The animated series ran for two seasons on nbc, and essentially functioned as a fourth season of the original series. Charming, goofy, and chalk full of spock, the animated series is as thoughtful as it is silly, channeling the best of what star trek has to offer into its condensed runtime. The animated series by michelle erica green posted at november 21, 2006 11. One can assume the purpose of this shows existence was to cash in on star trek s popularity. This website is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with cbs studios inc. Discovery, returning with season two on thursday, jan. The third volume in mark cushmans essential these are the voyages series of books about the making of star trek is out, covering the third and final season. The animated series new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. The animated series season 1, episode 2 yesteryear. It first aired in the nbc saturday morning lineup on september 15, 1973, and was written by veteran star trek writer d. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan, nichelle nichols, george takei, and majel. Picard looked very similar to one seen in star trek. The animated series is surprisingly good with tos, tas, voy, ds9 and tng all being added to uk netflix, i decided to quit my break from star trek and dive back in.
I really liked what the writers did with the vulcans, as in previous star trek shows, this race was supernoble. In orbit around a dead star, the enterprise comes across a huge starship inhabited by a parasitic life form that threatens the entire ship. The animated series, view video clips and full episodes on. The series used almost all of the original casts voices minus walter koenig, and animation allowed for more aliens and fantastical plots and sets.
This is an episode list for the science fiction cartoon series star trek. The animated series is disputed, but is generally considered canon except where it conflicts with the liveaction series and movies. Star trek animated series announced for nickelodeon space. Star trek the animated series season 1 full episodes. The animated star trek will always hold a special place for me.
Our pilot episode is completed and will be released to supporters in the very. Star trek the animated series filmation soundtrack the. Given the reality that it was produced by filmation, the animation is typically the studios ultracheap style. Even though i have been a fan of star trek from the original series forward, i never had any interest whatsoever in watching the mustbeforkids, silly animated show. If you spot spam or inappropriate messages please notify the. The show skewed younger than the original series, but was aimed at entertaining all ages rather than just children, which was. In early 2270, uss enterprise was nearing the end of the last year of its fiveyear mission of exploration, under the command of captain james kirk. The animated series finally arrives on dvd today, with all 22. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best. Premiering in october 2018, four liveaction episodes were released monthly, running.
The animated series is an animated adaptation and the first spinoff from the original series, continuing the initial fiveyear mission. Discovery premieres january 2019, and not counting the shows second season, there have been a total of 31 seasons of star trek and its spinoffs, including the animated series. Other instances occurred on the first and last adventures filmed in the original series. It explored bold themes that the liveaction series never got around to. The animated series wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The animated series was supposed to be chronologically between st. It originally aired from september 8, 1973 to october 12, 1974 on nbc, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. The second television program in the star trek franchise, star trek. Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. The animated series originally known simply as star trek but also known as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek is an animated science fiction television series set in the star trek universe following the events of star trek. The animated series had run out, nbc ordered another six episodes to be made for the following.
The truth about what went wrong with the third season of. The animated series, originally aired as star trek and as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, is an american animated science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Jon favreau is already well into the writing process on season 3. If every project in development comes to fruition then we wont have had this much star trek on. The animated series episode guide season 1 may 06, 2019 04187. Dec 29, 20 here is the complete library of music recorded by filmation for star trek the animated series. It is the second star trek companion series, the eighth series set in the star trek universe, and the first series to feature both liveaction and animated episodes. This show basically continues the adventures of the original series presumably in the fourth year of the five. I never saw the tas so i started my new trekathon with that.
The animated series consists of a total of 22 episodes over two seasons. The animated series was aired under the name star trek, but it has become widely known under this longer name to differentiate it from the original liveaction star trek. On a planetary survey mission, kirk and spock have to deal with a reckless observer named bem. The series was critically acclaimed, it was the first star trek series to win an emmy award, and the stories still hold up today. The animated series, originally and formally titled star trek and the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, was a continuation of the voyages of the uss enterprise, previously featured in star trek. The animated series was how comparatively dynamic it made 1966s original star trek look. A few of these tracks were also used in others filmations cartoons like lassie and the rescue rangers and tarzan lord of the jungle sco. The animated series which spans two seasons across 22 episodes has been streaming on netflix since december 1st, 2016. If you are using adblocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Short treks is a short series set in the star trek universe, acting as a companion to star trek. A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto. The starship enterprise takes on new adventures in this colorful cartoon series featuring the voices of the original star trek cast.
