Mark A. Altman Livres

Volume one of a fifty-year oral history of Star Trek by the people who were there, in their own words, sharing never-before-told stories. This is the unauthorized, uncensored and unbelievable true story behind the making of a pop culture phenomenon. The original Star Trek series debuted in 1966 and has spawned five TV series spin-offs and a dozen feature films. The Fifty-Year Mission is a no-holds-barred oral history of five decades of Star Trek, told by the people who were there. Hear from the hundreds of television and film executives, programmers, writers, creators and cast as they unveil the oftentimes shocking story of Star Trek's ongoing fifty-year mission -a mission that has spanned from the classic series to the animated show, the many attempts at a relaunch through the beloved feature films.Make no mistake, this isn't just a book for Star Trek fans. Here is a volume for all fans of pop culture and anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of a television touchstone.

The ultimate oral history of the only gentleman secret agent with a license to kill... and thrill...telling the incredible, uncensored true stories of the James Bond franchise and spy mania. For over five decades, the cinematic adventures of James Bond have thrilled moviegoers. Now, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind-the-scenes of the most famous and beloved movie franchise of all-time filled with reflections from over 150 cast, crew, critics and filmmakers who reflect on the impact of this legendary movie franchise as well as share their thoughts about their favorite (and least) favorite 007 adventures and spy mania which gripped fans the world over in the wake of the success of the James Bond films. From Russia--with love, course--to Vegas, from below the bright blue waters of the Bahamas in search of a missing nuclear weapon to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, from below the seas in Stromberg’s new Noah's Ark of Atlantis into orbit with Hugo Drax, Nobody Does It Better: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond tells the amazing, true story of the birth of James Bond through the latest remarkable James Bond adventures as well as the Spy mania classics that enthralled the world. It’s Bond and Beyond from the critically acclaimed authors of the bestselling The Fifty-Year Mission and So Say We All.

The definitive unofficial behind-the-scenes story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel in the words of the people who were there

The first and only oral history of the beloved John Wick franchise. There have been iconic moments in the action movie genre over the years, but nothing has come close to matching the kinetic, balletic gun-fu of the John Wick films.

The unauthorised, uncensored true story behind the history of Battlestar Galactica, from the cult reboot that shaped a generation of science fiction to the iconic show from the 70s.

Dieses Buch bietet den ersten vollständigen Überblick über alle Episoden des Star-Trek-Abenteuers, beginnend mit dem Pilotfilm im Jahre 1966 bis hin zur jüngsten Trek-Generation. Chronologisch nach Sendedaten geordnet, wird jede einzelne Folge inhaltlich kurz zusammengefaßt und anschließend von den beteiligten Produzenten, Drehbuchautoren und Schauspielern kommentiert. Zu diesem Zweck führten Edward Gross und Mark A. Altman hunderte von Interviews durch, im Rahmen derer viele bislang unbekannte Anekdoten und Hintergrundfakten zu Tage kamen. Alles in allem also ein gleichermaßen informatives wie unterhaltsames Nachschlagewerk.