The Making Of Star Trek: Original Series - Behind The Scenes!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

What's your favorite behind-the-scenes fact or memory from Star Trek: The Original Series?

[@louamato6332]

For some reason, as a young kid, I really was affected by the fight scenes Kirk participated in, especially his fist fights!

[@marilynaicardi1860]

My husband and I saw the first episode of ST and were immediate fans. We bought our first color tv so we could see it in color. I know it is dated, but the original ST series is still one of my all time favorite tv shows . ( I’m 82 years old.). Thank you Gene Roddenberry and Lucille Ball for this incredible show!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you for your comment. That's incredible that you got to see the episodes as they qere coming out. It's amazing how well thise original series episodes still hold up today.

[@alfredmasullo]

As a Star Trek super fan, I've seen many videos on the internet about the show. I did not think another video would have anything new to say, but I was wrong. This video was a lovely presentation of the history of TOS and its cast members.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Welcome to my channel! 😀

[@RandomTChance]

Yes, I agree, I learned a few things myself.

[@Reality9002]

@@peanut1001xand pray tell what? 0 props for trolling without any references or evidence.

[@One.Zero.One101]

I was expecting to skim through this video because I already know a lot about TOS but I was hooked with all the background info.

[@conniewojahn6445]

Most people do not know the role of Lucille Ball and Desilu Studios in the production of Star Trek. Gene Roddenberry's imaginative creation would never have gotten anywhere without her.

[@kevinswonke2583]

This is absolutely the best documentary about the origins of Star Trek I’ve seen!!! I would have actually paid money for it.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much. And this is one of the best compliments Ive received. 🙂 As long as people like you appreciate my videos, I will keep making them! 😀

[@kevinswonke2583]

You have a gift and true talent. Thank you so much this.

[@alfredmasullo]

God bless Lucille Ball for her vision of the revolutionary Star Trek TV series. She is the "mother" of Star Trek.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

She really is. Without Lucille Ball, there would not be a Star Trek!

[@kerry-j4m]

$ 600,000 was a small fortune back in the early 60s,thank Lucille Ball for her contributions to get/keep Star Trek on the air.And i'm a big fan of hers too.RIP:Ms Ball. Live Long and Prosper

[@jimholmes2555]

I've heard it said, Lucille was a very honest person of early Hollywood. I do believe she was.

[@kelsycunningham8452]

As I remember, Lucy pretty much bled Trek into the ground. She took every penny from commercial revenue and barely returned enough for a minimal production. Thus you have episodes like 'Spocks Brain' and then the crew chasing Hortas through paper mache caves with black linoleum floors. When she pushed the show to its untimely demise, she thought she lucked out selling the franchise to Paramount for pennies on the dollar. The rest is history as they say. Unless it was disinformation from the Romulans because they have no honor.

[@kerry-j4m]

@@kelsycunningham8452 They don't ?? I always thought that was Starfleet propaganda at work. They do have honor,they just chose not to use it. I should know I used to go to all their home world meetings.

[@paullefevre8684]

As a child I loved the original series, but the move to Friday nights at 10pm killed it for me, since my mom wouldn't let me stay up that late! I knew much of the history, but this video filled in a lot of gaps for me. Thank you for doing it, very well done!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for thr kind words. I have so many more videos planned. I hope you enjoy them!

[@conniewojahn6445]

Although a friend had told me about an exciting new show he really liked, I never saw Star Trek when it was first aired because my parent's ratty old television didn't pick up the channel. It was all snowed and garbled audio which my mother couldn't stand and made me turn it off. After we moved from a rural to a suburban area and got another television set, I could pick it up. But, the 10pm time slot competed with my father's Portland wrestling show and I was out again. Drat! Finally saw it years later when the time slot changed.

[@RayBull-ck9ql]

YES THANKYOU FOR SUCH INDEPTH COVERAGE IM TRYING TO REMAIN ATTENTIVE AND THE FOLK THAT PAY HOMAGE WITH SO MUCH INPUT OF SCALE LIKE YOURS IS THE BEST THIERS SOME OF US WHO MAY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TOO AND THEY VERY MUCH REQUIRE FOLK THAT PROVIDE THE INTEGRITY OF OTHERS TO GET BY THANKYOU FOR SUCH IN DEPTH APPROACH PLEASE PLEASE THANKYOU

[@direnova6284]

I had no idea of the level of involvement of Lucille Ball, God bless her, without her belief in it we would never have had all that joy.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Yes. She was instrumental in the creation of Star Trek. 🙂 It's so amazing. Thank you for your post.

[@keithyakouboff8755]

Agreed. Only in Hollywood... that crazy redheaded American icon helped give us another American icon.

