Comments on: Billy Blackburn Talks Life on The Trek Set and Home Movies On New HD-DVDs

By: Chuck Norton

Chuck Norton — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:05:43 +0000

God bless you Billy Blackburn :-).

By: Star Trek Season 1 on Blu — a Geb Review

Star Trek Season 1 on Blu — a Geb Review — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:22:18 +0000

[...] to use and nice to look at. There are extras on each disk including the awesome home movies of Billy Blackburn on disk 7 — a rare look behind the [...]

By: T in HI

T in HI — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:57:04 +0000

Dan–among the episodes Mr. Blackburn appeared extensively in is my (and many other’s) favorite, “The Doomsday Machine.” In that episiode he got to spend a lot of quality time on the set and on camara with William Windom, as well as Nimoy, Kelley et al. Can you ask him whether he has any particular memories of that shoot? Thanks….

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:59:33 +0000

I could not be happier knowing that Bill’s footage is finally getting the attention that is deserves. I have known Billy Blackburn for 10 years and have always told him that something good would come from this.

I have seen all the footage in its original form and it is a treat to see this rare insiders prospective.

Bill’s life is steeped in such treasures as this and he is happy that all of you will or have enjoyed his film.

By: paustin

paustin — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:40:26 +0000

finally our answer (kinda) on blue ray…or lack of blue ray for tos-r
http://www.viacom.com/NEWS/NewsText.aspx?RID=1042073

By: Cervantes ( living under a HIGHLAND Scottish sky... )

Cervantes ( living under a HIGHLAND Scottish sky... ) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:55:01 +0000

#43 CmdrR

Sorry, can’t help you…the ‘Chewing the fat’ guys are great, but even I can’t make out what they’re saying at times!…’Glaswegians’ eh? ;)

By: Greg Stamper

Greg Stamper — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:14:59 +0000

#49 – “I’m not a fan of ensemble casts”

When done properly they can be terrific.
Example – Ron Howard’s “Apollo 13″

By: Stanky McFibberich

Stanky McFibberich — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:29:06 +0000

re: 48
I’m not saying the rest of the cast was not good in their roles (except Koenig who I wish could be digitally removed somehow), but I like the fact that they didn’t have huge roles. I’m not a fan of ensemble casts. I like things to focus on 2 or 3 main characters with occasional contributions from the supporting players.
I agree that Scotty was a great character and Doohan did a great job with it, but the part did not need to be any larger than what it was.

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:49:25 +0000

Let’s face it, if we’re brutally honest about it, the supporting cast are only remembered because we love the show. Stanky is right. It’s just as well that the supporting cast didn’t get more lines or screen time. Simply put, they weren’t that good and didn’t deserve the opportunity. Take Kirk, Spock and Bones out of the equation and the rest of the cast aren’t worth a sweet damn. It’s the chemistry between those three that made Star Trek so compelling! The one exception to this was James Doohan, who did a good job with his character. His effort is worth noting.

By: Jeffrey S. Nelson

Jeffrey S. Nelson — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:15:29 +0000

Please, just give us a stand alone disc with the home movies. Make it so.