[1] Episodes of the show included interviews with film crew members and examined the stages of production for various motion pictures in a behind-the-scenes format.

Nimoy would then leave the Nickelodeon studio to visit a filming location, where he described how different motion pictures incorporated the episode's topic.

He typically examined three upcoming films in each one-hour segment before returning to the Nickelodeon studio and signing off.

In a 1984 interview with The New York Times, Warner-Amex president John A. Schneider stated that having Nimoy host the series was part of a strategy to "seduce kids into watching" using popular actors.

[5] TV Guide's panel of educators and executives recommended the series, citing it as an "excellent offering" on cable, in February 1986.