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Star Trek
The Original Series
This is the one that started it all. The original Star
Trek from the sixties fought back from cancellation to becoming a classic.
William Shatner had even started living in a travel trailor before the Star Trek
series started to pick up steam. No other show in history has such fan
support has Star Trek. There are Star Trek conventions, movies, and of
course the new Star Trek series that have followed.
Star Trek Believe It or
Not Trivia Facts!
1.Originally Spock was
to be half human and half martian.
2 Star Trek was going to be called Star Track.
3.Deforest Kelley was originally offered the role of Spock by Gene
Roddenberry. I'm a doctor not a
vulcan
4. James Kirk was the youngest starship captain ever.
5. The average budget for each episode of the original Star Trek was
$180,000.
6. Gene Roddenberry's first choice for Captain Kirk was Lloyd Bridges .
Jack Lord of Hawaii Five-0 was asked to play Captain Kirk before
Shatner.
7. George Takei once accidentally stabbed William Shatner.
8. Deforest Kelley once played a doctor on Bonanza and as a doctor the
western Virginian who let Leonard Nimoy's character die.
9. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor George Takei and his family
were relocated to an internment camp for Japanese Americans.
10. George Takei appeared in a John Wayne movie the Green Berets.
11. The Star Trek Animated series won an Emmy for Best Children's Series
for the 1974-1975 season.
12. William Shatner turned down the role of Dr. Kildare for the role of
Captain Kirk.
13. Leonard Nimoy protested vehemently against his character having pointy
ears.
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The Next Generation, Episode 177: All Good Things...The Final Episode (1987)
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Collection (1991)
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