[@pobinr]

Great vid with loads of info & no annoying background music. Well done

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much. I hope you stick around for more of my videos. Im also finishing up Goldfinger, and afterwards will make a video on Star Trek: The Animated Series. Enjoy!

[@houseoftone8939]

"The City on the Edge of Forever" Best episode! Shame on NBC, for withholding Nichelle Nicols's fan mail!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Isn't that terrible of NBC? I can see why she wanted to quit. And I agree with you about "City on the Edge of Forever." 🙂

[@richarddecredico6098]

City is great but Mirror Mirror is more iconic if there is only one episode to show someone, that is the one //// 2nd: Journey to Babel

[@jazzlover10000]

@@richarddecredico6098Yes the first two years of Trek were really well written, many episodes being rewrites of The Twilight Zone and shows of that ilk... but with familiar characters. Worked for me. Mirror Mirror wasn't necessary on STOS. But melting Picard's brain to borg was definitely necessary for NeXT Generation imho. STNG was pretty stinky until The Borg came along and caused a role change for Picard. My point being that STOS never needed that to happen. It was quite good and didn't need "stunts" in story writing.

[@UnkownSoldier100]

@@jazzlover10000 TNG found its footing in season 3 already even before the great finale.

[@3316xtendedmedia]

By far the best well documented video on KZbin for the beginning of Star Trek. A milestone..

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Comments like these are why I do this, and encourage me to make more videos. 😀 I hope you keep watching, and enjoying my other videos.

[@stellarspacetraveler]

This is an excellent and truthful summary of Star Trek history!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you very much for the compliment! 🙂

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

I've seen most of the documentaries about all things Star Trek. This one brought a lot of new information. Well done !

[@AHLUser]

"City on the Edge of Forever" is one of those "Special Scenes" that always brings a tear to my eyes... I've seen it over 100 times, (like all episodes) and when McCoy grabs Kirk, stopping him from saving her... I always cry... The look on Shatners face, the sound of brakes, the scream... OMG, I'm crying now...

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

I love City on the Edge of Forever. I remember the episode shocked me when I first saw it. It still chokes me up as well, whenever I see it.

[@TheEmpressPalpatine]

This was a great video about the history of Star Trek. Loved it. I watched the reruns as a teenager. I probably saw each episode about ten times.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you for the kind words. I also loved the original series. I ended ip rewatching a whole bunch of old episodes in preparation for this video, and I was shocked how well those episodes held up. Such a great show!

[@kasession]

Very well done. Thanks for the history lesson. I really loved the profiles of the individual actors. I learned a lot that I didn't know. I was a huge fan of the original series. As a young teenager, I saw it from the beginning. 👍🏿

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for thr kind words. 🖖 I hope you keep enjoying my content.

[@jeepliving1]

The sad loss of Jeri Taylor occurred 3 days ago on 10/24/2024. She was pivotal in helping to make TNG the success it was.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

RIP. 😥

[@louamato6332]

Great job of bringing new, fascinating facts a bout a show i watched as a kid and came to adore. Thank you!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. 🙂

[@Gelinnawen]

Yes, wonderful work, thank you for creating this video! I’ve recently moved and don’t have enough for a smart TV/ cable. Bought a $10 tv from a thrift shop and hooked up a digital antenna. There’s a channel called Heroes and Icons that plays Star Trek TOS, Star Trek TNG, and I think Deep Space Nine every weeknight. Watching TOS and TNG are as comfy as having a nice bowl of macaroni and cheese after a long day’s work 😊

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I love Deep Space 9. It's my favorite Star Trek. I'm thinking of making a video on Deep Space 9. Enjoy!

[@keithyakouboff8755]

Been recording all 4 through a PVR device from that channel here in AZ.

[@MrRottenAli]

George is a wonderful chap. Well remember a Star Trek Convention in Leicestershire many years ago and had a great evening hearing old time stories in his suite with about ten other fans.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That is so amazing! I got to meet him at a convention as well.

[@jeffrenman4146]

This is the best Star Trek mini documentary ever made… Congratulations you hit this out of the park! And thank you for all the memories you brought back. This is when television was great. I don't watch much TV today there's just nothing Much worthwhile. Thanks for making this

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words. 😄 Hearing such compliments really makes me want to make more videos. I hope you check out my other videos, and more as I keep making them. Thank you!

[@IamIUrU77]

Crazy how looking up a random name in old movie credits can lead down a huge rabbit hole. I looked up a stunt coordinator that I never heard of in What's up, Doc? named Paul Baxley just to see where the search would lead to and he just happened to be William Shatner's stunt double in Star Trek, Marlon Brando's and James Dean's stunt double. He also worked on a ton of Dukes of Hazard episodes. Very interesting to see how some of these peoples careers panned out.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That's amazing. Thank you for your post.

