Building Star Trek

TV Movie
2016
TV-PG
1h 32m

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In this documentary props and other items from the original Star Trek series are tracked down and others are restored for display at various locations throughout the U.S.In this documentary props and other items from the original Star Trek series are tracked down and others are restored for display at various locations throughout the U.S.In this documentary props and other items from the original Star Trek series are tracked down and others are restored for display at various locations throughout the U.S.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Jim Conrad

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Gerald Gurian

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Nichelle Nichols

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Simon Pegg

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Karl Urban

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Director
- Mick Grogan
Writer
- Mick Grogan
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StuOz

Great Fun Despite Trivial Content

Nerds play around with the original star ship Enterprise model.

I am amazed that I am the first to review this, I was expecting 20 reviews!

Look, there is no question that the subject of this film gives new meaning to the term trivial subject, but hey, I love classic Star Trek and I would kill to have the original Enterprise model in my home...so why not make a show like this.

It is rather sad to discover that most of the sets and props for the 1966 series were destroyed because, at the time, nobody had any idea of the value of such items.

In a nutshell: it has been a few weeks since I watched this show, and yes, it does sort of linger in the memory weeks after a viewing, so don't feel the whole idea of it is just too nerdy to bother with.

Give it a go!

6StrictlyConfidential

A Surface Exploration Of The Visionary Universe Of Star Trek

Attention, all you SyFy enthusiasts - You really don't have to be a die-hard fan of TV's "Star Trek" in order to enjoy this particular science-documentary.

In this 90-minute presentation - The Smithsonian Institute pays respectful homage to Star Trek which first aired on prime-time television 50 years ago.

To be sure - Star Trek was clearly a SyFy program that was (in many ways) ahead of its time.

This first-rate presentation takes space-travel technology to a whole new level - "Where no man has gone before".

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"Space - The Final Frontier."

This often-intriguing, 90-minute technology-documentary from the Smithsonian Channel proudly commemorates the 50-year anniversary of Star Trek which first made its TV debut back in 1966.

Through interviews, stills, and archival footage - "Building Star Trek" tells the curios viewer, plain and simple, all about what space travel dreams are made of.

Throughout this informative presentation we are shown how modern-day space-travel technology is clearly striving to emulate the SyFy/Fantasy gadgetry of Star Trek.

All-in-all - "Building Star Trek" is definitely well-worth a view whether you are a die-hard fan of the classic, iconic TV series, or not.

Alternate versions
After Paramount bought the Smithsonian Channel (where the original production was released), they cut this documentary by more than half, editing it down to 45 minutes. Only the cut-in-half version now airs on the Smithsonian Channel's streaming service. This cut version of course also streams on Paramount+ and Amazon Prime Video's Paramount+ Channel. The original 92 minute version was issued on DVD and is still available on Amazon Prime Video itself for streaming.