DVD Review: The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

(DVD 791.457 StaYc)

 

The Center Seat is a documentary on nearly everything Star Trek. Behind-the-scenes stories of its creator, Gene Roddenberry, the producers, writers, cast, the props, and the scripts. Some stories we have heard before, other stories we’ve heard from “those in the know” from their Facebook posts or from chatting with them at conventions, and others are new. Some are in-depths tales of how this all came about. So many interviews with cast, crew, producers, writers, and directors. Narrated by Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the Next Gen movies) this is a fully encompassing, fascinating story of the history of Star Trek as each series and movie is discussed in-depth.

 

If you decide to binge this (as I ended up doing), set aside almost nine hours. Otherwise, each episode is approximately 45 min in length.

 

The final disc consists of uncut interviews with Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, and Kirstie Alley. I began watching the bonus episodes, but I ended up quitting before the end of Nimoy’s interview as the info had already been covered on the previous discs. Your mileage may vary.

 

Definitely for Star Trek fans, especially those who’ve watched all the series and the movies.

 

Four discs, 11 episodes plus three Bonus Interviews:

Disc One

1. Lucy Loves Trek
2. Saturday Morning Pinks
3. Trekking Through the ‘70’s – Phase II and The Motion Picture
4. Trek Goes to the Movies

 

Disc Two

5. Whales, Gods, and Pepto Bismol
6. Queue for Q
7. Dancing with Syndication in the Pale Moonlight
8. Voyage(r) to the Delta Quadrant

 

Disc Three

9. It’s Been a Long Time…
10. Starships A-Z
11. The Stars Above

 

Disc Four (Bonus Material)

Leonard Nimoy Interview (Uncut)
Nichelle Nichols Interview (Uncut)
Kirstie Alley Interview (Uncut)

 

( Internet Movie Database entry for this 2021-2022 series )

 

Recommended by Charlotte M.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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