Word: treks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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THERE ARE almost as many reasons for Star Trek's continued popularity as there are fans of the show. Some people are attracted to Star Trek because of its sophisticated use of technology. Roddenberry had the help of several Ph.Ds, including scientists from the Rand Corporation, who acted as technical consultants for the show. "Each episode cost $185,000," explained Roddenberry, "and all of the special effects people in the business think that for the money we spent we were tops in the field...
Such meticulous attention to detail has endeared Star Trek to college students. Describing some of the mail he receives from them, William Shatner (Capt. Kirk) said, "We get letters which analyze matter and anti-matter. Then they proceed to give us mathematical formulae that I can't understand." Student interest in the show ran so high at Emerson College that last year the school gave a series of seminars on Star Trek...
Still others find the show compelling because of its optimistic view of the future. In the Star Trek world war is abolished on earth, and all of mankind is united in keeping peace in the universe. As one fan explained, "it gave you hope for the future...
Whatever the reason for their attraction to the show, Star Trek fans, or "Trekies" as they call themselves, are a devoted lot. In between watching Star Trek reruns they keep themselves busy collecting Star Trek magazines, books, bumper stickers, wall posters, pendants, spacecraft models and assorted memorabilia from the show. Most of the items are sold by Roddenberry's firm, Star Trek Enterprises, but the 24 or so Star Trek magazines, or "fanzines," are put out by the fans themselves...
...most ambitious products by a fan is the 84-page Star Trek Concordance, an index that includes not only plot summaries of the Star Trek episodes, but also definitions and references to every character, planet and term in the series. Co-authored by Bjo Trimble, the 39 year old housewife-artist who organized the "Save Star Trek" letter-writing campaign, the book has sold one thousand copies at five dollars each...