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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2      Non-Film Score Discussion: DC Fontana --RIP     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Dec 3, 2019 - 5:14 PM     By:   dragon53   (Member) LINK: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-fontana-dead-pioneering-star-trek-writer-was-80-1259207    Posted:   Dec 3, 2019 - 8:20 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) A great WOMAN writer who didn't need the SJW crowd to succeed in.a man's world! Rip Dorothy    Posted:   Dec 3, 2019 - 8:43 PM     By:   ZardozSpeaks   (Member) Yes, R.I.P. to a remarkable writer. Amazing that her output for ST:TOS was done while she was still under the age of 30!    Posted:   Dec 3, 2019 - 11:51 PM     By:   Adventures of Jarre Jarre   (Member) Damn, this hurts. She's one of the first writers of any media I've ever noted in my youth.    Posted:   Dec 4, 2019 - 7:13 AM     By:   Scott McOldsmith   (Member) Ms. Fontana had a knack for enhancing characters. In a period where everything was episodic, she still added to the evolution of Spock over the course of several quite distant episodes. She fleshed out the character as much as Nimoy and gave us amazing television moments that will live forever. When she left the series, it lost a very bright spark. While female screenwriters were not uncommon in the era (Daniel Boone and Bonanza had lots of them), she was one of the few at a very high staff level. As much as Roddenberry, Coon, Justman, etc. she made the series as great as it was. Well done, Mr. Fontana. Very well done.    Posted:   Dec 4, 2019 - 8:44 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) Sad to hear. Certainly was a pivotal writer for Star Trek. RIP.    Posted:   Dec 4, 2019 - 5:22 PM     By:   dragon53   (Member) "It’s worth noting that Fontana helped blaze new trails for female writers. Star Trek has always had plenty of women shaping the stories told on-screen. TOS, produced in the 1960s, had 22.5% of the episodes written by women, a statistic that shines compared to series with very few women behind the scenes. Star Trek has always pushed for representation in front of and behind the camera, and Fontana is owed a debt of gratitude for breaking the glass ceiling for others to follow her." source: startrek.com    Posted:   Dec 4, 2019 - 6:08 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) Who were some of the other female scribes on TOS?    Posted:   Dec 4, 2019 - 9:47 PM     By:   ZardozSpeaks   (Member) Who were some of the other female scribes on TOS? Margaret Armen Jean Lisette Areoste Joyce Muskat Shari Lewis    Posted:   Dec 4, 2019 - 10:36 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) Who were some of the other female scribes on TOS? Margaret Armen Jean Lisette Areoste Joyce Muskat Shari Lewis Lambchops Shari?    Posted:   Dec 5, 2019 - 12:25 AM     By:   riotengine   (Member) I loved Dorothy's accomplishments but want to add something about the Star Trek: TAS episode, Yesteryear. Another great script by her that pushed the envelope for Saturday morning TV. At that time, it was even more of a wasteland due to the overprotective censoring influence of Peggy Charren and ACT (Action for Children's Television). Dorothy wrote a moving story about the death of a pet and death with dignity. It's an animated Trek story that gets me every time, and Dorothy deserved every accolade for it. Just getting that on the air was an amazing achievement. If you've ever had to put a pet down, it really hits you. One of Star Trek's shining lights who added so much to the lore and history of Star Trek, particularly in the case of Mr. Spock. R.I.P. Greg Espinoza    Posted:   Dec 5, 2019 - 6:43 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) I loved Dorothy's accomplishments but want to add something about the Star Trek: TAS episode, Yesteryear. Another great script by her that pushed the envelope for Saturday morning TV. At that time, it was even more of a wasteland due to the overprotective censoring influence of Peggy Charren and ACT (Action for Children's Television). Dorothy wrote a moving story about the death of a pet and death with dignity. It's an animated Trek story that gets me every time, and Dorothy deserved every accolade for it. Just getting that on the air was an amazing achievement. If you've ever had to put a pet down, it really hits you. One of Star Trek's shining lights who added so much to the lore and history of Star Trek, particularly in the case of Mr. Spock. R.I.P. Greg Espinoza Really shocking that got scripted, made and broadcast. Children's programing in the US is generally a giant wasteland of saccharine entertainment and juvenile humor.    Posted:   Dec 5, 2019 - 7:06 AM     By:   Scott McOldsmith   (Member) Who were some of the other female scribes on TOS? Margaret Armen Jean Lisette Areoste Joyce Muskat Shari Lewis Lambchops Shari? Yup. She wrote The Lights of Zetar with the intention of performing in the lead. She didn't get cast, obviously.    