The most loyal fans in this or any other galaxy have made Star Trek: The Next Generation the most successful first-run syndicated show in history (still on the air in every major U.S. market). Now, just in time for the tenth anniversary of the show's debut, comes the first book to offer complete, in-depth biographies of the series' major stars. 30 photos.
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Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Star TrekR: The Next Generation, this work goes where no hardcover has gone before. While Star TrekR publications abound, this is the first book-length biography of the Enterprise-D cast. Synthesizing the types of data found at Trekker web sites and in magazines like Starlog and Cinefantastique, the work will undoubtedly delight fans with its reams of trivia and references to the stage and screen appearances of each actor. A Trekker and Princeton doctoral candidate, Shrager does a fine job of tracing the development of each character on the show, and his biographical portraits of the cast make for engaging, casual reading. Shrager falls short, though, in excavating such behind-the-scenes controversies as Gates McFadden's departure at the end of the first season. The overall result is serviceable but by no means remarkable. For larger public libraries.?Neal Baker, Dickinson Coll. Lib., Carlisle, Pa.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for getting info. on the careers of the actors,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Finest Crew in the Fleet: The Next Generation Cast on Screen and Off (Star Trek) (Hardcover)
I LOVE Star Trek: The Next Generation. While I couldn't put this book down, it left a lot to be desired. It is basically a collection of mini auto-biographies about the cast focusing on their acting careers. If you want to know more about the characters they play this book offers little insight. If however you are looking for information on the lives of the actors,then this is the book you want. And the title holds true: the crew of the Enterprise-D is the finest crew in the fleet, in any time period.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Finest Book on the Fleet,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Finest Crew in the Fleet: The Next Generation Cast on Screen and Off (Star Trek) (Hardcover)
By far the most readable and informative of all the Star Trek-related books.While I am a very ordinary viewer (I don't go to conventions, don't
own any novelties, and don't recite whole scenes
from memory,) I found myself reading this book late into the night, missing meals, and generally having a great time until I had read every word.
(The layout of the book makes it easy to jump from one section to another, as your whim dictates. I was a little bit sad when I realized that I had read all of them--wait, I thought, there just have to be more!!)
The book is broken up into several sections, and
each of the lead roles gets major coverage. This
is where you can find out all about Patrick
Stewart's years on the stage, Gates McFadden's
many artistic outlets (dancing and choreography
are just the beginning), and the truth about Marina Sirtis's B-flicks from before she became a star. In addition, this book has lots of information about people who other writers might neglect: for example, we hear about the long and distinguished acting career of John DeLancey (the popular, all-powerful "Q"). Here we learn that Brian Bonsall--Worf's son Alexander--also played Andrew Keaton on "Family Ties" (I sure didn't recognize him). Unlike many books in this area, which give only a shallow portrait of peoples' lives outside of the studio,"The Finest Crew in the Fleet" gave me a strong sense of who these actors are, how Star Trek fits into their lives, why they enjoy it so much, and what they want to do in the future.
As the first book to cover the lives of all of the
Next Generation cast, this rare treat was well
worth the wait.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Every Star Trek fan should own this book!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Finest Crew in the Fleet: The Next Generation Cast on Screen and Off (Star Trek) (Hardcover)
Being a lifelong Star Trek fan, I'm used to reading about Trek. A great many of the biographies and "histories" of Trek are boring and poorly written. Finally, here's a book that not only gives you interesting details about the crew we know and love (Yes, the Next Generation crew), but it's well written. This book gives us intimate portraits of the Star Trek actors, the actors who seem so much a part of their roles it's a shock to see them out of uniform. The book reads like a breeze, and confidently exposes the lives and loves of the actors we feel we know so well. Some of the details Shrager elicits are moving; for example, learning of Patrick Stewart's unhappy childhood makes one feels all the more satisfied that he has hit it big. Of course, the browsing reader will enjoy the spectacular photographs, which create a kind of dizziness when you first see them (Jean-Luc with hair! Worf on "CHiPs"!), but the more careful reader will note the way ! Shrager blends intimate details of the actors with the nature of the characters they play. This is good stuff. On a comic note, the great cover you're looking at caused the hacks at Paramount no end of worry; they had the same cover slated for a book they released months later. Of course it flopped; it was nowhere near as good as this one. Buy it, read it, love it.
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