[@keithyakouboff8755]

Fascinating...

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

🖖 Thank you. Live long and prosper, my friend.

[@keithyakouboff8755]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast 😀

[@garylobo3]

My eyebrow is raised...

[@jimholmes2555]

I thought that I knew just about everything there was to know about Star Trek until now, you proved me wrong! And thank you. I now have more facts to dig up!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much the kind words!

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

I always like seeing the change in Spock's personality from the pilot and the first official episode.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

I know! 😀 It's so different. And his eyebrows are crazy! They go straight up!

[@musicauthority674]

WOW Leonard Ninoy came up the hard way. now I have even more respect for him then I already had. I modeled my life after the character Mr Spock. using his logic and philosophy and I believe it has served me well. the casting for the original series was absolutely perfect. each of actors were a perfect match for their characters. even though the special effects were a little lacking, although not for the middle and late sixties. it was one of the most brilliant TV shows ever made. Gene Roddenberry was a genius.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

You really have to respect Leonard Nimoy. He was something special. 😃 Thank you for your comment.

[@tracyford9429]

Rodenberry really is. It really is a brilliant show. Rodenberry IS Star Trek

[@wallacelang1374]

I have been a fan of Star Trek The Original Series since I had first seen it on the NBC television network in the 1960s. Gene Roddenberry had created the best science fiction series on television when it comes to Star Trek TOS. Lucille Ball knew that Gene Roddenberry was truly a genius and supported him in his creation. 🖖 Live Long And Prosper.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you. Gene Roddenberry was certainly a genius and his legacy lives on! 🖖 Thank you for your post.

[@Edward-ow9bd]

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[@JBF-X]

This was full of detail I was oblivious of, It fascinates me that the generation involved in this show, Gene Roddenberry, James Doohan, George Takei and Nichelle Nichols to take just these examples of many had such an at times difficult and problematic background where they had to make a such massive effort to achieve their ambitions, perhaps it was their experiences that helped them imbue such gravitas and maturity to the show and their roles, thank you so much for this. 🖖

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙂 It was indeed created by such wonderful and fascinating people. We can learn so much from that generation.

[@peanut1001x]

so did Nimoy & Shatner

[@JBF-X]

@@peanut1001x Yes they did as did many more hence "to take just these examples of many".

[@guskund3971]

This was incredible the amount new info i got growing up with star trek as it came out was mind blowing very very good job❤

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I hope you keep enjoyjng my videos. 😀

[@pipmitchell7059]

Great documentary! Thank you.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@maryblaufuss7533]

I was starting to get discouraged beecause of the tsunami on YT of low quality treatments of subject matter that means a lot to me. You've renewed my faith in documentary filmmaking.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Comments like yours is truly why I enjoy doing this. I hope you keep enjoying my videos! 🙂 Thank you, again.

[@jlarocca101]

Dude, great job on the video! It's REALLY good! Thank you for making it.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for enjoying the video. It encourages me to make more videos. Im working on Star Trek The Animated Series. I hope you enjoy it!

[@jlarocca101]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast keep plugging away AND keep your voice. The AI isn't as good and your voice narration is WAY better! The Research is top notch!!

[@maundamartin59]

I have to admit being born in 1973. In Detroit,Mi... STAR TREK SYNDICATED reruns ruled the airwaves which used to always put me to sleep as a kid. I truly became a fan when my neighbor had a RARE AT THE TIME VCR in 1983 and we watched the WRATH OF KHAN....Ive been on board the Enterprises for 41 years now.👍💰👏💥💥💥

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

I remember when Wrath of Khan finally hit HBO in 1983. We watched it so many times.

[@sevenmile]

Nicely Done! I figured this was another stupid A.I. narration video, but it became clear rather quickly that there was a real human being behind his thing!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you. It's me and my real voice! I spent a lot of time writing and making the video. I'm so glad it's being appreciated.

[@johndutchman]

Love all the old photos . Thank you ![][][] [] Yeah! Channel 48 !

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you!

[@loftus4453]

Awesome video! You really packed this with obscure background facts. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks for making this, it must have taken many hours. ❤

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it! It took me about a week to make, about 40 hours. But I had fun making it. I hope you keep watching and checking out my other videos.

