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mllesays

A D.C. Fontana Primer

Jul 08, 2009 14:22

The onscreen ladies of Star Trek get a lot of love (and scrutiny). But what about the ones working behind the scenes? D.C. Fontana worked on several incarnations of ST, penned some of the most loved episodes of the original series and its spinoffs, and created several fascinating female characters, many of whom we're still writing and debating ( Read more... )

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Comments 15

illariy July 8 2009, 18:52:46 UTC

D.C. Fontana very much rocks. Thanks for putting this together! :-)

mllesays July 8 2009, 19:02:48 UTC

You're very welcome!

I love your icon, btw.

tallycola July 9 2009, 00:06:33 UTC

Thanks for putting this together! I didn't know any of this. Also thanks for linking the Sheknows piece!

mllesays July 9 2009, 00:29:00 UTC

You're welcome! Thanks for reading. :)

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mllesays July 9 2009, 01:02:15 UTC

Hahaha, that's exactly how I felt when I realized what all she had written.

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mllesays July 9 2009, 01:36:33 UTC

Of course! Like you even have to ask ;)

lilacsigil July 9 2009, 02:14:39 UTC

Beautifully written! I realise that I knew less about the amazing D.C. Fontana than I thought. Thank you for posting this!

mllesays July 9 2009, 02:20:27 UTC

Thank you! She really is quite amazing, isn't she? :)

taraljc July 9 2009, 04:55:27 UTC

THIS IS AWESOME. Fontana wrote an all new afterword in the reprint of Vulcan's Glory that I can type up and send you, if that would help?

mllesays July 9 2009, 12:26:36 UTC

It would totally help. THANK YOU.