"The City on the Edge of Forever" is my favorite Star Trek episode of the original series.
This book wasn't just a teleplay of the episode. The 77-page Introductory Essay was basically a rant about what an ass Gene Roddenberry was. I get it; it was apparently a long time coming, but it was a bit over-the-top. (I still enjoyed reading it.)
The book included two treatments, the original teleplay, a partial revision, and afterwords by Star Trek writers and actors.
The original teleplay is much better than the aired episode. I understand why changes had to be made to the original for the Star Trek series, but the show's producers could have retained more of the original for a stronger episode.
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