The true marker of success isn't money, it's having your own Convention where fans willing wear pointy ears and speak Klingon. Star Trek's massive popularity is seemingly more famous than the shows and movies themselves, but the impact on society is inescapable. Ryan Britt covers the unique history of the franchise, it's pro-science, inclusionary, risk-taking history, and of course the lasting impression of Leonard Nimoy's Spock.
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