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Post  BoG Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:54 pm

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STAR TREK (1966 - 1969): 79 episodes that began the journey...
starring WILLIAM SHATNER  Like a Star @ heaven  LEONARD NIMOY  Like a Star @ heaven  DeFOREST KELLEY
co-starring JAMES DOOHAN * GEORGE TAKEI * NICHELLE NICHOLS * WALTER KOENIG
MAJEL BARRETT * GRACE LEE WHITNEY
* created by GENE RODDENBERRY

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_____ABOVE: The Star Trek NBC Promo in 1966
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Way back in the first issue of STARLOG, in 1976, that magazine ran its first article on the phenomenon known as  STAR TREK - TOS - The Original Series - the classic series which began the entire Star Trek franchise. I was already a big fan of the show but this magazine reminded me that I wasn't the only one.  
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The original series introduced us to the dynamic Capt. James T. Kirk (Shatner), his first officer & science officer, the logical Spock (Nimoy), and the irascible yet humanistic Dr. McCoy (Kelley). They, along with about 430 crew members, served aboard a magnificent starship, the Enterprise, one of several such ships in Starfleet, the military/scientific branch of the Federation. Other prominent crew were Scotty or Mr. Scott (Doohan), the engineer who could fix most mechanical/hardware problems just in time; helmsman Sulu (Takei); communications officer Uhura (Nichols); ensign Chekov (Koenig), who came aboard in the 2nd season; nurse Chapel (Barrett), who had a crush on Spock; and Yeoman Janice Rand (Whitney), who left the ship in the middle of the 1st season. Lt. Kyle also popped up in a few episodes.
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What really worked for most fans from the outset, even before the show gained a huge cult (then mainstream) following, was the central theme of exploration and that panorama of an ever-expanding Federation of planets & civilizations, of which Earth was a member (this was the 23rd century, though the year was never spelled out in the original series). Spock himself was an alien, a Vulcan, an example of the alliances Earth held with many extraterrestrial races. More to the point, Spock was half-human, so the alliances had reached a more personal level by this time. This was all very optimistic - the concept that mankind would not only survive, but thrive as its scientific capabilities increased.
Arrow The 2nd Season Promo:
For those who wonder why the majority of the alien races encountered on this show were so similar to us (physically/biologically), well, there was no other way to do it, was there? Not in a sixties show and not one geared towards platforming various social & political issues of the time. The alien Klingons, for example, represented all the fascistic regimes we knew of to that point, military dictatorships and so on.
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There was at least one episode which hinted at the reason for all the similar biped ape-like races in the galaxy; in Return to Tomorrow, the survivors of an ancient race stated that they had spread their seeds to many planets about half-a-million years ago, which, if true, might explain why Vulcans & Earthlings, as one example, are so much alike, despite superficial differences (differences which arose due to different environments). There was also a similar episode on the TNG (The Next Generation) series. But, exploration was the key here - mankind as explorers, searching, sometimes finding something, sometimes not...but always striving, looking, maybe learning.
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Recently, the original episodes underwent an overhaul of sorts - remastered with new computer FX for all the outer space scenes - and there's a lot of debate among fans as to whether this improved or subverted the series. I personally don't think it made all that much difference. The stories themselves, the content of the plot and themes, were what made the original Star Trek an exciting show; whether Kirk is looking at the old-style Doomsday Machine or the new upgrade doesn't really affect my enjoyment of the episode all that much.
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Arrow The 3rd season Promo:


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8mm HOME MOVIES TAKEN DURING STAR TREK TOS in THE SIXTIES:
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