The History of Star Trek

The History of Star Trek

The History of Star Trek

The History of Star Trek

Gene Roddenberry in 1964, a former Los Angeles police sergeant, created Star Trek. Roddenberry is a life-long fan of science fiction, which prompted him to propose his idea to the studios, making Star Trek a cross between Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.

His vision was composed of a multi-cultural crew onboard an innovative and futuristic spaceship, exploring distant galaxies for both peaceful and scientific purposes. The audience simply loved it and NBC organized a second pilot with changes in the crew. Other crew members soon became favorites among fans, such as Montgomery Scott and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, the ship's doctor.

Star trek ran for three seasons on television, from 1966 up to 1969. The popularity of Star Trek was totally awesome. During the middle of the 1970's, the adventures of the crew continued in animation form. There were a total number of twenty-two episodes of cartoon-produced shows and most of the original cast provided the voices for the characters in these episodes.

It has also brought in a lot of money during the 70's with the production of Star Trek character images, logos, posters, lunch boxes, t-shirts and action figures produced by Mego, a toy manufacturer. There was even a Star Trek comic book for fans to follow the adventures, thus taking a break from watching TV; they could still follow the adventures of the crew. From a short-lived but highly acclaimed TV series, Star Trek has grown into a huge phenomenal success.

In 1979, Paramount released Star Trek The Motion Picture, which immediately became a cinematic success. Soon thereafter, six more movies were produced from 1979 to 1991, beginning with the original crew.

Star Trek, the Next Generation has hurtled to success and is considered as the leader in ratings, licensing, merchandising and demographics. The award-winning show with every advertiser's demographics dreams and inspiring products almost reaching a billion dollars in retail sales has attracted a wide range of high-calibre guest stars, and a smash film which was Star Trek's Next Generation's considerable impact.

As the years gone by, Roddenberry's captivating vision of the future has proved to be a timeless appeal to people of all ages when after 25 years, a new Star Trek vision has enticed fans all over the world. From network to syndication, from television to the motion pictures, the franchise has gathered one of the most devoted and loyal followings in the history of entertainment.

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