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'''Larry Wayne Nemecek''' {{born|18|January|?}} is a noted ''[[Star Trek]]'' author, editor, archivist, consultant and producer. He is married to onetime script coordinator [[Janet Nemecek]].
  
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| Place of birth = Norman, Oklahoma
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'''Larry Wayne Nemecek''' {{born|18|January|1959}} is a noted ''[[Star Trek]]'' author, editor, archivist, consultant, and producer. He is married to onetime script coordinator [[Janet Nemecek]].
   
 
A native Oklahoman, Nemecek began considering news and communications as a career in high school after being inspired by a teacher in his journalism class. He majored in theater at college with a journalism minor, and began writing about ''Star Trek'' because "all the Will Rogers and Sooners football books had been written." He also cites [[Stephen Edward Poe]]'s classic ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'' and [[Bjo Trimble]]'s ''[[Star Trek Concordance]]'' as seminal influences in entertainment and genre writing.
  
A native Oklahoman, Nemecek began considering news and communications as a career in high school after being inspired by a teacher in his journalism class. He majored in theater at college with a journalism minor, and began writing about ''Star Trek'' because "all the Will Rogers and Sooners football books had been written." He also cites [[Stephen Edward Poe]]'s classic ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'' and [[Bjo Trimble]]'s ''[[Star Trek Concordance]]'' as seminal influences in entertainment and genre writing.
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As an undergrad at East Central University, Nemecek started a science fiction fan club with his best friend Kevin Hopkins, called "Starbase ECU." His favorite [[TOS]] character was [[Leonard McCoy]] and in make-up class chose a [[Tellarite]] for his non-realistic character project.
  
As an undergrad at East Central University, Nemecek started a science fiction fan club with his best friend Kevin Hopkins, called "Starbase ECU." His favorite [[TOS]] character was [[Leonard McCoy]] and in make-up class chose a [[Tellarite]] for his non-realistic character project.
   
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While a young newspaper reporter and editor, he chaired publicity for Oklahoma City's SoonerCons and in {{y|1991}} founded ThunderCon there as an all-media/''Star Trek'' charity convention. In {{y|1993}}, after the publication of his first professional book, Nemecek began sharing his stories and archives with humor as a guest at conventions worldwide.
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While a young newspaper reporter and editor, he chaired publicity for Oklahoma City's SoonerCons and in {{y|1991}} founded ThunderCon there as an all-media/''Star Trek'' charity convention. In {{y|1993}}, after the publication of his first professional book, Nemecek began sharing his stories and archives with humor as a guest at conventions worldwide.
   
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Nemecek had a long-distance correspondence with fellow ''Star Trek'' fan and artist/author [[Geoffrey Mandel]] growing out of points in the ''Starfleet Medical Reference'' (Ballantine). Nemecek's early drafts of ''Star Trek'' star maps led them to work together when Mandel intended to publish them in fanzine form, but when Mandel was asked to finish the incomplete ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' for Bantam Books he managed to include Nemecek's data in the revised format scale.
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Nemecek had a long-distance correspondence with fellow ''Star Trek'' fan and artist/author [[Geoffrey Mandel]] growing out of points in the ''[[Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual]]'' (Ballantine). Nemecek's early drafts of ''Star Trek'' star maps led them to work together when Mandel intended to publish them in fanzine form, but when Mandel was asked to finish the incomplete ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' for [[Bantam Books]] he managed to include Nemecek's data in the revised format scale.
   
 
In {{y|1989}}, after beginning an annual episode guide and concordance fanzine for the new ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', Nemecek met with [[Gene Roddenberry]] in his office. He was personally thanked by Roddenberry for writing the reference works, which the staff used as an ongoing update to their writer's guide.
  
In {{y|1989}}, after beginning an annual episode guide and concordance fanzine for the new ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', Nemecek met with [[Gene Roddenberry]] in his office. He was personally thanked by Roddenberry for writing the reference works, which the staff used as an ongoing update to their writer's guide.
   
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== Professional career ==
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From {{y|1998}} until {{y|2005}}, Nemecek served as managing editor of ''[[Star Trek: Communicator]]'', overseeing the planning, writers, content and look of the licensed magazine of the [[Official Star Trek Fan Club]]. He has been a regular contributor to ''[[Star Trek Magazine]]'' since 1995, and contributed dozens of articles to ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'', for which he worked all six years as Los Angeles photo editor and consultant. The topics researched and obscure references and sources tracked fueled the work of the UK-based ''Fact Files,'' later seen in the US in ''[[Star Trek: The Magazine]]''.
  
