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Quote: “Elaan of Troyius”

by trekkiefeminist

Part of the reason we did [“Elaan of Troyius”] was because the network had told us they had done a survey in which they discovered that women, generally, were terrified of space. They needed stability, they needed surroundings. They’d rather be in valleys than on top of mountains. So we tried to get the women, …

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Elaan on the transporter pad in her sparkly purple cut-out bodysuit

“Elaan of Troyius” – TOS 3X13

by trekkiefeminist

According to TOS producer Fred Freiberger, “Elaan of Troyius” was an attempt to draw in the lady viewers. And so they think, what do lady viewers want? I know! Romance! I’m assuming when writer and director John Meredyth Lucas heard the idea and thought “romance” he thought “Taming of the Shrew…in Space” because that’s basically …

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