this groundbreaking sci-fi series was
originally envisioned as a Western in
outer space welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be taking a look at the
history of Star Trek
introduced to American television
audiences on September 8 1966 the
original Star Trek series was developed
by TV producer and scriptwriter Gene
Roddenberry the series showcased
spectacular special effects and a
utopian view of the future we prefer the
ways of peaceful contact I speak for a
vast alliance of fellow creatures who
believe in the same thing we have sought
you out to join us it also successfully
merged thought-provoking science-fiction
with the more dramatic and thrilling
elements of westerns which were
incredibly popular at the time
in fact Star Trek was originally pitched
as a wagon train to the stars the show
aired for three seasons before being
abruptly canceled in that time the crew
of the USS Enterprise embarked on a
five-year mission into the vastness of
space to explore new life and new
civilizations to boldly go where no man
has gone before
while it didn’t attract a large audience
in its original run it developed a loyal
fan base that gravitated towards the
show’s three main characters these
included the charismatic captain james t
kirk as portrayed by william shatner his
logic based Vulcan science officer mr.
Spock played by Leonard Nimoy and the
irritable dr. McCoy as depicted by
DeForest Kelley there’s just one thing
mr. Spock you can’t tell me that when
you first saw Jim alive that you weren’t
on the verge of giving us an emotional
scene that would have brought the house
down merely my quite logical relief that
Starfleet had not lost the highly
proficient captain yes mr. Spock hamster
the show distinguished itself from
anything else on the air as the rest of
the crew was portrayed as diversely
multicultural a few of these characters
included the ship’s engineer Montgomery
Scott the communications officer hora
and the navigation officer Sulu and
Chekov Star Trek posed a uniquely
positive view of the future with all
humans coming together regardless of
origin or ethnicity to explore the
universe this diversity even led to
televisions first interracial kiss
following the show’s cancellation in
1969 fans banded together to petition
for the return of the short-lived
franchise they were successful and the
original series received not just one
but six motion pictures
between the years 1979 and 1991 it is
the judgment of this council that you be
reduced in rank to captain and that as a
consequence of your new rank you be
given the duties for which you have
repeatedly demonstrated unswerving
ability the command of a starship at the
same time the growing popularity of Star
Trek allowed Roddenberry to release a
spin-off TV series called Star Trek The
Next Generation in 1987 space the final
frontier these are the voyages of the
Starship Enterprise this show took place
80 years after the events of the
original and featured an entirely new
crew the next generation also introduced
a much larger Starship Enterprise that
was filled with a huge Federation of
officers civilians and scientists this
team was led by Patrick Stewart’s
rational and more diplomatic Captain
jean-luc Picard and consisted of his
Canadian first officer William Riker
Android science officer data blind
engineer Geordi LaForge
Klingon security officer Worf dr.
Beverly Crusher her son Wesley and the
telepathic counselor Deanna Troi was
your mind
unhappiness terrible despair
I don’t know keeping in step with the
show’s increased enthusiasm for strong
female characters film star Whoopi
Goldberg appeared as the ship’s wise
alien bartender Dinan following the
show’s impressive seven-year run on TV
it landed in syndication some problem
Rekha just hoping this isn’t the usual
way our missions will go sir I don’t
know number one I’m sure most will be
much more interesting the crew also
embarked on four of their own feature
film adventures with the first bringing
back several characters from the
original series to officially pass the
torch to the next generation millions of
lives are at stake you say history
considers me dead Who am I to argue with
this you’re a Starfleet officer you have
a duty I don’t need to be lectured by
you
I was out saving the galaxy when your
grandfather was in diapers
meanwhile the franchise saw several
spin-offs emerge and compete for air
time these included the space station
based show Deep Space nine The Lost in
Space formatted Star Trek Voyager and
the unpopular prequel series Enterprise
in an ironic twist of fate Enterprise
was canceled in a similar fashion to the
original 60 series and this appeared to
signal the end of the franchise Archer
to the bridge Lieutenant Rita
what the hell’s going on the dwindling
audience felt the market had become
oversaturated with a never-ending
barrage of Star Trek media viewers also
marked a noticeable dip in the quality
of storytelling for years after the
cancellation of Enterprise director JJ
Abrams was brought in to Helmand all new
motion picture with a fresh direction
and cast of actors
the result was 2009’s wildly popular and
unique Star Trek this thrilling
franchise reboot centered on the early
years of the original Trek crew within
an alternate timeline james t kirk was
considered to be a great
went on to captain USS Enterprise that
was another life life I will deprive you
of just like I did your father an iconic
and groundbreaking science fiction
franchise Star Trek remains beloved by
its passionate fan base and continues to
tell gripping stories decades after
redefining and modernizing the science
fiction genre these are the voyages of
the Starship Enterprise
your ongoing mission to explore strange
new worlds to seek out new life-forms
and new civilizations to boldly go where
no one has gone before
originally envisioned as a Western in
outer space welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be taking a look at the
history of Star Trek
introduced to American television
audiences on September 8 1966 the
original Star Trek series was developed
by TV producer and scriptwriter Gene
Roddenberry the series showcased
spectacular special effects and a
utopian view of the future we prefer the
ways of peaceful contact I speak for a
vast alliance of fellow creatures who
believe in the same thing we have sought
you out to join us it also successfully
merged thought-provoking science-fiction
with the more dramatic and thrilling
elements of westerns which were
incredibly popular at the time
in fact Star Trek was originally pitched
as a wagon train to the stars the show
aired for three seasons before being
abruptly canceled in that time the crew
of the USS Enterprise embarked on a
five-year mission into the vastness of
space to explore new life and new
civilizations to boldly go where no man
has gone before
while it didn’t attract a large audience
in its original run it developed a loyal
fan base that gravitated towards the
show’s three main characters these
included the charismatic captain james t
kirk as portrayed by william shatner his
logic based Vulcan science officer mr.
