The resultant images stoked viewer anticipation about the upcoming sci-fi series – and triggered a mystery.Īfter ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before,’ the weapon disappeared from the show. Also, in 1966, a few months before STAR TREK premiered, network publicists arranged a photoshoot with Shatner, Nimoy, Grace Lee Whitney, and unwittingly, the phaser rifle. The episode’s action – exemplified and amplified by the phaser rifle – helped nudge NBC to commit to STAR TREK as a series. In 1965, Klamer designed/created the phaser rifle that Kirk wielded in the second STAR TREK pilot, ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before.’ Kirk utilized it to weaken his god-like old friend, Gary Mitchell, and then to topple boulders that buried Mitchell in a grave meant for Kirk. However, there’s another crucial figure, a man rarely mentioned in the same breath as the headliners above, who merits recognition. Gene Roddenberry, Matt Jefferies, and Wah Chang get the lion’s share of credit for creating the look of STAR TREK and inventing its iconic props.
Klamer gave, it’s one of the last, and I’m so grateful that we got him and could let him comment on his place in the Star Trek phenomenon.” Excerpt from Star Trek – A CelebrationĪfter its appearance in the second pilot, one of STAR TREK’s most memorable props disappeared from view for the best part of 60 years. If this isn’t the last interview that Mr. He was in ill health, but on a good day a few months back his assistant called and said he could speak to me. It took me several weeks of old-school sleuthing to track him down earlier this year. Klamer had it for decades, and he sold it at auction for a small fortune a few years ago. Then, the prop was never seen again on the show and it seemed to disappear in a real-world context as well. Klamer’s prop really and truly helped convince NBC that Star Trek could deliver action in addition to thought-provoking ideas, and so they gambled on picking up the show. “The story of the phaser rifle fascinated me and I wanted to be sure we included it in TOS – A Celebration.
A message from the co-authorĬo-author Ian Spelling had this to say about the chapter and Reuben Klamer: We previewed the book last month and today we have an exclusive chapter all about the iconic phaser rifle designed by legendary game designer Reuben Klamer, who passed away last week.
Today Hero Collector releases Star Trek – A Celebration, their new book looking at the making of Star Trek: The Original Series.
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