Author Archives: Ralph

ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: Metamorphosis

First Aired: November 7, 2021 METAMORPHOSIS was the most unique production experience in my 26 years behind the camera. On the ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: Metamorphosis podcast that I did with Scott and Steve, we discussed the contributing people who were a … Continue reading

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ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: Bread and Circuses

First Aired: February 13, 2022 I have related that when I had my services with STAR TREK abruptly terminated in August 1968, I was proud of my first two Desilu productions (THIS SIDE OF PARADISE and METAMORPHOSIS), but I had … Continue reading

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ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: The Tholian Web

First Aired: August 14, 2022 Scott Mantz and Steve Morris were very understanding when I declined their invitation to guest with them on their deep dive of THE THOLIAN WEB. I was pleased later when I learned Judy Burns, co-writer … Continue reading

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ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: Is There in Truth No Beauty

First Aired: July 24, 2022 At the start of this podcast I warned Scott and Steve, “Fasten your seat belts, this is going to be a bumpy dive.” As it turned out, that may have been an underprediction. There’s not … Continue reading

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ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: Obsession

First Aired: February 13, 2022 One’s memories of the filming of a production revolve mainly around the quality of the script, the cast that has been assembled and, with the main spotlight on the director of photography, the filming crew. … Continue reading

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ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: Return to Tomorrow

First Aired: April 17, 2022 RETURN TO TOMORROW was the 5th episode of STAR TREK that I directed, but when I began my website, RALPH’S CINEMA TREK (https://senensky.com/table-of-contents/), in 2011, I did not do a post on the film. I … Continue reading

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ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS: This Side of Paradise

First Aired: September 12, 2021 When I launched this website in 2011, the first series I wrote about was STAR TREK. For the opening statement of the first episode I posted (THIS SIDE OF PARADISE), I wrote: STAR TREK was … Continue reading

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6 Mantras That Mattered

mantra: a sacred utterance believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers. I like the word mantra but my personal interpretation of the word eliminates sacred and religious and substitutes the word  and for the word or: mantra: … Continue reading

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SPECIAL: Me and the Devil in the Dark

Compared to the many television productions I have written about on this website, THE DEVIL IN THE DARK has a distinction. When I was booked for my first STAR TREK in December, 1966, it was the script for THE DEVIL … Continue reading

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SPECIAL: STAR TREK and Me

My brief ventures into Outer SpaceIn 2011 when I began RALPH’S CINEMA TREK, I wrote in my first post: STAR TREK was a phenomenon. I directed six and a half episodes of the original series, working a total of ninety … Continue reading

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