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...