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- Prolog
- Star Trek
- This Side of Paradise
- SPECIAL: My Path to THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
- Metamorphosis
- SPECIAL: The Scarf And METAMORPHOSIS
- SPECIAL: Metamorphosis revisited again
- SPECIAL: Who Voiced the Companion?
- Bread And Circuses
- Obsession
- Return To Tomorrow
- Is There In Truth No Beauty?
- SPECIAL: Companion and the Ambassador
- The Tholian Web
- SPECIAL: These Are The Voyages
- SPECIAL: These Are The Voyages - Season Two
- SPECIAL: These Are The Voyages - Season Three
- SPECIAL: Leonard Nimoy's Passing
- SPECIAL: STAR TREK and Me
- SPECIAL: Me and the Devil in the Dark
- ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS
- Dr. Kildare
- Twilight Zone
- Channing
- Route 66-Naked City
- Arrest and Trial
- The Nurses
- East Side West Side
- Breaking Point
- Suspense Theatre
- The Fugitive
- 12 O'Clock High
- Chrysler Theatre
- The Big Valley
- The FBI
- The Wild Wild West
- Mission: Impossible
- Judd For The Defense
- Ironside
- Mannix
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father
- Insight
- The Bill Cosby Show
- Then Came Bronson
- The Partridge Family
- Nanny and the Professor
- Matt Lincoln
- Dan August
- Night Gallery
- The Rookies
- Barnaby Jones
- Search
- The Waltons
- The Chicken Thief
- The Gift
- The Cradle
- The Conflict: Part I
- The Conflict: Part II
- The Marathon
- SPECIAL: Dancing at The Marathon again
- The Beguiled
- The Fire Storm
- SPECIAL: The Fire Storm rages again
- The Pony Cart
- SPECIAL: The Pony Cart Comes Home
- SPECIAL: Beulah!
- The Grandchild: Part I
- The Grandchild: Part II
- The Warrior
- Grandma Comes Home
- The Portrait
- SPECIAL: Walton's Mountain Revisited
- SPECIAL: Why I Loved Directing The Waltons
- A Dream For Christmas
- Black Lives
- Death Cruise
- Planet Of The Apes
- The Family Nobody Wanted
- Medical Story
- Three for the Road
- Jeremiah Of Jacob's Neck
- City Of Angels
- Westside Medical
- Family
- Eight Is Enough
- The New Adventures Of Heidi
- Hart To Hart
- How The West Was Won
- Dynasty
- Casablanca
- The Paper Chase: The Third Year
- The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year
- The Right Regrets
- From MCI to MGM in 21 years
- Epilog
- The Earlier Treks
- Special
Author Archives: Ralph
SPECIAL: Revisiting the Channing campus
Filmed December 1962 As I am nearing completion of my 10th year on this trek, I am remembering my original intent was to revisit the many sets I had filmed on and provide for my potential viewers a fly-on-the-wall-view of … Continue reading
Posted in Channing
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SPECIAL: Dancing at The Marathon again
Filmed July 1974 I had my first piano lesson when I was 7 years old. Was that because I had shown an early talent for music? No way! It seemed to me at the time, everyone my age took piano … Continue reading
Posted in The Waltons
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SPECIAL: The Fire Storm rages again
Filmed July 1976 When I started this project, first with the blog, RALPH’S TREK, which ran for a year and a half, and then this website, RALPH’S CINEMA TREK, my intention was to make each post a fly-on-the-wall-view visit to … Continue reading
Posted in The Waltons
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SPECIAL: Metamorphosis revisited again
Filmed May 1967 When I published the post for METAMORPHOSIS (http://senensky.com/metamorphosis/) on March 9, 2011, I was very inexperienced when it came to websites. That was only my 3rd post on RALPH’S CINEMA TREK and I was hesitant and insecure … Continue reading
Posted in Special, Star Trek
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The Mask Makers Revisited
Filmed June 1962 I have recently read IN MORTICIA’S SHADOW, the fine biography of Carolyn Jones written by James Pylant. I’ve learned many things I didn’t know. For starters: the events that occurred between the time we made the offer … Continue reading
Posted in Dr. Kildare
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Death of a Salesman (1956)
In 1948, my second year as a directing major at the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts, I directed two productions in the Balcony theatres. In the 14 following years leading to JOHNNY TEMPLE, my first television film, I directed … Continue reading
Posted in The Earlier Treks
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The Iceman Cometh (1958 & 1961)
Ben Brantley started his review in the New York Times for the 2018 revival of THE ICEMAN COMETH writing: If you have a good time at a production of “The Iceman Cometh,” does that mean the show hasn’t done its … Continue reading
Posted in The Earlier Treks
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SPECIAL: I Remember
April 10, 2018 After today there are only 20 more days to wrap (film talk) my 95th year’s presence on this planet. So often I hear people say, “Life is going by so fast.” I haven’t believed that. As I … Continue reading
Posted in The FBI
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SPECIAL: The Bull Roarer Roars Again
When I began writing this journal journey, my intent was to take the future readers into the production offices, out to the locations (local and distant), onto the soundstages where the films were created — to in essence provide a … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking Point
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Prisoner in Sneakers
In an interview midway through my directing career I said: Directing episodic television is like jumping on a freight train in motion. As a director, you have to jump on and not break your legs. Once you’ve boarded it, you … Continue reading
Posted in Three for the Road
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