Trekology

This section of WoodyGoulart.com explores Battlestar Galactica, time travel, science fiction on television, the Star Trek franchise, and, science fiction in motion pictures.

The word trekology is used on more than one website, but notably it was used since the 1990s on my website named Trekology.com.

The science fiction television and movies commentaries and analysis I wrote about brave people and their courageous adventures in space formerly appeared on Trekology.com as well as on BeyondOneFarStar.com.

My commentaries on these subjects are now available here for you on WoodyGoulart.com instead.

• Battlestar Galactica
• the Star Trek franchise
• time travel
• science fiction on television
• science fiction in motion pictures

I intend for the word trekology to mean the study of Star Trek. This word is similar to other coined words appended with the suffix “ology” to signify “the study of…” as in cosomology, the study of the origin and nature of the universe.

This section of WoodyGoulart.com explores science fiction television and movies, not just Star Trek.

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Battlestar Galactica vs. Star Trek vs. Space: 1999

For those who want to dig deeper into the subject of the power of science fiction on television and in movies to persuade audiences, I am making available PDFs of my original work that I completed at Indiana University Bloomington in fulfillment of the academic requirements for my doctoral degree in communications.

My study compared the original Battlestar Galactica series with the original Star Trek series with the British sci-fi series Space: 1999. I discovered that of the three, only Star Trek showed evidence that the producers and writers had employed the necessary ingredients to succeed in transmitting persuasive idea content to change the opinions and values of audiences. The original Battlestar Galactica and Space: 1999 were designed to emphasize entertainment only, and therefore they both lacked the powers to influence and alter viewpoints of audience members as the original Star Trek series did so well.

The 25-page introduction to my original study in 1977 is here.
My Star Trek chapter (60 pages) is here.
My Space: 1999 chapter (46 pages) is here.
My chapter on the original Battlestar Galactica (46 pages) is here.
And, the conclusions that I reached when comparing these three science fiction television series (6 pages) is here. My list of sources for this research is also available.

I certainly welcome your email comments about my research. Thank you!