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From: morrell@hplabsb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: WHHHHOOOOSSSSHHHH!!!!
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Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 13:18:50 EDT
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> Well, I only seem to remember that the noise was made during the intro
> to the show only.  I don't remember the source, but Roddenberry (no sp flames, 
> please!) didn't want to include the SSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH noise, but NBC officials
> said that the Intro was too dull & bland, so they forced him to add the 
> sound effect.  Gene was no dummy, he knew all about space bing noiseless.
> If you doubt me, check the intro to Where no Man Has Gone Before.  No
> SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!  
> -- 
> 					   Jonathan D. Trudel

And speaking of 'Where No Man Has Gone Before', has anyone noticed that it
is also the only episode without Kirk's "Space...The Final Frontier" speech
during the intro?