7.051 minSeason 3 • Episode 24
LatestThe Enterprise is in danger when Janice Lester, one of Kirk's former lovers, steals his body.
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.
Acting
Nimoy's Spock: controlled fire beneath ice, still the franchise's beating heart
Writing
Roddenberry smuggled social commentary past 1960s censors like a space pirate
Production
Cardboard sets and conviction—proof imagination beats budget every time
Creator
Gene Roddenberry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MLK personally convinced Nichelle Nichols to stay—her bridge presence was revolutionary representation in 1966.
The famous split-finger salute came from Nimoy's childhood synagogue blessing—Jewish ritual became alien culture.
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