query: when did paramount announce the remastered release of star trek for tv

pos: Star Trek: The Original Series and Canada – along with the live-action footage – in a 4:3 aspect ratio to respect the show's original composition. If the producers were to choose to reformat the entire show for the 16:9 ratio, live-action footage would be cropped, significantly reducing the height of the original image. On July 26, 2007, CBS Home Entertainment (with distribution by Paramount Home Entertainment) announced that the remastered episodes of "TOS" would be released on an HD DVD/DVD hybrid format. Season 1 was released on November 20, 2007. Season 2 had been scheduled for release in the summer of 2008, but it was

pos: Star Trek: The Original Series and Canada – along with the live-action footage – in a 4:3 aspect ratio to respect the show's original composition. If the producers were to choose to reformat the entire show for the 16:9 ratio, live-action footage would be cropped, significantly reducing the height of the original image. On July 26, 2007, CBS Home Entertainment (with distribution by Paramount Home Entertainment) announced that the remastered episodes of "TOS" would be released on an HD DVD/DVD hybrid format. Season 1 was released on November 20, 2007. Season 2 had been scheduled for release in the summer of 2008, but it was

neg: Star Trek: The Original Series cancelled when Toshiba (which had been helping finance the remastering of the show) pulled out of the HD DVD business. On August 5, 2008, the remastered Season 2 was released on DVD only. For this release, CBS and Paramount used discs without any disc art, making them look like the "Season 1 Remastered" HD DVD/DVD combo discs, despite having content only on one side. Season 3 was released on DVD only on November 18, 2008. On February 17, 2009 – Paramount announced the Season 1 of "TOS" on Blu-ray Disc for a May release to coincide with the new feature

neg: Spacecraft in Star Trek filming model; however, in the remastered version, the alternate "Enterprise" has different markings and hull features. In contrast, Okuda said CBS' release of "The Next Generation" on Blu-ray discs would see "sharper [and] clearer" effects shots, but no significant changes. Part of the disparity between the treatment of effects shots for the remastered "Star Trek" and the Blu-ray release of "The Next Generation" is due to film archiving. The studio did not store film from each individual effect element in "Star Trek"; it stored only the final, composite effect. However, the composite prints did not scan well in high definition,

neg: Star Trek: First Contact whether he was the person who played Neelix or not, as he did not appear in the credits; "It was just kind of a goofy thing to do." During production there were incorrect rumors that Avery Brooks would reprise his role as "" captain Benjamin Sisko. As with many "Star Trek" productions, new, disposable redshirt characters are killed off over the course of the plot. In February 1995, two months after the release of "Star Trek Generations", Paramount decided to produce another "Star Trek" feature for a winter holiday 1996 release. Paramount wanted writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore,

neg: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan gave him a chance to add elements that had been removed from the theatrical release by Paramount. The four hours of bonus content and expanded director's cut were favorably received. The film's original theatrical cut was released on Blu-ray Disc in May 2009 to coincide with the new "Star Trek" feature, along with the other five films featuring the original crew in "Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection". Of all six original films, "Wrath of Khan" was the only one to be remastered in 1080p high-definition from the original negative. Nicholas Meyer stated that the "Wrath of Khan" negative "was

neg: Star Trek: The Original Series film coming from Paramount. The second season was released in a seven disc set on Blu-ray in the U.S. on September 22, 2009. The third season was released on Blu-ray in the U.S. on December 15. With the release of the "Alternate Realities" box set, remastered "Original Series" episodes were included in a multi-series compilation for the first time. It was unknown if future compilation releases would exclusively use the remastered episodes or not. In region 2 and region 4, all three seasons of the remastered "Original Series" became available on DVD in the slimline edition (in the UK and

neg: Cultural influence of Star Trek Cultural influence of Star Trek "Star Trek" is one of the most culturally-influential media franchises, and is often regarded as the most influential science fiction TV series in history. The original series, which aired in the late 1960s, has since spawned six successor series and thirteen movies , merchandise, and a multibillion-dollar industry collectively known as the "Star Trek" franchise. The franchise is owned by CBS Television Studios, which now owns television properties previously held by Paramount Pictures, the studio that produced "Star Trek" for many decades. CBS Paramount continues to hold DVD rights to the TV series, and the

