carofsin Star Trek You'll have 80 episodes to watch to catch up 50 years late and plunge you courageously into the space-time of a series inspired by the space conquest of the late sixties. Does Star Trek offer a delightfully kitsch and humanistic futuristic experience? Since we are only in the quantum infancy of teleportation and the prototype to move at the speed of light and beyond, Warp factor 10 remains to be invented, yes, Star trek is indeed Always science-fiction technology. Star Trek also invites us in a past still very present. No series currently would dare to project such misogyny and such sexism into each episode. Each mission is transformed into an exciting sociological and historical experience for the people these issues and struggles challenge. Up to you. There is enough to do a doctoral thesis if this has not already been done. Aye Aye.

digitalbeachbum I started watching reruns in the 70's every afternoon. Star Trek would come on around 5:00pm and run a single episode, Mon through Fri. I could never get enough. I even started to watch the animated series on Saturday.However after watching them several dozen times on Netflix I have been finding too many plot inconsistencies and mistakes with the logic of the shows. Some are still solid and hold special meaning for me. The other episodes are no longer valid and I can't stand watching them.I enjoy the themes that the original scripts bring to the screen and that the show attacked stereotypes and problems of that era. I enjoyed Spock as my most favorite character. He brought the show together for me. The more he was a part of an episode, the more I enjoyed it.The technology was fun to watch also. Many of the episodes featured state of the art, original Sci-fi props and ideas. It is amazing how much this show has influenced other Sci-fi shows and movies. It is almost like Star Trek is the grandfather of Sci-fi.Overall I still enjoy the series but I had to stop watching them. I think I overdosed on them. I'll shelf them for another couple of years and go back to enjoy them again.

rcj5365 As we celebrate the golden 50th anniversary to one of the greatest science fiction television shows ever created "Star Trek" was a 23rd- century tale of exploration and hope that became the seminal space saga of the late 20th century. With a cast that was startlingly diverse of its time and pie-in-the-sky technology we can hold in our hands today, "Star Trek" and the voyages of the Starship Enterprise have left an indelible mark on our culture,inspiring many young scientists and a supportive base of die-hard loyal fans of the original television series that has evolved into today's powerful fan culture. The initial mid- 1960's NBC series which centered on the able crew of the Enterprise as it explored strange new worlds and new civilizations, led to five more television series based on the original show("Star Trek:The Next Generation",1987-1994; "Star Trek:Deep Space Nine",1993-1999; "Star Trek:Voyager",1995-2001; "Star Trek:Enterprise", 2001-2005; "Star Trek:Discovery",in 2017), it's very own animated Saturday Morning cartoon show that also aired on NBC from 1973-1975; and thirteen theatrical feature films that is still going strong to this day.The original "Star Trek" television series was viewed as producer- created Gene Roddenberry's answer to "Wagon Train In The Stars" and set in the frontier spectacle of outer space. The series was suppose to live longer than expected that was guaranteed at the beginning. In an era when science fiction was viewed as a not-so-desirable niche, it took two pilots to get "Star Trek" on the air,and low ratings sparked fears of cancellation. That arrived after three seasons-two years short of the Enterprise's five-year mission-despite the efforts of passionate,letter writing viewers who pleaded with network executives at NBC helped win the show in its final season. "Star Trek" during its three season run was moved around in different time slots with the third and final season of the series that proved fatal. The series premiered on NBC's Thursday prime-time schedule on September 8,1966 where it was placed at the 8:30 eastern/7:30 central time slot where it preceded "Daniel Boone" and before "The Hero" where it went opposite "My Three Sons" and "Bewitched" for all 29 episodes in its first season until April 13,1967. On September 15,1967 the network moved the series from Thursday nights to Friday nights at the 8:30 eastern/7:30 central time slot preceding "Tarzan" and was opposite "Hondo" and "Gomer Pyle" for all 26 episodes in season two until March 29, 1968. Then in its third and final season, Gene Roddenberry pleaded with network executives at NBC to move the series to Monday nights in an earlier time slot in order to attract a larger audience and improve ratings. The network rejected its offer. "Star Trek" was moved to a later time slot on Friday nights at the 10:00 eastern/9:00 central for all 24 episodes where it preceded the 90-minute "The Name of the Game" and was opposite "Judd for the Defense",and CBS' Friday Night Movie that clobbered it in the ratings from September 20,1968 until the final episode of the series on June 3,1969. "Star Trek" was produced from September,1966 to December,1967 by Desilu Productions and the Norway Corporation. From January,1968 to June,1969 was produced by Paramount Television and the Norway Corporation. The series produced 79 episodes in color.Out of the actors that were with this series only actors William Shatner along with Leonard Nimoy and Deforest Kelley were the only cast members that appeared in all 79 episodes. Nichelle Nichols appeared in 70 episodes while James Doohan appeared in 66 episodes. George Takei appeared in 52 episodes and Majel Barrett appeared in 36 episodes. Walter Koenig didn't come onto the series until Season 2 and appeared in 36 episodes. Grace Lee Whitney was with the series for Season 1 only and appeared in eight episodes."Star Trek" during its original three season run on NBC explored science fiction conundrums, such as the effects of changing the past("The City on the Edge of Forever",Season 1, Episode 28)while dealing with modern issues-including racism("Let That Be Your Last Battlefield",Season 3,Episode 15);nuclear arms("The Doomsday Machine",Season 2,Episode 6);the fear of technological dominance("The Ultimate Computer",Season 2,Episode 24 and "The Changeling",Season 2,Episode 3),and social inequality("The Cloud Minders",Season 3,Episode 21),not to mention dealing with mutiny and treason("Court Martial",Season 1,Episode 20 and the two part episode "The Menagerie",Season 1, Episodes 11 and 12)not to mention dealing with space villains("Space Seed",Season 1, Episode 22),and other great episodes("Mirror,Mirror",Season 2, Episode 4), ("Balance of Terror",Season 1,Episode 14),("Amok Time",Season 2, Episode 1),("Journey to Babel",Season 2,Episode 10),and ("Errand of Mercy",Season 1,Episode 26). Let's not forget other great episodes that made "Star Trek" the must watch series of the mid-1960's ranging from "The Man Trap", "Arena", "The Naked Time", "The Enemy Within", the controversial "Plato's Stepchildren", to "Where No Man Has Gone Before" to "Devil In The Dark","Taste of Armageddon","This Side of Paradise", "The Corbomite Maneuver","Wolf In The Fold","The Tholian Web',the only time it venture into comedy like "The Trouble With Tribbles",and "Metamorphosis" just to name a few of the great episodes this series had even though it remained on the air for three seasons. Even though it never won a Prime Time Emmy,"Star Trek" was nominated for an impressed 13 Prime-Time Emmy nominations(Leonard Nimoy was nominated twice for Best Supporting Actor in a Television series and won the Prime-Time Emmy for Outstanding Special Effects) and in 1967 won the NAACP Image Award for its most critically episode that was written by Harlan Ellison. Even after 50 years since its original broadcast on NBC,and to this day still airing in syndicated repeats around the world "Star Trek" still holds themes that remained relevant today...this coming from a science fiction television show that didn't do well in the ratings but became a phenomenon when it first aired in 1966. And still lives long to prosper. Happy 50th Anniversary "Star Trek"......

