1968 (production)


Production

January 
 2 January –
 Evan Parke is born.
 Filming begins on .
 5 January –  airs.
 10 January – Filming is completed on , and the second season of Star Trek.
 12 January – 
  airs. 
 Rachael Harris is born.
 John Jackson Miller is born.
 17 January – Jeff Chase and Brita Nowak are born.
 19 January –  airs.
 23 January – Marci Brickhouse and Adam Kane are born.
 29 January – Adam Lieberman is born.

February 
 1 February – John Harrington Bland is born.
 2 February –  airs.
 3 February – Joe Bennett is born.
 8 February – Mike Massa and Nancy Anna Brown are born.
 9 February –  airs.
 12 February – Simon Northwood is born.
 16 February –  airs.
 22 February – Jeri Ryan is born.
 23 February – 
  airs.
 Alexander Denk is born.
 Craig Hurley is born.
 28 February – Karen Robinson is born.
 Star Trek 2 by James Blish is published by Bantam Books.
 Mission to Horatius by Mack Reynolds is published by Whitman Publishing and is the first original Star Trek novel.

March 
 1 March –  airs.
 8 March – 
 The story outline for  is submitted.
  airs.
 10 March – Rico E. Anderson and Philip Anthony-Rodriguez are born.
 14 March – James Frain is born.
 15 March –  airs.
 16 March – Jim Nieb is born.
 18 March – Story outline for  (titled "The Last Gunfight") is submitted. 
 21 March – Greg Ellis is born.
 22 March – Story outlines for  and  (titled "The Paleface") are submitted, and  (titled "The Last Gunfight") is received.
 24 March – Michael E. Strickland is born.
 25 March – Michael Reisz is born.
 28 March – Gold Key TOS comic #2: "The Devil's Isle of Space" is published.
 29 March – 
 The story outline for  is submitted.
  airs as the final episode of the second season.

April 
 5 April –
  is repeated.
 Paul Power dies.
 7 April – April Nocifora is born.
 12 April – 
 Alicia Coppola is born. 
  is repeated.
 19 April – 
  is repeated.
 The revised outline for "The Enterprise Incident" is submitted.
 Ashley Judd is born. 
 21 April – Leslie Silva is born.
 22 April –
 Story outline for  is submitted.
 Story outline for  (titled "The Last Gunfight") is submitted to NBC for approval. 
 24 April – Loren L. Coleman is born.
 25 April – Richard Bennett is born.
 26 April – 
  is repeated.
 The revised outline for "The Enterprise Incident" is approved by the network.
 Theodore Sturgeon submits a story outline for a sequel episode to .

May 
 1 May – Story outline for  (titled "In Essence – Nothing") is submitted.
 2 May – Story outline for  is submitted.
 3 May –  is repeated.
 4 May – George Brozak is born. 
 8 May – Story outline for  is submitted.
 10 May –  is repeated.
 14 May – Revised final draft script for  is submitted.
 16 May – First draft script for  is submitted.
 17 May –
 Richard Leacock is born.
  is repeated.
 20 May – Timothy Olyphant is born.
 21 May – Filming begins on , and the third season of Star Trek.
 24 May – 
 Acts I and II for the first draft of "The Enterprise Incident" are delivered.
 Story outline for  is submitted. 
  is repeated.
 27 May – Final revised script draft for  is submitted.
 28 May – Acts III and IV for the first draft of "The Enterprise Incident" are delivered.
 29 May –
 First draft script for  is submitted.
 Filming is completed on .
 31 May –
  is repeated.
 Filming begins on .

June 
 3 June – 
 Final draft script for  is delivered. 
 The story outline for  is submitted.
 The second draft of "The Enterprise Incident" is delivered.
 5 June – Dave Lanphear is born.
 7 June – 
 The mimeographed "first draft" script for "The Enterprise Incident" is submitted.
  is repeated.
 10 June –
 Kristian Sorensen is born.
 Filming is completed on ; a deleted scene is filmed today.
 11 June – Filming begins on .
 13 June – 
 Fred Tatasciore is born.
 Story outline for  (titled "The Sons of Socrates") is submitted.
 The final draft of "The Enterprise Incident" is submitted. 
 18 June – 
 Filming is completed on . 
 First draft script for  is submitted.
 19 June – Edward Conna is born. Filming begins on .
 21 June –  is repeated.
 22 June – Dana Tjulander is born.
 24 June – Todd Cherniawsky is born.
 26 June – Filming is completed on .
 27 June –
 Paul Rae is born.
 Filming begins on .
 28 June –  is repeated.

