The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay – Harlan Ellison Free Audiobook

Written by Harlan Ellison
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, The City on the Edge of Forever has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an “eviscerated” version — which subsequently has been voted the most beloved episode in the series’ history. In its original form, The City on the Edge of Forever won the 1966-67 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Teleplay. As aired, it won the 1967 Hugo Award.

The City on the Edge of Forever is, at its most basic, a poignant love story. Ellison takes the listener on a breathtaking trip through space and time, from the future all the way back to 1930s America. In this harrowing journey, Kirk and Spock race to apprehend a renegade criminal and restore the order of the universe. It is here that Kirk faces his ultimate dilemma: a choice between the universe — and his one true love.

This edition makes available the astonishing teleplay as Ellison intended it to be aired. The author’s introductory essay reveals all of the details of what Ellison describes as a “fatally inept treatment” of his creative work. Was he unjustly edited, unjustly accused, and unjustly treated?

Cast:

TELEPLAY
Captain James T. Kirk – John Rubinstein
Mr. Spock – Scott Brick
Edith Keeler – Jean Smart
The Guardian of Forever – Stefan Rudnicki
The Trooper – Harlan Ellison
Dr. McCoy/The Orator – Richard Gilliland
Beckwith – Richard McGonagle
LeBeque – Alex Hyde-White
Janice Rand – Judy Young
The Cook – Jim Meskimen
The Janitor/Renegade – Paul Boehmer
Transporter Chief – Larry Nemecek
Crew Member – Veronica Scott
Tricorder – Gabrielle de Cuir

THE AFTERWORDS
PETER DAVID – Stefan Rudnicki
D.C. FONTANA – D. C. Fontana
DAVID GERROLD – David Gerrold
DeFOREST KELLEY – Richard Gilliland
WALTER KOENIG – Stefan Rudnicki
LEONARD NIMOY – LeVar Burton