The show was cancelled after its third year. But Star Trek s posthumous success has been like no other. Those 79 original episodes and that memorable cast inspired an animated series , several feature films and TV movie specials, three series spin-offs, plenty of product merchandise, and legions of fans who perpetuate the show s mythology with literature and websites and conventions. In its inaugural three years, the show s viewership consisted mainly of youths, and back then, the youth demographic wasn t considered the goldmine it is today. But when the show was syndicated, those youthful early fans re-watched and new fans got hooked now the viewership was kids and adults.
Random chance seems to have operated in our favor.
In plain, non-Vulcan English, we've been lucky. I believe I said that, Doctor. Spock Leonard Nimoy Chief Medical Officer Lt. Cmdr. All rights reserved.