The Completely Useless Star Trek Encyclopedia (Virgin)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0753501988 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
SHAMELESS EXPLOITATION OF A REVERED SCIENCE FICTION CASH COW. However, its disappointing size conceals a bumper collection of facts, both trivial and pointless, about Star Trek in all its incarnations but especially the animated one. It's here! The book that could have been thicker and more jam-packed with facts and exposes, but wasn't. No distracting illustrations. And various other things!. Within this uniquely portable volume you will find: The silliest items of merchandise. Not much about Voyager really. The fattest members of Starfleet
"Highly amusing for Star-Trek aficionados" according to A Customer. I'll start this review by saying up front that I'm a big fan of the TV show "Mystery Science Theater Highly amusing for Star-Trek aficionados I'll start this review by saying up front that I'm a big fan of the TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" so I was bound to at least look favorably on any sort of parody of Americana such as this one. Which is odd, because the two authors are English and writing for audiences in England (thus the references to such things as TV 21, Doctor Who, personalities of whom us Ya. 000" so I was bound to at least look favorably on any sort of parody of Americana such as this one. Which is odd, because the two authors are English and writing for audiences in England (thus the references to such things as TV 21, Doctor Who, personalities of whom us Ya. "A must-read for any Trekkie with a sense of humor" according to A Customer. When I first saw this book I thought; 'Oh, no, another boring Star Trek encyclopedia full of uninteresting 'facts'; I'm not giving good money for this useless' And that's when the title hit me. The book has the format of your average boring Trek trivia compilation, but the entries are treated with well-aimed humor and sometimes biting sarcasm, which makes for a frank laug. "May be Hazardous To Your Health" according to Justinus. If you are a Star Trek fan, you will either love this book, or hate it. This should be obvious from the reviews already posted, which seem to almost invariably give the book either 1 or 5 stars. The reason for this is that the book is hilariously funny, but has a wickedly mean sense of humor. Therefor, if you take your fandom very seriously, DO NOT READ THIS, as it will c