Jennette Brooks Janice Rand Inger Henderson
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Jennette Brooks Janice Rand Inger Henderson |
| Publisher: | High Steppin' Trekkies, club in CA |
| Editor(s): | |
| Type: | character summaries |
| Date(s): | March 1973 |
| Medium: | |
| Size: | 12 pages |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Jennette Brooks Janice Rand Inger Henderson is a 12-page Star Trek: TOS resource published by a fan club called High Steppin' Trekkies.
It consists of original character summaries written by Veronica Tracy.
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- Jennette Brooks Janice Rand Inger Henderson (character summaries) (1973)
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From the Preface
Star Trek being as far advanced as it is in time, I find it highly irregular for it to have women as limited as it does. When Gene Roddenberry first conceived his Star Trek series, he planned the first officer of the ENTERPRISE to be an unemotional woman known only as Number One. Majel Barrett, (later to be Christine Chapel), with her very dark hair, played this promising character. When the NBC officials saw this first pilot episode, they loved it; but they weren't satisfied with it. They sent message to GR asking for a second pilot and listed a number of changes for him, one of them being drop Number One completely. They told him that a woman's social standing may change by the twenty-third century, but this is the twentieth century, Number One probably wouldn't be accepted by today's viewers. Meanwhile on ABC, today's viewers were really eating up Diana Rigg's karate chopping performances on The Avengers. Even NBC was accepting Emma Peel take-offs like April Dancer. I wish I could remember what network Honey West was on. But it doesn't matter, it still proves Rigg was a smash.
Now times have changed. NBC has changed. I guess one would have to say that since they brought on Policewoman and Amy Prentiss. I also think I should be fair enough to mention ABC's real personality, Christie Love. But where does all this leave Star Trek? With the coming of its animated version, ST has recognized the fact that women CAN be equal.
Sample from a Persona
Jenny is what one would call a really liberated female. The little things that an average woman would become very emotional about wouldn't upset, excite or panic her that easily. Especially panic. She never panics. At least not until the situation is over. Jenny always remains cool and collective, unless something VERY dramatic happens to her. The last time she was ever hysterical, upset, or panicy [sic] was at age fourteen, when both of her parents were killed. She loved them dearly. It took her brother and sister-in-law over two hours to calm her down.
Jenny has a quick sense of humor that usually works. When Kirk and Jenny get together there's almost always a putdown war. Jenny usually wins the battles, but Kirk occasionally gets a few victories. Jenny doesn't like Kirk. He unwittingly offended her. He said he didn't want her doing "those things" for information. (Could it have been jealousy? They were both physically attracted to each other at first, but neither of them are going to admit it now.) Jenny didn't like that. As long as she was saving lives, she didn't care what she had to do. All the respect he gets makes her sick, too. Not that it's bad, it just isn't natural. (Would you treat your teacher or boss with that much respect behind his/her back?) Jenny's more friendly with the crew, less formal. A majority of the crew like that, Kirk is one that doesn't. He thinks since she's an officer, she should act like one. Jenny goes all out to annoy him.
==Contents
- Preface (iii)
- Jeannette Brooks (1)
- Janice Rand (7)
- Inger Henderson (10)