William Marsano

Star Trek has been inspiring fans to embark on their own continuing missions of creativity for decades, be that as artists, engineers, writers, or rock stars. "Talented Trekkers" talks to prominent figures whose lives have been energized by the final frontier…

WORDS: MARK PHILLIPS

THE FANS INSPIRED BY STAR TREK Columbo was on the cover of TV Guide dated March 25, 1972, but inside was an exclusive piece that both surprised and thrilled Star Trek fans - William Marsano's coverage of the world’s first Star Trek convention, held in January 1972 at the Statler-Hilton hotel, New York City. His thoughtful, engaging article made it clear that, despite Star Trek’s network termination three years earlier, the series still lived on, for thousands of fans. Until then, the chances for its revival were bleak, but the TV Guide coverage of the convention changed that. Re-energized, even more fans sent letters asking for Star Trek’s return in far greater numbers. The numbers jumped from around 100 letters a month NBC and Paramount had jointly been getting in 1971 to…

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