Edward Gross Livres

Volume one of a fifty-year oral history of Star Trek by the people who were there, in their own words, sharing never-before-told stories. This is the unauthorized, uncensored and unbelievable true story behind the making of a pop culture phenomenon. The original Star Trek series debuted in 1966 and has spawned five TV series spin-offs and a dozen feature films. The Fifty-Year Mission is a no-holds-barred oral history of five decades of Star Trek, told by the people who were there. Hear from the hundreds of television and film executives, programmers, writers, creators and cast as they unveil the oftentimes shocking story of Star Trek's ongoing fifty-year mission -a mission that has spanned from the classic series to the animated show, the many attempts at a relaunch through the beloved feature films.Make no mistake, this isn't just a book for Star Trek fans. Here is a volume for all fans of pop culture and anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of a television touchstone.

The ultimate oral history of the only gentleman secret agent with a license to kill... and thrill...telling the incredible, uncensored true stories of the James Bond franchise and spy mania. For over five decades, the cinematic adventures of James Bond have thrilled moviegoers. Now, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind-the-scenes of the most famous and beloved movie franchise of all-time filled with reflections from over 150 cast, crew, critics and filmmakers who reflect on the impact of this legendary movie franchise as well as share their thoughts about their favorite (and least) favorite 007 adventures and spy mania which gripped fans the world over in the wake of the success of the James Bond films. From Russia--with love, course--to Vegas, from below the bright blue waters of the Bahamas in search of a missing nuclear weapon to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, from below the seas in Stromberg’s new Noah's Ark of Atlantis into orbit with Hugo Drax, Nobody Does It Better: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond tells the amazing, true story of the birth of James Bond through the latest remarkable James Bond adventures as well as the Spy mania classics that enthralled the world. It’s Bond and Beyond from the critically acclaimed authors of the bestselling The Fifty-Year Mission and So Say We All.

Erzählt durch Interviews mit Schriftstellern und Mitgliedern des Casts und der Crew sowie durch Zugang zu privaten Akten, ist dies die Geschichte von "Star The Next Generation". Es enthält Hintergrundinformationen, Handlungszusammenfassungen und Details zu den Spezialeffekten.

Dieses Kompendium dokumentiert kenntnisreich und umfassend die Entstehungsgeschichte sämtlicher Star-Trek-Kinofilme. Von der ersten Idee über die Entwicklung des Drehbuches, die Dreharbeiten mit den Schauspielern, die Realisation der Spezialeffekte bis hin zur Uraufführung und den Reaktionen von Publikum unsd Presse blicken Edward Gross und seine Co-Autoren, alle Kenner des Metiers, hinter die Kulissen und lassen ausführlich die an der Produktion beteiligten zu Wort kommen.