September 8, 1966…”Star Trek” Debuts On NBC
On September 8, 2016
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September 8, 1966…”Star Trek” Debuts On NBC
“The Man Trap” was the first episode of a television series that has become a trek unto itself…it aired 50 years ago today.
The first season of ‘Star Trek’ comprised 29 episodes, including the two-part episode “The Menagerie”, which was based on the original pilot, “The Cage” which had starred Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike.
As you probably know, there were two pilots done for this show and the second was “Where No Man Has Gone Before” with William Shatner as Captain Kirk. That pilot was re edited with some new footage and aired as the third episode of that first season. Enjoy and share! – Bobby Ellerbee
Looking at the Star Trek spoof in MAD magazine.
Been there
Glad they change the Capt—Good move”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa79FmRRgJ0&feature=share
http://www.nasa.gov/startrek
Took nearly three years to make it this side of the pond….
The Sun ran a story that the BBC had bought it to replace Dr Who!
Would go to a friend’s house to watch Star Trek in color.
Robert Hanson I watched the very first episode, and have been hooked ever since.