neg: Star Trek: The Original Series episodes each in production order were released. In the early 2000s, Paramount Home Video reissued the series to DVD in a series of three deluxe season boxes with added featurettes and documentaries. In February 2009 CBS and Paramount announced that they would release the Original Series on Blu-ray. Season one, two, and three were released on April 28, September 22, and December 15, respectively. The Blu-ray releases let the user choose between "Enhanced Effects" or "Original Effects" via technique called multi-angle. All 79 episodes of the series have been digitally remastered by CBS Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount) and have

neg: Star Trek Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, the franchise's first Academy Award. At "Star Trek"s creation, Norway Productions, Roddenberry's production company, shared ownership with Desilu Productions and, after Gulf+Western acquired Desilu in 1967, with Paramount Pictures, the conglomerate's film studio. Paramount did not want to own the unsuccessful show; net profit was to be shared between Norway, Desilu/Paramount, Shatner, and NBC but "Star Trek" lost money, and the studio did not expect to syndicate it. In 1970 Paramount offered to sell all rights to "Star Trek" to Roddenberry, but he could not afford the $150,000 cost (). In 1989, Gulf+Western renamed

neg: Star Trek itself as Paramount Communications, and in 1994 merged with Viacom. In 2005, Viacom divided into CBS Corporation, whose CBS Television Studios subsidiary retained the "Star Trek" brand, and Viacom, whose Paramount Pictures subsidiary retained the "Star Trek" film library and rights to make additional films, along with video distribution rights to the TV series on behalf of CBS. Star Trek Star Trek is an American space opera media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called "Star Trek" and now referred to as """", debuted in 1966 and aired for

neg: Star Trek (film series) "Star Trek" films have received 15 Academy Award nominations. "Star Trek" (2009) won for Best Makeup in 2010, and four of the previous films were nominated mainly in the areas of makeup, music, set design and sound design. The early "Star Trek" films, the first to tenth film, were originally released on VHS; competitive pricing of ""s videocassette helped bolster the adoption of VHS players in households. Later films were also released on LaserDisc as well. For those films that did not receive an initial DVD release, Paramount released simple one-disc versions with no special features. Later, the first ten

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation making a "Star Trek" film because of the show's popularity in syndication. However, with 1977's release of "Star Wars", Paramount decided not to compete in the science fiction movie category and shifted their efforts to a new "Star Trek" television series. The "Original Series" actors were approached to reprise their roles, sketches, models, sets and props were created for "" until Paramount changed its mind again and decided to create feature films starring the "Original Series" cast. By 1986, 20 years after the original "Star Trek"s debut on NBC, the franchise's longevity amazed Paramount Pictures executives. Chairman Frank Mancuso Sr.

neg: Star Trek of the new United Paramount Network (UPN) and thus the first major network "Star Trek" series since the original. After "Voyager" ended, UPN produced "", a prequel TV series to the original show. "Enterprise" did not enjoy the high ratings of its predecessors and UPN threatened to cancel it after the series' third season. Fans launched a campaign reminiscent of the one that saved the third season of the "Original Series". Paramount renewed "Enterprise" for a fourth season, but moved it to the Friday night death slot. Like the "Original Series", "Enterprise" ratings dropped during this time slot, and UPN

neg: Star Trek (film) was because the release delay allowed him to show more completed scenes than normal. The director preferred promoting his projects quietly, but concurred Paramount needed to remove "Star Trek"s stigma. Abrams would exaggerate his preference for other shows to "Star Trek" as a child to the press, with statements like "I'm not a "Star Trek" fan" and "this movie is not made for "Star Trek" fans necessarily". Orci compared Abrams' approach to "The Next Generation" episode "A Matter of Honor", where William Riker is stationed aboard a Klingon vessel. "On that ship when someone talks back to you, you would