[@johncalatayud8065]

Wow! This was truly EXCELLENT! So many new facts and background information. I loved the bios of the actors and how the pilots were developed and modified. Great reviews of the best episodes. Hope you'll do more.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate the kind words. I do have more videos planned. Right now, I'm doing the James Bond series. After Goldfinger, I'll do a few more Star Trek videos. I have Star Trek TNG and Deep Space 9 planned. Check out my James Bond series! I hope you stick around for all my videos. 😄

[@johncalatayud8065]

Also, your explanation about the circumstances for the ratings decline was insightful. And I never realized how much Lucille Ball was behind the show's success. Very interesting. I'll be interested in seeing the videos about the Bond series. Those were really blockbuster movies I remember seeing with my parents as a kid. Along with Star Trek and The Godfather, Bond movies had long lines to get into the theater.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

One of the most effective special effects in the pilot episode was the window with stars going by in the captains quarters. I wish they had kept that visual going. I loved it.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

The show was brilliant! It must have been very difficult to accomplish for the time. That was back in the day when you had to be very creative for special effects, not just use a computer. Thank you for your comment!

[@bretleeman7182]

I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary! I have fond memories of the show when it originally aired and became a huge fan when it was re-run in syndication in the early 70s. Really liked the bios on the cast members and how they were originally chosen for the show. Very informative and well presented!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. 😀 It is truly why I make these videos. And I am so happy to share my love of Star Trek with fellow fans.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Again. Thank you so much! 🙂

[@pleskbruce]

Another thing that helped Roddenberry get Star Trek accepted was the popularity of the Gemini and Apollo missions of the '60s.. The space race was top of mind for all of us and Star Trek rode the coattails of the space program superbly.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That's true. Great point.

[@davidcox8945]

Fascinating, well done

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much!

[@Rocketman5442]

OK dude, I was one of those that fell in love with the original series during syndication. I would rush home from the first grade and watch Star Trek on channel 42 at 4 PM every weekday. The original series and original cast has always been my favorite in the Star Trek universe. I saw this 42 minute "making of Star Trek" video and almost scrolled past it because I thought I had seen every decent documentary made about the original series. Most KZbin "making of Star Trek" videos, just rehash everything that has already been said and I consider them Clickbait. Very glad I clicked and watched, because I did enjoy the background you gave on each actor and character and how they made it into the show. I was very entertained and I look forward to more videos from your channel now that I have subscribed. I can tell you worked hard to give us something that we hadn't seen before. Good job.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for that amazing compliment. 😊 It really made my day, and it is truly why I make these videos. I hope you enjoy my other videos. I'm proud of my Star Wars video as well. Please keep watching my videos and tell me what you think! 🖖

[@ZathrusGizmo123]

Check out "Star Trek Continues". Amazing 11 episodes that match TOS so well!

[@michaelogden5958]

Ahhh, Star Trek. I followed it from TOS as a pre-teen through the various incarnations. Never a hang-your-hat-on alternate reality, but thought-provoking, interesting, entertaining, and somewhat plausible. Now at 65+, I wouldn't want to binge Star Trek from start to present, but Star Trek will always be a pleasant memory.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Such great stories, and the movies, especially the first six make this an amazing franchise.

[@drasher25]

I think I've heard these stories, but with every piece you do, I learn many new and interesting things!! Top notch work.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words.

[@adamc1966]

I heard that Jack Lord was cast as The Captain but wanted 50% of the rights to the show. Great video BTW. Nichelle was very 🤩😍in the Lieutenant.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you for the kind words. That is absolutely true about Jack Lord. I should have put it in the video.

[@kerry-j4m]

Jack Lord must have been on the-SAUCE-asking any network for percentage of the rights of any show on tv. Nichelle was-GORGEOUS-on the Lieutenant and Star Trek and Gene had Nichelle and Majel Barrett as his mistresses at the same time while he was married.They both knew about each other too. LOL. Gene has some serious-MOJO-back then to have 2 side-chicks that didn't mind sharing a married man. LOL. I just want to know where he found the time and energy to juggle 3 women.

[@adamc1966]

@kerry-j4m lots of TV stars lived like that back then...including Grace Lee Whitney 👍

[@kerry-j4m]

@@adamc1966 Really ??? I never knew this and Grace Whitney did it too ??? Oh,man.

[@adamc1966]

@@kerry-j4m yes she wrote a tell-all book.

[@TedSmith-fl4jp]

I was there from the beginning, saw everything chronicled here. Never missed acste. I have been a "Trekie" since the 60's.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That's amazing! It certainly was an amazing show! Thank you for your post.

[@mr.milehi9883]

Lucille Ball is definitely an unsung hero for all of this. I shouldn't be surprised. Yet, I definitely am. Fascinating!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Yes. She is amazing. Star Trek wouldn't exist without her.

