Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series ("ST: TAS"), originally aired as Star Trek and as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, is an American animated science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired from September 8, 1973 to October 12, 1974 on NBC, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. The second series in the "Star Trek" franchise, it is the first sequel to "". Set in the 23rd century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, it follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS "Enterprise" as it
Arena (Star Trek: The Original Series) extra Bill Blackburn in close-ups. William Shatner recalls standing too close to a stage prop explosion during the filming of the episode, causing tinnitus, which became chronic. Leonard Nimoy was also afflicted. Shatner has it in his left ear and Nimoy had it in his right ear. "Arena" was the first episode of "Star Trek" to be broadcast in color in the UK (BBC, November 1969). Zack Handlen of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an 'A-' rating, noting the episode's influence and noting the use of a theme of "Star Trek", the "uncertainty of exploration". Arena (Star Trek: The