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" convinced Paramount that science-fiction films other than "Star Wars" could do well, so the studio canceled production of "Phase II" and resumed its attempts at making a "Star Trek" film. In 1978, Paramount assembled the largest press conference held at the studio since the 1950s to announce that two-time Academy Award–winning director Robert Wise would direct a $15 million film adaptation of the original television series. With the cancellation of "Phase II", writers rushed to adapt its planned pilot episode, "In Thy Image", into a film script. Constant revisions to the story and

neg: Star Trek: Voyager novelisations and tie-in video games were produced; after the show ended, various novels continued the crew's adventures. As "" ended, Paramount Pictures wanted to continue to have a second "Star Trek" TV series to accompany "". The studio also planned to start a new television network, and wanted the new series to help it succeed. This was reminiscent of Paramount's earlier plans to launch its own network by showcasing "" in 1977. Initial work on "Star Trek: Voyager" began in 1993, when the seventh and final season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the second season of "Star Trek:

neg: Trekkie show did not become dated, and by airing during the late afternoon or early evening when other stations showed news programs it attracted a young audience. The reruns' great popularity—greater than when "Star Trek" originally aired in prime time—caused Paramount to receive thousands of letters each week demanding the show's return and promising that it would be profitable. (The fans were correct; by the mid-1990s "Star Trek"—now called within Paramount "the franchise" and its "crown jewel"—had become the studio's single most-important property, and Paramount sponsored its first convention in 1996.) The entire cast reunited for the first time at an

neg: Encounter at Farpoint a new live action television series based on "Star Trek" for Paramount; production on the previous attempt in 1977, called "", became "". When the decision was made not to proceed with the Paramount network it had been slated to be the flagship for, and interest in a new movie was piqued after the release of Star Wars. Paramount had pitched ideas to Roddenberry earlier in 1986 as it was the twentieth anniversary of the original series, but Roddenberry turned them down and initially didn't want to do a new series. He later said, "It was only when the Paramount

neg: Star Trek: Phase II March 1, 1977, which was rejected by Paramount. The duo left the project, citing conflicts in the film's scope between Roddenberry and director Philip Kaufman. Shortly before the scheduled release of "Star Wars" on May 25, the "Star Trek" film was cancelled on May 9. Kaufman claimed that Paramount attributed this to the idea that science fiction fans would not go see two films released so close together. The Paramount Television Service was announced on June 10, 1977. Seven days later, Roddenberry announced that "Star Trek" would be returning to television. He stated that he had a verbal agreement with

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness features, plus additional features for such as a gag reel, alongside both the theatrical release of "Star Trek" (2009) and the IMAX 2D version of "Star Trek Into Darkness". Both of Abrams' "Star Trek" films were among the first titles released by Paramount Home Media Distribution for the Ultra HD Blu-ray format, and were widely praised as reference quality titles. Star Trek Into Darkness Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction adventure film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. It is the twelfth installment in the "Star Trek"

neg: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series". Paramount declined to produce "Babylon 5", but later announced "Deep Space Nine" was in development, two months after Warner Bros. announced its plans for "Babylon 5". Straczynski stated that, even though he was confident that "Deep Space Nine" producer/creators Rick Berman and Michael Piller had not seen this material, he suspected that Paramount executives used his bible and scripts to steer development of "Deep Space Nine". He and Warner did not file suit against Paramount, largely because Straczynski did not see it as a productive option, with negative repercussions for both TV series. In 1993 he responded to a

neg: Star Trek success, Paramount released a spin-off series "" in 1993. While never as popular as "TNG", the series had sufficient ratings for it to last seven seasons. In January 1995, a few months after "TNG" ended, Paramount released a fourth TV series, "". "Star Trek" saturation reached a peak in the mid-1990s with "DS9" and "Voyager" airing concurrently and three of the four "TNG"-based feature films released in 1994, 1996, and 1998. By 1998, "Star Trek" was Paramount's most important property; the enormous profits of "the franchise" funded much of the rest of the studio's operations. "Voyager" became the flagship show