[@jeepliving1]

How many times have I come across a video promising to share new details about a classic TV show only to hear an endless list of regurgitated factoids for the umpteenth time? Well, this video fulfilled the promise. I've seen many behind the scenes narratives about _Star Trek_ and still had a bunch of surprises in this one. Despite a minor fumble here and there, this was really well done.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you for the kind words! 😀 I hope you keep watching my videos.

[@EddieBloecher]

I know over the years not everyone on the various productions liked Gene but that man sure lived a full and productive life. Salute Gene!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

He was a complicated man, and certainly controversial. But you can't deny his greatness.

[@Luckyduck10]

I don’t usually watch this stuff because they never get to the point and leave out half the information. BUT this documentary was great. Gave us the important background information with out trying to tell a long story. Very much enjoyed this.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I hope you keep watching and enjoying my videos. 😊

[@mikepeterson9362]

Hey man, just wanted to say thank you. I'm a really old fart, I was there in the '60s when this all happened. And I just wanted to say thank you. The number of times I've heard AI-voiced garbage on KZbin in recent years trying to tell this story is beyond measure. But not this. You wrote the script, you read it out loud with your own voice, and I really appreciate it. And yeah, you're just a kid and you know only a bit of the story. But you obviously care about the story, and it's really you putting yourself out there. And I don't know a less corny way of saying it -- thanks for putting yourself out there. You're going to be good at this, so keep at it.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Wow! That's one heck of a compliment! 😀 Comments like these are the reason why I do this. Welcome to my channel and I hope you keep enjoyjng my videos. Also, are you a James Bond fan? I'm going to start a James Bond restrospective starting with Dr No, and intersperse them among the Star Trek Next Generation movies. Let me know what you think!

[@mikepeterson9362]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast Thank you, that's really kind, I really do appreciate that. But no, you don't want to know what I think. This was 1960's Hollywood. It wasn't just a story of drugs, alcohol and chain-smoking, it was also a story of stunningly nihilistic sexual exploitation -- all of which are still true today. I'm not saying you're not equipped to tell this story, but I am going to respectfully imply that you've decided to tell a different story. And it's not up to me what story is important to you. You've done a spectacular job rewinding behind the moments of 1966, and for Trek fans you've done better than most -- there aren't many people who know how those events came together to make a great show -- a generation-defining show. It's not even in many books, I really appreciate that. But while we were rejoicing at the first interracial kiss on camera, a lot of women were washing cum out of their hair in their dressing rooms. Majel, Grace, Nichelle -- the things Hollywood did to them, the things they tolerated -- that's the story that's never going to be written. I know that's not your job, and I know people don't make money here talking about things like that, but that's what I struggle to get over. So if you want me to tell you what actually happened to Ursula Andress from '59-'61, that might cost some fun vibes on your channel in a Dr. No retrospective. So let's not do that, just let me say well done, and good work. You really are good at this and I appreciate it.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Mike. As I wrote in the other comment, I admit that I did forget your name. I get a lot of comments and your name completely slipped my mind. Sorry about that. I hear stories about old Hollywood (all of which continue into today's Hollywood) and it's interesting that all of it is now finally being revealed today. I'm certain we've only begun to touch the surface of all the crazy stuff that is happening in Hollywood, even today. I think the Diddy situation and the Harvey Weinstein drama are really shedding some light into this, and it's only a fraction of what's going on (and has gone on for over 60 years). I was following the Amber Heard-Depp trial, and to a lesser degree Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, and it really outlined to me how sad and broken a lot of these people are. I was aware of the whole Grace Whitney drama and I almost considered putting that into the video. I'm going to have to research what happened to Ursula Andress. I'm fascinated. Anyways, thank you for your post. Feel free to email me at [e-mail] and we can share stories. 😊

[@ronbarton7799]

Great information in your documentary. I forgot about Roddenberry's World War II combat experience. In his television career he always upheld his principles to tackle contemporary issues such as racism, War, crisis of conscious etc.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you for the kind words. Roddenberry is certainly a fascinating man.

[@fanofrunbot9771]

Great research. A lot of facts I didn't know about. With work and quality content like this, you'll do well.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. 🙂 I hope you keep watching my videos!

[@neil6958]

This was a fantastic Documentary! And "Spectre of the Gun" is one of my favorite episodes. Along with "Errand Of Mercy", and "Mirror Mirror", and "All Our Yesterdays"!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much. And it's nice to meet a fellow fab of "Spectre of the Gun.' Such a great episode. 😀 I hope you enjoy my other videos. Thank you for your comment!

[@charlenevarada--Stargazer]

I have 2 favorites from that series which are: "The Trouble With Tribbles" & " The Devil in The Dark".😊

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Two great episodes. Trouble with Tribbles is also one of my favorites. 😀

[@leannevandekew1996]

At Stanford, Star Trek re-runs were packed with students in the TV room

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That's amazing!

