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Entertainment | Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek: Why Spock Limps in 'The Cage’
In the original Star Trek pilot 'The Cage,' Mr. Spock sports a limp. The episode gives the reasons why but questions have remained nonetheless.
Entertainment | The Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series' Theme Had Lyrics (And They're Terrible)
Though they never aired, lyrics did exist for the iconic Star Trek theme, and they're almost as bad as the history behind them.
Entertainment | William Shatner
William Shatner Has Never Watched Star Trek
Star Trek: The Original Series lead William Shatner has never watched an episode of Star Trek. That's what he told People in a recent interview promoting his new film Senior Moment. Discussing his role as Captain James T. Kirk that helped launch his caree
Entertainment | New Star Trek!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Can Fix A Spock Plothole From The Original Series
In two new commercials, Captain Pike and Mr. Spock are climbing the Paramount mountain. This seems to signal that 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' will be coming sooner than we thought. But what about Spock's Pon Farr mating cycle?
Entertainment | The Original Series
Leonard Nimoy created this iconic Spock scene, and nailed it in one take
"We had just enough time for one take — so it had to go perfectly!"
Entertainment | The Original Series
The Quarantine Stream: Over 50 Years After it Aired, 'Star Trek' Remains One of the Greatest TV Shows of All Time
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Series: Star Trek Where You Can Stream It: Netflix, Amazon, and CBS All Access The Pitch: Cap
Entertainment | The Original Series
Well, it turns out Redshirts are not more likely to die on 'Star Trek'
Being a redshirt isn't as bad as it sounds.
Entertainment | William Shatner
William Shatner Does NOT Get Royalties from Star Trek: The Original Series
During one of his endless troll fights on Twitter, William Shatner reveals that he receives zero royalties from playing Kirk on Star Trek: TOS.
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
A Closer Look At The 23rd Century Starfleet Tricorder | Star Trek
Take a closer look at the tricorder from the 23rd century
Entertainment | The Original Series
We’re Gonna Put The Bag On You: Tarantino Star Trek Mobster Movie Could Reconnect The Series' Two Timelines
The mobster planet from the classic 'Star Trek' episode "A Piece of the Action" could be a sneaky link to more than one continuity.
Entertainment | The Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series Needs A Real Origin Story | Den of Geek
The first year of Kirk, Spock, and Bones' mission on the Enterprise has never officially been explored in Star Trek canon.
Entertainment | The Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series’ Must-Watch Episodes
Star Trek. It’s one of the most quintessential pieces of science-fiction television around. And there’s a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down to the current eight different shows in the franchise (there’s even more on the way!). Want to start, b
Entertainment | The Original Series
6 eye-opening things you never noticed in the Star Trek episode ''Is There in Truth No Beauty?''
Take a closer look at the fascinating uniforms, spaceships, tartans and wigs.
Entertainment | Leonard Nimoy
Remembering Leonard Nimoy, 5 Years Later
On the anniversary of his passing, we remember the life of one of Trek's greatest icons.
Entertainment | The Original Series
Geniuses Determine How Long It Would Take for Star Trek's Tribbles to Completely Fill the Enterprise
Scientists made a growth equation for Star Trek’s tribbles—those purring balls of fluff that rapidly multiply aboard the Enterprise in a classic episode.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Robert Walker Jr., one of Star Trek's most memorable guest stars, dies at 79
Robert Walker Jr., best known for his guest starring role in the Star Trek episode "Charlie X," has died. He was 79.
Entertainment | The Original Series
How Lucille Ball Helped Star Trek Become a Cultural Icon
The journey to get Star Trek: The Original Series on television was a long and arduous one, but series creator Gene Roddenberry had help from an unlikely heroine. Without the help of this woman and her studio, the franchise may have stalled and never seen
Entertainment | The Original Series
Star Trek: I, Mudd Turns 52 Today
“I, Mudd,” written by “Mudd’s Women” scribe Stephen Kandel, is a fun and entertaining hour of Star Trek: The Original Series.
Entertainment | The Original Series
Star Trek: What Happened To Bones After TOS & Movies?
Star Trek's Dr. Leonard McCoy's (DeForrest Kelley) Starfleet career continued after the TOS movies. Here's what Bones did in the 24th century.
Entertainment | Leonard Nimoy
The most absurd we ever saw Spock was in this 1967 cameo on The Carol Burnett Show
Watch: Spock's surprise visit to The Carol Burnett Show
Entertainment | New Star Trek!
Start Trek Discovery and New Life for "The Cage” and Captain Pike
Star Trek: Discovery delves into a part of Star Trek that we've barely seen, the characters of the original pilot "The Cage".
Entertainment | New Star Trek!
Star Trek: Discovery explains the low-tech '60s vibe of the original show with a weird canon twist | SYFY WIRE
Like the previous episode, "An Obol for Charon" was a lot to take in, which means you’ll be forgiven if you missed the huge canon retcon that was slipped into the opening moments of the episode.
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
20 Enterprising Facts About Star Trek
On this day in 1966, Gene Roddenberry's galaxy-spanning saga debuted and transformed sci-fi TV into a genre rich with multilayered drama, ethnic diversity, and real-world issues
Science & Technology | Trek Merchandise
Mego Toys Returns With Retro Line Of Figures Coming To Target, Including ‘Star Trek’ – TrekMovie.com
The 1970s are coming back from the company that made the first big wave of mainstream 'Star Trek' toys.
Entertainment | The Original Series
In defense of "Spock's Brain," which is not the worst 'Star Trek' episode
The third season premiere shows up on many Worst of 'Star Trek' lists, but is it really so bad?
Entertainment | Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy stashed Tootsie Pops in his Tricorder
Mr. Spock's candy habits help authenticate classic 'Star Trek' props.