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In {{y|1992}}, Nemecek was the author of the classic ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]''. He later updated this in {{m|May|1995}} and in {{y|2003}}. His text commentary also appeared in the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (CD)|CD version]].
   
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In {{m|December|1994}}, after moving to Los Angeles, Nemecek and his wife Janet pitched and sold a story, "Reflections," for the yet-to-air series ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. It was shelved for six years before being updated and written as {{e|Prophecy}}, an episode for ''Voyager''{{'}}s last season in {{y|2001}}.
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Since 1986, Nemecek has conducted over 500 archival interviews of ''Star Trek'' writers, designers, crew and actors, most of them multiple or annual updates over the years and unpublished.
  
   
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His earlier work with the franchise's fictional/factual astrography came full-circle with the late 2013 publication of ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library|Star Trek: Stellar Cartography]]'', an officially licensed book and 10-map poster set he authored and oversaw for [[becker&mayer!]] and [[47North]] /[[Amazon]]. That project in turn updated and expanded 2002's ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' – a reunion of sorts with onetime ''Star Trek Maps'' colleague Mandel, where he had contributed the chapter openers and other research.
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He also appeared in two episodes of the [[fan film]] ''[[w:c:stexpanded:Star Trek: New Voyages|Star Trek: New Voyages]]'', in {{y|2004}} and {{y|2006}}, and in the recently-released vignette ''No-Win Scenario'' as a Tellarite.
  
   
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In 1996 Nemecek co-wrote ''[[The Making of Star Trek: First Contact]]'', published by [[Titan Books]] in the UK from material he, [[Ian Spelling]], and [[Lou Anders]] wrote for Titan's magazine specials on the film. He also authored the original 1998 museum artifact placards and the 2002 timeline update in the museum area of ''[[Star Trek: The Experience]]'', and was a consultant there as well as on such projects as the ''[[Star Trek: Federation Science]]'' European tour and the ''[[Star Trek World Tour]]'' guidebooks and image references.
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== Contributions to ''Star Trek'' ==
  
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[[File:Larry Nemecek (civilian).jpg|thumb|Nemecek appearing as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Civilian ceremony attendees (2161)|22nd century civilian]]]]
  
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In {{y|1990}}, the shuttle ''[[Nenebek]]'', featured in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode {{e|Final Mission}}, was named in his honor by [[Jeri Taylor]]. She had not yet met him but, like other writing staffers, had his fanzine concordances on her desk. She did not think to tell him the story until {{y|1998}}.
  
   
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From {{y|1998}} until {{y|2005}}, after publication of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion'', Nemecek served as managing editor of ''[[Star Trek: Communicator]]'', overseeing the planning, writers, content and look of the licensed magazine of the [[Official Star Trek Fan Club]]. He has been a regular columnist in ''[[Star Trek Magazine]]'' since 1998, and contributed dozens of articles to ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'', for which he worked all six years as Los Angeles photo editor and consultant. The topics researched and obscure references and sources tracked fueled the work of the UK-based ''Fact Files'', later seen in the US in ''[[Star Trek: The Magazine]]''.
⚫
In {{y|1992}}, Nemecek was the author of the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]''. He would later update this in {{m|May|1995}} and in {{y|2003}}. His text commentary also appeared in the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (CD)|CD version]].
  
   
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He was also the sole ''Star Trek''-affiliated contributor to ''[[Star Trek: Best Episode Collection]]'', a Fact Files/DVD [[partwork]] project for Japan, and continues his two columns for ''Star Trek Magazine''.
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In {{m|December|1994}}, Nemecek and his wife Janet pitched and sold a story, "Reflections," for the yet-to-air series ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. It was shelved for six years before being updated and written as {{e|Prophecy}}, an episode for ''Voyager''{{'}}s last season in {{y|2001}}.
  
   
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For many years, Nemecek was a contributor and producer on [[StarTrek.com|the official ''Star Trek'' website]]. In {{y|1996}}, he was its first-ever chat guest, its managing editor one day a week, and from 1996-99 wrote much of its early database as a consultant. In December 2007, however, on his latter-day stint with the site, he and the entire StarTrek.com production team were laid off by [[CBS Interactive]], the result of restructuring at the company. {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/2316633.html}}
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Nemecek co-wrote ''[[The Making of Star Trek: First Contact]]'', published by [[Titan Books]] in the UK from material he, [[Ian Spelling]] and [[Lou Anders]] wrote for Titan's magazine specials on the film. He also wrote the chapter openers and other research for ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' – a reunion of sorts with onetime ''Star Trek Maps'' colleague Mandel. He authored the original museum artifact placards and recent timeline update in the museum area of ''[[Star Trek: The Experience]]'', and was a consultant there as well as on such projects as the ''[[Star Trek: Federation Science]]'' European tour and the ''[[Star Trek World Tour]]'' guidebooks and image references.
  