neg: Star Trek spin-off fiction his final story, a Harry Mudd adventure featuring his view of a rare glimpse at the news media of the "Star Trek" universe. During the series remaining fifteen months, creative teams changed twice, beginning with writer Marty Pasko and artist Padraic Shigetani, with Bob Myers replacing Shigetani. The strip concluded with Gerry Conway and Dick Kulpa sharing writing credit, with Ernie Colón handling the art. After the release of "", DC Comics became the "Star Trek" comic licensee, publishing stories from 1984 set in the movie era (see "Star Trek DC comics"). In 1988, the series ended when Paramount withdrew

neg: Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) on its run in this time period, which ran from 1995-2001, whereas "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" ran from 1993-1999. Many Star Trek shows were recorded at Paramount Pictures Stages 8 and Stage 9, which were constructed in starting in 1978 and were not removed until 2005 when "Enterprise" ended its run. These sets were also used for scenes in the many "Star Trek" motion pictures. This area where the Star Trek shows were commonly filmed was known as "Star Trek row" and the overall areas were incorporated from Desilu which merged into Paramount; the original "Star Trek" series was

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture a mission to save the planet and determine VGers origins. When the original television series was canceled in 1969, "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry lobbied Paramount Pictures to continue the franchise through a feature film. The success of the series in syndication convinced the studio to begin work on the film in 1975. A series of writers attempted to craft a "suitably epic" script, but the attempts did not satisfy Paramount, so the studio scrapped the project in 1977. Paramount instead planned on returning the franchise to its roots, with a new television series titled "". But the box-office success

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars your whole life. You can also have fun." The two franchises have a "symbiotic relationship" stated Shatner, who credits "Star Wars" for launching the "Star Trek" films. He repeated this sentiment at a 2016 "Star Trek" fan convention in Las Vegas by stating ""Star Wars" created "Star Trek"". He clarified this statement by explaining that at the time of the release of the first "Star Wars" film ("A New Hope"), Paramount, then under new management, was struggling to come up with something that could compete with it. A "Star Trek" relaunch was the choice. Since then, public interest has returned

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness March 2011. Although the script was not finished on schedule, Paramount began financing pre-production;<ref name="http://screenrant.com/star-trek-2-script-production-vic-103490/"></ref> similar circumstances on the next Jack Ryan film meant that Chris Pine would film the "Star Trek" sequel first.<ref name="http://www.slashfilm.com/jack-ryan-reboot-struggling/"></ref> By April, Orci said at WonderCon that the script's first draft had been completed. Abrams told MTV that when he finished his film, "Super 8", he would turn his full attention to the "Trek" sequel.<ref name="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/05/06/star-trek-2-update-jj-abrams-returning-to-star-fleet-once-super-8-wraps/"></ref> Although a script was completed, uncertainty regarding the extent of Abrams's involvement led to the film's being pushed back six months from its scheduled June 2012 release.<ref name="http://screenrant.com/star-trek-2-delayed-jj-abrams-holidays-2012-benk-117172/"></ref> Other

neg: Star Trek Beyond was released on Digital HD on October 4, 2016, and on Blu-ray and DVD on November 1, 2016. "Star Trek Beyond" underperformed financially at the box office. Scott Mendelson of "Forbes" observed that one factor contributing to the film's underperformance was its untimely release in a crowded summer in which it was surrounded by other films like "Ghostbusters", "Jason Bourne" and "Suicide Squad". He also noted that had Paramount released the film for the "Star Trek"s 50th anniversary on September 8, the film could have benefited from that occasion, as demonstrated in October 2012 when MGM released the James Bond

neg: Joachim (Star Trek) Star Trek website maintains separate entries for Joaquin and Joachim. Mark Tobin played Joaquin in "Space Seed". He also played a Klingon in the episode "Day of the Dove". In "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", Joachim was played by Judson Scott. However, Scott's name does not appear in the credits. According to "TV Guide", Scott's agent was in negotiations with Paramount Pictures to get Scott high billing, but the tactic backfired and Scott wound up with no credit at all. While this was one of several Star Trek roles for Scott, he: made his most memorable Trek appearance

neg: Star Trek: The Role Playing Game universe, and in 1989 Paramount pulled FASA's license for "Star Trek". "Star Trek: The Role Playing Game" was set in the Star Trek universe before Star Trek the Next Generation. Most player characters were assumed to be members of Starfleet, engaged in space exploration missions. They typically held senior posts on a starship bridge, and visited alien planets as part of landing parties. For the most part, the game's published supplements and modules were set in the "original crew" movie era (AD 2280s/90s), but a few were set in the original TV era (AD 2260s) or a century later in

