While on the U.S.S Excelsior, Captain Sulu receives top priority orders to proceed by shuttlecraft to Starbase Three. He is to act as the Federation's envoy to a historic peace ceremony between the Krikiki and the Den-Kai - the two dominant, warring races in that sector. The Federation has made it clear to Sulu that it is vital that this mission be successful. Sulu's role is to hand over a young Krikiki prince to the Den-Kai as a symbol of peace. But once Sulu learns of the physical hardships and isolated life that are to befall the prince, he is faced with one of the most difficult choices of his carreer: carry out his orders and protect another being's life only to see it taken away, or interfere and risk destroying the fragile peace...and violate the prime directive in the process.
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The planet Nimbus lll. A desolate, forbidding world, situated in the heart of the Neutral Zone. Unremarkable, except for one thing : Nimbus lll is the site of an unprecedented attempt at cooperation among the galaxy's three major powers. Here, to this " Planet of Galactic Peace, " the Klingons, the Romulans, and the Federation have all sent ambassadors, who are working together to develop the planet - an experiment that, if it succeeds, could transform the galactic balance of power. But now terrorists have seized control of Nimbus lll. And when Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise attempt a dramatic rescue, they discover a threat unlike any they have ever faced, a threat that will force them to confront the inner demons of their own, secret pasts - and forbidden secrets that lie at the center of the galaxy itself...
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The Old Time Radio Show Collection
Adapted for radio by Orson Welles
Victor Hugo wrote in his classic Les Misérables, Book 5, Chapter 4: "God is behind everything, but everything hides God." Hugo's immortal classic, an epic story of redemption set in Paris after the French Revolution, clearly illustrates the saving grace of God, and the change that can be had for anyone willing to accept it.
This 1937 radio dramatization was written, produced, and performed by none other than the incomparable Orson Welles of War of the Worlds fame. The story of the book is faithfully retold (with questionable subjects carefully camouflaged) and is suitable for students aged ten and older. This live recording, masterfully performed by an incredible professional cast, includes sound effects, music, and an unforgettable story.
Almost everything you need to know in one essential guide
Seeing a film is only half the fun. The real joy comes from arguing about it afterwards in the pub or on the journey home. But have you ever felt you needed to know a little more?
This book offers a concise introduction to the appreciation and study of film. This second edition begins with an examination of early film theory before analysing how films are put together ' framing, performance, setting, costume and editing. It then explores a number of approaches taken to film over the last half century ' the auteur theory, structuralism, psychoanalysis, feminism, and queer theory with a new chapter on Marxism. There are also overviews on stars, genres, national cinemas and film movements from around the world.
With this book in your pocket you can gasp as directors break the 30' rule, marvel as Oedipus complexes are resolved, shudder as you become aware of your own voyeurism and tell your metteur en sc'ne from your mise en sc'ne. Going to the cinema may never be the same again...
From Captain Kirk in the original series, to Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation® and Captain Sisko of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine®, Star Trek has been the story of mankind stretched to the ultimate limits of strength, skill, and courage.
Now a new captain has joined the ranks of the Star Trek heroes. Mosaic tells the compelling life story of Captain Kathryn Janeway, commander of the Starship VoyagerTM.
Mosaic finds Captain Janeway fighting a desperate battle on two fronts: while she duels the Kazon warship in the gaseous mists of a murky nebula, an Away Team led by Lt. Tuvok is trapped on the surface ofa wilderness planet. Forced to choose between the lives of the Away Team and the safety of her ship, Captain Janeway reviews the most important moments of her life, and the pivotal choices that made her the woman she is today.
From her childhood to her time at Starfleet AcademyTM, from her first love to her first command, she must once again face the challenges and conflicts that have brought her to the point where she must now risk everything to put one more piece in the mosaic that is Kathryn Janeway.
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Experience one of television’s greatest science fiction series: The Twilight Zone. This collection of episodes is fully dramatized for audio and features a full cast, music, sound effects, and narration by some of today’s biggest celebrities.
A Kind of Stopwatch (starring Lou Diamond Phillips)
The world’s most talkative bore has acquired a stopwatch with the power to halt all other action in the world. But when he misuses it, a wonderful conversation piece turns into a real party killer.
You Drive (starring John Heard)
A motorist’s automobile won’t let him forget his guilt over killing a young cyclist and fleeing from the scene.
In Praise of Pip (starring Fred Willard)
An alcoholic bookie regrets that he wasn’t a better father to his son, Pip, who was critically wounded in South Vietnam. A visit to an amusement park gives them both a second chance.
The Last Flight (starring Charles Shaughnessy)
A World War I Flying Ace flies through a mysterious cloud and lands at a modern US air base. How did he get there, and for what reason?
Person or Persons Unknown (starring John Schneider)
A man awakens one morning to find that no one recognizes him, not even his wife of many years.
The Whole Truth (starring Henry Rollins)
A haunted Model A Ford automobile compels used-car dealer Harvey Hennicutt to tell only the truth. Consequently he can’t sell a single car on his lot—until he comes up with an unusual marketing idea.
The Starship Enterprise 1701-D has been destroyed, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard finds himself without a command. While waiting for his new ship, Captain Picard has gone with Lieutenant Worf on a delicate diplomatic mission to the Cardassian Empire.
