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Star Trek and American Television (Hardcover, First Edition,)
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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 that
the program has to be seen in the context of the changing economic
conditions of American television throughout the more than four
decades of Star Trek's existence as a transmedia phenomenon that
includes several films as well as the various television series.
The book is organized into three sections, dealing with firstly,
the context of production, the history and economics of Star Trek
from the original series (1966-1969) to its final television
incarnation in Enterprise (2002-2005). Secondly, it focuses on the
interrelationships between different levels of production and
production workers, drawing on uniquely original material,
including interviews with star captains William Shatner and Sir
Patrick Stewart, and with production workers ranging from
set-builders to executive producers, to examine the tensions
between commercial constraints and creative autonomy. These
interviews were primarily carried out in Hollywood during the
making of the film Nemesis (2002) and the first series of Star
Trek: Enterprise. Thirdly, the authors employ textual analysis to
study the narrative "storyworld" of the Star Trek television corpus
and also to discuss the concept and importance of character in
television drama. The book is a deft historical and critical study
that is bound to appeal to television and media studies scholars,
students, and Star Trek fans the world over. With a foreword by Sir
Patrick Stewart, Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next
Generation.
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