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The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film and Culture (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy)

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In THE INFLUENCE OF STAR TREK ON TELEVISION, FILM AND CULTURE, Geraghty (author of Living with Star Trek: American Culture and the Star Trek Universe) assembles an interesting mix of essays produced by scholars from a variety of disciplines. Some of the essays are very good, and a few (at least in my opinion) fall short of success. However, this is overall a good collection on the STAR TREK franchise, and I hope it inspires others to continue their work.

Contents:
Introduction: The Star Trek effect / Lincoln Geraghty --
Eight days that changed American television : Kirk's opening narration / Lincoln Geraghty --
Accidental apotheosis of Gene Roddenberry, or, "I had to get some money from Somewhere" / Dave Hipple --
Franchise fatigue? : the marginalization of the television series after The next generation / Ina Rae Hark --
Crossing the racial frontier : Star Trek and mixed heritage identities / Wei Ming Dariotis --
Save the whales and beware wilderness : Star Trek and American environmental views / Elizabeth D. Blum --
Batter up! : the mythology and psychology of sports and games in Star Trek : deep space nine / Barbara A. Silliman --
Monomyth in Star Trek films / Donald E. Palumbo --
"Blow up the damn ship!" : production redesign and special effects reuse in the Star Trek films / Michael S. Duffy --
Star Trek popular discourses, the role of broadcasters and critics / Paul Rixon --
Star Trek : the franchise! -- poachers, pirates, and Paramount / Sue Short --
Fan culture and the recentering of Star Trek / Justin Everett --
Locating the "Star Trek experience" / Angelina I. Karpovich --
Very Trek Christmas : goodbye / Karen Anijar.