Apathy Curve: Happy Fortieth

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Thursday, September 07, 2006

Happy Fortieth

Forty years ago, on the evening of Thursday, September 8th, 1966, the very first episode of Star Trek, titled The Man Trap, aired on NBC.

Initially deemed a failure and cancelled by NBC after three seasons, the franchise has to date produced 725 more episodes and ten feature films. It is far and away the most successful television series in history.

Love it, hate it, or just indifferent, Star Trek has become an integral part of American culture. I and many others have never known a world without Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. And that's not a bad thing.

Many happy returns.

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