The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series) IV and turns himself in for court-martial where he presents an elaborate story explaining his actions. To address Desilu Productions' concerns surrounding the pace of "Star Trek" production, "The Menagerie" was created as a means to reuse footage from "" (the then-unaired 1965 pilot episode of "Star Trek") by presenting it within a frame story as the early history of the starship "Enterprise". "The Menagerie" won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. On stardate 3012.4, the Federation starship USS "Enterprise" arrives at Starbase 11 in response to a subspace call First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) reported receiving from the
Star Trek: The Original Series when writing a weekly series. Asimov corrected himself with a follow-up essay to "TV Guide" claiming despite its inaccuracies, that "Star Trek" was a fresh and intellectually challenging science fiction television show. The two remained friends to the point where Asimov even served as an adviser on a number of "Star Trek" projects. 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