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The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From the Next Generation to J. J. Abrams

The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek

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The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From the Next Generation to J. J. Abrams

By: Edward Gross, Mark A. Altman
Narrated by: Aaron Landon, Alex Hyde-White, David Stifel, Eric Martin, James Cronin, Jason Olazabal, John Rocha, Julie McKay
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This is the true story behind the making of a television legend.

There have been many books written about Star Trek but never with the unprecedented access, insight, and candor of authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. Having covered the franchise for over three decades, they've assembled the ultimate guide to a television classic.

The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From the Next Generation to J. J. Abrams is an incisive, no-holds-barred oral history telling the story of post-Original Series Star Trek, told exclusively by the people who were there, in their own words - sharing the inside scoops they've never told before, unveiling the oftentimes shocking true story of the history of Star Trek, and chronicling the trials, tribulations, and tribbles that have remained deeply buried secrets until now.

The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years includes the voices of hundreds television and film executives, programmers, writers, creators, and cast who span from the beloved The Next Generation and subsequent films through its spin-offs: Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise as well J. J. Abrams' reimagined film series.

The full list of narrators includes: Aaron Landon, Alex Hyde-White, David Stifel, Eric Martin, James Cronin, Jason Olazabal, John Rocha, Julie McKay, Martin Hillier, Nate Aldrich, Steve Marvel, and Susan Hanfield.

Narrated by:

Aaron Landon
Alex Hyde-White
David Stifel
Eric Martin
James Cronin
Jason Olazabal
John Rocha
Julie McKay
Martin Hillier

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So this is exactly what you would expect, lots of ST content well researched, but some frustrating things:

- There are no chapter names – chapters are just listed as 1-74, so there’s no way to skip to a specific film, DS9, Voyager etc. Why not bother with the 10 minutes of effort it would have taken to include the chapter names?

- The accents – OH MY GOD THE ACCENTS. Just read the text, man. The TERRIBLE Irish accent the guy does whenever he reads Colm Meaney’s lines is really annoying. WHY??? You can’t do an Irish accent mate, just stop. Plus one of the readers starts doing this grating fake French accent when they get to Voyager.

- Pronunciation of ST phrases – as many other reviews have said - is off. A pronunciation guide would have helped.

Otherwise, this is a good product, but the Audible production feels rushed.

Mostly solid, with some really annoying issues...

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I greatly enjoyed this audible book but would probably had stuck with it if I had read it. I treated it like a radio broadcast while doing the mundane chores of life. The more it went into the minutiae of the backdrop of the programme and the people likes, dislikes and internal politics, the more it took on the flavour of a soap and gradually hooked me. However, best of all was the pervasiveness of the dream and the template for a kinder, better and resilient society to aspire to - by showing episode by episode what we need to stop doing. High ideatls being illustrated by imperfect beings. It's a long audible book but I believe that like me, you will feel rewarded if you stick with it.

You don't need to be a Trekkie to listen and enjoy this book

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