Star Trek The Next Generation
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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1994 Television Series Endings: Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Mickey Mouse Club, Kids Incorporated, Knightmare $16.97 Used – Chapters: Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Mickey Mouse Club, Kids Incorporated, Knightmare, Maid Marian and her Merry Men, NHL on NBC, The New Statesman, NHL on ABC, NFL on CBS, Garfield and Friends, The Day Today, May to December, Women of the House, Exosquad, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Double Dragon, The NFL Today, Time Trax, Dinosaurs, Clarissa Explains It All, Mighty Max, Romper Room, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Weinerville, Gosei Sentai Dairanger, Skeleton Warriors, In |
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1994 Television Series Endings: Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Mickey Mouse Club, Kids Incorporated, Knightmare $10.39 New – Chapters: Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Mickey Mouse Club, Kids Incorporated, Knightmare, Maid Marian and her Merry Men, NHL on NBC, The New Statesman, NHL on ABC, NFL on CBS, Garfield and Friends, The Day Today, May to December, Women of the House, Exosquad, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Double Dragon, The NFL Today, Time Trax, Dinosaurs, Clarissa Explains It All, Mighty Max, Romper Room, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Weinerville, Gosei Sentai Dairanger, Skeleton Warriors, In |
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20th Century Computers and How They Worked: The Official Starfleet History of Computers $106.31 New – A visual tour of personal computer technology in the ’90s, from the vantage point of a 24th-century Starfleet Academy course in computer history. This licensed Star Trek computer book focuses on the Next Generation characters and the starship Enterprise, using the characters as contributing authors who introduce topic areas and comment on these topics throughout the presentation of material. |
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20th Century Computers and How They Worked: The Official Starfleet History of Computers $114.21 New – A visual tour of personal computer technology in the ’90s, from the vantage point of a 24th-century Starfleet Academy course in computer history. This licensed Star Trek computer book focuses on the Next Generation characters and the starship Enterprise, using the characters as contributing authors who introduce topic areas and comment on these topics throughout the presentation of material. |
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A Rock and a Hard Place: Star Trek Next Generation #10 $91.45 New – When Starfleet needs someone to oversee a terraforming operation on the planet Paradise, Commander Ryker is chosen. And while Ryker’s temporary replacement aboard the ship raises doubts about his sanity, Ryker learns that not all the dangers of the planet Paradise are natural . . . and finds his life in the hands of his worst enemy! |
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A Rock and a Hard Place: Star Trek Next Generation #10 $61.69 New – When Starfleet needs someone to oversee a terraforming operation on the planet Paradise, Commander Ryker is chosen. And while Ryker’s temporary replacement aboard the ship raises doubts about his sanity, Ryker learns that not all the dangers of the planet Paradise are natural . . . and finds his life in the hands of his worst enemy! |
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