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
The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise was no option other than cancellation, they each showed their identity and humanity. Pielke praised the final scene of the sketch as evocative of the original series and an indictment of capitalism. He wrote that Belushi finished off the sketch with a moving rendition of the introduction to the original "Star Trek" series, while modifying it slightly to emphasize that NBC's greed had ended the "Enterprise" mission. "Mother Jones" magazine additionally commented upon the key theme of satire over conflict between the critical success of "Star Trek" and the decision to cancel the program by the studio executives. The magazine