Filmation, the animation house behind fat albert and the cosby kids and the archie show, outdid itself with ambitious, elaborate painted backgrounds. The animated series in defense of the humans duration. Id seen a handful of episodes and been unimpressed by them, and even more damning, i was familiar with filmation, and all the horrors that come with that name. The animated series season 1 episode 7 the enterprise investigate a seeminglyabandoned planet to discover its inhabited by a race of plants, the phylosians. This page was created by kail tescar this site was created strictly as a hobby. The enterprise crew must work with klingons to escape from a pocket universe. Then along came tng and wow oh wow, star trek was back, and better than ever. The animated series also known as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, which aired from september 1973 through october 1974 on nbc. Apr 17, 2017 season 1 ep1 beyond the farthest star free methods. Join the conversation and connect with cbs s star trek.
Jihad from season 1 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Discovery follows the voyages of starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The animated series is often referred to as star trek s fourth season because it was created in 1973, four years after the third and final season of the original series, and because most of the original cast provided the voices. Star trek the animated series public group facebook. Janice lester took over the body of captain kirk and assumed command. One of the remarkable things about the 1973 series star trek. In between the time of the original star trek series cancellation by nbc and star trek.
This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. Season 1 ep1 beyond the farthest star by free methods. Star trek has been slowly departing from netflix with the next series now scheduled to be departing in december 2019. But the show is a fine example of how trek could work in animation. Spock must return to his own past on vulcan to prevent his death as a youngster. Lower decks and a nickelodeon animated series as well. One of the best scores created for a animated series on the 1970s. The cage, in which number one took command after the abduction of captain christopher pike, and. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film series intended for recreational use. The motion pictures release date, star trek was growing in popular at a fast pace. Discovery season 2 when captain pike and ash tylers shuttle was sucked into a time rift. Because star trek the animated series had a limited budget, there was not enough money to bring back walter koenig to play chekov.
This show basically continues the adventures of the original series presum. Star trek the animated series season 1 full episodes youtube. This animated series continues the adventures of the uss enterprise, taking advantage of the visual freedom of animation to present stories with more alien elements. This show basically continues the adventures of the original series presumably in the fourth year of the fiveyear mission, but takes advantage of the unlimited special effects provided by animation to introduce more alien crewmen the felinoid mress and the tripedal arex as well as introduce more.
Ive made some disparaging comments about star trek. The animated series season 2 episode 6 the counterclock incident. The animated series has been unjustly neglected by all but the most devoted trekkies for most of the 36plus years since it originally aired. The animated series weve got a practical joker duration. If thats the case, why wasnt pavel chekov among the tas crew, despite the fact that he was on the crew of enterprise in the movie and therefore didnt get kicked off enterprise. The success in syndication of the original live action series and fan pressure for a star trek revival led to the animated series from 19731974, as the source of new adventures of the enterprise crew, the next being the 1979 live. The series is supposedly a prequel to all the star trek shows and shows the earliest journeys of mankind to the stars. The animated series premiered in 1973 as a saturday morning cartoon four years after the original series final.
Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. This is the further adventures of the star trek series in a halfhour animated form. The animated series was more than just an extension of star trek in cartoon form for me. The first time i thought star trek died was after tos. Short treks, a series of four short stories tied to. Its apparent that she knows and loves spock and vulcan in a way that a lot of the other series writers never reached. Yesteryear is the second episode of the first season of the animated american science fiction television series star trek. This group is tailored for fans of star trek the animated series, however under the principal of idic all trek fans are welcome.
A new star trek animated series has gotten the green light to run on nickelodeon. Although a single episode from the mandalorian season two has yet to see the light of day on disney plus, reports are emerging that a third season of the hit star wars series is already well into preproduction. It was canon for 15 years after it first aired it was only after the first season of tng that roddenberry officially got it decanonized. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show star trek. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad. Kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. Lower decks, in addition to being cbs all access first animated series, represents the latest expansion of the star trek franchise on cbs all access, also currently home in the u. In season 2 of this animated series, the crew of the enterprise finds itself stuck in a.
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