Fan Phenomena: Star TrekFrom a decidedly inauspicious start as a low rated television series in the 1960s that was cancelled after three seasons, Star Trek has grown to a multi billion dollar industry of spin off series, feature films, and merchandise. Fueling the ever expanding franchise are some of the most rabid and loyal fans in the universe, known affectionately as Trekkies. Perhaps no other community so typifies fandom as the devoted aficionados of the Star Trek