{"product_id":"9781557837936","title":"Star Trek FAQ 2.0 (Unofficial and Unauthorized) Everything Left to Know About the Next Generation  the Movies and Beyond","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eStar Trek FAQ 2.0 (Unofficial and Unauthorized)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEverything Left to Know About the Next Generation  the Movies and Beyond\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Clark\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Television \/ Reference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Trek FAQ 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e is the companion volume to \u003ci\u003eStar Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know about the First Voyages of Starship Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 2012. \u003ci\u003eStar Trek FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e recounted the creation of the original \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, its untimely cancellation and its unprecedented, near-miraculous resurrection in the 1970s. \u003ci\u003eStar Trek FAQ 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e picks up the story from there, beginning with the near-death experience that was \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Motion Picture\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and continuing through the franchise's second amazing revival, fueled by a blockbuster trilogy of feature films and the wildly successful \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Next Generation\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClark addresses \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e as a unified franchise, with a shared history and a single—albeit, at times fragmented—fan base. And, for more than twenty years, the movies and various television series interacted with one another in sometimes surprising ways, creating synergies that helped \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e soar to the pinnacle of its popularity and mainstream acceptance in the early 1990s, but later exacerbated the decline of the franchise when ratings and box office receipts slumped in the early 2000s. Looking at the franchise holistically \u003ci\u003eStar Trek FAQ 2.0 \u003c\/i\u003ereveals fresh insights into the backstage dynamics of both the movies and the television programs and provides new perspectives on why audiences embraced some products and rejected others. This approach also sets \u003ci\u003eStar Trek FAQ 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e apart from most \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e histories, which typically treat the original program and original cast feature films, \u003ci\u003eThe Next Generation\u003c\/i\u003e and its movies, and the various spin-off series, all as distinct entities. Illustrated throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMark Clark is a film historian and the author, and former film critic for the \u003ci\u003eLouisville Courier-Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also taught film history and genre theory for the Factory Digital Film Production Program at Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pennsylvania. He lives in Mentor on the Lake, Ohio.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 June 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApplause\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557837936\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e442\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63582746411148,"sku":"9781557837936","price":20.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781557837936","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}