The 20 Best Episodes of ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’
A timeless list of thrilling Star Trek episodes that delight, excite, and entertain while exploring the deepest aspects of the human condition and questioning our place in the universe.
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From the Enterprise to the Discovery: The Decline and Fall of Utopian Technology and the Liberal Dream
Sci-fi TV such as Star Trek and Doctor Who have more in common with Harry Potter’s wand-waving than Gene Roddenberry’s techno-utopian dream.
‘Please Stand By’ Sweetly Blends Disability Commentary with ‘Star Trek’ Fandom
This film gives humanity to some of our unsung voyagers; those on the spectrums, those at the extremes of fandom.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Dazzles But Fails to Engage
Discovery might carry the Star Trek name, but not the series' legacy.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and ‘The Orville’: To Boldly Go Where We’ve Already Gone
Whereas Star Trek: Discovery continues to explore ideological complexities, so far The Orville seems little more than a celebration of Seth MacFarlane's love of the Star Trek property and his ability to indulge in expensive cosplay.
‘Star Trek’ and the Evolution of “The Kiss” Controversy
From its first interracial kiss on TV in 1968 to the interspecies relationship in the reboot, Star Trek wants viewers to understand what it means to be mixed race and have interracial relationships.
What Is ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trying to Accomplish?
Can the rebooted film franchise keep what is special about Star Trek, but boldly go where no director has gone before?
I Can Do Zat!: Anton Yelchin’s ‘Star Trek’ Legacy
Remember how Yelchin wrestled with vampires, neo-Nazis, pirates, and adultery to earn his place as Chekov aboard the USS Enterprise?
‘Star Trek’: Space-Time Compression and the Eventual Death of Money
Did Gene Roddenberry realize how “Marx-like” the world he imagined was?
Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Complex Future(s)
Star Trek doesn’t foretell a type of future as a concrete inevitable outcome and final destination, it presents us with a fictional diegetic vision of how the world could be.
Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Tethered and Performative
If space is the “final frontier”, then the technology that facilitates the adventure is one of the central mechanisms by which we can learn new things about ourselves and our society.
Star Trek at 50
On 8 September 1966, the sci-fi television show Star Trek aired its first episode, setting into motion a chain of events that would leave no aspect of pop culture unchanged.