Mantz |