[@SpielbergMichael]

This is GREAT! Thank you!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I hope you enjoy my other videos.

[@ingridbrandt7710]

Thank you SO much for this wonderful look back on my favorite show (along with I Love Lucy) from my childhood in California in the 1960s & 1970s. This was so enjoyable and informative. I had no idea that Lucille Ball was pivotal in Star Trek’s birth and survival as a series! I have such fond memories of intensely watching Star Trek reruns with my two older sisters on a tiny black & white TV with a wire hanger stuck in it to replace the broken ”rabbit ears” antennae. I know that I can thank Star Trek for helping me, as a young girl, to use both my my intellect and imagination. Also, I became an avid reader and lover of Science Fiction. Kudos to you on this really well-made video! 🎉😊

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for your amazing and gracious compliment. I hope you enjoy my other videos as well. 🙂

[@jaminova_1969]

I Love Lucy! One of Nimoy's early roles was where he played a worker who gets radiation poisoning while handling nuclear material on "Highway Patrol".

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

I didn't know that. That's amazing. You know your Nimoy trivia. Thank you for your post.

[@lisabrouillette5669]

Wonderful.... thanks

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much.

[@im1who84u]

Very thorough and a lot of _meat_ here to digest. Not much fat or fluff and very compact and to the point. I actually had to stop the video often during my first viewing to relisten to what you just said. You packed a lot of information in here for us to unwrap and ponder. Good stuff. I am in my seventies and a big fan if the original _I Love Lucy_ series when it aired and then the reruns. I am sure you had a hard time choosing what to include in this video here and probably wanted to include a lot more than you did, but like the show, _Star Trek,_ you also had budget restraints to work with. As a young teenager I attended a military high school back in the sixties from the eighth grade to graduation in the twelfth grade. Us guys would crowd around the television whenever _Star Trek_ came on. We liked the whole concept of the show, space exploration, the action scenes, the storylines, the adventure, and…. and…. Grace Lee Whitney. We were all sad to see her hacked from the show. Years later as an adult and with the advent of the internet I was able to get the backstory on that. Pretty sad what they did to her and how hard she took it. Well anyways all that to say this. I was hoping you would have included her in this video, but like I said, even you had to decide what to include and what to leave out. She played a major role in season 1 episode 8 titled Miri. We always enjoyed seeing her whenever they gave her screen time.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I loved reading about how you watched Star Trek in Military School. A definite blast from the past. And you are so right about choosing what to leave out. Interestingly, I chose to leave out a segment on Grace Lee Whitney. I'm so glad I did, because a few days after I released this episode, I learned some new details on the whole saga, and would have put out incomplete information. It's a more fascinating story than I imagined. I will likely do a while video on her in the future. Thank you so much for your post, and I hope you keep watching and commenting.

[@im1who84u]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast I'll be looking forward to your video on Grace. I pretty much know more about her than I care to know. I only say that because it was so hard for me to learn how her life took a serious downturn after she was unceremoniously dumped from Star Trek after being sixually assaulted by one of the Star Trek execs in his office. She refused to name him. As a side note here, Teri Garr was in a Season 2 Episode 26 of 1968 and played the part of Roberta Lincoln, a secretary. It was titled _Assignment: Earth. During the filming of this episode she had a run in with Gene Roddenberry about the length of her already short skirt. He wanted it shorter than it already was, she refused, and temporarily walked off the set. Back to grace. The orders were that they had three women, and they needed to get rid of one of them. They said to get rid of one of the two blonds. Grace was easiest to get rid of. She wasn't married to any exec or actor on the show, and she wasn't black. In addition they didn't want her to be a _love_ interest of Cpt. Kirk. So off she went. Just a small sample of what happened after she left the show. She became an alcoholic and on one occasion she was sixually assaulted in an alley by multiple homeless men and left for dead. She was able to turn all of that around went to "AA" meetings and put her life back together again and helped many other abused women and recovering alcoholics. Then to my amazement she was able to get back into her acting career and even agreed to be in some of the later Star Trek movies regardless of her less than stellar experience with them the first time around. A real inspiration to others and a survivor. She was in two classic movies from the _glory days_ of Hollywood that I've seen. One is a 1959 film called _Some Like it Hot_ where she is a member of the all-girl band and the other is a 1963 movie called _Irma la Douce,_ where she plays a lady of the evening. Well anyways from what I can tell she was a pretty decent lady.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Wow! That's some amazing information. I'm going to have to really go further in my research if I'm going to make a video on her. I wouldn't want to do her any injustice. Thank you so much!

