Star Trek (1966 - 1969)
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Star Trek (1966 - 1969)
STAR TREK (1966 - 1969): 79 episodes that began the journey...
starring WILLIAM SHATNER LEONARD NIMOY DeFOREST KELLEY
co-starring JAMES DOOHAN * GEORGE TAKEI * NICHELLE NICHOLS * WALTER KOENIG
MAJEL BARRETT * GRACE LEE WHITNEY * created by GENE RODDENBERRY
_____ABOVE: The Star Trek NBC Promo in 1966
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. 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.
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.
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.
The 3rd season Promo:
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