   
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Since 1986, Nemecek has conducted over five hundred archival interviews of ''Star Trek'' writers, designers, crew, and actors, most of them multiple or annual updates over the years and unpublished. Segments are now being produced under his own brand as ''Trekland: On Speaker''. He has appeared as a documentary guest on titles such as ''[[Trek Nation]]'' and ''[[The Captains of The Final Frontier]]'' and numerous installments of the ''Next Generation'' and ''Enterprise'' Blu-ray collection documentaries.
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In {{y|2002}}, Nemecek was interviewed for the bonus features (''Star Trek Moments and Memories'') on the [[TNG Season 7 DVD|seventh season DVD]] for ''Star Trek: The Next Generation.'' He spoke again in interviews for the new 20th anniversary DVD set for ''TNG'' in 2007, and served as Special Consultant on the overall project.
  
   
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He currently serves as outreach spokesman for the global, non-profit Enterprise in Space project, aiming to launch 100+ student experiments and aerospace demonstrators in 2019 on a winning contest-designed orbiter craft honoring heroically inspiring sci-fi and space history, and return.
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In {{y|2005}}, Nemecek appeared with other cameo guests and crew in {{e|These Are the Voyages...}}, the last episode of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. His costume was a reuse of [[Avery Brooks]]' suit from {{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}. Nemecek recounted his experience filming the episode in his "Endgame" column in [[Star Trek Magazine issue 124|''Star Trek Magazine'' issue 124]].
  
   
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== Other contributions to ''Star Trek'' ==
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For many years, Nemecek was a contributor and producer on [[StarTrek.com|the official ''Star Trek'' website]]. In {{y|1996}}, he was its first-ever chat guest. In December 2007, however, he and the rest of the StarTrek.com production team were laid off by [[CBS Interactive]], the result of restructuring at the company. {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/2316633.html}}
  
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[[File:Larry Nemecek (civilian).jpg|thumb|Nemecek appearing as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Civilian ceremony attendees (2161)|22nd century civilian]]]]
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Nemecek is currently producing and directing ''The Con of Wrath'', a documentary based on the infamous 1982 "Ultimate Fantasy" convention and arena show in Houston, Texas. Along with "survivor" fans, dealers, and organizers, it will also feature [[George Takei]], [[Nichelle Nichols]], [[Walter Koenig]], [[Laura Banks]], [[James Doohan]]'s widow Wende, publisher Kerry O'Quinn, and producer [[Harve Bennett]] in his last filmed interview.
   
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In {{y|1990}}, the shuttle ''[[Nenebek]]'', featured in the ''The Next Generation'' episode {{e|Final Mission}}, was named in his honor by [[Jeri Taylor]]. She had not yet met him but, like other writing staffers, had his fanzine concordances on her desk. She did not think to tell him the story until {{y|1998}}.
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He is also the sole contributor to ''[[Star Trek - Best Episode Collection]]'', a Fact Files DVD project for Japan, and continues his two columns for ''Star Trek Magazine''. He hopes to work again soon with ''Communicator'' publisher [[Dan Madsen]] as well.
  
   
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As an actor, Nemecek in 2013 portrayed Dr. McCoy in the first two episodes of award-winning independent web series "[[w:c:stexpanded:Star Trek Continues|Star Trek Continues]] ''. ''He also appeared in two episodes of the [[fan film]] [[w:c:stexpanded:Star Trek: New Voyages|Star Trek: New Voyages]]'', ''in {{y|2004}} and {{y|2006}}, and in the "lost" 2005/2011 vignette'' "''No-Win Scenario"'' ''as a Tellarite, Grolst.
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== ''Star Trek'' Bibliography ==
  
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* {{y|1988}}: ''TNG-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide''
  
