Posts tagged with ‘Star Trek’

  • Subcultures
    16 min

    Klingon Like Me

    Travels into the Dark Side of Trekkerdom

    Travels into the Dark Side of Trekkerdom

    Gene Roddenberry was the Ray Kroc of things to come: the man who faced the pregnant void of futurity by building one of the most dominant, lucrative, and fiercely guarded franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. Over thirty years have past since the original Star Trek series hit the air, and Paramount's golden goose shows no signs of letting up: the series still dominates the syndicated TV drama market, merchandise sales have topped two billion dollars, and the...
  • Articles and Essays
    5 min

    Physicists on Star Trek

    The Science of the Final Frontier

    The Science of the Final Frontier

    Gene Roddenberry was the Ray Kroc of things to come: the man who faced the pregnant void of futurity by building one of the most dominant, lucrative, and fiercely guarded franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. Over thirty years have past since the original Star Trek series hit the air, and Paramount's golden goose shows no signs of letting up: the series still dominates the syndicated TV drama market, merchandise sales have topped two billion dollars, and the...
  • Quotes

    Quote 3

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    Gene Roddenberry was the Ray Kroc of things to come: the man who faced the pregnant void of futurity by building one of the most dominant, lucrative, and fiercely guarded franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. Over thirty years have past since the original Star Trek series hit the air, and Paramount's golden goose shows no signs of letting up: the series still dominates the syndicated TV drama market, merchandise sales have topped two billion dollars, and the...
  • Quotes

    Quote 4

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    Gene Roddenberry was the Ray Kroc of things to come: the man who faced the pregnant void of futurity by building one of the most dominant, lucrative, and fiercely guarded franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. Over thirty years have past since the original Star Trek series hit the air, and Paramount's golden goose shows no signs of letting up: the series still dominates the syndicated TV drama market, merchandise sales have topped two billion dollars, and the...
  • Quotes

    Quote 2

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    Gene Roddenberry was the Ray Kroc of things to come: the man who faced the pregnant void of futurity by building one of the most dominant, lucrative, and fiercely guarded franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. Over thirty years have past since the original Star Trek series hit the air, and Paramount's golden goose shows no signs of letting up: the series still dominates the syndicated TV drama market, merchandise sales have topped two billion dollars, and the...
  • Quotes

    Quote 5

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    Gene Roddenberry was the Ray Kroc of things to come: the man who faced the pregnant void of futurity by building one of the most dominant, lucrative, and fiercely guarded franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. Over thirty years have past since the original Star Trek series hit the air, and Paramount's golden goose shows no signs of letting up: the series still dominates the syndicated TV drama market, merchandise sales have topped two billion dollars, and the...
  • Quotes

    Quote 1

    But what if the medium is the message?

    But what if the medium is the message?

    Gene Roddenberry was the Ray Kroc of things to come: the man who faced the pregnant void of futurity by building one of the most dominant, lucrative, and fiercely guarded franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. Over thirty years have past since the original Star Trek series hit the air, and Paramount's golden goose shows no signs of letting up: the series still dominates the syndicated TV drama market, merchandise sales have topped two billion dollars, and the...