Star Trek and American Television

by Maire Messenger Davies and Roberta E. Pearson

Book Overview

At the heart of one of the most successful transmedia franchises of all time, Star Trek , lies an initially unsuccessful 1960s television production, Star Trek: The Original Series . In Star Trek and American Television , Pearson and Messenger Davies, take their cue from the words of the program's first captain, William Shatner, in an interview with the authors: "It's a television show." In focusing on Star Trek as a television show, the authors argue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520276221
• ISBN13: 9780520276222
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"