Entertainment | The Original Series
Here's what Spock was originally going to look like on 'Star Trek'
"Wagon Train to the stars." That was famously the basic pitch from Gene Roddenberry when he was explaining his science-fiction series Star Trek. While the voyages of the Enterprise certainly share some narrative similarities with that wandering Western show, the influences behind Star Trek run a little deeper.
Entertainment | The Original Series
You can probably find Star Trek's Enterprise chairs at a yard sale
Common office furniture was used to make Kirk's seat.
Entertainment | The Original Series
10 minor goofs you never noticed in 'Star Trek'
They'll still make ships out of wood in the 23rd century.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Star Trek: Inside “The Trouble with Tribbles,” 50 Years Later | Vanity Fair
Dismissed as “frivolous” by Mr. Spock himself, the episode—in which the U.S.S. Enterprise is overrun by fuzzy creatures—started with a 23-year-old college student taking inspiration from his pet mice.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
The greatest episode of 'Star Trek' was nearly far, far different
In some alternate timeline, "City on the Edge of Forever" has a flawed Kirk and a darker plot.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Star Trek Crew That Faced the Toughest Enemies Was...
Star Trek News - More than 4,000 fans voted in the latest StarTrek.com poll and, according to them, the crew that faced the toughest enemies was...
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Smithsonian: USS Enterprise Conservation Begins Phase II - AirSpaceAirSpace
Stardate 1601.28: After a year of extensive research, conservation work on the original studio model of the USS Enterprise is now underway in the Museum’s spacedock. Our goal is to stabilize the model and return it to its appearance from August of 1967
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
How Do 'Star Trek' Stardates Work? | Mental Floss
On Star Trek, we hear a lot of "stardates," meant to mark some futuristic date. An example is stardate 47457.1, which is Captain Picard's birthday. The weird thing is that stardate 47457.1 is either the equivalent June 16th, November 4th, January 8th, or January 10th, depending on how you count. Let's go deep-nerd on this.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Star Trek GUEST BLOG: Help Restore the USS Enterprise Studio Model
Star Trek News - In a new guest blog, the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum asks Star Trek fans for their help in restoring the 11-foot studio model of the USS Enterprise used in all 79 TOS episodes.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
William Shatner Returns As Captain Kirk (Kind Of)
Star Trek News - William Shatner will beam down to San Diego Comic Con next month to read excerpts from The Autobiography of James T. Kirk.
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
Star Trek Kirk vs. Picard: An Enduring Debate
Star Trek News - StarTrek.com guest blogger and former Starlog editor David McDonnell returns with a piece in which he addresses that age-old debate: Kirk vs. Picard.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Original ‘Star Trek’ Actress Nichelle Nichols Suffers Mild Stroke
Actress Nichelle Nichols, who played the Enterprise‘s communications officer Lieutenant Uhura on the original “Star Trek” TV series, has suffered a mild stroke.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Modern Star Trek Scenes, Now With the Original Starship | WIRED
An artist in San Francisco stitched photos of the starship Enterprise's original TV model into Star Trek movies.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Star Trek | WIRED
The sci-fi flagship is many things: a drama, a comedy, a series about ideas, a competition to see who can eat the most scenery, and much, much more!
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
Star Trek TEN FOR WARD: 10 Favorite Childhood Star Trek Toys
Star Trek News - Bestselling author and regular StarTrek.com contributor Dayton Ward kicks off the new year with a guest blog in which he recalls his 10 favorite childhood Star Trek toys.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Star Trek eNovella TOS: Shadow of the Machine - Out In March
Star Trek News - Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books will release Star Trek: The Original Series: Shadow of the Machine as an eNovella in March, and StarTrek.com has details.
Science & Technology | Trek Merchandise
FIRST LOOK: The Autobiography of James T. Kirk
News - Let... the countdown... begin. The Autobiography of James T. Kirk, produced by Becker&Mayer and published by Titan Books, will be out next fall.
Science & Technology | Trek Merchandise
Book Review: 'These Are the Voyages - The True History of Star Trek: The Original Series, Season Three' by Marc Cushman
For one matter, both Gene Roddenberry and producer Robert Justman gave Cushman access to a treasure trove of original studio archives including staff memos, contracts, schedules, budgets, and network correspondence no one else has had access to. Over the
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Star Trek "The Cage" Started 50 Years Ago Today
The official 50th anniversary of Star Trek is still a ways off, but it unofficially begins today. Why? Production on “The Cage,” the first pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series, kicked off on this day in 1964...
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
The 25 Shatneriest William Shatner Moments Of All Time | Features | Empire
The original Captain Kirk may be 83-years-old, but he’s still gallivanting about the internet like a 20-something with a GoPro stuck to his head
Entertainment | Star Trek News
Shatner & Nimoy Reunite For Volkswagen Germany Commercial
News - Trek legends William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy reunite for a charming Volkswagen Germany commercial. Check it out at StarTrek.com.
Entertainment | Star Trek News
The Top 100 Star Trek Episodes Of All Time!
Star Trek gave us six TV series, spanning over 700 episodes, because it's such a rich universe. And a Federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. But which Star Trek stories are the best? To find out, we painstakingly compile
Entertainment | New Star Trek!
Star Trek Phase II ups the ante on authenticity
Daniel DeFabio visits the new set of Star Trek: Phase II, a fan-production so perfect that its episodes seem warped straight out of 1968.
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
The Ready Room 147: Upsetting the Whole Percentage
The Communicator.
At the end of “A Piece of the Action,” Doctor McCoy reveals that he left his communicator behind in Oxmyx’s office. It’s essentially laughed off and the NCC-1701 continues on to its encounter with a giant space amoeba. Kirk says that, with that kind of technology, the Iotians might one day want a piece of the Federation’s action...
