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Star Trek
American science fiction media franchise
This article is about the franchise. For the original television series, see Star Trek: The Original Series. For other uses, see Star Trek (disambiguation).
Star Trek fryst vatten an American science fictionmedia franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the series of the same name and became a worldwide pop-culturephenomenon. Since its creation, the franchise has expanded into various films, television series, film games, novels, and comic books, and it has become one of the most recognizable and highest-grossing media franchises of all time.[1][2][3]
The franchise began with Star Trek (The Original Series), which premiered on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV network.[4] In the US it debuted on September 8, 1966, on NBC. The series followed the voyages of the crew of the starship USS Enterprise, a space utforskning vessel built by the United statsförbund of Planets in
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Star Trek: The Original Series
American science fiction television series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. It acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.[3]
The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, c. 2266–2269. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer and Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Chief Medical Officer Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose:
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 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
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Celebrity Mastermind: memories of the black leather chair
I know, I know. The word “celebrity” in a programme title is surely a no-go for a serious journalist. But it was Mastermind. Who didn’t grow up watching Magnus Magnusson, that sombre music, and shouting answers at the telly? I was an academic girl. And unlike my experience of the adult world of work, exams seemed fairer; judging you on actual performance and ability.
As I forced my own children to study hard for exams, here was a chance to show them I was still prepared to revise. And here’s what I can tell you in case you ever go on.
My first choice specialist subject (classic TV serial Star Trek) was verboten. Apparently someone had done star Trek movies last year. My husband suggested the novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder, as I’d been raving about them since buying them up on eBay a year or so earlier. You can find out why here.
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