"Star Trek" (1966) TV series 1966-1969

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Gene Roddenberry
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

8 September 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Boldly Go. Again. (2006 remasters tagline)

Plot:

Capt. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore space and defend the United Federation of Planets.

Plot Keywords:

Federation | Space | Starship | Computer | Vulcan

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12

1:00 AM

CW

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Cast

Leonard Nimoy	...	Mr. Spock / ... (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
William Shatner	...	Captain James T. Kirk / ... (79 episodes, 1966-1969)
DeForest Kelley	...	Dr. McCoy (76 episodes, 1966-1969)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Uhura (68 episodes, 1966-1969)
James Doohan	...	Scott / ... (65 episodes, 1966-1969)
Eddie Paskey	...	Lt. Leslie / ... (59 episodes, 1966-1968)
Bill Blackburn	...	Lt. Hadley / ... (59 episodes, 1966-1969)
George Takei	...	Sulu (51 episodes, 1966-1969)
Frank da Vinci	...	Lt. Brent / ... (44 episodes, 1966-1969)
Walter Koenig	...	Chekov (36 episodes, 1967-1969)
Majel Barrett	...	Nurse Chapel / ... (33 episodes, 1966-1969)
Roger Holloway	...	Lt. Lemli (32 episodes, 1967-1969)

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Series Directed by
Marc Daniels		(15 episodes, 1966-1968)
Joseph Pevney		(14 episodes, 1967-1968)
Vincent McEveety		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Ralph Senensky		(6 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jud Taylor		(5 episodes, 1968-1969)
Herb Wallerstein		(4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert Butler		(3 episodes, 1966)
Marvin J. Chomsky		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
John Meredyth Lucas		(3 episodes, 1968)
Gerd Oswald		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
James Goldstone		(2 episodes, 1966)
Herschel Daugherty		(2 episodes, 1967-1969)
David Alexander		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Writing credits
Gene Roddenberry		(80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Gene L. Coon		(12 episodes, 1967-1969)
D.C. Fontana		(10 episodes, 1966-1969)
Jerome Bixby		(4 episodes, 1967-1969)
John Meredyth Lucas		(4 episodes, 1967-1969)
Jerry Sohl		(3 episodes, 1966-1969)
Robert Bloch		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Oliver Crawford		(3 episodes, 1967-1969)
Margaret Armen		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Arthur Heinemann		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Stephen Kandel		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Paul Schneider		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Theodore Sturgeon		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Shimon Wincelberg		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
David Gerrold		(2 episodes, 1967-1969)
David P. Harmon		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Don Ingalls		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Art Wallace		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Steven W. Carabatsos		(2 episodes, 1967)
Jean Lisette Aroeste		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Produced by
Gene Roddenberry	....	executive producer / producer (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Robert H. Justman	....	associate producer / co-producer (71 episodes, 1966-1969)
Herbert F. Solow	....	executive in charge of production (54 episodes, 1966-1968)
Gene L. Coon	....	producer (33 episodes, 1966-1968)
Edward K. Milkis	....	associate producer / assistant producer (25 episodes, 1968-1969)
Fred Freiberger	....	producer (24 episodes, 1968-1969)
Gregg Peters	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 1968-1969)
John D.F. Black	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 1966)
John Meredyth Lucas	....	producer (10 episodes, 1967-1968)
Byron Haskin	....	associate producer / co-producer (2 episodes, 1966)

Series Original Music by
Alexander Courage		(26 episodes, 1966-1969)
Fred Steiner		(24 episodes, 1966-1969)
Gerald Fried		(9 episodes, 1966-1968)
Sol Kaplan		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
George Duning		(6 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jerry Fielding		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Cinematography by
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(60 episodes, 1966-1968)
Al Francis		(16 episodes, 1968-1969)
William E. Snyder		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Film Editing by
Fabien D. Tordjmann		(22 episodes, 1966-1969)
Bruce Schoengarth		(14 episodes, 1966-1968)
Donald R. Rode		(14 episodes, 1967-1969)
James Ballas		(11 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bill Brame		(8 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert L. Swanson		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Frank P. Keller		(2 episodes, 1966)
Leo H. Shreve		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Casting by
Joseph D'Agosta		(67 episodes, 1966-1969)
William J. Kenney		(7 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Production Design by
Walter M. Jefferies		(5 episodes, 1966)

Series Art Direction by
Walter M. Jefferies		(73 episodes, 1966-1969)
Rolland M. Brooks		(34 episodes, 1966-1967)
Franz Bachelin		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer		(38 episodes, 1967-1969)
Marvin March		(19 episodes, 1966-1967)
Joseph J. Stone		(12 episodes, 1967)
Carl Biddiscombe		(8 episodes, 1966)

