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"Return To Tomorrow" Book with Preston Neal Jones

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​Sometimes a bad thing 40 years ago becomes a good thing today. In
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Orbit
​, Mike and Drew talk with author Preston Neal Jones
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Motion Picture
, "Return To Tomorrow". Originally planned
as a double-issue of the Cinefantastique magazine, Preston
interviewed 60 people involved with the making of the
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Trek
 movie while it was being made. Now these interviews
are compiled into a 672-page book, making a "montage of memory" of
what it was like to be there in 1979 in the lead up to release.
What was the big problem with the making of the film? Was there
more than one? And is it OK to call Trekkers "Trekkies"? We discuss
this and more in this fascinating episode!

Hosts

Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler

Guest
Preston Neal Jones

 

Editor and Producer

Drew Stewart

 

Associate Producer

Richard Rutledge, Jr.

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters​The Book (00:01:09)

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How A Magazine Becomes A Book (00:05:34)

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You Were There (00:10:31)

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Full Access Pass (00:13:55)

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Getting Into Journalism (00:16:42)

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Trekkie vs Trekker (00:17:35)

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Portrait of a Non-Trekkie (00:19:07)

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