It goes without saying that Star Trek is one of the most popular series ever created. The franchise has existed for 50 years in some form or another, with scores of fans still pouring into convention centers or tuning in to watch the latest series. Despite all this, it might be surprising to learn that the cast members of the original series from 1966 don't receive any residuals from reruns of the classic show. This is not so much the actors signing bad contracts as much as it is that this type of deal just didn't exist yet, according to William Shatner.