Series Costume Design by
William Ware Theiss		(79 episodes, 1966-1969)
Ken Harvey		(14 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Makeup Department
Fred B. Phillips	....	makeup artist (78 episodes, 1966-1969)
Pat Westmore	....	hair stylist / hair styles (46 episodes, 1967-1969)
Virginia Darcy	....	hair stylist (27 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jean Austin	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 1967)
John Chambers	....	makeup designer (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Gregg Peters	....	unit production manager / unit manager (49 episodes, 1967-1969)
Bernard A. Widin	....	production supervisor (27 episodes, 1966-1967)
James Paisley	....	production supervisor (2 episodes, 1966)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael S. Glick	....	assistant director (15 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gregg Peters	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1966-1967)
Rusty Meek	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1967-1968)
Claude Binyon Jr.	....	assistant director (12 episodes, 1968-1969)
Phil Rawlins	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1967-1968)
Gil Kissel	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1968-1969)
Elliot Schick	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1967)
Gene De Ruelle	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1969)
John M. Poer	....	dga trainee (5 episodes, 1969)
Robert H. Justman	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1966)

Series Art Department
Irving A. Feinberg	....	property master (77 episodes, 1966-1969)
Thomas Kellogg	....	shuttlecraft designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Doug Grindstaff	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (66 episodes, 1966-1969)
Carl Daniels	....	production sound mixer / sound mixer / ... (55 episodes, 1967-1969)
Gordon L. Day	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Elden Ruberg	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jack F. Lilly	....	sound mixer (21 episodes, 1966-1967)
Joseph G. Sorokin	....	sound editor (13 episodes, 1966)
Cam McCulloch	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Special Effects by
James Rugg	....	special effects (77 episodes, 1966-1969)
Darrell Anderson	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Roger Dorney	....	special effects crew (unknown episodes)
Linwood G. Dunn	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Joseph Westheimer	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Darrell Anderson	....	visual effects (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Howard A. Anderson	....	visual effects (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Melissa Berryann	....	assistant to executive producer (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Petri Blomqvist	....	technical consultant (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Chris DeCristo	....	2D supervisor (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Doug Drexler	....	technical consultant (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
James Holt	....	digital compositor (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Gary Kerr	....	technical consultant (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
David LaFountaine	....	visual effects executive producer (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Denise Okuda	....	producer (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Michael Okuda	....	producer (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
David Rossi	....	producer (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Wendy Ruiz	....	visual effects coordinator (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
John Small	....	systems support engineer (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Chris Tezber	....	visual effects coordinator (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Brian Vogt	....	lead lighting technical director (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Craig Weiss	....	director of visual effects: CBS Digital (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Niel Wray	....	visual effects supervisor (80 episodes, 1966-1969)
Max Gabl	....	lead matte artist / lead matte painter / ... (54 episodes, 1966-1969)
Robert H. Justman	....	technical consultant (54 episodes, 1966-1969)
Toni Pace Carstensen	....	visual effects producer (43 episodes, 1966-1968)
Jena Huynh	....	visual effects coordinator (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Luis F. Pazos	....	production assistant: visual effects (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Albert Whitlock	....	matte painter (8 episodes, 1966-1969)
Eric Ehemann	....	lead animator/CG lead (8 episodes, 1966-1967)
Ryan Reeb	....	digital artist (6 episodes, 1967-1968)
Richard Datin	....	model maker (5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Heekyung Shin	....	digital artist (4 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Stunts
Paul Baxley	....	stunt double: William Shatner / stunt double / ... (10 episodes, 1966-1969)
Jay D. Jones	....	stunt double: James Doohan / stunt double: Ned Romero / ... (7 episodes, 1967-1968)
Gary Combs	....	stunt double: William Shatner / stunts (4 episodes, 1967)
Frank da Vinci	....	stunt double: DeForest Kelley / stunt double: Leonard Nimoy / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1968)
Vince Deadrick Sr.	....	stunt double: Bruce Mars / stunt double: DeForest Kelley / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Dick Dial	....	stunt double / stunt double: William Shatner / ... (3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bill Catching	....	stunt double: Leonard Nimoy / stunt double: Robert Brown (3 episodes, 1967)
David Perna	....	stunt double: Leonard Nimoy / stunt double / ... (3 episodes, 1967)
Loren Janes	....	stunt double: Richard Tatro / stunt double: William Shatner (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Irene Sale	....	stunt double: Barbara Baldavin / stunt double: Marianna Hill (2 episodes, 1966)
Phil Adams	....	stunt double: Michael Pataki / stunt double: William Shatner (2 episodes, 1967)
Bobby Bass	....	stunt double: James Doohan (2 episodes, 1967)
Chuck Clow	....	stunt double: William Shatner (2 episodes, 1967)
Jim Jones	....	stunt double: DeForest Kelley / stunt double: Tige Andrews (2 episodes, 1967)
Bill Blackburn	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gary Downey	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Louie Elias	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Alan Gibbs	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Max Kleven	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Allen Pinson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Roy N. Sickner	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Paul Stader	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Steele	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Al Wyatt	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
George Rader	....	head grip (78 episodes, 1966-1969)
George H. Merhoff	....	gaffer (77 episodes, 1966-1969)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrea E. Weaver	....	costumer: women (39 episodes, 1967-1968)
Marge Makau	....	wardrobe mistress (26 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Editorial Department
Bill Heath	....	post-production executive (28 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Music Department
Alexander Courage	....	composer: theme music / conductor (75 episodes, 1966-1969)
Tommy Johnson	....	musician: tuba soloist (51 episodes, 1966-1969)
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor (39 episodes, 1967-1968)
Julian Davidson	....	music coordinator (29 episodes, 1966-1967)
Wilbur Hatch	....	music consultant (29 episodes, 1966-1967)
Richard Lapham	....	music editor (24 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert H. Raff	....	music editor (15 episodes, 1966-1967)
Fred Steiner	....	conductor / additional music composed and conducted by (6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Gerald Fried	....	conductor / music conducted by (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
George Duning	....	composer: stock music (2 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Other crew
George Rutter	....	script supervisor (76 episodes, 1966-1969)
Edward K. Milkis	....	assistant to producer (49 episodes, 1966-1968)
D.C. Fontana	....	script consultant / executive story editor (31 episodes, 1967-1968)
Arthur H. Singer	....	story consultant (24 episodes, 1968-1969)
Douglas S. Cramer	....	executive vice president in charge of production (23 episodes, 1968-1969)
Steven W. Carabatsos	....	script consultant (11 episodes, 1966-1967)
Billy Vernon	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1967)
Crayton Smith	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1968)
John D.F. Black	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Desilu Productions (1966-1967)
• Norway Corporation
• Paramount Television (1968-1969)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966-1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1969-) (UK) (TV) (BBC 1)
• AXN (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release) (on AXN Sci-Fi)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1987) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Sat.1 (1987-1988) (West Germany) (TV)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (????) (UK) (TV)
• TV6 (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1972-1974) (West Germany) (TV)

