This week Jonathan and Steve provide the history of, and discuss, Paramount’s near persistent strategy of using Star Trek as the anchor for every new media channel they attempt to launch. We focus our discussion on the years 1977, 1995, and 2015. So, if you’re a fan of Star Trek, or just enjoy the typical television network business shenanigans and power plays, we think you’ll dig this episode.
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Pearson and Davies, Star Trek and American Television: link
A useful Wiki about Star Trek: Phase II (1977) link
Short, but solid bio on Barry Diller: link
A short, 1989 LA Times article by Paul Richter expressing the then-rush to buy stations: link
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