Spock played by Leonard Nimoy and the
irritable dr. McCoy as depicted by
DeForest Kelley there’s just one thing
mr. Spock you can’t tell me that when
you first saw Jim alive that you weren’t
on the verge of giving us an emotional
scene that would have brought the house
down merely my quite logical relief that
Starfleet had not lost the highly
proficient captain yes mr. Spock hamster
the show distinguished itself from
anything else on the air as the rest of
the crew was portrayed as diversely
multicultural a few of these characters
included the ship’s engineer Montgomery
Scott the communications officer hora
and the navigation officer Sulu and
Chekov Star Trek posed a uniquely
positive view of the future with all
humans coming together regardless of
origin or ethnicity to explore the
universe this diversity even led to
televisions first interracial kiss
following the show’s cancellation in
1969 fans banded together to petition
for the return of the short-lived
franchise they were successful and the
original series received not just one
but six motion pictures
between the years 1979 and 1991 it is
the judgment of this council that you be
reduced in rank to captain and that as a
consequence of your new rank you be
given the duties for which you have
repeatedly demonstrated unswerving
ability the command of a starship at the
same time the growing popularity of Star
Trek allowed Roddenberry to release a
spin-off TV series called Star Trek The
Next Generation in 1987 space the final
frontier these are the voyages of the
Starship Enterprise this show took place
80 years after the events of the
original and featured an entirely new
crew the next generation also introduced
a much larger Starship Enterprise that
was filled with a huge Federation of
officers civilians and scientists this
team was led by Patrick Stewart’s
rational and more diplomatic Captain
jean-luc Picard and consisted of his
Canadian first officer William Riker
Android science officer data blind
engineer Geordi LaForge
Klingon security officer Worf dr.
Beverly Crusher her son Wesley and the
telepathic counselor Deanna Troi was
your mind
unhappiness terrible despair
I don’t know keeping in step with the
show’s increased enthusiasm for strong
female characters film star Whoopi
Goldberg appeared as the ship’s wise
alien bartender Dinan following the
show’s impressive seven-year run on TV
it landed in syndication some problem
Rekha just hoping this isn’t the usual
way our missions will go sir I don’t
know number one I’m sure most will be
much more interesting the crew also
embarked on four of their own feature
film adventures with the first bringing
back several characters from the
original series to officially pass the
torch to the next generation millions of
lives are at stake you say history
considers me dead Who am I to argue with
this you’re a Starfleet officer you have
a duty I don’t need to be lectured by
you
I was out saving the galaxy when your
grandfather was in diapers
meanwhile the franchise saw several
spin-offs emerge and compete for air
time these included the space station
based show Deep Space nine The Lost in
Space formatted Star Trek Voyager and
the unpopular prequel series Enterprise
in an ironic twist of fate Enterprise
was canceled in a similar fashion to the
original 60 series and this appeared to
signal the end of the franchise Archer
to the bridge Lieutenant Rita
what the hell’s going on the dwindling
audience felt the market had become
oversaturated with a never-ending
barrage of Star Trek media viewers also
marked a noticeable dip in the quality
of storytelling for years after the
cancellation of Enterprise director JJ
Abrams was brought in to Helmand all new
motion picture with a fresh direction
and cast of actors
the result was 2009’s wildly popular and
unique Star Trek this thrilling
franchise reboot centered on the early
years of the original Trek crew within
an alternate timeline james t kirk was
considered to be a great
went on to captain USS Enterprise that
was another life life I will deprive you
of just like I did your father an iconic
and groundbreaking science fiction
franchise Star Trek remains beloved by
its passionate fan base and continues to
tell gripping stories decades after
redefining and modernizing the science
fiction genre these are the voyages of
the Starship Enterprise
your ongoing mission to explore strange
new worlds to seek out new life-forms
and new civilizations to boldly go where
no one has gone before
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