While developing "The Next Generation," Gene Roddenberry was also fielding notes on the next Star Trek feature film "The Final Frontier." Our featured document highlights some of the strong misgivings Gene had about the script and story, and we pick apart the areas where he may have missed the mark or was right on target.
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9-12 Contract Request Form - Directors - 1967
9-11 "A Price Far Above Rubies" beat sheet - 1989
9-10 "Pen Pals" memo - 1988
9-9 Distribution bucks - 1989
9-8 Fan letters - early 1970s
9-7 Proposed Stories by Hannah Shearer - 1987
9-6 Speech to the National Space Society - 1989
9-5 Letter of Recommendation from Gene Roddenberry - 1991
9-4 Gene Coon 'Star Trek' memo - 1967
9-3 Starfleet Academy - 1987
9-2 Genesis II fan letter - 1973
9-1 Writing for Star Trek is an Exercise in Agony
8-24 Possible Film Revisions - December 26, 1979
8-23 Starfleet Academy second draft - October 26, 1987
8-22 Apology letter to Gene Roddenberry - 1968
8-21 Star Trek budgets 1966 - 1967 - 1968
8-20 Star Trek season 3 writers memo - 1968
8-19 Makeup supplies memo - 1967-1968
8-18 "In Essence, Nothing" deal memo - 1968
8-17 From the Bridge - "Gene's Back" - May 1987
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