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Flashback: Trekkies Protest in 1968

Posted By Wil Wheaton On October 24, 2008 @ 9:33 am In Entertainment, History, LA, Vintage | Comments Disabled

While the dead tree version continues to disappoint, some really great blogs are starting to flourish at the Los Angeles Times. My personal favorite is Hero Complex ^[1], a blog that’s all about science fiction, graphic novels, and other things that make Geek culture awesome.

This morning, Hero Complex’s Geoff Boucher reached into the Times’ archives, and pulled out this photo of Cal Tech students protesting the cancellation of Star Trek at Paramount in 1968 ^[2].

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Groovy, man. Like, click it to embiggen, dad.

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[1] Hero Complex: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/

[2] photo of Cal Tech students protesting the cancellation of Star Trek at Paramount in 1968: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/10/star-trek-flash.html

[3] Image: http://img.metblogs.com/la/files/2008/10/1968_star_trek_demonstration.jpg

[4] Asian American Groups Protest THE GOODS at Paramount Studios: Hate Crimes are not Funny: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/08/21/asian-american-groups-protest-the-goods-hate-crimes-are-not-funny/

[5] AIG Century City Protest, With Special Guest Code Pink: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/03/20/aig-century-city-protest-with-special-guest-code-pink/

[6] 42nd Anniversary event of the Black Cat Bar Protest for Gay Rights: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/09/42nd-anniversary-event-of-the-black-cat-bar-protest-for-gay-rights/

[7] Stir Up a Tempest in a Teapot Tomorrow in Griffith Park: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/10/24/stir-up-a-tempest-in-a-teapot-tomorrow-at-griffith-park/

[8] Mayor’s Secretary Gets Tweefensive: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/07/09/mayors-secretary-gets-tweefensive/

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