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From the beginning in 1967, when the starship Enterprise first set off to seek out new civilizations, we have marveled at the wonders of the computers in "Star Trek". Inspired by the computers described in the popular TV series and its off shoots, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg discuss contemporary ...

From the beginning in 1967, when the starship Enterprise first set off to seek out new civilizations, we have marveled at the wonders of the computers in "Star Trek". Inspired by the computers described in the popular TV series and its off shoots, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg discuss contemporary ideas about computers and their role in our lives. In fact, each of the "Star Trek" shows reflects a distinct mindset -- from the deep distrust of computers in the original series, to the ubiquity of computers in every aspect of life on Deep Space Nine.

Their exploration will yield answers to such puzzling questions as these:
-- When the android Data's head is opened, why are there lights inside?
-- If the Enterprise's computer is artificially intelligent, why doesn't it make more decisions?
-- Could we ever create a holographic doctor like the one on Voyager, or use nonprobes to alter a person's physiology, as the Borg does?

This combination of futurist TV series and futurist science makes for great entertainment -- and great science.

This book was not prepared, licensed, approved, or endorsed by any entity involved in creating or producing the "Star Trek" television series or films.

This thought-provoking book challenges recent critical analysis of Star Trek that finds negative forces such as homophobia, sexism, and racism dominating life on the Enterprise. Citing dozens of episodes, from the original series to Deep Space Nine, the authors reveal Star Trek to he overwhelmingly ...

This thought-provoking book challenges recent critical analysis of Star Trek that finds negative forces such as homophobia, sexism, and racism dominating life on the Enterprise. Citing dozens of episodes, from the original series to Deep Space Nine, the authors reveal Star Trek to he overwhelmingly optimistic and humanistic -- offering its audience a sense of hope and the possibility for empowerment.

Science Fiction Audiences examines the astounding popularity of two television "institutions" - the series Doctor Who and ^Star Trek. Both of these programmes have survived cancellation and acquired an following that continues to grow. The book is based on over ten years of research including ...

Science Fiction Audiences examines the astounding popularity of two television "institutions" - the series Doctor Who and ^Star Trek. Both of these programmes have survived cancellation and acquired an following that continues to grow. The book is based on over ten years of research including interviews with fans and followers of the series. In that period, though the fans may have changed, and ways of studying them as "audiences" may have also changed, the programmes have endured intact, with Star Trek for example now in its fourth television incarnation.John Tulloch and Henry Jenkins dive into the rich fan culture surrounding the two series, exploring issues such as queer identity, fan meanings, teenage love of science fiction, and genre expectations. They encompass the perspectives of a vast population of fans and followers throughout Britain, Australia and the US, who will continue the debates contained in the book, along with those who will examine the historically changing range of audience theory it presents. and continue to attract a huge community of fans and followers. Doctor Who has appeared in nine different guises and Star Trek is now approaching its fourth television incarnation. Science Fiction Audiences examines the continuing popularity of two television 'institutions' of our time through their fans and followers.Through dialogue with fans and followers of Star Trek and Dr Who in the US, Britain and Australia, John Tulloch and Henry Jenkins ask what it is about the two series that elicits such strong and active responses from their audiences. Is it their particular intervention into the SF genre? Their expression of peculiarly 'American' and 'British' national cultures. Their ideologies and visions of the future, or their conceptions of science and technology? Science Fiction Audiences responds to a rich fan culture which encompasses debates about fan aesthetics, teenage attitudes to science fiction, queers and Star Trek , and ideology and pleasure in Doctor Who . It is a book written both for fans of the two series, who will be able to continue their debates in its pages, and for students of media and cultural studies, offering a historical overview of audience theory in a fascinating synthesis of text, context and audience study.