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In {{y|2002}}, Nemecek was interviewed for the bonus features (''Star Trek Moments and Memories'') on the [[TNG Season 7 DVD|seventh season DVD]] for ''Star Trek: The Next Generation.'' He spoke again in interviews for the new 20th anniversary DVD set for TNG in 2007, and served as Special Consultant on the overall project.
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  ⚫
In {{y|2005}}, Nemecek appeared with other cameo guests and crew in {{e|These Are the Voyages...}}, the last episode of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. His costume was a reuse of [[Avery Brooks]]' suit from {{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}. Nemecek recounted his experience filming the episode in his "Endgame" column in {{stm|124}}.
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== ''Star Trek'' bibliography ==
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* {{y|1988}}: ''TNG-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author
 
* {{y|1989}}:
  
* {{y|1989}}:
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** ''TNG-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' (updated)
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** ''TNG-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' (updated) - Author
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** ''TNG-2: A Concordance and Episode Guide''
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** ''TNG-2: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author
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* {{y|1990}}: ''TNG-3: A Concordance and Episode Guide''
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* {{y|1990}}: ''TNG-3: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author
 
* {{y|1992}}:
  
* {{y|1992}}:
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** ''TNG-4: A Concordance and Episode Guide''
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** ''TNG-4: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author
 
* {{y|1993}}:
  
* {{y|1993}}:
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** ''TNG-5: A Concordance''
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** ''TNG-5: A Concordance'' - Author
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** ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]''
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** ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' - Author
 
* {{y|1994}}:
 
* {{y|1994}}:
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** ''DS9-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide''
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** ''DS9-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author
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**{{VOY|Prophecy}} (story; with [[Janet Nemecek|J. Kelley Burke]])
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**{{VOY|Prophecy}} - Writer (story; with [[Janet Nemecek|J. Kelley Burke]])
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* {{y|1995}}: ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (updated)
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* {{y|1995}}: ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (updated) - Author
 
* {{y|1996}}:
  
* {{y|1996}}:
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** ''DS9-2: A Concordance and Episode Guide''
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** ''DS9-2: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author
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** ''[[The Making of Star Trek: First Contact]]'' (with [[Lou Anders]] and [[Ian Spelling]])
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** ''[[The Making of Star Trek: First Contact]]'' - Author (with [[Lou Anders]] and [[Ian Spelling]])
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* {{y|1999}}: ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (CD version)
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** ''[[Star Trek Magazine]]'' - Contributor (columnist, interviewer/feature writer)
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* {{y|2002}}: ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]] - Contributor (Chapter introductions, research)
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* {{y|1997}}: ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'' - Contributor (author, photo editor and researcher)
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* {{y|2003}}: ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (updated)
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* {{y|1998}}: ''[[Star Trek Communicator]]'' - Managing editor, contributor
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* {{y|1999}}:
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**''[[Star Trek: The Magazine]]'' - Contributor (author, photo editor, researcher and interviews)
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**''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (CD version) - Author
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* {{y|2002}}: ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' - Contributor (Chapter introductions, research)
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* {{y|2003}}: ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' (updated) - Author
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* {{y|2005}}: ''[[Star Trek: The Collector's Edition]]'' - Contributor (episode notes)
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* {{y|2011}}: ''[[The Official Star Trek The Next Generation: Build the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D]]'' - Contributor (interviews)
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* {{y|2013}}: ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]'' - Author
   
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== ''Star Trek'' Filmography ==
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== ''Star Trek'' filmography ==
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* {{y|2002}}: "Starfleet Moments & Memories Year Seven" ("A Unique Family"), [[TNG Season 7 DVD]] special feature - interviewed on {{d|20|March|2002}}
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[[File:Larry Nemecek 2009.jpg|thumb|Larry Nemecek in 2009]]
  
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* {{y|2003}}: ''[[After They Were Famous: Star Trek]]'' - Consultant
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* {{y|2002}}: ''Star Trek Moments and Memories'' ([[TNG Season 7 DVD|TNG Season 7 DVD bonus feature]]) - Interviewed
  
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* {{y|2004}}: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': ''Come What May'' - portrayed Cal Strickland
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* {{y|2004}}: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': "Come What May" - portrayed Cal Strickland
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* {{y|2005}}: {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}} - cameoed as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Civilian #2|ceremony attendee]]
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* {{y|2005}}: {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}} - cameo as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Civilian #2|ceremony attendee]]
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* {{y|2006}}: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': ''To Serve All My Days'' - portrayed Esterion Captain
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* {{y|2006}}: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': "To Serve All My Days" - portrayed Esterion captain
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* {{y|2009}}: ''Trek Roundtable: First Contact'' ([[Star Trek: First Contact (2009 DVD)]] special feature) - Host
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* {{y|2009}}: "Trek Roundtable: First Contact" ([[Star Trek: First Contact (2009 DVD)]] special feature) - Host
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* {{y|2009}}: ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' ({{dis|Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection|Blu-ray}} special feature) - Audio commentary
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* {{y|2011}}: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': ''No-Win Scenario'' (Vignette Episode) - portrayed [[Tellarite]] Grolst ''[NOTE: This episode was originally filmed in 2006, but was not released until 2011.]''
  
