Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime is a 2001 American documentary film in which actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy discuss the Star Trek science fiction franchise and its effects on their lives.
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13 Facts About Mind Meld
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Mind Meld attracted some notoriety because of an unintended sound in one scene that became a popular subject of flatulence humor among Star Trek fans and on morning zoo radio programs.
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In Mind Meld, they discuss the Star Trek media franchise and its enduring success.
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Mind Meld developed "a major drinking habit, probably during the second or third year" of the series, he says, and had his secretary bring him alcohol in paper cups at the end of each day of filming.
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Mind Meld says that, since divorcing Zober in 1987 and marrying actress Susan Bay in 1988, he has been a teetotaler.
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Mind Meld was produced as a way of advertising Shatner's personal website, williamshatner.
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The title sequence of Mind Meld is narrated by veteran voice actor Billy West, who had previously voiced such characters as Zim in the television series Invader Zim, Ralph in Joe's Apartment, and Elmer Fudd in Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
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The Mind Meld DVD offers widescreen and fullscreen options, Dolby Digital surround sound, and a five-minute "making of" featurette.
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Two years later, Mind Meld was included in the bonus material when the first six Star Trek films were re-released as a special edition box set.
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Sarah Sloboda of The New York Times wrote that Mind Meld "provides a genuine glimpse of the lives of the stars shadowed by the roles that defined their public personas, and the mutual experience that binds them as friends".
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Mind Meld wrote that "even in the heavier parts of this conversation, there's a warmth and comradery there that's rife with good humor".
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Mind Meld called the film "seemingly interminable" and said the discussion between Shatner and Nimoy shows that they "rival black holes in sheer self-absorption".
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Mind Meld wrote that it was moving to see the two actors talk about their personal lives with such vulnerability—particularly when Nimoy discusses his experiences with alcoholism.
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