Star Trek

Many moons ago when my website, RALPH’S CINEMA TREK: A Journey In Film took flight, I wrote: STAR TREK was a phenomenon. I directed six and a half episodes of the original series, working a total of ninety days. I … Continue reading →

FILMED November 1967 September 7, 2012 Eighteen months ago today I posted the PROLOG, my first entry, on this website. In the following weeks, for reasons I explained in that PROLOG, I started this cinema journey by writing of my … Continue reading →

Filmed July 1968 My return to STAR TREK early in their third season found more changes. Producer John Meredyth Lucas was gone, replaced by Fred Freiberger. Director of photography Jerry Finnerman was still there but on his final assignments; the … Continue reading →

Filmed August 1968 With a nod to Margo Channing of ALL ABOUT EVE: Fasten your seat belts – it’s going to be a bumpy flight. The day after I finished filming IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?, I reported to … Continue reading →

Filmed May 1967 My second voyage on the Enterprise, METAMORPHOSIS, written by the incomparable Gene Coon, was my favorite voyage of the seven STAR TREKs I directed. It was a strange tale, beautifully written with a potent message. I was … Continue reading →

Filmed October 1967 When I reported to the studio the day after completing filming BREAD AND CIRCUSES to begin prep on OBSESSION, producer Gene Coon had left. He stated he was leaving because he was burned out, but I wondered … Continue reading →

Filmed September 1967 It would be four months, four busy months, before I returned to Desilu Studio for another voyage of STAR TREK. When I returned, I discovered it had been a busy time at Desilu as well. Gulf Western, … Continue reading →

Filmed January 1967 STAR TREK was a phenomenon. I directed six and a half episodes of the original series, working a total of ninety days. I worked many more days than that on just the pilot of DYNASTY. I directed … Continue reading →