This Is How Star Trek Invented Fandom
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How “Star Trek” Created, Lost, And Won Back Pop Culture's Most Devoted Fandom
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Captain's Log, Entry 3: STAR TREK and the rise of fandom — Moviejawn
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Everything To Know About Star Trek
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To boldly go: 'Star Trek,' and the fan world it created, turns 50
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