Voyages of Starship Enterprise
“Space the final frontier. . . These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise . . . Its five year mission: To explore strange new worlds . ... To seek out new life and new civilizations ... To boldly go where no man has gone before . . .” With these words, a new era. of science fiction excitement began on September 8, 1966, when the first episode of a weekly adventure series named “Star Trek” was shown on the N.B.C. television network. When the series ended its three year run in 1969, no one, certainly not Paramount, the studio, or Gene Roddenberry, the creator and producer, could have predicted what happened next: “Star Trek” refused to die.
When its 79 episodes were placed into syndication across the United States and into world-wide distribution, an entertainment miracle happened. Year by year the series, following grew stronger. So
did the show's ratings. An unprecedented rise in popularity over the last several years has reached a point where episodes are now aired in more than 100 American cities and in nearly 150 international markets.
“Star Trek,” its characters and its stars, have inspired more than 350 world-wide fan organisations, more than 400 fan publications, spawned more than 50 books and it has been the subject of many master and doctoral theses at top universities. “Star Trek,” conventions which have occurred regularly over the past decade, have drawn crowds in excess of 20,000 in cities throughout the world.
“Star Trek” merchandising tie-ins have been staggering, with the Starship Enterprise and her crew appearing on everything. from breakfast bowls to bed-sheets. The resultant, second feature film, “Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan,” starts at the Cinerama tomorrow.
Voyages of Starship Enterprise
Press, 12 August 1982, Page 18
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