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ProfessorGAC

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8. What A Franchise It Launched

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Sep 8, 2020, 07:54 AM

Sep 2020

Five series, with a collective 30 seasons, 13 movies, and massive book & memorabilia businesses.
Where no one has gone before!

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54 Years Ago Today; Star Trek (TOS) airs for the first time on US TV 🖖 [View all] Dennis Donovan Sep 2020 OP

I couldn't wait for this series to begin! jpak Sep 2020 #1

Damn that makes me feel old doc03 Sep 2020 #2

I was 13 years old... PCIntern Sep 2020 #3

It seemed to be about aliens, but it was human sociology, pure and simple. It was about us. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #21

I've met him several times, guy's a dick PirateRo Sep 2020 #26

I gettit. You're right. But try to imagine the show getting off lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #28

You know, I never thought about that PirateRo Sep 2020 #29

Heroes & Icons showed the third episode a few weeks ago. The uniforms were not the ones mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #4

That was the pilot Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #5

Space, the final frontier..... FM123 Sep 2020 #6

I love Star Trek. SamKnause Sep 2020 #7

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #20

Indeed. We could use Spock and his logic now. SamKnause Sep 2020 #25

What A Franchise It Launched ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #8

Actually it's nine series Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #10

What Did I Forget? ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #14

Yes you missed the animated series Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #15

Discovery! ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #16

Lower Decks trailer Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #17

Thanks! (nt) ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #22

A forgotten moment from that episode Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #9

I was eight..wow.. luvs2sing Sep 2020 #11

Life-long fan PirateRo Sep 2020 #12

NNNOOOO!!!! DS9 was THE BEST! Land of the Missfits. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #19

The production team was redirected PirateRo Sep 2020 #24

Jadzia Dax was a Trill BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #31

Thankyou. It's all kind of blurred together. but that is what I loved about DS9. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #32

Yes -there was a huge and veritable cast of characters for sure! BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #33

Apparently I was too young to watch BootinUp Sep 2020 #13

On after school every day. It was the only good TV show back then, with 3 channels. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #18

My mom didn't let me and my siblings watch Star Trek until she was sure it was safe. hunter Sep 2020 #23

Roddenberry was a genius discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2020 #27

I'm that old biophile Sep 2020 #30