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The City on the Edge of Forever

Harlan Ellison

Presents the complete script for one of the most popular episodes of "Star Trek" as it was originally written--before it was radically altered for filming--and includes commentary by the author on the transformation of his story and his decades-long feudwith Gene Roddenberry over the story's present...

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The Moth

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The Moth

The host mentioned the title while describing a woman who impressed him with her knowledge of Harlan Ellison's work and the classic Star Trek episode it inspired. He used the reference to illustrate that she was someone he could truly converse with. The mention was positive but brief, serving mainly as a conversational cue rather than a full endorsement.

Episode: The Moth Radio Hour: Forever and Ever

The speaker mentioned the book 'City on the Edge of Forever' as a way to illustrate that the girl she met at the show was someone she could talk to.

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And I may not know a lot about women, but when a woman is talking to me about the man who wrote Repent Harlequin said the TikTok man and City on the Edge of Forever, which is the best episode of Star Trek ever made.

Episode: The Moth Radio Hour: Forever and Ever

This book was referenced along with another book by the same author, 'Repent Harlequin said the TikTok man', when describing how a woman's knowledge of Harlan Ellison's work made her seem interesting. This book and author were referenced as a key reason the speaker decided to engage with the woman.

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And I may not know a lot about women, but when a woman is talking to me about the man who wrote Repent Harlequin said the TikTok man and City on the Edge of Forever, which is the best episode of Star Trek ever made. That's a girl I can talk to.

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