Star Trek

LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 04: Actress Nichelle Nichols speaks during the "Tribute to Nichelle Nichols" panel at the 15th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 4, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Nichelle Nichols to christen Federation headquarters

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Star Trek Watch: Certifiably Ingame’s Starfleet Bridge 101

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 01: Actor John de Lancie (L) and actress Olivia d’Abo speak during the "Q Continuum" panel at the 18th annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 01, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Watch TrekCulture’s: Star Trek 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Q

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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)

Star Trek: William Shatner got roped into a geo-political debate because of his new show

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"Star Trek" franchise icon William Shatner, pictured in 2016.William Shatner

William Shatner is open to appearing in Star Trek movie

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LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 9: Actors William Shatner (L) and Leonard Nimoy (R) promote the "Star Trek" 40th Anniversary on the TV Land network at the Four Seasons hotel August 9, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Episodes of the show will air September 8. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

William Shatner thought Star Trek 2009’s use of Leonard Nimoy was gratuitous

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: Dave Bautista visit’s 'The IMDb Show' on February 21, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. This episode of 'The IMDb Show' airs on March 5, 2020. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)

Dave Bautista wants to play a Klingon in Star Trek

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 30: An attendee walks by movie posters for the new Star Trek film at the Paris Las Vegas during ShoWest, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, March 30, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Watch: Why (Insert Star Trek Series) Is/Isn’t Canon by Certifiably Ingame

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LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 14: Actor William Shatner, who played the character Capt. James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek series and films, speaks at the Star Trek convention at the Las Vegas Hilton August 14, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The first way James Kirk cheated the Kobayashi Maru was better than the film

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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 03: Attendees take photos with toy Tribbles from the "Star Trek" television franchise, during the 17th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 3, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Heritage Auction will feature Star Trek memorabilia

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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

Bob Justman called Star Trek: TOS a failure

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Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.Pictured: William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk in STAR TREK (The Original Series)Photo: ©1966 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Viewers complained that Captain Kirk was too jolly

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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 12: Actress Mariette Hartley attends Day 2 of the Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on August 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Mariette Hartley says All Our Yesterdays was special

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Borg cube Advent calendar. Image courtesy Hero Collector

The Borg are coming…and they have gifts

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

DeForest Kelley from the fan who knew him best

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Star Trek: The Borg and Delta Quadrant. Image courtesy Hero Collector.

Get inside knowledge of The Borg and Delta Quadrant

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 10: "Khan" costume worn by actor Ricardo Montalban in the movie "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan" on display at "Star Trek - The Exhibition" at the Hollywood & Highland complex on October 10, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

9 Facts You Might Not Know About The Wrath of Khan

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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 10: Actress Grace Lee Whitney participates in the 11th Annual Official Star Trek Convention - day 2 held at the Rio Suites and Hotel on August 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Grace Lee Whitney was told to lose weight

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LEEDS, ENGLAND - MAY 27: A general view outside the BBC Yorkshire Studios on May 27, 2021 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Why the BBC refused to air these Star Trek episodes

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Star Trek: TOS pitch episode had sentient cows

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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 20: (L-R) Actors Mary McDonnell and Tricia Helfer and writer/producer David Eick speak onstage at SYFY: "Battlestar Galactica" Reunion during Comic-Con International 2017 at San Diego Convention Center on July 20, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

There is no show like Star Trek but Battlestar Galactica is the closest

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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 04: Actresses Nichelle Nichols (2nd L) and Whoopi Goldberg (4th L) speak during the "Tribute to Nichelle Nichols" panel at the 15th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 4, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

A Star Trek series that focuses on the El-Aurian race is a must eventually

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Pan American airways pilot, third officer E W Roddenberry, better known as Gene Roddenberry, creator of the Star Trek television series and franchise, circa 1947. (Photo by Keystone/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Gene Roddenberry interviews Spock’s father, Sarek

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Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.Pictured: William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk in STAR TREK (The Original Series)Photo: ©1966 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Star Trek script took crew back to dawn of humanity

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Leonard Nimoy attends "The Glass Menagerie" Broadway Opening Night at Booth Theater on September 26, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

Did Gene Roddenberry oust Leonard Nimoy?

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28: Christian Slater attends the 78th Annual Golden Globe® Awards at The Rainbow Room on February 28, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press Association)

Christian Slater was given Grace Lee Whitney’s lines

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