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Star Trek: The Original Series

Set in the 23rd century, it follows the USS Enterprise crew.

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Gene Roddenberry created the American science fiction television program Star Trek, which chronicles the journeys of a starship and its personnel.[1] To set it apart from the larger media franchise it originated, the show was later given the retroactive title Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS).[1] The franchise that grew out of this series includes 13 television shows, 14 movies, and a vast array of books, games, and toys.[2]

Making and release

NBC canceled the show after three seasons and 79 episodes due to low Nielsen ratings.[3] In his initial draft, Roddenberry described the proposed program as "Wagon Train to the stars".[4] From January 1968 until June 1969, Paramount Television handled the show's production.[3] Viewers in the United Kingdom first saw the series on BBC One on July 12, 1969, a date that coincided with the Apollo 11 mission.[5]

What the cited sources add

The Huffington Post article by Lee Speigel notes that Nichelle Nichols was given a three-page script with characters named Bones, Kirk, and Spock, and asked if she would read for the role of Spock.[6][7] The same article indicates that Gene Roddenberry had insisted that the characters of Bones McCoy and Spock be played by male actors during the casting process.[6][8] The TrekMovie.com "TOS Remastered" page indicates that "Balance of Terror" was the initial remastered episode made available for syndication during the weekend that began September 16, 2006.[9][10] The "TOS Remastered" page mentions that, even though the show was remastered in high definition, CBS provided the syndication broadcast package in Standard Definition.[9][10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: The Original Series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Strauss, "Trekkers' paradise found on local TV", News-Press, September 3, 1998, p. E1 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: The Original Series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Asherman, "The Star Trek Compendium", Simon & Schuster, 1981 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: The Original Series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Star Trek (a titles & telecast dates guide)", epguides.com; "Today's TV Previews", Montreal Gazette, September 6, 1966, p. 36 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: The Original Series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Roddenberry, Gene (March 11, 1964). Star Trek Pitch , first draft. Accessed at LeeThomson.myzen.co.uk.; "Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special", 1991 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: The Original Series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Williams, "Switching from fact to fiction... Star Trek – introducing a space series packed with pointers to our galaxy-trotting future", British Broadcasting Corporation, December 17, 2023, p. 32}} (See also listing at t (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Lee Speigel, "Gene Roddenberry's Son Reveals Unhappy 'Star Trek' Family Life", Huffington Post, November 30, 2011. facts only, no text reused. huffingtonpost.com
  7. Spiegel, Lee, "Nichelle Nichols on Having First Major Black Female TV Role And That First Interracial Kiss On 'Star Trek'", The Huffington Post, February 6, 2012. facts only, no text reused. huffingtonpost.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: The Original Series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lee Speigel, "Gene Roddenberry's Son Reveals Unhappy 'Star Trek' Family Life", Huffington Post, November 30, 2011 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "TOS Remastered: Format", Trekmovie.com. facts only, no text reused. trekmovie.com
  10. Wikipedia, "Star Trek: The Original Series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "TOS Remastered: Format", Trekmovie.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Star Trek: The Original Series (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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