Posted:   Dec 5, 2019 - 9:12 AM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) Who were some of the other female scribes on TOS? Margaret Armen Jean Lisette Areoste Joyce Muskat Shari Lewis Lambchops Shari? Yup. She wrote The Lights of Zetar with the intention of performing in the lead. She didn't get cast, obviously. Wow! Btw I think she was a relative of mine    Posted:   Dec 5, 2019 - 9:15 AM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) I loved Dorothy's accomplishments but want to add something about the Star Trek: TAS episode, Yesteryear. Another great script by her that pushed the envelope for Saturday morning TV. At that time, it was even more of a wasteland due to the overprotective censoring influence of Peggy Charren and ACT (Action for Children's Television). Dorothy wrote a moving story about the death of a pet and death with dignity. It's an animated Trek story that gets me every time, and Dorothy deserved every accolade for it. Just getting that on the air was an amazing achievement. If you've ever had to put a pet down, it really hits you. One of Star Trek's shining lights who added so much to the lore and history of Star Trek, particularly in the case of Mr. Spock. R.I.P. Greg Espinoza Really shocking that got scripted, made and broadcast. Children's programing in the US is generally a giant wasteland of saccharine entertainment and juvenile humor. Iirc.wasnt that the FIRST episode? I.remember how much I liked it-,and how disappointing the rest of the series.was. .One.great ep and then ....bupkis    Posted:   Dec 5, 2019 - 7:08 PM     By:   riotengine   (Member) Really shocking that got scripted, made and broadcast. Children's programing in the US is generally a giant wasteland of saccharine entertainment and juvenile humor. Iirc.wasnt that the FIRST episode? I remember how much I liked it, and how disappointing the rest of the series.was. One great ep and then....bupkis I believe Beyond The Farthest Star got a prime time airing before Yesteryear. I watched that. Sam Peeples, who wrote that episode, gave Fontana her first shot at writing on his western show, the Tall Man (1960-61). Greg Espinoza    Posted:   Dec 6, 2019 - 6:51 AM     By:   Scott McOldsmith   (Member) More Tribbles, More Troubles was the first episode in production order and Beyond the Farthest Star was the first aired. I.remember how much I liked it-,and how disappointing the rest of the series.was. .One.great ep and then ....bupkis There were a number of very good episodes of the animated series. Beyond the Farthest Star, Yesteryear, The Survivor, The Jihad, The Slaver Weapon, The Pirates or Orion, and so on.    Posted:   Dec 6, 2019 - 7:46 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) I just came across this by pure coincidence last night on YouTube. Apparently DC Fontana was involved in the restoration of the original 50's Time Machine prop.    Posted:   Dec 6, 2019 - 7:52 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) I loved Dorothy's accomplishments but want to add something about the Star Trek: TAS episode, Yesteryear. Another great script by her that pushed the envelope for Saturday morning TV. At that time, it was even more of a wasteland due to the overprotective censoring influence of Peggy Charren and ACT (Action for Children's Television). Dorothy wrote a moving story about the death of a pet and death with dignity. It's an animated Trek story that gets me every time, and Dorothy deserved every accolade for it. Just getting that on the air was an amazing achievement. If you've ever had to put a pet down, it really hits you. One of Star Trek's shining lights who added so much to the lore and history of Star Trek, particularly in the case of Mr. Spock. R.I.P. Greg Espinoza Really shocking that got scripted, made and broadcast. Children's programing in the US is generally a giant wasteland of saccharine entertainment and juvenile humor. Iirc.wasnt that the FIRST episode? I.remember how much I liked it-,and how disappointing the rest of the series.was. .One.great ep and then ....bupkis Not by DC Fontana but would "The Magicks of Megas-tu" or "The Jihad" be made today? Hell even "Yesteryear" wouldn't.    Posted:   Dec 6, 2019 - 9:22 AM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) More Tribbles, More Troubles was the first episode in production order and Beyond the Farthest Star was the first aired. I.remember how much I liked it-,and how disappointing the rest of the series.was. .One.great ep and then ....bupkis There were a number of very good episodes of the animated series. Beyond the Farthest Star, Yesteryear, The Survivor, The Jihad, The Slaver Weapon, The Pirates or Orion, and so on. I watched the series on laser disc. The stories lacked sophistication and the music was 4 cues repeated endlessly . 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