Lost in Space was the prime time weekly series to take viewers into outer space’s strange new alien worlds – something the networks believed impossible on a TV budget and schedule. In this book you’ll be whisked back in time to the production offices, writers’ conferences, and sound stages for the making of this iconic series. Included are hundreds of memos between Allen and his staff; production schedules; budgets; fan letters; more than 300 rare behind-the-scene images; and the TV ratings for every episode. Irwin Allen's Lost In Space: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series, Volume One documents the early career of Irwin Allen. It is a true rags-to-riches story, as Allen ventures from a humble beginning in the Bronx to his later incarnations in Hollywood as an entertainment journalist, radio and television host, a literary agent – all before becoming a successful motion picture producer and director. After winning an Academy Award in 1954, Allen entered the fantasy genre with films such as The Lost World and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He then rolled the dice again with a move into television, creating and producing Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and, one year later, Lost in Space.

Irwin Allen's Lost in Space, Volume One: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series

Humor & Entertainment

Cushman, Marc

Television

Jacob Brown Media Group

Lost in Space was the first prime time weekly television series to take viewers into outer space’s strange new alien worlds – something the networks believed impossible on a TV budget and schedule. In this exciting new book series, you are whisked back in time to the production offices, writers’ conferences, and sound stages for the making of this iconic series. Included are hundreds of memos between creator/producer Irwin Allen and his staff; production schedules; budgets; fan letters; more than 500 rare behind-the-scene images in each volume; and the TV ratings for every episode. In Volume 1, author Marc Cushman documented Irwin Allen's early career – a true rags-to-riches story, as Allen ventured from a humble beginning in the Bronx to his later incarnations in Hollywood as an entertainment journalist, radio and television host, and a literary agent – all before becoming a successful motion picture producer and director. After winning an Academy Award in 1954, Allen entered the fantasy genre with films such as The Lost World and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He then rolled the dice again with a move into television, creating and producing Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea for the fall of 1964 and, one year later, Lost in Space. In Volume 2, the story continues with Lost in Space's second season and a switch to color. But it has a tough new rival in space – NBC-TV's Star Trek. On Wednesday nights opposite Space, the red-hot Batman provides formidable competition in the ratings game. Paradoxically, CBS seems intent on sabotaging Allen, pressuring him to make the series more cheaply and change it from science fiction, action/adventure to camp/fantasy. In Volume 3, the story continues. The ratings continue to be strong, and many of the episodes are returning to the 'serious' format of the early first season. An order is placed by the network for a fourth season, and scripts are being written ... but that fourth year would never be realized. Now, after nearly 50 years, the reasons for the sudden end of this iconic series that pre-dated Star Trek are revealed. But there is much more. Travel along with the Robinson family -- the stars of Lost in Space who truly had become as a family to one another -- through the reunions, the conventions, the efforts by Irwin Allen to make a big-screen big-budget feature film with his stars, then a pilot for CBS, then one for NBC, and, finally, on the doorsteps of the new Netflix series due in early 2018. This story didn't end in 1968 when the original series went out of production. The space Family Robinson did make it home, and they are here to tell you their story. Remarkably, the most dangerous monsters of Lost in Space lurked behind the scenes … and wore business suits. The story of the making of the classic Lost in Space is rich with conflict, drama and surprises. And now you can be there to see it unfold.

Irwin Allen's Lost in Space Volume 3: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series

2014 Saturn Award winning trilogy, These Are the Voyages: TOS, launches with Season One, taking the reader back to the 1960s and behind the closed doors at NBC, Desilu Studios, and Star Trek production offices, for the definitive documentation of the making of this sci-fi classic. Cushman's exhaustive research includes previously unpublished insights and recollections from the actors and makers of the original Star Trek, including hundreds of never-before-seen memos by Gene Roddenberry and staff.

