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| "You say history considers me dead. Who am I to argue with history?" James Kirk, Star Trek Generations Star Trek premiered on 8 September 1966. Since that fateful day, it has evolved into a multimedia franchise which remains unrivalled in any field. Across more than 35 years, Star Trek has moved from its genesis as a twinkle in the eye of an ex-Navy pilot and police officer to world domination. It gives us a picture of a future where humanity has outgrown its greed and waging of war and spreads peace and knowledge through the galaxy. This is Star Trek's story, from the letter-writing campaigns that kept the original series on air to the movies and spin off series to the continuing speculation about the franchise's future. It is the story of an unparalleled phenomenon. |
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| Star Trek's creator, Gene Roddenberry |
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| The History of Star Trek |
| Part One Origins; "The Cage"; An Unprecedented Revival Gene Roddenberry, a sergeant in the LAPD, creates a legend. The studio is initially wary of his "Wagon Train to the stars", Star Trek, and of the pilot episode "The Cage". But an unprecedented order for a second pilot is the beginning of a journey that will last for over three decades ... Read more |
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| Part Two Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969) With the series green lighted, Roddenberry assembles his cast and crew and lets rip with Star Trek: The Original Series. Despite behind the scenes tension and the recurrent threat of cancellation, the 3 seasons of vintage Trek define SF TV for generations to come ... Read more |
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| Part Three Cancellation; The Animated Series; Conventions The waning quality of the original series' third year meant that it could not be saved, and the five-year mission was cut short. But Trek's fanbase grew, manifesting itself in massive conventions. Paramount was under pressure ... Read more |
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| Part Four Star Trek: Phase II Eager to capitalise on Trek's gaining popularity, Paramount directed Gene Roddenberry to begin work on a new Star Trek TV series. Phase II would bring back the whole original cast, minus Leonard Nimoy - but then came Star Wars ... Read more |
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| Part Five Star Trek On Screen (1979-1986) Raking in more ready cash than a new TV series ever could have, the first four Star Trek movies range from cerebral philosophy to self-satirising humour. They also gave rise to some of Trek's best loved moments ... Read more |
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| Part Six Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) In 1987, Paramount gave the go-ahead for Roddenberry to try and "catch lightning in a bottle twice". The result was seven years which revolutionised science-fiction programming and widened Trek's audience still further ... Read more |
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| Part Seven The Original Cast Bows Out While The Next Generation made waves on TV, the original crew boldly continued their adventures on the big screen. But it couldn't last forever, and the TOS crew went out in style - including a heroic end for Captain Kirk ... Read more |
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| Part Eight Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-2001) With Gene Roddenberry's death, the mantle of Star Trek's leading light passed to Rick Berman, who had been aboard since TNG's heyday. The next spin-off Trek series was to be a dramatic departure from the past ... Read more |
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| Part Nine Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001) Jeri Taylor joined Rick Berman and Michael Piller to create Star Trek: Voyager, the fourth Trek TV series. Its genesis was difficult - the original actress portraying Janeway decided TV wasn't for her as late as the start of shooting ... Read more |
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| Part Ten Enterprise, Nemesis and the Franchise's Future As Star Trek headed into the 21st century, its future was far from clear. A new series, Enterprise, met with mixed reaction, and Nemesis, the tenth film, did away with the TNG crew. Where next for Star Trek? ... Read more |
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