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 Survivor (Star Trek: The Animated Series) Critics felt that the episode was similar to those of "The Original Series", but it was considered one of the best episodes seen in "The Animated Series" by Chris Cummins of the website Topless Robot. "The Survivor" was adapted into a novelization by Alan Dean Foster and was released on several different home media formats. On stardate 5143.3, while patrolling near the Romulan Neutral Zone, the Federation starship "Enterprise" finds a small private ship manned by a Vendorian, an alien species that can transform its shape at will. The alien dupes the crew on board the "Enterprise" into thinking that