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity the new information provided by the away mission. "A Final Unity" was originally penned for a release shortly after Interplay's "Star Trek: 25th Anniversary". Since "25th Anniversary" was released at the end of 1992, "A Final Unity" was scheduled to be released in 1993, but did not make the projected release date. Seven principal actors of the TV show (Wil Wheaton is missing) plus Majel Barrett, the voice of the computer, were hired to reprise their roles in voice-overs for the game. "A Final Unity" was Spectrum HoloByte's second Star Trek video game, following the 1994 game "". Spectrum Holobyte

neg: Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) of the more philosophical episodes". "Tapestry" was released in the UK on a two-episode VHS tape in 2003, alongside the first part of "". The first home media release of "Tapestry" in the United States was on the VHS box set entitled "Star Trek – The Next Generation: The Q Continuum" on June 18, 1996. It later received an individual release on August 4, 1998. Paramount deliberately delayed the individual release of "Star Trek" episodes on VHS within the United States in order to allow for the syndicated series to be shown once more in full. The inclusion of "Tapestry"

neg: Star Trek: The Original Series by Checker. The Gold Key series had a run of 61 issues. Gold Key lost the "Star Trek" license to Marvel Comics in 1979 (although Marvel's license from Paramount prohibited them from utilizing concepts introduced in the original series). From 1969 to 1973, a series of weekly "Star Trek" comic strips ran in the British comics magazine eventually known as "TV Century 21". A total of 258 issues were produced, as well as various annuals and specials. All were original stories. Two more annuals, under the "Mighty TV Comic" banner, also produced original "Star Trek" materials. In addition, the weekly

neg: Star Trek spin-off fiction the historical record has been altered. Nine "Star Trek" novels, in the form of three thematic trilogies, have been written by William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. These novels, starting with the second book, feature a Captain Kirk revived after "Star Trek Generations". However, these novels are set in a different continuity to the rest of the "Star Trek" novels, receiving the nickname the Shatnerverse. A fourth Shatner/Reeves-Stevens trilogy, focusing on Kirk's time at Starfleet Academy and based on an idea pitched to Paramount for a TV series was launched in October 2007. The "Star Trek" book ranges have

neg: Star Trek expanded universe of these premises have been accepted by "Star Trek" fans as being canon, even though Paramount Pictures, owners of the "Star Trek" franchise, considers only live-action television and film productions to be canon. This has led to conflict on occasion when a TV episode or film contradicts well-established Expanded Universe backstory (most notably in the case of the prequel series, ""). "" ("TAS") was a 22 episode set of animated adventures of the "Enterprise" crew, which aired originally on NBC from 1973-1974. It featured the reappearance of popular characters from the original series, including Harry Mudd and Cyrano Jones, and

neg: Star Trek fan productions the "Star Trek" copyright and trademark holders toward fan works has varied over time. In early 1996, Viacom (which purchased Paramount in 1994) sent cease and desist letters to webmasters of "Star Trek" fan sites that contained copyrighted film clips, sounds, insignia, or other copyrighted material. In the lead-up to the release of "", then-president of Paramount Digital Entertainment David Wertheimer stated that Viacom was targeting sites that were "selling ads, collecting fees, selling illegal merchandise or posting copyrighted materials." Under threat of legal action, many websites shut down. Jennifer Granick, a San Francisco criminal lawyer who went on to

