Gene Roddenberry’s exploitation of Star Trek composer Alexander Courage cost him millions in royalties, damaging the ...

With nearly a dozen shows since the start of the franchise in 1966, "Star Trek" has effectively ... of this inaugural episode. The various "Star Trek" pilot episodes are a fascinating look back ...

With that in mind, let's look at how the pilot eventually made it to television screens after its initial cancelation. Read more: Star Trek Stories That Are Actually Horrifying "The Cage" was made ...

The show aired on September 22, 1966, and featured William Shatner ... [A few days] before they were actually going to shoot the second “Star Trek” pilot, the director, Jim Goldstone, called ...

“Obviously not a primitive ‘rocket ship,’ but rather a true space vessel” went the description in Gene Roddenberry’s script for Star Trek’s original pilot. “The Man Trap” was not ...

but they filmed another pilot, with a new captain played by William Shatner. This time the network bit. Star Trek debuted on NBC on September 8, 1966. Roddenberry’s insecurities were apparent ...

Every day he sees the power of “Star Trek,” which debuted on TV in 1966 and spawned an ever-growing ... first officer in the original “Star Trek” pilot show; nurse Christine Chapel in ...