A guide to the history of ‘Star Trek’

“Something I’ve been hopeful about is that maybe we can be like the “Star Trek” world”, she said.

Star Trek turns 50 on September 8 in a year that has seen the franchise journey to new frontiers: In Star Trek Beyond it’s revealed that Sulu, played by John Cho, is gay (though original Sulu George Takei wasn’t a fan of the choice). Woodward was previously commissioned to produce three variant covers that are limited to only 250 copies.

The shows run back-to-back, see scheduled below, including, “Star Trek”, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”, “Star Trek: Voyager”, and “Star Trek: Enterprise”. The final cover will debut at New York Comic Con. And “Star Trek” fans have no doubt that Starfleet crews tasked to explore the galaxy will continue to do so for another 50 years.

A longtime fan of science fiction and fantasy, West really got hooked on “Star Trek” with the premiere of “Start Trek: The Next Generation”. But if his relationship with the industry had its rough patches, his reputation as a futurist and visionary – which begins and ends with Star Trek – is assured.

Sporting his gold captain’s uniform, William Shatner first swaggered onto the bridge of the starship Enterprise in 1966.

She says they have a monument made for the future birthplace and even have Murphy’s Bar, where Kirk was allegedly conceived. Star Trek famously “got away” with telling these stories because they were presented against a fantastical space opera backdrop which confounded the network’s censors.

The “Star Trek” reactions appear temporary, although Shepard did hint that it’s not the last time Facebook plans to do something like this. In 2009, J.J. Abrams rebooted the franchise; the third film in that new series, “Star Trek Beyond”, was released this year.

Luckily for us, what Lucy started still shows no signs of finishing any time soon. First officer Spock would give the hand signal and deliver his signature line: “Live Long and Prosper”.