[@im1who84u]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast Glad I could help. 👍

[@bendennis7730]

Brilliant insight into Gene Roddenberry - I’m not a massive Star Trek fan but this has had me looking up William Shatners and all of the casts past history - great work and definitely subbed! 👍

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much! And welcome to my channel. I hope you enjoy my James Bond videos as well. 🙂

[@magicman6739]

Very informative! Well done.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙂

[@kevwoods6827]

Great Star Trek info brill quiz info

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TomHollis-y6o]

Great documentary! I am a huge Star Trek fan, but I learned many things I didn't know from your video. Thank you!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I spend a lot of time researching and writing the script, and I tend to only make videos I already know a lot about, so a lot of time and effort goes into each them, so it is really nice to receive such praise. It really encourages me to make more videos. Thank you so much and I hope you keep watching future videos and all my other past videos. 🙂 Enjoy!

[@paulaswanson13]

Very thorough and enjoyable documentary. Thank you!!!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much! 🙂 i hope you keep enjoying my videos.

[@mr.milehi9883]

Stargate, film or series retrospective would be nice. I'm excited about your Star wars videos coming up you get a lot of views. I hope you keep getting more subscribers. I'm sticking with you. Also hope you have a good Christmas and thanks for your stuff

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much. And Merry Christmas. I am actually watching the Stargate series for the first time. I'm about halfway through Season 1 and I love it! I will definitely do a retrospective in the future. 😀

[@toucheturtle3840]

It is the best ever science fiction show ever devised. I loved it & still do

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Me too! It is so amazing, and the episodes still hold up. Thank you for your post.

[@OneHundredEnvelopes]

Thank you so much. Your research was amazingly in depth

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. My next video is on the Star Trek: Animated Series which should be released in a couple of days. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy my James Bond videos.

[@sidensvans67]

This is an excellent video .

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much.

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[@RandomTChance]

Good job. ✌️🤠

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you! 🙂🖖

[@daveerhardt1879]

Great video, very detailed and very interesting, love the mini biographies.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much.

[@webtweakers634]

This is awesome, thanks! 👍

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much! 🖖

[@3dartistguy]

You missed the part where Star Trek was rejected by CBS in favor of Irwin Allen's Lost in Space.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Great point! Thanks for the extra info!

[@entreprenerd1963]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast - the book _The Making of Star Trek_ by Stephen Whitfield documents Roddenberry's complaint that CBS executives used meetings with Roddenberry pitching _Star Trek_ to purposefully mine him for information that they could go on to use for _Lost in Space_.

[@Rustyb-h9e]

A show everyone should watch and learn from. Especially todays children!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Oh man! You are so right. I agree with you 100%.

[@jamesschwartz3837]

Excellent video. Cleared up some common misconceptions in a believable manner.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. 🙂🖖 I hope you keep watching and enjoying my other videos.

[@jamesschwartz3837]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast another show I vaguely remember along the lines of Quincy ME but set in the Wild West was called Hec Ramsey starring Richard Boone - '72-'74. I was quite young and only remember seeing one episode about his use of finger printing. The premise of the show was forensics science to solve crimes well before it actually existed if I remember correctly. Since you like TWWW.

[@monicaqueenan9985]

A thoroughly entertaining video with appropriate attention to details both big and small. Thank you!!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I put a lot of effort into these videos, so it makes me so happy to see them appreciated. It encourages me to keep making them! Thank you so much for your post.

[@lathamarea1437]

you did A LOT of research..tyvm for that

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you!

[@fhbaynes]

This was excellent

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I hope you keep enjoying my videos!

[@theinnerlight8016]

How wonderful a video you made! Love it. 🖖

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

🖖🙂 Thank you so much. What a lovely comment.

[@informer]

40:37 that is one of my favorite episodes too. I never hear many people talk about Shore Leave, it’s corny, but I LOVE the music in that episode. That and Star Trek 4’s hospital chase music are some of my favorite jams (lol) produced by Star Trek. I mean of course the TNG theme / motion picture theme is classic, the tv series fight scenes are classic and many others but the music in Star Trek 4 (hospital chase) and Shore Leave, chiefly when they see something from their imagination like McCoy seeing the white rabbit and Alice. Don’t know why I like that music but it’s great! With that I think I watched all your Star Trek videos. Great stuff there, worthy of a DVD Bonus feature :)

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

It's so underrated but I love the episode.

[@scifiguy26]

Great video 🖖

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much! 🖖

[@Anon.y.mous1503]

Lucille Ball was initially confused as to what "Wagon Train to the Stars" meant. She was thinking "stars" like Hollywood stars. That's the only reason she agreed to fund the pilot, she was thinking it was something completely different.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That's very interesting. Thank you for the information!

