Star Trek
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Star Trek is a science fiction television show. It was originally created by Gene Roddenberry and first was shown in the U.S. from 1966 to 1969, and inspired five more television series, ten films, and a range of books, magazines, comic strips and so much more. Indeed Star Trek has provided more output than probably any other science fiction series ever produced.
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[change] Filmography
[change] Television series
- Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969)
- Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973 – 1974)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999)
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001)
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005)
[change] Movies
| No. | Title | Year | Crew | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | The Motion Picture | 1979 | Original series | Robert Wise |
| II | The Wrath of Khan | 1982 | Original series | Nicholas Meyer |
| III | The Search for Spock | 1984 | Original series | Leonard Nimoy |
| IV | The Voyage Home | 1986 | Original series | Leonard Nimoy |
| V | The Final Frontier | 1989 | Original series | William Shatner |
| VI | The Undiscovered Country | 1991 | Original series | Nicholas Meyer |
| VII | Generations | 1994 | Next Generation | David Carson |
| VIII | First Contact | 1996 | Next Generation | Jonathan Frakes |
| IX | Insurrection | 1998 | Next Generation | Jonathan Frakes |
| X | Nemesis | 2002 | Next Generation | Stuart Baird |
There are a lot of written stories about Star Trek, too. But the Paramount Studios does not accept them. So there are small and big things that aren't the same between "official Star Trek" and some of the written Star Trek stories.
[change] Idea of Star Trek
The idea of Star Trek is that after mankind nearly killed itself completely in a World War III (the original stories were written in the time of the Cold War), a man called Zephram Cochrane invented a way to travel with speeds greater than the speed of light ("warp technology"). Because of this invention, mankind has contact with extraterrestrial life. This part of the story (shown in Star Trek: First Contact) takes place in the second half of the 21st century. In the 22nd century mankind, Vulcans and a lot of other species from other planets start the United Federation of Planets, often called just the Federation. The reason the Vulcans did not make first contact before the invention of warp technology was because the Vulcans did not believe in interfering with the natural evolution of a species, later The Federation also adopted this philosophy as their Prime Directive.
[change] Star Trek: The Original Series
The original Star Trek from 1966 is the story of the starship Enterprise (NCC-1701) under the command of Captain James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) and his half-Human half-Vulcan (alien species) first officer Commander Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy) in the 23rd century.
The Enterprise travels through parts of the galaxy, and the crew meets a lot of strange cultures. The main characters (Kirk, Spock, Doctor Leonard McCoy (played by DeForest Kelley, Lt. Uhura and the genius engineer Montgomery Scott, called "Scotty") are often in danger. However, because of Kirk's daring, Spock's intelligence, or Scotty's skill, the crew always survives.
[change] Star Trek: The Next Generation
More than 20 years after the first series, Star Trek: The Next Generation started. The new starship Enterprise D (NCC-1701-D) under Captain Jean-luc Picard (played by Patrick Stewart). His first officer Commander William T. Riker (played by Jonathan Frakes), medical doctor Beverly Crusher, chief engineer Geordi La Forge, the android Lt. Cmdr. Data, and Lieutenant Worf, who is Klingon are the main members of the crew. The stories take place in the 24th century.
[change] Later series
There have been two more series that took place in the 24th century, after the time of "Next Generation":
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine takes place on a space station near the planet Bajor. The station's commander is Benjamin Sisko.
- Star Trek: Voyager tells the story of the starship Voyager which is sent to the other end of the galaxy by accident and tries to get home to the Federation. The main members of the crew are Captain Kathryn Janeway, Commander Chakotay, the holographic doctor, Seven of Nine (a former Borg), Neelix, Tuvok, Tom Paris, B'Elanna Torres, and Kes.
[change] Enterprise
A few years later, there was another such Star Trek series that was set in the time before the first one; Enterprise. This often goes against what was already known. The main characters are Captain Jonathan Archer, Subcommander T'Pol (a Vulcan woman), communications officer and expert linguistic Ensign Hoshi Sato, engineer Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III, and Ensign Mayweather.
[change] Themes
Often Star Trek has something to do with the state of the world at the time the stories were filmed. So Star Trek VI shows the end of the conflict between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, similar to the end of the Cold War, following a disaster similar to Chernobyl.
[change] Other websites
- Memory Alpha, a wiki about Star Trek
| Star Trek | |
|---|---|
| Television series | The Original Series • The Animated Series • The Next Generation • Deep Space Nine • Voyager • Enterprise |
| Films | The Motion Picture • II: The Wrath of Khan • III: The Search for Spock • IV: The Voyage Home • V: The Final Frontier • VI: The Undiscovered Country • Generations • First Contact • Insurrection • Nemesis • Star Trek |