Special Effects

• CBS Digital (remastered)
• Cinema Research (photographic effects)
• Film Effects of Hollywood (photographic effects)
• Howard Anderson Company, The (photographic effects)
• Modern Film Effects (photographic effects)
• Van der Veer Photo Effects (photographic effects)
• Westheimer Company (photographic effects)

Other Companies

• Glen Glenn Sound  sound recording
• Sunset Digital  restoration

Also Known As:

"Star Trek: TOS" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"Star Trek: The Original Series" (USA) (informal title)

Runtime:

47 min (79 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:12 (some episodes) | Germany:16 (one episode) | Germany:6 (some epiosodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | UK:U (some episodes) | Finland:K-18 (2006) (DVD) (self applied) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (TV rating) | Singapore:PG | Brazil:12 (season 2 and 3) | Brazil:Livre (Season 1) | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Desilu Productions

Trivia:

Jack Lord was approached for the role of Capt. Kirk, but Lord demanded 50% ownership of the show and was turned down.

Goofs:

Continuity: The color of a phaser beam depends on the weapon's setting ("stun" or "kill") but the colors are inconsistent between episodes.

Quotes:

Capt. Kirk: All right, you mutinous, disloyal, computerized half-breed. We'll see about you deserting my ship.
Spock: The term "half-breed" is somewhat applicable, but "computerized" is inaccurate. A machine can be computerized, not a man.
Capt. Kirk: What makes you think you're a man? You're an overgrown jackrabbit. An elf with a hyperactive thyroid.
Spock: Jim, I don't understand...
Capt. Kirk: Of course you don't understand. You don't have the brains to understand. All you have is printed circuits.
Spock: Captain, if you will excuse me.
[Tries to activate the transporter]
Capt. Kirk: [blocks Spock's way and interupts] What can you expect from a simpering, devil-eared freak whose father was a computer and his mother an encyclopedia.
Spock: My mother was a teacher. My father an ambassador.
Capt. Kirk: Your father was a computer, like his son. An ambassador from a planet of traitors. The Vulcan never lived who had an ounce of integrity...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

Theme

A Classic Cult-Series

Here I am, thirty and something years later, watching again this classical cult TV series, now on DVD. In the 70's, I felt in love for "Star Trek" in network television, becoming a great fan of this series. Later, with VHS and cable TV, I taped all the episodes. Along the last years, I bought some episodes on DVD, released in USA. And now, I have just bought the three seasons on Brazilian DVD.

I have just finished watching the First Season, and I was amazingly excited watching again (how many times? I can not even guess…) the journeys of the USS Enterprise, commanded by her powerful Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner, a horrible actor that shines in this role) and his number one, the bright Lt. Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy). Together with the sentimental Lt. Cmdr. Leonard H. 'Bones' McCoy, M.D (DeForest Kelley), the command of the starship has strength, brain and feelings, as if they were a perfect man. They boldly go with the millions of worldwide viewers where no man has gone before.

The First Season on DVD has eight DVDs, with twenty nine episodes and the following Extra: "The Birth of a Timeless Legacy" ("O Nascimento de um Legado Histórico"); "Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner" ("A Vida Depois de Jornada: William Shatner"); "To Boldly Go – Season One" ("Audaciosamente Indo – Ano Um"); "Kiss 'n' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century" ("Beijar e Falar: O Amor no Século 23"). My favorite episode of this season is "The Menagerie – Parts I and II", with the eternal Captain Christopher Pike. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Jornada nas Estrelas" ("Star Trek")