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04-05-2022, 02:08 AM
https://www.looper.com/820725/the-most-difficult-star-trek-questions-finally-answered/
BY ADAM LEVINE/APRIL 4, 2022 11:59 AM EDT
Created by Gene Roddenberry as a western in space (https://time.com/4406710/star-trek-history-excerpt/), the groundbreaking "Star Trek" series launched in 1966, and sparked one of the first global science fiction media franchises the world has ever known. After running for three seasons on NBC, the lights went dark in 1969, but not even cancellation could stop it. Revived in 1976 for a short-lived cartoon, it came back full throttle in 1979 with the first of six feature films starring the original cast.
The television revival of the '80s and '90s brought four new series to television, and four more big-screen outings. By the mid-2000s, another cancellation and a corporate split could have ended "Star Trek" for good, but once again like a phoenix it rose from the ashes with three blockbuster movies from producer and director J.J. Abrams. We're now in a new golden age of "Star Trek," with several new shows on streaming platform Paramount+.
With such a long and complicated history, there's any number of complex issues and topics that fans and pundits have mused about for decades. Whether it's a legal conundrum, an unresolved historical footnote, or a canon mystery, we're here to settle them once and for all, or as best as we can. These are the most puzzling "Star Trek" questions, finally answered.
BY ADAM LEVINE/APRIL 4, 2022 11:59 AM EDT
Created by Gene Roddenberry as a western in space (https://time.com/4406710/star-trek-history-excerpt/), the groundbreaking "Star Trek" series launched in 1966, and sparked one of the first global science fiction media franchises the world has ever known. After running for three seasons on NBC, the lights went dark in 1969, but not even cancellation could stop it. Revived in 1976 for a short-lived cartoon, it came back full throttle in 1979 with the first of six feature films starring the original cast.
The television revival of the '80s and '90s brought four new series to television, and four more big-screen outings. By the mid-2000s, another cancellation and a corporate split could have ended "Star Trek" for good, but once again like a phoenix it rose from the ashes with three blockbuster movies from producer and director J.J. Abrams. We're now in a new golden age of "Star Trek," with several new shows on streaming platform Paramount+.
With such a long and complicated history, there's any number of complex issues and topics that fans and pundits have mused about for decades. Whether it's a legal conundrum, an unresolved historical footnote, or a canon mystery, we're here to settle them once and for all, or as best as we can. These are the most puzzling "Star Trek" questions, finally answered.