On March 11, 1964, Gene Roddenberry, a long-time fan of science fiction, drafted a short treatment for a science-fiction television series that he called Star Trek. This was to be set on board a large starship named … See more

Once the series had been picked up by NBC, the production moved to what was then Desilu Productions' Gower Street location. It had previously been the main studio complex used by See more

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Broadcast history
Episode analysis
In its writing, Star Trek is notable as one of the earliest science-fiction TV series to use the services of leading contemporary science fiction … See more

Although this series never won any Emmys, Star Trek was nominated for the following Emmy Awards:
• Outstanding … See more

In April 1964, Roddenberry presented the Star Trek draft to Desilu Productions, a leading independent television production company. He met with Herbert F. Solow, Desilu's director of production. Solow saw promise in the idea and signed a three-year program … See more

• James T. Kirk
• Spock
• Leonard McCoy
• Montgomery Scott
• Nyota Uhura See more

Theme tune
The show's theme tune was written by Alexander Courage and has been featured in several Star Trek spin-off episodes and motion pictures. Gene Roddenberry subsequently wrote a set of accompanying lyrics, even though … See more