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* {{y|2010}}: ''[[The Captains of The Final Frontier]]'' - Consultant, Guest
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* {{y|2011}}: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': "No-Win Scenario" (Vignette Episode) - portrayed [[Tellarite]] Grolst ''[Note: This episode was originally filmed in 2005, but was not released until 2011.]''
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* {{y|2011}}: ''{{w|Proving Ground (TV series)|G4's Proving Ground}}'': "''Star Trek''" - ''Star Trek'' Guest Consultant
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* {{y|2011}}: ''[[Trek Nation]]'' - Guest
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* {{y|2013}}: ''{{w|Star Trek Continues#Production|Star Trek Continues}}'': "Pilgrim of Eternity"; "Lolani" - portrayed [[Leonard McCoy]]
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* {{y|2014
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}}: ''[[The Green Girl]]'' - Guest ''<nowiki/>''
   
 
== External links ==
  
== External links ==
 
* {{IMDb-link|page=nm1046275}}
  
* {{IMDb-link|page=nm1046275}}
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* [http://larrynemecek.com LarryNemecek.com] - official archives and website
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* [http://treklandblog.com TreklandBlog.com] - Nemecek's TREKLAND blog and vidblog
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* [http://conofwrath.com ConOfWrath.com] - "The Con of Wrath" documentary project
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/22597000@N07/with/3530732837/ Behind-the-scenes ''Star Trek'' foto album] at [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr.com]
 
* {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/community/chat/archive/transcript/1457.html|text=1996 Interview}} at [[StarTrek.com]]
  
* {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/community/chat/archive/transcript/1457.html|text=1996 Interview}} at [[StarTrek.com]]
 
* {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/community/chat/archive/transcript/1301.html|text=2003 Interview}} at [[StarTrek.com]] (with Geoffrey Mandel)
  
* {{brokenlink|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/community/chat/archive/transcript/1301.html|text=2003 Interview}} at [[StarTrek.com]] (with Geoffrey Mandel)
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* [[TheGreenGirlMovie.com]] - Official website for documentary on the life and career of [[Susan Oliver]], "[[Vina]]"
   
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Revision as of 22:07, 4 May 2015

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Larry Wayne Nemecek (born 18 January 1959; age 65) is a noted Star Trek author, editor, archivist, consultant, and producer. He is married to onetime script coordinator Janet Nemecek.

A native Oklahoman, Nemecek began considering news and communications as a career in high school after being inspired by a teacher in his journalism class. He majored in theater at college with a journalism minor, and began writing about Star Trek because "all the Will Rogers and Sooners football books had been written." He also cites Stephen Edward Poe's classic The Making of Star Trek and Bjo Trimble's Star Trek Concordance as seminal influences in entertainment and genre writing.

Star Trek fandom

As an undergrad at East Central University, Nemecek started a science fiction fan club with his best friend Kevin Hopkins, called "Starbase ECU." His favorite TOS character was Leonard McCoy and in make-up class chose a Tellarite for his non-realistic character project.

While a young newspaper reporter and editor, he chaired publicity for Oklahoma City's SoonerCons and in 1991 founded ThunderCon there as an all-media/Star Trek charity convention. In 1993, after the publication of his first professional book, Nemecek began sharing his stories and archives with humor as a guest at conventions worldwide.

Nemecek had a long-distance correspondence with fellow Star Trek fan and artist/author Geoffrey Mandel growing out of points in the Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual (Ballantine). Nemecek's early drafts of Star Trek star maps led them to work together when Mandel intended to publish them in fanzine form, but when Mandel was asked to finish the incomplete Star Trek Maps for Bantam Books he managed to include Nemecek's data in the revised format scale.

In 1989, after beginning an annual episode guide and concordance fanzine for the new Star Trek: The Next Generation, Nemecek met with Gene Roddenberry in his office. He was personally thanked by Roddenberry for writing the reference works, which the staff used as an ongoing update to their writer's guide.

