Star Trek: The Animated Series

L-R: Eugene Cordero as Rutherford, Gabrielle Ruiz as T'Lyn, Jack Quaid as Boimler, and Tawny Newsome as Beckett Marine in episode 1, season 5 of Lower Decks streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Animation is a medium, not a genre; the rich variety of Star Trek's animated series

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Walter Koenig was upset about how he found out he wasn't in Star Trek: The Animated Series

HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Writer David Gerrold at the Star Trek 50th Anniversary Celebration - Star Trek: The Motion Picture held at the Egyptian Theatre on September 9, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Fan accused David Gerrold of plagiarism for More Tribbles, More Troubles (TAS)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 14: Actors in the SAG-AFTRA union join the already striking WGA union, film and tv writers on the picket line, on the first day of a SAG-AFTRA strike, in Los Angeles, CA, on July 14, 2023. (Photo by Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Star Trek: The Animated Series benefitted from the 1973 WGA strike

Star Trek Explorer #8 courtesy of Titan Books

Star Trek: The Animated Series: How animation elevated Star Trek storytelling 50 years ago

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: (L-R) Jess Bush, Bruce Horak, Celia Rose Gooding, Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, and Melissa Navia attend the New York premiere of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on April 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Hatnim Lee/WireImage)

Spock and Chapel still have a strong connection in Star Trek: The Animated Series

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 14: Actor Jonathan Frakes attends the Film Independent At The Wallis Presents An Evening With...Sir Patrick Stewart event at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on June 14, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Jonathan Frakes and more to voice Star Trek: The Animated Series shorts

William Shatner, best known as Captain Kirk on Star Trek: The Original Series, signs autographs at the Fanboy Expo held at the Knoxville Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The 2021 edition of Fanboy Expo, a popular comic convention, features celebrity guests like William Shatner, George Tekai, Walter Koenig and more and will continue through Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021.Kns Fan Boy Expo Bp 12

Why Star Trek: The Animated Series deserves a second chance

NEW YORK- JUNE 27: Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura in the Star Trek series in the 1960s, appears at the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Creators Convention June 27, 2003 in New York City. The convention features hundreds of booths of science fiction-themed memorbilia. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Why didn’t Lt. Uhura ever take command in Star Trek: The Original Series

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 29: Actor George Takei attends the 2022 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on October 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

A countdown of all of Hikaru Sulu’s love interests on Star Trek: The Original Series

Should Star Trek considering doing official Animated Series style shorts?

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Morgan Cooper and Adrian Holmes attend Peacock's new series "BEL-AIR" premiere party and drive-thru screening experience at Barker Hangar on February 09, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Is Star Trek: The Animated Series canon?

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DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal Book by Kristine Smith. Image courtesy Kristine Smith

DeForest Kelley thought The Animated Series was the death blow to the franchise

Smithsonian Channel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with a two-hour special that will take a look at the lasting influence the original Star Trek series has had on the world. BUILDING STAR TREK will premiere Sunday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.BUILDING STAR TREK will follow the conservation team from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum as they attempt to restore and conserve the original 11-foot, 250-pound model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the original series. The special also will track the effort to rebuild a model of the original U.S.S. Enterprise bridge by using authentic set pieces and props, which recently went on display at Seattle’s EMP Museum. - Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian Channel Copyright: 2016 - SmithsonianChannel_StarshipEnterprise

3 coolest classic Star Trek Animated Series ships

TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 31: Actor William Shatner attends the 2018 Fan Expo Canada at Metro Toronto Convention Centre on August 31, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Che Rosales/Getty Images)

How Captain James T. Kirk got his middle name

Smithsonian Channel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with a two-hour special that will take a look at the lasting influence the original Star Trek series has had on the world. BUILDING STAR TREK will premiere Sunday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.BUILDING STAR TREK will follow the conservation team from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum as they attempt to restore and conserve the original 11-foot, 250-pound model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the original series. The special also will track the effort to rebuild a model of the original U.S.S. Enterprise bridge by using authentic set pieces and props, which recently went on display at Seattle’s EMP Museum. - Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian Channel Copyright: 2016 - SmithsonianChannel_StarshipEnterprise

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Alex Kurtzman and the Next Next Generation

Strange Irish Redubbing of ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’