The anniversary of the original pitch falls on today's date, setting the scene for one of the most popular and influential franchises in all of science fiction.

Star Trek: The Original Series was known for repeating story formulas throughout its run, but once did two very similar episodes very close together.

In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, James T. Kirk was now an Admiral in Starfleet, and certain events involving a mysterious ...

William Shatner played the role of James T. Kirk and is alive at the age of 94. After TOS, Shatner had headlined the Star Trek film series and even directed Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Following ...

For most of its six-decade history, Star Trek lore and canon underwent a slow, incremental change. From The Next Generation building on and perfecting the original formula with a new crew and new ...

Season finales are supposed to wrap up a show’s overall story and tie things together. However, that isn’t how television used to work. In the 1960s and 70s, series finales were just another episode, ...

While sci-fi shows had existed before the "Star Trek" franchise, the original "Trek" series from the '60s left an indelible mark on the genre that's only endured for decades. But even as "Star Trek" ...