[@stephenlabarre7890]

I loved this show as a kid back when it was broadcast on network TV. Of course with only one television in the house, it was a toss-up as to whether I'd be able to watch one of my science fiction programs or the shows my parents wanted (which weren't ALL bad). I grew up with Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants, Lost in Space and Space 1999 (amongst others). Of course there was The Outer Limits and Twilight Zone with their various cast members. What a great era.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you for you comment. And it's amazing how well the shiw still holds up!

[@Kistan12]

We had Lucille Ball to thank for Star Trek being made!!!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

We sure do! 🙂

[@SweetJennyFan]

Fascinating !

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you. 🖖 Live long a prosper.

[@gregoryplummer-l9l]

Machal was such a great actress one of my favorites

[@peanut1001x]

didn't realise William Shatner was Roddenberry's first choice for Pike/Kirk. he was brilliant at casting as well as writing.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Isn't that amazing. And William Shatner was great. I don't think Star Trek would have been as good without him. Thank you for your post.

[@peanut1001x]

@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast in all the books it says Lloyd Bridges was Roddenberry's first choice for captain but he turned it down as had a bad experience with scifi. Jack Lord was second choice but wanted 50% ownership of Trek.

[@EddieBloecher]

Jeff Hunter's (Christopher Pike) son also named Chris is a friend of mine and my gosh the stories. His mom was Barbara Rush another great actress whom we lost this year. 😞

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Wow! That is incredible. I am jealous. I would love to hear some of those stories.

[@EddieBloecher]

@@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast I have informed him of the channel so maybe he can tell some stories. He's a great guy and his son also Chris is in the U.S. Navy for over 5 or 6 years now. Not sure if he's aboard the Enterprise though. Lol Wouldn't that be a trip? Christopher Pike's grandson assigned to the Enterprise! Ha

[@ScottFunk-us6ro]

Actually, the actor who played Pike had a wife that was VERY ambitious and had many demands for her husband's benefit. That was one of the factors that prevented him from taking the part.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That's amazing! I actually heard the same thing. The demands were ridiculous and is now cited as the main reason they chose not to use Jeffrey Hunter. Thank you for this comment.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Great video on star trek !

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much!

[@glammachronicles7583]

Too bad you didn’t mention Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney). She had an incredible life story. She starred in a movie with Marilyn Monroe. She thought for many years she was fired because an executive on the show made a pass at her and she rebuffed his advances. She found out later that it was not the reason. She had issues with substance abuse that Nimoy helped her through. She later became a Christian and helped others overcome addiction.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

That is an amazing story. I think I will do an entire video focused on Grace Lee Whitney. Thank you so much for uour post.

[@glammachronicles7583]

@ f you do make a video, I want the credit, lol. I know she only did 8 episodes, but her life affected me greatly. I even tried to make a fan film emulating her on my channel. It’s my first attempt. I wish I could redo it. Not happy with it. I made the fan film for an nonprofit organization.

[@RussTillling]

Super production thank you! Those stoodio executives always know best don’t they! 🙄😠😆

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much. And I agree with you about those studio executives. 😊

[@jbaccanalia]

Finding out Star Trek wouldn't have happened without Lucy is mind blowing.🤯 In the 60s none of us saw her as serious about anything.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Isn't that amazing. She really helped create Star Trek!

[@ArifGhostwriter]

🇬🇧 👍🏽 November 2024 This has to be a rare example of a video whose title could have promised the World on this subject - & it delivers! Subscribed!!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words. Thank you for subscribing. Also, check out my James Bond videos. 🙂

[@machsolid6402]

Excellent, thanks!

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much.

[@adamparra3973]

Great job on doing your research! I love the Nichols story about meeting Dr. MLK Jr.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for thr compliment. Isn't it incredible that she met Dr MLK on the weekend after she gave her resignation. It really feels like divine providence.

[@STLT]

but sadly it is not true and has been embellished over the years.

[@UPCM01]

Great video, quick in-depth history of Star Trek TOS! One small correction: Nichele Nicoles was not in the second pilot. She was in the first episode, after the show got picked up.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I hope you enjoy all the videos I have planned.

[@yolamontalvan9502]

I always wanted to know the story of the legendary, the amazing, the historic, the handsome, the Honorable, the courageous, the invulnerable, the only one, THE MAN WHO CHEATED DEATH, JAMES TIBERIOUS KIRK?

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

🤣 That's pretty funny!

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Great video. I learnt things Id never heard before.

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙂

[@fenwar9060]

Well done video, you're narration is the best part.👏

[@TotallyAwesomeFilmsPodcast]

Thank you! 🖖