Star trek, season 1, episode 26 1967 the horta has a funny story, says original series story editor d. The episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and bluray dvd box sets. All answers come from watching the show, but you have to really be paying attention. The original series was one of the most beloved and iconic science fiction shows on television, with the original series spawning a legacy that would eventually include one animated show, five spinoffs, and over a dozen movies. On the original series, kirk and crew carried handheld communicators. Discovery is an american web television series created for cbs all access by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman. Star trek is a cult phenomenon that has been around for decades and doesnt show any signs of slowing. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original star trek tv series.
The original series, illustrated with stills from the television series. Contents the star trek universe uss enterprise ncc1701 james t. The original star trek series went where no show had ever gone before. People gather by the thousands at star trek conventions each year, shelling out billions of dollars to. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. This is why it took until season 6 for any tos characters to appear, with the exception of the pilot.
Kirk and the crew of the federation starship enterprise, following an earlier pilot film the cage, which starred jeffrey hunter as. Proud enough, in fact, to put together this list of more than 70 different names inspired by the five different series. Dilithium was frequently featured in the original series as a scarce resource. The original series tv series 19661969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unusual questions asking about little known details of various episodes. Star trek is an american science fiction entertainment series. Deforest kelley as leonard mccoy, chief medical officer. Jeffrey hunters captain pike was supposed to be the protagonist of the original star trek series.
Discovery is set in the original timeline of the other shows and takes place about 10 years before the original series. Kirk spock leonard mccoy, uss enterprise ncc1701, james t. Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs. The first season will run for 15 episodes, which is more than most shows get nowadays but a shorter run than any normal star trek season before it. Sure, the original series was seemingly not so difficult to come up with, but with all the subsequent sequel series, there was a lot to live up to. Star trek names ive watched each series except for enterprise, the last one multiple times, and its by far my favorite fictional universe. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek tos. Did these historic events happen when star trek was originally on the air. This generator will generator 10 random names at a time, fit for the orion species of the star trek universe. Trek creator gene roddenberry often said the true main character of the original trek was the starship enterprise, and now with the launch of discovery just weeks away, another starship is poised. The original star trek is an american television series, created by gene roddenberry, which debuted in 1966 and ran for three seasons, following the interstellar adventures of captain james t. Oct 07, 2018 star trek uses symbols to convey a lot of things, but none captures the eye or imagination quite like the delta. Star trek was set in the 23rd century and featured the voyages of the starship. Guess the star trek episode from these outofcontext shots.
This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular episodes over the series three seasons, along with the series original pilot episode, the cage. Star treks 100 most important crew members, ranked wired. The original series famously starring william shatner as captain james t. Sep 08, 2017 trek creator gene roddenberry often said the true main character of the original trek was the starship enterprise, and now with the launch of discovery just weeks away, another starship is poised. The original series only lasted three seasons, but it had a tremendous impact on both the science fiction genre and society. To boldly name call us dorks, scifi geeks, trekkies or whatever you want we are star trek fans, and proud of it. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada, followed by a 8 september 1966 airing on nbc in america. An exact copy appears on the other side, while the original photon is destroyed. From memory and from the names on the decal sheet of the plastic model i made when i was a kid where the names. The original series, 19661969 paramount this is a species of siliconbased life humans, by comparison, are carbonbased that prefers to feed on rocks. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series. The name of the android lieutenant commander data is short and snappy, perfect for a pet name. For the past 50 years, the star trek franchise has captured audiences imaginations on both the big and small screen, with six tv series and a dozen feature films, as well as.
The fourth star trek series in the rick berman era, this show ran on upn for four seasons, making it the shortest of the modern trek series so far. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars. Fontana, the animated series was, at the time, considered to be the fourth season of star trek and won an emmy in 1975 for outstanding entertainment childrens series. Since then, star trek has spawned a number of spinoff shows and movies, including the recent. Star trek dog names popular male and female names wag. Mar 12, 2016 for the past 50 years, the star trek franchise has captured audiences imaginations on both the big and small screen, with six tv series and a dozen feature films, as well as some upcoming projects. The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek. We look back on all films movies ive plucked off my fathers. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. Orion males were taller and more muscular than the average human male, but otherwise looked like any other human. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. The monsters of star trek is a sourcebook of the various lifeforms encountered in star trek.
To do so, we thought it might be a good time to rank all of the star trek crew members. Nov 01, 2007 what where the names of the starships like the enterprise on the original series. With the movie into darkness hitting theaters this weekend i saw it loved it, it has got me thinking about star trek character names on real kids. Aug 04, 2016 an icy mclass star treks term for earthlike moon of a much larger planeta gas giantthat is home to softspoken humanoids with blue skin, white hair and stylish antennae. Of course, with the next generation being the first star trek tv series since the original, using an entirely new crew, this was intentional by the producers, who wanted the series to stand on its own. Stuntman, actor, creature creator janos prohaska did. Perhaps that why producers kicked around so many names for star trek shows of the 1980s and 1990s. Can you guess which show the cast of star trek is on. Deep space nine as well as appearing in four movies, holding the record of most appearances in star trek. The orion are a species of humanoids with green to blue skin. Top 10 star trek destinations chosen by nasa scientists. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. A bit of a dustup takes place in the original star trek series when an orion poses as an andorian during an ambassadorial mission journey to babel. In the years since the original series first aired, fans have tried to determine the meaning behind the various insignia shapes we see in the show.
With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols. Enterprise,exeter,farragut,constitution,constellation,kongo,yorktown,lexington,intrepid,republic,hood,potempkin and valiant. The star trek universe contains all related material from the star trek sciencefiction series. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. Dilithium crystals, in all star trek series, were shown to be an essential component for a starships faster than light drive, or warp drive, since they were necessary to regulate the matterantimatter reactions needed to generate the required energy. The original series has featured some memorable guest stars alongside its iconic regular cast it was rare that an episode of star trek didnt feature any guest stars. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes.
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