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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

ILM's initial efforts looked good on paper, but only on paper. Nimoy called in the...

ILM's initial efforts looked good on paper, but only on paper. Nimoy called in the cavalry, asking ILM's top visual effects guru to drop everything and rush to Star Trek's rescue. I gotta call, both from Leonard, and Harve Bennett, begging me to take the show over

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ILM's initial efforts
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looked good on paper,
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but only on paper.
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Nimoy called in the cavalry,
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asking ILM's top
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visual effects guru
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to drop everything and rush
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to Star Trek's rescue.
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I gotta call,
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both from Leonard,
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and Harve Bennett,
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begging me
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to take the show over.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:45
Uploaded
May 13, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, history
Production
The Nacelle Company

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Movie Summary

Chronicles rare and fascinating details of how "Star Trek" began, where it's been, and how it's going where no television series has gone before.
S01 • E04 Which was - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:06
Which was
S01 • E06 The first scene that I shot of "deep space nine" - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:08
The first scene that I shot of "deep space nine"
S01 • E08 She is the wife - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:04
She is the wife
S01 • E09 The original - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:10
The original
S01 • E07 - Linda Hamilton. - (Grunts) - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:05
- Linda Hamilton. - (Grunts)
S01 • E03 And in more ways - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:05
And in more ways
S01 • E02 And so he made it known - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:07
And so he made it known
S01 • E04 They say, well, the problem is - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:08
They say, well, the problem is
S01 • E07 - Lindsay Wagner, "the bionic woman." - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:06
- Lindsay Wagner, "the bionic woman."
S01 • E06 So I thought this is a great way - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:04
So I thought this is a great way
S01 • E08 And then 20 years later, - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:07
And then 20 years later,
S01 • E09 So we had 'em wrapped - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:11
So we had 'em wrapped
S01 • E03 George Lucas had shown - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:04
George Lucas had shown
S01 • E07 - They brought in an actress who had obviously had some success - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:08
- They brought in an actress who had obviously had some succ...
S01 • E06 It was problematic, and it caused Livingston - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:04
It was problematic, and it caused Livingston
S01 • E01 That was something the entire - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:06
That was something the entire
S01 • E08 And she says, "You know, - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:11
And she says, "You know,
S01 • E04 ...say they cannot deliver - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:04
...say they cannot deliver
S01 • E06 "You're still doing this shot at lunchtime?" [Laughs] - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:11
"You're still doing this shot at lunchtime?" ...
S01 • E03 People think Paramount said, - The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 00:06
People think Paramount said,