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<div>[[Image:startrektoscast.jpg|thumb|right|The crew of the Enterprise from the original 1960s show.]]<br />
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'''Star Trek''' is an American TV series created by [[Gene Roddenberry]], which premiered on [[NBC]] September 8th, 1966 and ended June 3rd, 1969. The show featured a crew of space explorers traveling around the galaxy in a ''Constitution''-class starship called the ''USS Enterprise NCC-1701'', set in the 23rd century. It never caught on with late night viewers and was cancelled due to low ratings, but soon established a strong following in syndication that saw the show become much more popular than it had ever been in its original run. The original TV show became a franchise. Many different spin-offs of the original program have now been made, the last of which was a prequel with the original 'Enterprise' space ship. <br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
| Series Name<br />
| Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS)<br />
| Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS)<br />
| Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG)<br />
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9)<br />
| Star Trek: Voyager (VOY)<br />
| Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT) <br />
|-<br />
| Original Air Dates<br />
| 1966-1969<br />
| 1973-1974<br />
| 1987-1994<br />
| 1993-1999<br />
| 1995-2001<br />
| 2001-2005<br />
|-<br />
| Number Of Episodes<br />
| 80<br />
| 22<br />
| 178<br />
| 176<br />
| 172<br />
| 98<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|Movie Name<br />
|Star Trek: The Motion Picture <br />
|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<br />
|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock<br />
|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<br />
|Star Trek V: The Final Frontier<br />
|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<br />
|Star Trek: Generations<br />
|Star Trek: First Contact<br />
|Star Trek: Insurrection<br />
|Star Trek: Nemesis<br />
|-<br />
| Year of Release<br />
| 1979<br />
| 1982<br />
| 1984<br />
| 1986<br />
| 1989<br />
| 1991<br />
| 1994<br />
| 1996<br />
| 1998<br />
| 2002<br />
|-<br />
| MPAA Rating<br />
| PG<br />
| PG<br />
| PG<br />
| PG<br />
| PG<br />
| PG<br />
| PG<br />
| PG-13<br />
| PG<br />
| PG-13<br />
|}<br />
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== Extraterrestrial life ==<br />
The drama of the shows typically arises from the crew's contact with various forms of [[extraterrestrial life]], mostly [[humanoid]] but not all (eg the "Crystaline Entity"). In various ways, the [[premise]] of the [[ancient astronaut theory]] is used to assert the seeding of [[life]] throughout the [[galaxy]] as brought up in the TNG. (However, not to the overt extent of the later TV series, [[SG-1]].)<br />
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==Comments on Religion==<br />
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Star Trek has numerous examples of anti-religion bias. Well-known examples include the 3rd season episode entitled "Who Watches the Watchers," where it is implied that an alien culture disgarding religious beliefs is a positive development. Religious parents may consider discussing these issues before their children view the program.<br />
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== The Original Series ==<br />
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The main characters from the original series were:<br />
*[[Captain Kirk]]<br />
*[[Spock]]<br />
*[[Dr. McCoy]]<br />
*[[Scotty]]<br />
*[[Sulu]]<br />
*[[Uhuru]]<br />
*[[Chekov]]<br />
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