As Picard conducts high-level negotiations for the return of Federation prisoners of war, the Starship Enterprise 1701-E is being constructed under the supervision of Captain Morgan Bateson, a veteran of the twenty-third century who spent nearly ninety years in a pocket universe. Commanding this new Enterprise on what was supposed to be a short shakedown cruise, Captain Bateson has an idea of his own. In defiance of Starfleet Command, he will take Starfleet's newest, strongest starship and strike at the heart of the newly aggressive Klingon Empire.
Captain Picard's negotiations proceed smoothly -- until he discovers that a hate-crazed Klingon commander -- Captain Bateson's archenemy from ninety years ago -- has taken the Enterprise from Bateson and launched a vicious attack on Cardassia Prime. To save the ship and preserve intergalactic peace, Picard must ally himself with his former Cardassian torturer, rely on the legendary skills of one Montgomery Scott, and draw new strength and inspiration from the memory of James T. Kirk...
Ship of the Line reveals an unforgettable lost chapter in the ongoing saga of Star Trek that will thrill readers of every generation.
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The rugged Cornwall of days gone by is the scene for first Doctor William Hartnell's 1966 foray into the murky world of pirates and hidden treasure. The TARDIS lands on the seveneenth century Cornish coast, and its crew stumble upon a plot by the local Squire to receive and offload contraband goods. The Doctor meets the churchwarden, whose last words to him concern the whereabouts of hidden treasure. When pirate captain Samuel Pike learns of this, he kidnaps the Doctor and demands to be given the cryptic clue. With the treasure uncovered and the militia called in by the local Revenue officer, a bloody fight ensues and can the Doctor, Ben and Polly escape with their lives? This full-bodied, romantic yarn is narrated by Anneke Wills, who played companion Polly. It also features Michael Craze as Ben and Michael Godfrey as Pike.
Experience one of television’s greatest science fiction series: The Twilight Zone.This collection of episodes is fully dramatized for audio and features a full cast, music, sound effects, and narration by some of today’s biggest celebrities. Episodes include Number 12 Looks Just Like You, starring Bonnie Somerville; The Trouble with Templeton, starring Michael York; The Prime Mover, starring David Eigenberg; The Four of Us Are Dying, starring Eric Bogosian; The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine, starring Kathy Garver and Charles Shaughnessy; and The Shelter, starring Ernie Hudson.
Patrick Troughton battles to save mankind in this classic six-part 'lost' television adventure, with linking narration by Frazer Hines. The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria to the south coast of present-day Earth. Something nasty is lurking in the gas pipelines of the North Sea, and before long the nearby refinery is under attack. Landing on a foam-covered beach, the travellers are at first mistaken for saboteurs. A number of the refinery personnel have been behaving strangely, and the base chief, Robson, is showing serious signs of stress. Meanwhile Maggie Harris, having been stung by a mysterious frond of sea vegetation, is menaced by the sinister engineers Oak and Quill. As sentient foam and weed combine to frightening effect, it soon becomes clear that the danger emanates from beneath the sea. Can that really be a heartbeat coming from deep inside the refinery pipes? Will the Doctor and his friends be in time to prevent an entire take-over of Earth and will they all escape with their lives? First broadcast in 1968, Fury from the Deep is the last story to feature Deborah Watling as the Doctor's companion Victoria. Long missing from the television archives, it is regarded as a classic adventure from the era of the Second Doctor.
Two powerful rival families of the spacefaring merchant race called the Tizarin are to be joined through marriage, and the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM is chosen as the site for the wedding. Captain Picard is pleased by the happy duty, but his pleasure is cut short by the arrival of the Federation delegate from Betazed, Lwaxana Troi, the mother of ship's counsellor, Deanna Troi.
Despite Lwaxana Troi's romantic overtures toward the captain, the celebration seems to go smoothly until the situation is further complicated by the arrival of the notorious and all powerful being called Q, who has come to examine and challenge the human concept of love. The festivities are thrown into turmoil, the powerful Tizarin families are on the verge of war, and Lwaxana Troi is determined to teach Q a lesson in love that he will never forget.
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Experience one of television’s greatest science fiction series: The Twilight Zone. This collection of episodes is fully dramatized for audio and features a full cast, music, sound effects, and narration by some of today’s biggest celebrities.
Probe 7, Over and Out (starring Lou Gossett, Jr.)
A lone astronaut crash-lands on an unknown planet, leaving behind a destroyed world. As he is adjusting to the new planet, he discovers another crashed astronaut, a woman, and together they form an important bond.
Who Am I? (starring Sean Astin)
A young businessman wakes up one morning and has a completely different face—but only he thinks it’s different from before.
Two (starring Don Johnson)
Two opposing survivors of a world war learn to put aside their differences and start a new and better world together.
Young Man’s Fancy (starring Tony Plana)
A recently married man misses his dead mother and his childhood so much that he can’t seem to live in the here and now, causing untold horror for his new bride.
The Bewitchin’ Pool (starring Karen Black)
Two children of divorcing parents escape through a magical portal in their pool, into a peaceful world for children.
A Piano in the House (starring Michael York)
Insensitive drama critic Fitzgerald Fortune buys his young wife a player piano as a birthday present. To his surprise, he discovers it has magical properties: its music reveals people’s hidden fears, loves, thoughts, and secrets.
