Someone had to go boldly first… and I talk about it in my new substack entry. nicholasmeyer.substack.com/p/watching-t...
WATCHING THE DISASTER MOVIE
(Someone had to go boldly first…)
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Nicholas Meyer
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Author, TV-film Writer, novelist and Director. The Real Thing in stores now. https://a.co/d/hDFYbhm
There’s much to say about Aristotle’s POETICS - and I get into it at my Substack open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
ARISTOTLE’S POETICS – or How Drama Works
(Don’t be scared)
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Exploring The Odyssey in my newest post open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
Thoughts on Homer
The Odyssey is a timeless story.
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On the immortal and immoral Gypsy - read the conclusion to UNDER THE INFLUENCE open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
UNDER THE INFLUENCE (II)
The Immortal, Immoral Gypsy
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With this one I go back to the beginning — read all about it at my Substack.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE (I)
Influence is a tricky topic. There are influences you can point to; influences you can identify; influences that sound cool (ah, yes, the poetry of Verlaine); but perhaps most intriguing are the influ...
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I hope that by now you've all been following my posts at Substack. This is the second part of my latest entry on my experience working with Ricardo Montalban. #Substack #StarTrek
KHAAAAAAAN! … and Me (or How I Learned to Love Star Trek - Part II)
Sometimes – perhaps most of the time – an actor can wait all his life for his breakout role.
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Another entry has been post at my Substack: KHAAAAAAAN! … and Me (or How I Learned to Love Star Trek - Part I) open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
KHAAAAAAAN! … and Me (or How I Learned to Love Star Trek - Part I)
Sometimes you’re lucky if you don’t get your first choice.
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The reflecting pond in DC now to be known as the Strait of Warm Ooze.
Nightly recommend David Denby’s article on the difficulties of filming The Odyssey in this week’s New Yorker. (I should know something as I wrote the original of the NBC version before Homer got changed to Danielle Steel); the film rates glancing mention.
New post at Substack: TWELVE WORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE - AND PROBABLY YOURS. Subscribe to my posts to get them in your inbox every week. open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
TWELVE WORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE – AND PROBABLY YOURS
The worst problem about nuclear war is that no one wants to think about it.
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Sat down with Guy Allen Johnson from the San Francisco Chronicle to talk about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home & Time After Time, and my admiration for San Francisco. Find the interview here or printed (on Saturday) - also come to the screening! www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
How a filmmaker’s San Francisco obsession helped shape ‘Star Trek IV’
Director Nicholas Meyer revisits the San Francisco inspiration behind “Time After Time,” “Star Trek IV” and his enduring love for the city.
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For those of you who seem to enjoy my ramblings, I've now joined Substack. There, I'm happy to say, you can find my musings, comic, pithy, political and otherwise, regarding art, show biz & life. It will either make you a better human being or distract you from real work. nicholasmeyer.substack.com
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Nicholas Meyer: Storyteller. Five decades. Seven Holmes novels. Three Star Trek films. One treaty. This is where the stories behind the stories get told. Click to read Nicholas Meyer, a Substack publi...
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Great Saturday afternoon talk between FX/visual artist #GabeBartalos and novelist/filmmaker @nicholasmeyer.bsky.social about monsters, storytelling, film and art at #GoodMotherGallery
A moment of silence, please, for Kelly Curtis, who is now "on location". I had the privilege of directing Kelly when mounting a production of my play, LOCO MOTIVES in 1993. She was a joy to work with.
Does anyone notice the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief destroys everything he touches? His own home, his friends, his allies, our institutions, beliefs, credos? Aside from fences and walks, has he ever created anything?
Join us at Diesel Bookstore Los Angeles on April 28th at 6:30pm for a reading of Bender’s LA - Michael Elias’ newest story. It will be fun. Come and enjoy our conversation. #books #events #losangeles
Uh oh… Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate
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“I have seen a madman beget madmen,” says Starbuck in Moby Dick. Melville was obviously thinking about Trump et al.