neg: Cultural influence of Star Trek a life of its own, going on to garner its own grammar and vocabulary and dedicated speakers from across the globe. A broad consensus amongst fans is that the "Star Trek" franchise became formulaic and mediocre in the 1990s on account of over-exploitation of the franchise by Paramount and production of multiple spin-offs and movies, though fans do not necessarily agree as to when this began (some adult viewers of "TOS" felt it also could be formulaic and repetitive). The release in May 2009 of "Star Trek", a reboot involving characters from the original series and set in an alternate

neg: Spacecraft in Star Trek contains small particles of mica to alter the apparent color, used on the first three films' model. The 2001 Director's Edition of "The Motion Picture" includes 90 new and redesigned computer-generated shots produced by Foundation Imaging, many of which include a computer-generated model of the "Enterprise". The new shots depict more dynamic lighting and clearer senses of scale than the original release. In September 2006, CBS began airing remastered episodes of "Star Trek". The remastered series, directed by Mike Okuda, includes updated special effects shots. For example, the alternate universe "Enterprise" in "" was originally depicted by the "regular" "Enterprise"

neg: Khan Noonien Singh Iaccino notes that most fans and moviegoers preferred the archetypical good-versus-evil fight that the struggle between Khan and Kirk represents. Villains in subsequent "Star Trek" films have been measured by the standard of Khan, with Paramount promising fans that the villain of "Star Trek Generations" would be equal to the genetic superman. IGN ranked Khan as the best "Star Trek" villain, noting that he set the pattern for revenge-seeking villains in the series; in the decades since the film's release, "even those with a passing interest [in "Trek"] know the name." "Star Trek" producer Rick Berman called the villain "threatening

neg: Star Trek fan productions total of 30 minutes); play on YouTube without commercials; and all participants are required to be amateurs who have never worked on "Star Trek" or another licensee of CBS or Paramount Pictures. The creation and release of "Axanar" will be allowed only on these terms. - Tommy Kraft, "Star Trek: Horizon" creator "Star Trek: Horizon" won four of twelve categories in the 2017 Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards (Best Special & Visual Effects; Best Original Music; Best Original Story or Screenplay; and Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form), presented at and by Treklanta. USS Potemkin episodes and spin-offs: USS Tristan,

neg: Star Trek (film) at 5.7 million DVDs along with 1.1 million Blu-ray Discs, giving Paramount Pictures their third chart topping release in five weeks following "" and "". Official screenings in the United States started at 7 pm on May 7, 2009, grossing $4 million on its opening day. By the end of the weekend, "Star Trek" had opened with $79,204,300, as well as $35,500,000 from other countries. Adjusted and unadjusted for inflation, it beat "Star Trek: First Contact" for the largest American opening for a "Star Trek" film. The film made US$8.5 million from its IMAX screenings, breaking "The Dark Knight"s $6.3

neg: Star Trek fan productions copyrighted elements of "Star Trek", including its settings, characters, species, and themes." In June 2016 Paramount issued guidelines to assist fan-made productions from litigation; in summary: Because of the guidelines issued by Paramount as a result of the "Axanar" case, "Star Trek: Renegades" made changes to the script of their upcoming film "Requiem" to remove all references to "Star Trek". The series itself was renamed "Renegades". Star Trek fan productions "Star Trek" fan productions are productions made by fans using elements of the "Star Trek" franchise. Paramount Pictures, CBS, and their licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create

neg: Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier house Christie's. The documentary starts with a brief overview of the Star Trek series and movies, and Nimoy then describes how Paramount Pictures decided to partner with Christie's to release and sell a multitude of valuable "Star Trek" props to the general public to celebrate the 40-year anniversary. Over the course of the documentary, we follow "Star Trek" experts Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda as they peruse a big warehouse and uncover a variety of "Star Trek" props ranging from models of the ships, costumes worn by cast from all series as well as other things such as weapons, tricorders

