Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), first officer and science officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and chief medical officer Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" is the eighth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". It was aired by NBC on November 8, 1968 and was written by Rik Vollaerts, and directed by Tony Leader. In the episode, the crew of the "Enterprise" rush to stop an asteroid from colliding with a Federation world, but discover the asteroid is actually an inhabited generation ship. The Federation starship "Enterprise" is targeted by nuclear missiles. The primitive weapons are destroyed, and