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"The Fifty-Year Mission" Books

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I've recently completed listening to the audio book version of "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years" and am in the middle of "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek".

I've read that Gene Roddenberry wasn't an easy man to work with/for, but these books really don't paint a flattering picture of him. It's not just one author, writing about him. It comes from many different sources.

The way these books are written, a large amount of what's told is told through quotes and stories from all of the various people associated with all of the various Star Trek projects. From TOS through the movies and on into TNG, DS9 and beyond.

They're very interesting to listen to, and if you like audio books, I'd definitely recommend getting them. They're fairly long books though, I believe the First 25 years was about 25 hours long and the Next 25 years is about 35 hours long.

They contain great stories though and should be a definite read/listen for any Star Trek fan.

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I've heard the bad things about him too. It's like First Contact's Zefram Cochrane was modeled on him. Rude, money grubbing womanizer with a vision. 

 

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