Star Trek
For other uses of the term, see Star Trek (disambiguation).
| Name: | Star Trek | |
| Abbreviation(s): | ST | |
| Creator: | Gene Roddenberry | |
| Date(s): | 1966-1969 The Original Series 1973-1974 (the animated series) | |
| Medium: | Television series, movie series | |
| Country of Origin: | United States | |
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Trek. The Mother Fandom. The one that boldly took us where no fandom had before. There were other sources before it that had appealed strongly to women, especially Sherlock Holmes and Man From U.N.C.L.E., but nothing grabbed us quite like Star Trek. Trek became the first fanzine-based media fandom, and Kirk/Spock, of course, the first slash pairing, and the source of the word 'slash' itself.
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: The Original Series has a very active fanbase that started from nearly the moment the show debuted and still flourishes today. Fans have not only kept this series alive after it was nearly canceled after its second season, but also kept it going through many years where there was no new material with their production of fanworks, their organization of conventions and their devotion to their fandom.
A current trend as viewed on Fanfiction.net, as well as through other sites, is that ST:TOS is being discovered by a number of people from countries outside of the United States where it originated. Many new fans coming into the fandom have found it through the internet, international syndication or by accessibility to buying the DVDs and other media through large media-selling websites.
Another potential attractor to the fandom is via the new movie, which has excited curiosity about the series it is a reboot of.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation was similar to the Star Trek: TOS concept: a large, diverse crew on a ship called the Enterprise travels the galaxy, meets aliens, and spreads goodwill. This time, the ship was even bigger, and there were more aliens.
TNG is what made Star Trek big in other countries, like Germany, where the Star Trek fan clubs in the 1990s grew rapidly and the fan scene was very active.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the third live-action TV show of the Star Trek franchise. It takes place on a space station on the edge of the Alpha Quadrant. DS9 is arguably the most ethnically and gender diverse show in the ST universe, with multiple characters of color and female characters in lead positions. Due to the station setting, it concentrated less on boldly going and more on dealing with the ramifications of changing alliances and reconstruction; political intrigue, religion, and conflicting loyalties are major themes. DS9 was also much darker in its depiction of both the future in general and the Federation in particular.
As a contemporary of Babylon 5, another science fiction show about a space station, these shows were often compared, the fandoms deeply divided, and there was much discussion about the influence of B5 on DS9.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is the fourth live-action television series set in the Star Trek universe. After three shows focusing on a male captain, Voyager features the first female captain as the main character of a Star Trek franchise.
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise was the fifth TV series in the Star Trek universe. It was a prequel, set earlier in the timeline than any of the other series, and intended to show how the United Federation of Planets came to be.
Some fans followed Scott Bakula from Quantum Leap fandom, others came to Enterprise from broader Star Trek fandom.
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek (2009) is the 11th movie in the Star Trek universe. It is a successful reboot of the original series with an alternate timeline that does not affect the preexisting Star Trek canon in the TOS era. Same characters, different actors, new adventures, and everything is possible.
External Links
- Memory Alpha Star Trek Wiki
- Memory Beta non-canon Star Trek Wiki (for info from apocryphal Star Trek material like novels, comic books, RPG sourcebooks, video games and other licensed work)
- Star Trek Expanded Universe Wiki (for Star Trek fanworks, like RPGs, fan fiction and fan films)
- Complete Starfleet Library: Star Trek Books
- Trek Core (screencaps, multimedia, publicity photos and such for all series and movies)
