Star Trek

Name: Star Trek
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Released: September 8, 1966

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NBC | Release Date: September 8, 1966

Summary: "Space...The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship, Enterprise. Its 5-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before!" The series is set in the 23rd century where Earth has survived World War III then moved on to explore the stars. Humanity"Space...The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship, Enterprise. Its 5-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before!" The series is set in the 23rd century where Earth has survived World War III then moved on to explore the stars. Humanity has allied with other alien races and formed the United Federation of Planets, and Starfleet serves as its exploratory and military branch. Captain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise explores the galaxy with a crew of 430 men and women, contacting new life forms, conducting diplomat missions, and exploring the unknown.Star Trek premiered on NBC after executive producer and creator Gene Roddenberry produced not one but two pilots to convince them of the quality of his show. The series ran two years but never achieved good ratings despite building a small but solid fan following. A letter-writing campaign convinced NBC to run a third season, but Roddenberry left in protest and the network buried the show in a late Friday night time slot.After its three-year run Star Trek began running syndication where it was discovered by legion of new fans and became a phenomenon. This led to an animated series, six movies, and four spin-off television shows. Despite its short network run, Star Trek has become one of the most successful shows in television history. Aside from its three main stars, Star Trek featured a large cast of reoccurring guest stars that includes James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, and Grace Lee Whitney. Other notable guest stars include Diana Muldaur, Gary Lockwood, Ricardo Montalban, Sally Kellerman, Julie Newmar, Frank Gorshin, John Colicos, Roger C. Carmel, William Campbell, Ted Cassidy, Michael Ansara and Elisha Cook, Jr. Notable writers for the series include Gene Roddenberry, Gene L. Coon, George Clayton Johnson, Jerry Sohl, Jerome Bixby, Robert Bloch, Theodore Sturgeon, Harlan Ellison, David Gerrold, and D.C. Fontana.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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N-fan

Apr 6, 2020

Star Trek, the original series and how the Star Trek universe began. It is a phenomenal show that hits the ground running with solid writing and actors like William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley who all own their characters.

Before watching the first episode, you would doStar Trek, the original series and how the Star Trek universe began. It is a phenomenal show that hits the ground running with solid writing and actors like William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley who all own their characters.

Before watching the first episode, you would do yourself a favour to watch the classic science fiction movie Forbidden Planet beforehand.
It works like an introduction and companion piece to the original show.

A lot of people mistakingly think Star Trek is some sort of preachy Leftist propaganda but the truth is, Star Trek is about the adventure and horror of space exploration in an entertaining way first and foremost. Enjoy!… Expand

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ComandanteCobra

Aug 27, 2019

Classic. It's one of the backbone of Science fiction on tv, still enjoyable and fun to watch this days.
This show (or his fanbase) was the precursor of many things... like sci-fi convention or fan fictions.
It's also a classic of pop culture and a great meme and gif generator.

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kyle20ellis

Mar 19, 2022

The 'Star Trek' franchise started with this show, a show that was undoubtedly awe-inspiring and ahead of its time back then. It still holds up now, even with its flaws.

Sure, the special effects are often laughable and the sets are less than audacious. Some of Season 3 disappoints with evenThe 'Star Trek' franchise started with this show, a show that was undoubtedly awe-inspiring and ahead of its time back then. It still holds up now, even with its flaws.

Sure, the special effects are often laughable and the sets are less than audacious. Some of Season 3 disappoints with even cheaper production values, less suspense, very contrived plotting that lacked logic and more cheesiness. William Shatner was never known for subtlety (apart from a few exceptions like 1958's 'The Brothers Karamazov'), but he does overact to an annoying degree and it can over-balance the rest of the show.

However, the rest of the characterisations and acting are fine. Spock is the most interesting and most well-developed character and Leonard Nimoy is unforgettable as the character. DeForest Kelley and James Doohan are lots of fun and Walter Koenig is similarly memorable, same with George Takei.

Music is full of energy and atmosphere. Even better is the writing, which is funny, intelligent and rich in humanity and the imaginative and influential story-lines that were full of suspense, intrigue and influential fun. The characters are interesting and their interaction is one of the high points of the show.

In conclusion, hugely impressive and ground-breaking them, even though the flaws are more noticeable today. 9/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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Blacksheep343

Jan 20, 2021

A great beginning it may be a product of its time but thinking so far in the future it's hard to believe

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Panchogul

Jun 27, 2022

Un 9.3 es demasiado, que la nostalgia no le nuble la visión a nadie, esta serie es aburrida y paupérrima.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 8, 1966
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Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 1968
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1967
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 8, 1966