Maddyclassicfilms Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry and stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelly, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Grace Lee Whitney and Majel Barrett.The series is set in the 23rd century and tells the story of the crew of the USS Enterprise NCC 1701,commanded by the fearless Captain James T. Kirk(William Shatner). Their mission is to explore the regions of space that humans have never before explored. Kirk's crew includes, Commander Spock(Leonard Nimoy)the half Vulcan and half human first officer,Chief medical officer Dr.Leonard "Bones" McCoy(DeForrest Kelley), a southerner with a big heart who is easily annoyed and is always arguing with Spock. The bickering between Spock and McCoy about Spock not being human and the doctors high emotions are always fun to watch, there are also many scenes where you can see how much Spock and McCoy care about each other despite their differences. Also starring James Doohan as Mr Scott the ships engineer who always has to get them out of some major problem with just a few seconds to spare, Nichelle Nichols as the tough and focused Communications Chief Lt Uhura, George Takei as Helmsman Lieutenant Sulu, Walter Koenig as Navigator Chekov, Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel and Grace Lee Whitney as Yeoman Janice Rand who has the wildest hairstyle in Trek history.I love all the Star Trek series, my favourites are this one and Deep Space Nine.Although some of the effects in this one are dated, the stories are still relevant and effective and that's what makes this series so special. Roddenberry's vision of a future where race and gender were irrelevant and war between humanity was a thing of the past is a present and future I long for. Plus the friendship between Kirk, Spock and McCoy is as interesting today as it was in the 60's.I think that Kirk, Spock and McCoy represent the things that make a human. Kirk is the physical, the man of action, passionate and fearless, Spock is the brain, the intellect and calm under pressure, McCoy is emotion, the heart and soul.It's also interesting to imagine the series we would have had if Jeffrey Hunter had remained as the Captain from the first pilot. I suspect the series would have been much darker than the Shatner series. It would also have been interesting to see a woman as the ships first officer(in the pilot she is played by Majel Barrett).A good series that paved the way for as of this date several films including two reboots and four other TV series.