"Captain Kirk calling all Trekkies."
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| News Media Commentary | |
|---|---|
| Title: | "Captain Kirk calling all Trekkies" |
| Commentator: | Dennis Caracciolo and Carolyn Hobbs |
| Date(s): | May 4, 1975 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
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"Captain Kirk calling all Trekkies" is a two-page 1975 newspaper article in "The Argus Sun." The article is by Dennis Caracciolo and Carolyn Hobbs. The Trek illustrations are by Nancy Bettencourt.
The subject was the Star Trek phenomenon and how its fans "won't let the show die."
The article is a pretty standard fansplain one, made more interesting by frequent quotes by local fans.
Some Highlights
- notes there are "some 3000 known Star Trek fan clubs" across the country
- a description of the Brightside Star Trek Club that met once a month in Hayward "to show slides and exchange tidbits and latest copies of Monster Times under the guidance of Captain Ginger Boggs, the teenage Haywardite who converted to Trekkieism three years ago."
- there was a Trek gathering of 3,500 (one of the many, many speechs Gene Roddenberry gave at college and university campuses) at Stanford University in January 1975
- fans are called Trekkies: "The name Star Trek fans have bestowed on their own enthusiastic breed"
- fans are adamant it is not a "kiddie show"
- fans were already science fiction fans, or the show made them science fiction fans
- fans admired the forward-thinking and optimistic view of the future the show provided
- mentions the "newly created cartoon," Star Trek Animated
- mentions several Star Trek cons: "a 1973 Star Trek convention held in New York City drew 7000 fans who coughed up $5 each to get in the door; and 1974's convention in Los Angeles drew more than 10,000"
- it lauds David Gerrold, showcasing his awards and notes: "David Gerrold Fan Clubs began taking root"
- mentions fans' letter campaigns
- mentions the Star Trek feature film that is still "in negotiations"
first page of article
second page of article
