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A review by iffer
The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay by Harlan Ellison
2.0
I can't really recommend this. Shrug. If you're a Star Trek completionist, then maybe you should read this. If you're interested in the original teleplay, read the final draft in this book and skip the rest. Otherwise, you should probably pass.
I understand Harlan Ellison's desire to set the record straight about how he was belittled and dragged through the muck, as well as his teleplay being gutted. However, I don't think very many people want to listen to literally 2+ hours (~33% of the audiobook) of Harlan Ellis ranting. On one hand, I don't want to tone police; on the other hand, he sounds like a textbook bitter white man and it's repetitive and redundant.
After that third of the book follow several versions of the teleplay. While it's interesting to read/hear how the story evolved, I also don't think many people want to read the same story multiple times with each version getting longer.
Then the third and last part of the book is people complimenting Harlan Ellis and the script.
I understand Harlan Ellison's desire to set the record straight about how he was belittled and dragged through the muck, as well as his teleplay being gutted. However, I don't think very many people want to listen to literally 2+ hours (~33% of the audiobook) of Harlan Ellis ranting. On one hand, I don't want to tone police; on the other hand, he sounds like a textbook bitter white man and it's repetitive and redundant.
After that third of the book follow several versions of the teleplay. While it's interesting to read/hear how the story evolved, I also don't think many people want to read the same story multiple times with each version getting longer.
Then the third and last part of the book is people complimenting Harlan Ellis and the script.