With the upcoming release of “Star Trek into Darkness,” the second film in the rebooted Star Trek franchise, it’s worth looking back to the past to the characters that have made Star Trek so beloved. Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the future has captured the imaginations of millions of fans and after almost 50 years is still going strong.
Premiering in 1966, Star Trek was unlike any show on television at the time. Roddenberry had previously written scripts for tv westerns so naturally he was well suited to writing a show about the final frontier of space. It’s interesting to note that William Shatner’s Captain Kirk was not even in the original pilot of the show. Only Spock appeared in the first episode, which was rejected by NBC. The second episode introduced the rest of the familiar characters who would crew the Starship Enterprise.
Since its release, Star Trek has spawned numerous spin-offs, movies and other media over the decades. With each new addition to the Star Trek canon the roster of characters grew. No list of characters could truly be complete, so here now is just a small selection of the best. So read on. It is your prime directive.
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