Going Inside the Making of Star Trek: Marc Cushman

In the 1950s, television was trying to find itself. Shows were often nothing more than radio with pictures. The 1960s, however, saw a new form of television drama emerge that featured complex story lines, ethnically diverse cast, and plots that featured political and social issues. Shows such as I Spy and Star Trek especially stood out as distinctive, television trailblazers. This week on Exploring the Bizarre, our guest Marc Cushman not only has worked for more than 30 years in TV and film as a screenwriter and director, he is also a renowned author with books on TV shows such as I Spy, Lost in Space and Star Trek. Marc Cushman Marc Cushman is an author and Los Angeles-based screenwriter and director. His television writing assignments include scripts for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, and Diagnosis: Murder. His feature film credits include Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney, The Magic of Christmas, and In The Eyes Of A Killer. As a writer/producer, Marc created and served as show runner for two TV series: the cult comedy Channel K and its spin-off, the original Bachelor Pad. Marc is the author of the "biography of a TV show," I Spy: A History Of The Groundbreaking Television Series, and the definitive examination of the making of the original Star Trek series, with his 2,100 page, three-volume set, These Are The Voyages, TOS.

Surfing With The Aliens: UFO Rock "N' Roll Hookup

Pick up your six string guitar and join musicians MERRELL FRANKHAUSER and KEVIN ESTRELLA as they discuss their rock and roll careers with Exploring the Bizarre (KCORradio.com) hosts TIM BECKLEY and TIM R. SWARTZ. From the Ella Fitzgerald hit "Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer" released in 1951 to Katy Perry's E.T. in 2010, pop music has been inspired by UFOs. Elvis saw UFOs. Hendrix insisted his life was saved by an alien with wings. Frankhauser's career began in the Sixties with the instrumental surf rock group The Impacts whose album "Wipe Out" is now revered as one of the era's best surf rock albums. He discusses his many sightings in Hawaii and how his music has been inspired by Ultra-terrestrials. Estrella's is best known for his album "Pyramids on Mars: Music From the Mystical Red Planet" Kevin says that in 2014 an inter-dimensional craft flew within 100 years of him. He has had contact at least three more times with craft of unearthly origin. Beckley breaks in to tells us of the recent UFO revelations of Dave Davids of the Kinks. Free newsletter mrufo8@hotmail.com

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