By the mid-1970s, Star Trek had done something no one at NBC anticipated: it had come back from cancellation stronger than ...

Despite some backlash online, new Star Trek show, Starfleet Academy, has remained true to Roddenberry's dream.

Starfleet Academy's new flagship vessel officially ends the era of denial for Star Trek, challenging one of Gene ...

Nichelle Nichols's Important Role It's no surprise that one of the key advocates for equality of that era-Martin Luther ...

Gene Roddenberry is Star Trek, and Star Trek is Gene Roddenberry. The franchise and its creator are inextricably linked, with the former borne out of Roddenberry's imagination for a series that was ...

Lucy Owens is a Texas-based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work has been recognized at prestigious festivals like Slamdance and the Austin Film Festival. She is a co-founder of the independent ...

Worf folds his arms on the bridge in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994) - Paramount One of the most popular characters in "Star Trek" is the Klingon commander Worf, who first appeared in ...

Captain Pike and Spock on the bridge looking ahead at something offscreen in Star Trek: The Original Series Image via Paramount Pictures Gene Roddenberry came into the limelight as the creator of Star ...

The phaser is one of the most iconic sounds in all of Star Trek, but it actually originated in a totally different sci-fi ...

Lucy Owens is a Texas-based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work has been recognized at prestigious festivals like Slamdance and the Austin Film Festival. She is a co-founder of the independent ...