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Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain Kirk stand side by side holding phasers on the set of the original Star Trek television series. Nichelle Nichols as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, wearing a red Starfleet uniform and seated at a control panel with colorful lights. George Takei as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, wearing a gold Starfleet uniform and looking intently ahead, with a blurred red and gray background. Scene from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock showing the USS Enterprise and other saucer-shaped starships near a large space station above a planet with a moon in the background. Vulcan hand salute
Quizzes
(Left) Ball of predictions with answers to questions based on the Magic 8 Ball; (right): Rubik's Cube. (toys)
The Dating Game: Which Came First?
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
(Left) Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk from the television series "Star Trek" (1966-69). (science fiction, Vulcans)
Casting Call
The Gold Rush (1925) Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp eating his meal made from his boot in a scene from the silent film. Silent movie comedy written, directed and produced by Charlie Chaplin
Character Analysis
Illustration of Vulcan salute hand gesture popularized by the character Mr. Spock on the original Star Trek television series often accompanied by the words live long and prosper.
Character Profile

Star Trek: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: NPR - 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' returns. Apr 13, 2026
Add new Web site: CBR - How to Watch Star Trek in Order: An Official Guide to Every Movie and TV Show. Mar 05, 2026
Add new Web site: Television Encyclopedia - Star Trek. Dec 11, 2025
Add new Web site: CSUSB ScholarWorks - Infinite Diversity or Infinite Opportunity: a Look at Star Trek and its Cultural Influence (PDF). Oct 18, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Catching up with Gene Roddenberry’s The Lieutenant, and what it can tell us about Star Trek (PDF). Oct 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Smithsionian National Air and Space Museum - Star Trek. Sep 05, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Centennial of Flight - Star Trek as a Cultural Phenomenon. Feb 14, 2025
Noted the end of the TV series Star Trek: Picard. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Star Trek TOS - Original Effects. Sep 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - Star Trek. Jul 23, 2024
Noted that Chris Pine starred in a series of Star Trek movies. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Star Trek". Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Star Trek. Jan 05, 2023
Media added. Aug 01, 2022
Revised description of Mr. Spock's species background. Aug 03, 2020
Media added. Jan 16, 2019
Noted various Star Trek films. Aug 02, 2016
Revised to reflect that the quote "Beam me up, Scottie" was never uttered in the original Star Trek TV series. Jun 24, 2015
Added photograph. Oct 23, 2012
Revised the number of Star Trek feature films. May 07, 2009
New article added. Jan 28, 2009
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