Star Trek (1966–1969)

Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the Galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

Creator:

Gene Roddenberry

Stars:

Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley

Nominated for 13 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Leonard Nimoy	...	Mr. Spock (80 episodes, 1966-1986)
William Shatner	...	Captain James T. Kirk (79 episodes, 1966-1969)
DeForest Kelley	...	Dr. McCoy (76 episodes, 1966-1969)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Uhura (67 episodes, 1966-1969)
James Doohan	...	Scott (65 episodes, 1966-1969)
George Takei	...	Sulu (51 episodes, 1966-1969)
Walter Koenig	...	Chekov (36 episodes, 1967-1969)

Storyline

The adventures of the USS Enterprise, representing the United Federation of Planets on a five-year mission in outer space to explore new worlds, seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before. The Enterprise is commanded by handsome and brash Captain James T. Kirk. His First Officer and best friend is Mr. Spock from the planet Vulcan, and Kirk's Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. With its crew of approximately 430, the Enterprise battles aliens, megalomanical computers, time paradoxes, psychotic murderers, and even Genghis Khan!

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Plot Keywords:

federation | starship | outer space | computer | 23rd century | 

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Taglines:

To boldly go where no man has gone before

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: TOS

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Desilu Productions, Norway Corporation, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (79 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono DTS (re-mastered version) Dolby Digital (re-mastered version)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The images displayed during the end credits of the show tended to follow a specific format. The first image was either an external shot of the Enterprise in space or in orbit of a planet (Seasons 1 and 2) or a shot of the Melkotian head from Star Trek: Spectre of the Gun (Season 3). The second image was often a specific scene from that particular episode aired, while the rest of the images up until the final one were various images from random episodes. And finally the final image at the end of the credits would be either a shot of Vena as an Orion slave girl (from Star Trek: The Cage) during Season 1, a shot of the false image of Balok (from Star Trek: The Corbomite Maneuver) during Season 2, and a simple space shot for Season 3. Also worth mentioning is that the Opening and Closing credits text for Seasons 1 and 2 were yellow, while the text for Season 3 was light blue.

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Goofs

The deck locations for Kirk's Quarters, Sickbay and Transporter Room vary (usually between decks 4-7) throughout the series.

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Quotes

Scotty: When are ya gonna get off of that milk diet Laddy? Now Scotch is a real drink for a man.
Chekov: Scotch was invented by a little old lady from Leningrad.

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Crazy Credits

_Lansing, Robert (I)_ is the only guest star on this series to be billed at the top of the program - just after the episode's title - rather than in the end credits. After the words, "Assignment: Earth", came, "Guest Star Robert Lansing as Mister Seven."

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Connections

Referenced in Dollhouse: The Public Eye (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Theme"
Music by Alexander Courage
Sung by Loulie Jean Norman

User Reviews

THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL.

This show changed the way we looked at science fiction forever. Before there was The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and the prequel Enterprise. There was Captain James T. Kirk and crew on the Starship Enterprise. Exploring new worlds and new life. Traveling through time and space. Leonard Nimoy is great has Mr. Spock, the half human/half alien science officer and second in command. Deforest Kelly is also great Has Dr. Leonard Bones Mccoy, our favorite whiney Doctor, who came out with favorite sayings like "He's dead Jim" and "I'm a Doctor not a brick layer". The special effects may have seemed hoaky at times. But the show was still great in it's day. Gene Roddenberry was a genuis when he created this show. The show was well acted by everyone . So Star Trek fans live long and prosper.