Professional career

In 1992, Nemecek was the author of the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion. He later updated this in May 1995 and in 2003. His text commentary also appeared in the CD version.

In December 1994, after moving to Los Angeles, Nemecek and his wife Janet pitched and sold a story, "Reflections," for the yet-to-air series Star Trek: Voyager. It was shelved for six years before being updated and written as "Prophecy", an episode for Voyager's last season in 2001.

His earlier work with the franchise's fictional/factual astrography came full-circle with the late 2013 publication of Star Trek: Stellar Cartography, an officially licensed book and 10-map poster set he authored and oversaw for becker&mayer! and 47North /Amazon. That project in turn updated and expanded 2002's Star Trek: Star Charts – a reunion of sorts with onetime Star Trek Maps colleague Mandel, where he had contributed the chapter openers and other research.

In 1996 Nemecek co-wrote The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, published by Titan Books in the UK from material he, Ian Spelling, and Lou Anders wrote for Titan's magazine specials on the film. He also authored the original 1998 museum artifact placards and the 2002 timeline update in the museum area of Star Trek: The Experience, and was a consultant there as well as on such projects as the Star Trek: Federation Science European tour and the Star Trek World Tour guidebooks and image references.

From 1998 until 2005, after publication of Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, Nemecek served as managing editor of Star Trek: Communicator, overseeing the planning, writers, content and look of the licensed magazine of the Official Star Trek Fan Club. He has been a regular columnist in Star Trek Magazine since 1998, and contributed dozens of articles to Star Trek Fact Files, for which he worked all six years as Los Angeles photo editor and consultant. The topics researched and obscure references and sources tracked fueled the work of the UK-based Fact Files, later seen in the US in Star Trek: The Magazine.

He was also the sole Star Trek-affiliated contributor to Star Trek: Best Episode Collection, a Fact Files/DVD partwork project for Japan, and continues his two columns for Star Trek Magazine.

For many years, Nemecek was a contributor and producer on the official Star Trek website. In 1996, he was its first-ever chat guest, its managing editor one day a week, and from 1996-99 wrote much of its early database as a consultant. In December 2007, however, on his latter-day stint with the site, he and the entire StarTrek.com production team were laid off by CBS Interactive, the result of restructuring at the company. Template:Brokenlink

Since 1986, Nemecek has conducted over five hundred archival interviews of Star Trek writers, designers, crew, and actors, most of them multiple or annual updates over the years and unpublished. Segments are now being produced under his own brand as Trekland: On Speaker. He has appeared as a documentary guest on titles such as Trek Nation and The Captains of The Final Frontier and numerous installments of the Next Generation and Enterprise Blu-ray collection documentaries.

He currently serves as outreach spokesman for the global, non-profit Enterprise in Space project, aiming to launch 100+ student experiments and aerospace demonstrators in 2019 on a winning contest-designed orbiter craft honoring heroically inspiring sci-fi and space history, and return.

Other contributions to Star Trek

File:Larry Nemecek (civilian).jpg

Nemecek appearing as a 22nd century civilian

Nemecek is currently producing and directing The Con of Wrath, a documentary based on the infamous 1982 "Ultimate Fantasy" convention and arena show in Houston, Texas. Along with "survivor" fans, dealers, and organizers, it will also feature George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Laura Banks, James Doohan's widow Wende, publisher Kerry O'Quinn, and producer Harve Bennett in his last filmed interview.

In 1990, the shuttle Nenebek, featured in the The Next Generation episode "Final Mission", was named in his honor by Jeri Taylor. She had not yet met him but, like other writing staffers, had his fanzine concordances on her desk. She did not think to tell him the story until 1998.

As an actor, Nemecek in 2013 portrayed Dr. McCoy in the first two episodes of award-winning independent web series "Star Trek Continues . He also appeared in two episodes of the fan film Star Trek: New Voyages, in 2004 and 2006, and in the "lost" 2005/2011 vignette "No-Win Scenario" as a Tellarite, Grolst.

In 2002, Nemecek was interviewed for the bonus features (Star Trek Moments and Memories) on the seventh season DVD for Star Trek: The Next Generation. He spoke again in interviews for the new 20th anniversary DVD set for TNG in 2007, and served as Special Consultant on the overall project.

In 2005, Nemecek appeared with other cameo guests and crew in "These Are the Voyages...", the last episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. His costume was a reuse of Avery Brooks' suit from DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars". Nemecek recounted his experience filming the episode in his "Endgame" column in Star Trek Magazine issue 124.

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