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William Shatner hasn't earned a penny from the reruns of the original "Star Trek."

"Nobody knew about reruns," he revealed in a new interview with The Telegraph . "The concept of syndication only came in after ‘Star Trek’ was canceled when someone from the unions said: ‘Wait a minute, you’re replaying all those films, those shows.’"

"There was a big strike. But in the end, the unions secured residual fees shortly after ‘Star Trek’ finished, so I didn’t benefit."

WILLIAM SHATNER DOESN'T WATCH ‘STAR TREK,' SAYS HE'S SEEN ‘AS FEW AS POSSIBLE’

Shatner portrayed Capt. James T. Kirk in the original "Star Trek" TV series from 1966 to 1969 and reprised the role in various films. Despite the massive fan base and continued succes

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