10 Best Star Trek Documentaries
4. Chaos On The Bridge
Chaos on the Bridge is another Shatner-led documentary, though this one focuses on the first and second seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The first live-action spin-off to the Original Series had a tumultuous maiden voyage, which remained an intense, often highly stressful battle just to get through those seasons.
Contributors include Rick Berman, Maurice Hurley, Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden and Diana Muldaur, all of whom are surprisingly frank about their experiences during that time. Patrick Stewart describes the loss of Denise Crosby from the show as a complete failure, while several of them relate stories of Leonard Maizlish, Gene Roddenberry's lawyer, who was frequently found editing scripts without permission.
Diana Muldaur is a particularly fascinating interviewee, discussing her reasons for not returning for The Next Generation's third season. She had appeared with Shatner twice in the Original Series, so her thoughts comparing the two shows are deeply revealing.
This is perhaps one of the more sensational documentaries to be released about Star Trek, making for highly entertaining viewing and a truly engaging experience.