These Are the Voyages: TOS: Season One

In the 1980s Gene Roddenberry and Robert H. Justman gave Marc Cushman permission to write the definitive history of the first Star Trek. They backed their stamp of approval by providing documentation never before shared with the public. These are the Voyages, published in three volumes - one designated for each season of TOS - will take you back in time and put you into the producers' offices, the writers' room, onto the soundstages, and in front of your TV sets for the first historic broadcasts. Included are hundreds of memos between Roddenberry and his staff, production schedules, budgets, fan letters, behind-the-scenes images, and the TV ratings, documenting the making of each episode of the "Classic 79" in staggering detail. Buckle your seat belts, the trek of a lifetime begins here.

These Are The Voyages, TOS, Season One (These Are The Voyages series)

Osborn, Susan

Jacobs/Brown Press

The incredible, in depth behind-the-scenes story of the making of the original Star Trek gets more interesting. Marc Cushman's These are the Voyages -- TOS ("The Original Series"): Season Two, from Jacobs Brown Press. For Gene Roddenberry and his talented staff and crew, launching Star Trek was nearly an impossible task. Keeping it on the air for a second season was even harder. Uncover secrets and surprises about favorite episodes like The Trouble with Tribbles, Amok Time, and Journey to Babel.

Star Trek: These Are the Voyages TOS Season 2: Season Two (2)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

SATURN AWARD WINNING BOOK! The second installment of the These Are the Voyages, TOS trilogy. Season One is also available on Amazon.com. Now, travel back to 1967, with Star Trek entering its second season on NBC as the incredible, in depth, behind-the-scenes story gets even more remarkable. For Gene Roddenberry and his talented team, launching Star Trek was nearly an impossible task. Keeping it on the air was even harder. Learn why Leonard Nimoy almost didn't return for Season Two. Explore why Lucille Ball, whose Desilu Productions, had gambled big on financing Star Trek, would lose her studio. Discover the real reason producer Gene Coon suddenly quit in the middle of the second year. Find out about the unproduced episodes written by renowned science fiction masters. Read the memos from Roddenberry and his staff, and NBC, concerning all 26 Season Two episodes. Witness the continuing deception by the network over the show's ratings, and how the fans took on a corporate giant to save their favorite series. Early Reviews: "Compelling, page-turning ... the most important book of Star Trek journalism ever done and is just as gripping as [Marc Cushman's] look at the shows and launch of the first season." - Jeff Bond, Editor, Geek Magazine "With These Are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two, author Marc Cushman has topped his amazing predecessor!" - Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood "You can trust these books! You won't be reading a P.R. man's spins. This is honest and this is how it was being there making Star Trek." - Walter Koenig (Chekov). Season One is on Amazon in hardback, softback and Kindle

These are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two (These Are The Voyages series)

Marc Cushman’s biography of Star Trek the original series (TOS) takes you back in time for the final season of this iconic television show, to the production offices, the writers’ room, onto the sound stages, and in front of your TV sets for what many thought would be Star Trek’s final voyage. Included are hundreds of memos between Roddenberry, the producers and staff, production schedules, budgets, fan letters, behind-the-scene images, and the TV ratings. You’ll find out the real reason Star Trek was cancelled. So buckle your seat belts, this final trek gets really bumpy.

These Are the Voyages: Tos: Season 3 (Star Trek: These Are the Voyages, 3)

Marc Cushman's biography of Star Trek® the original series (TOS) takes you back in time for the final season of this iconic television show, to the production offices, the writers' room, onto the soundstages, and in front of your TV sets for what many thought would be Star Trek's final voyage. Included are hundreds of memos between Roddenberry, the producers and staff, production schedules, budgets, fan letters, behind-the-scene images, and the TV ratings. You'll find out the real reason Star Trek® was cancelled. So buckle your seat belts, this final trek gets really bumpy.

