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Star Trek: The Original Series
Original Run	September 8, 1966 – June 3, 1969
No. of Episodes	80
Genre(s)	Space Opera
Creator(s)	Gene Roddenberry
Exec. Producer(s)	Gene Roddenberry
Starring	William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley James Doohan George Takei Nichelle Nichols Walter Koenig Majel Barrett
Country of Origin	United States
Original Channel	NBC

Star Trek: The Original Series, also known simply as Star Trek, (September 8, 1966 – June 3, 1969) was an original Television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The original series eventually led to five sequel series and ten movies, plus franchise novels, computer and video games, and fan fiction.

Star Trek premiered on September 8, 1966, and ended in 1968, when it was canceled by its network, ostensibly due to lack of public interest. It was given a second chance but was canceled again after completing its third season. Although the show lasted only three seasons, it sparked a franchise that would continue into the next century and expand far beyond its original vision.

Premise

Set in the 23rd century, the show followed the adventures of the USS Enterprise on its five-year mission to "explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before." The Enterprise is commanded by Captain Kirk, with Mr. Spock as the First Officer and Science Officer.

Cast

The series starred William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as the Vulcan Mr. Spock, and DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, M.D. Other cast members included James Doohan as the Scottish engineer Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (associated with the popular phrase "Beam me up, Scotty"); George Takei as Lt. Hikaru Sulu, Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Nyota Uhura, Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel and Grace Lee Whitney as Yeoman Janice Rand. Walter Koenig as Ensign Pavel Chekov joined the cast in 1967.

Plot

Popular Culture

• On June 29, 2007, TV Guide listed Star Trek as #1 in its list of the Top Cult Shows Ever

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