July 
 5 July – 
 Filming is completed on . 
 First draft script for  is submitted as an unsolicited script. 
  is repeated.
 8 July –
 Gregory A. Weimerskirch is born.
 Filming begins on .
 10 July – Cristina Patterson Ceret is born.
 12 July –
 Story outline for  is submitted.
  is repeated.
 15 July – Filming is completed on .
 16 July – Filming begins on .
 19 July –  is repeated.
 23 July – Revised final draft script for  is submitted.
 24 July – Filming is completed on .
 25 July – Filming begins on .
 26 July –
 Story outline for  is submitted.
  is repeated.
 29 July – Noelle Hannibal is born.
 30 July – Final draft script for  is submitted.

August 
 2 August –
 John MacDonald is born.
  is repeated.
 Filming is completed on .
 4 August – Daniel Dae Kim is born.
 5 August – Filming begins on .
 7 August – Final draft script for  is submitted, with a revision coming the next day.
 8 August – Story outline for  (titled "Survival") is submitted.
 9 August –
 Eric Bana is born.
 First draft script for  is submitted with a revised final draft coming 19 August.  is repeated.
 12 August – Filming is completed on .
 13 August –
 J.D. Walters is born.
 Filming begins on .
 14 August – Story outline for  (titled "Castles in the Air") is submitted.
 16 August –  is repeated.
 17 August – Andrew Koenig is born.
 22 August –
 Filming is completed on .
 Filming begins on .
 23 August –  is repeated.
 27 August – Story outline for  is revised, with further revisions following on 5 September.
 28 August – Pam Rambo is born.
 29 August – Filming is completed on .
 30 August –  is repeated.

September 
 5 September – First draft script for  is submitted.
 9 September – Filming begins on .
 12 September –
 Paul F. Tompkins is born.
 Story outline for  is submitted.
 15 September – Susan Patterson is born.
 16 September – Final draft script for  is submitted.
 17 September – Filming is completed on .
 18 September – Filming begins on .
 19 September – Shawn Doyle is born.
 20 September –  airs on NBC as the first episode of the third season.
 23 September – Story outline for  (titled "A Handful of Dust") is submitted.
 25 September – Filming is completed on .
 26 September – 
 Filming begins on .
 Gold Key TOS comic #3: "Invasion of the City Builders" is published.
 27 September –  airs.
 The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry is published by Ballantine Books.

October 
 1 October – Jay Underwood is born.
 2 October – Story outline for  is submitted.
 3 October – Filming is completed on .
 4 October –
 Jennifer Gatti is born.
  airs.
 Filming begins on .
 11 October –  airs.
 14 October –
 Filming is completed on .
 Filming begins on .
 16 October – Todd Stashwick is born.
 18 October –  airs.
 22 October – David Chattam is born.
 23 October –
 Gary Erskine is born.
 Filming is completed on .
 Filming begins on .
 25 October –  airs.
 26 October – Jeffrey Kalmus is born.
 28 October – Final draft script for  is submitted.
 31 October –
 Grant Woods dies.
 Rob DeBorde is born.
 Filming is completed on .

November 
 1 November –
  airs.
 Filming begins on .
 6 November – Vidal Peterson is born.
 8 November –  airs.
 9 November – Baxter Earp is born.
 11 November –
 Ben Bray is born.
 Filming is completed on .
 12 November – Filming begins on .
 15 November –  airs.
 16 November – James Parks is born.
 18 November – Rich Fulcher is born.
 19 November – First draft script for  is submitted.
 20 November – Filming is completed on .
 21 November – Filming begins on .
 22 November –  airs.
 23 November – Cole Chipman is born.
 28 November – Samara Hagopian is born.
 29 November –
 Garson Citron dies.
  airs.
 Filming is completed on .

December 
 1 December – First draft script for  is submitted with a final draft coming on 20 December, and revisions on 30 December.
 2 December – Filming begins on .
 6 December –  airs and final draft script for  is submitted.
 10 December –
 Marc D. Giller is born.
 Filming is completed on .
 11 December – Filming begins on .
 12 December – Final draft script for  is submitted with revisions coming 17 December.
 15 December – Garrett Wang is born.
 16 December – Paul Scherrer is born.
 19 December – Filming is completed on .
 20 December –
 Eva Loseth is born.
  airs.
 Filming begins on .
 22 December – Dina Meyer is born.
 27 December –  is repeated.
 30 December –
 Bryan Burk is born.
 Filming is completed on .
 31 December –
 David A. McIntee is born.
 Filming begins on .

Unknown month 
  wins the Hugo Award as "Best Dramatic Presentation" after TOS episodes sweep the nominations for the category.
 Gene Roddenberry wins a special Hugo Award for Star Trek.
 Benjamin Brown, Alan Dingman, and Richard Isanove are born.

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