These Are the Voyages - TOS: Season Three (These Are The Voyages series)

The Moody Blues have sold over 80 million records, and scored Top 20 hits in four different decades. They hit the top in 1965, with a No. 1 single, “Go Now!”, and toured with the Beatles (both bands managed by Brian Epstein). But their true breakthrough came in November 1967 with the release of the classic Days of Future Passed, the first LP to combine the rock album format with orchestral music, and spawning another No. 1 single: “Nights in White Satin.” Overnight, the new genre of “symphonic rock” was born. Advancing this further, Moody Blues founding member Mike Pinder helped develop the Mellotron, a keyboard instrument which could simulate the sound of a string orchestra. This innovation not only gave the Moodies their unique sound, but enabled them to reproduce their epic albums in concert. The Moodies were also the first rock group to champion the “concept album,” following Days of Future Passed with other thematic classics, such as In Search of the Lost Chord; On the Threshold of a Dream; To Our Children’s Children’s Children; A Question of Balance; and Long Distance Voyager. This in-depth biography covers the magnificent 50-plus-year career of the Moody Blues (in two volumes). Exhaustively researched and featuring thousands of vintage interviews, reviews, and record chart statistics, as well as hundreds of photos. Long Distance Voyagers: The Story of the Moody Blue will whisk you back in time and put you on the very threshold of a dream.

Long Distance Voyagers: The Story of the Moody Blues 1965-1979

Arts & Photography

Music

The startling and endearing stories behind the Moodies rich musical past are now in your future. This meticulously researched book is over 700 pages with hundreds of photos and interviews. The accomplishments of the Moody Blues are many. They started at the top in 1965, with a No. 1 U.K. hit single, “Go Now” (Top 10 around the world, including in the U.S.), and touring with the Beatles, and managed by the Beatle’s Brian Epstein. But their true coming began on November 10, 1967, with the release of the classic Days of Future Passed, the first LP to combine rock music with orchestral music, in concept album form. Almost overnight, a new genre of popular music was born: “Symphonic Rock.” Other groups would embrace the genre, including King Crimson; Pink Floyd; Genesis, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer; Yes; the Electric Light Orchestra, and Queen. But the Moody Blues, with only the Beatles song “A Day in the Life” as an indication of the possibilities, realized the genre. On the heels of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Moodies released Days of Future Passed, and music critics are divided as to which record truly launched the rock concept album. Pepper came first, by a mere six months, but there was no central theme as in Days of Future Passed. Arguably, the Moodies were first, and they certainly championed the “concept,” with the their thematically albums, In Search of the Lost Chord; On the Threshold of a Dream; To Our Chidlren’s Children’s Children; A Question of Balance; Every Good Boy Deserves Favour; Seventh Sojourn, and Long Distance Voyager. Moody Blues member Mike Pinder helped develop the Mellotron, a keyboard instrument which could simulate the sound of a string orchestra, as well as horn sections, numerous other instruments and sound effects, and which served as the predecessor of the Moog synthesizer. This innovation not only gave the Moody Blues a unique sound, but enabled them to reproduce their albums in concert. Pinder’s Mellotron was even featured on Beatles songs “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “I Am the Walrus.” Moody Ray Thomas was the first rock group member to regularly feature a flute in the band’s recordings and on stage, opening the door for others such acts as Jethro Tull, Traffic, and Chicago, to name only a few. Moody Justin Hayward is arguably second only to John Lennon and Paul McCartney at composing such a rich body of classic, melodic, English rock songs and ballads which have withstood the test of time. “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Lovely to See You Again,” “Never Comes the Day,” “Question,” “The Story in Your Eyes,” “New Horizons,” “Driftwood,” “Gemini Dream,” “The Voice,” “Your Wildest Dreams,” “The Other Side of Life,” “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere,” and “Voices in the Sky” are only a part of his hit-songwriting accomplishments. With other Moodies’ hits, like “Go Now,” “Ride My See-Saw,” “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band”), “Steppin’ in a slide Zone,” “Sitting at the Wheel,” and “Isn’t Life Strange?,” the Moodies catalogue of popular songs easily rivals that of any rock act … other than the Beatles. And yet there has been no proper book on the Moodies. That omission will soon be rectified.

Long Distance Voyagers: The Story of The Moody Blues Volume 1 (1965 - 1979)

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

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