The City on the Edge of Forever
- Author Harlan Ellison
- Narrator various
- Publisher Skyboat Media
- Publish Date 26 July 2016
- Run Time 8 hours and 1 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Science fiction, Screenwriting techniques, Television screenplays, scripts and performances.
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What to expect
The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, The City on the Edge of Forever has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an “eviscerated” version—which subsequently has been voted the most beloved episode in the series’ history. In its original form, The City on the Edge of Forever won the 1966–67 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Teleplay. As aired, it won the 1967 Hugo Award.
The City on the Edge of Forever is, at its most basic, a poignant love story. Ellison takes the listener on a breathtaking trip through space and time, from the future, all the way back to 1930s America. In this harrowing journey, Kirk and Spock race to apprehend a renegade criminal and restore the order of the universe. It is here that Kirk faces his ultimate dilemma: a choice between the universe—or his one true love.
This edition makes available the astonishing teleplay as Ellison intended it to be aired. The author’s introductory essay reveals all of the details of what Ellison describes as a “fatally inept treatment” of his creative work. Was he unjustly edited, unjustly accused, and unjustly treated?
Critics Review
u201cEllisonu2019s numerous fans along with the general clamoring for all things Trek are bound to put this book in high demand.u201d
u201cWhat makes this the ST book of the year (maybe all time) is Ellisonu2019s sputtering, raging, fuming introduction in which he sets the record straight, by God!u201d
u201cFor the first time, science fiction maverick Harlan Ellisonu2019s first-draft u2018Star Treku2019 script is performed in its entirety, with ace voice talents John Rubinstein and Scott Brick gleefully taking on the major roles. A desperate Dr. u2018Bonesu2019 McCoy dives into a time portal and changes the course of human history, while Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock are right behind, bent on reversing the damage. So begins one of the most popular episodes of the original u2018Star Treku2019 television series. Itu2019s also the most controversial. Reading from a number of interviews and essays, the outspoken Ellison re-voices his battles with u2018Star Treku2019 creator Gene Roddenberry over the direction of the story. Both Ellisonu2019s original script and the aired u2018editedu2019 version received major awards. So, listen and decide which version you prefer.u201d
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