After the first season of Star Trek the NBC sales department pounded the pavement hitting up agencies for new ad revenue. One of the weapons in their arsenal was a letter distributed to the sales staff for client calls. See below for the original correspondence, written by Leonard Nimoy to Gene Roddenberry. More Star Trek fun to follow…stay tuned.
Star Trek NBC Sales Pilot Sell Sheet 1966
June 16, 2011
In a time when deleted scenes truly ended up on the cutting room floor, television networks didn’t have the option to messenger out DVD’s to advertising agencies. Booklets were sent out in lieu of screening order to build excitement about new shows and convince advertisers to purchase commercial time. A colleague of mine was in possession of the Star Trek Booklet from season 1, and I had the opportunity to scan the contents. See below. Stay tuned for more….
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The Invisible Agent 