Star_Trek

Star Trek tells the tale of the crew of the starship Enterprise and of their adventures at the "final frontier". Initially, the series didn't have too much success, but when original series was cancelled, it turned out that Star Trek had very devoted and active fans who called themselves Trekkies or Trekkers.

Their influence grew stronger all the time, and it is said that the U.S. Space Shuttle "Enterprise" even derived its name from the series created by Gene Roddenberry. After the original TV series was stopped, a number of movies were shot for the big screen:

:Star Trek: The Motion Picture

:Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

:Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

:Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

:Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

:Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

:Star Trek: Generations

:Star Trek: First Contact

:Star Trek: Insurrection

In the 1980s, a new TV series launched, Star Trek: The Next Generation, which featured a new crew and a new plotline. While in the classic series the captain often used "Cowboy diplomacy", in The Next Generation (TNG) the Prime Directive which states that the Federation shouldn't get involved in less evolved species' bussiness, is given greater importance. This leads to a far more pacifist approach, which was gradually abandoned after Roddenberry's death. The other spin-offs, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager rely heavily on action and warfare, much like the original series.