neg: Star Trek: New Voyages Star Trek: New Voyages Star Trek: New Voyages, known from 2008 until 2015 as Star Trek: Phase II, was a fan-created science fiction webseries set in the fictional "Star Trek" universe. The series was designed as a continuation of the original "" (aka "ST:TOS" or just "TOS"), beginning in the fifth and final year of the starship "Enterprise's" "five-year mission." The first episode was released in January 2004, with new episodes being released at a rate of about one per year. Production on new episodes quietly halted in June 2016 following the release of new fan film guidelines by CBS/Paramount

neg: Star Trek (film series) creating a television series, "", with the original cast. However, following the huge success of "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in 1977, Paramount changed its mind again, halting production on the television series and adapting its pilot episode into a "Star Trek" feature film, "" (1979). Five more "Star Trek" feature films featuring the entire original cast followed. The cast of the "Star Trek" sequel series "" (1987-1994) starred in a further four films. Upon the release of "" on December 13, 2002, the film had grossed $67 million, a meager amount compared to the box

neg: Paramount Pictures partnership with 20th Century Fox, and Lightstorm Entertainment became the highest-grossing film up to that time, grossing over $1.8 billion worldwide. Also during this time, three Paramount Pictures films won the Academy Award for Best Picture; "Titanic, Braveheart", and "Forrest Gump". Paramount's most important property, however, was "Star Trek". Studio executives had begun to call it "the franchise" in the 1980s due to its reliable revenue, and other studios envied its "untouchable and unduplicatable" success. By 1998 "Star Trek" TV shows, movies, books, videotapes, and licensing provided so much of the studio's profit that "it is not possible to spend

neg: Star Trek (comics) a second five-year mission of Kirk and the "Enterprise" that would have been featured in the never-produced "" TV series. Marvel's license from Paramount prohibited them from using concepts introduced in the original series. They were only allowed to use the characters and concepts from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". The series lasted 18 issues and ended in 1981. From 1969 to 1973, a series of weekly "Star Trek" comic strips ran in the British comics magazine eventually known as "TV Century 21". 258 issues were produced, as well as various annuals and specials. All were original stories. Two more

neg: Joachim (Star Trek) Michael Okuda, co-author of "The Star Trek Encyclopedia" and a consultant on various Star Trek films and TV shows, points out that in "Space Seed", the character's name is "Joachin" (or "Joaquin", according to the end credits of "Space Seed", as well as StarTrek.com) but that he was accidentally renamed "Joachim" in the film. In contrast, Greg Cox's non-canon novels and "" depict "Joachim" as the son of "Joaquin" and another SS "Botany Bay" survivor, Suzette Ling. In Cox's books, Joachim and the others who accompany Khan in "Star Trek II" were born in exile on . Paramount Pictures' official

neg: Paramount Comics in Paramount withdrawing support for non-series based characters and storylines. As a result, both "Early Voyages" and "Starfleet Academy" were abruptly cancelled in the midst of their respective story arcs. Marvel phased out the Paramount Comics banner and their remaining "Star Trek" titles lasted for about another year before ending in 1998. The "Star Trek" license was subsequently picked up by DC's WildStorm Productions imprint. The Paramount Comics logo continued to be used in Wildstorm's "Star Trek" comics, although it was only featured on the interior title page, not on the cover as it was with Marvel. Besides Trek, "Mission:

neg: Gene Roddenberry a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom. Lacking funds in the early 1970s, Roddenberry was unable to buy the full rights to "Star Trek" for $150,000 from Paramount. Lou Scheimer approached Paramount in 1973 about creating an animated "Star Trek" series. Credited as "executive consultant" and paid $2,500 per episode, Roddenberry was granted full creative control of "". Although he read all the scripts and "sometimes [added] touches of his own", he relinquished most of his authority to "de facto" showrunner/associate producer D. C. Fontana. Roddenberry had some difficulties with the cast. To save money, he sought not to

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture year's worth of time with Abel and Associates, although Abel reportedly gained a new production studio filled with equipment using Paramount's money. Trumbull, meanwhile, had completed "Close Encounters" but his plan for a full feature had been canceled by Paramount, a move some considered punishment for passing on "Star Trek". With Trumbull now available, primary responsibility for "The Motion Picture"s optical effects passed on to him. In March the studio offered Trumbull virtual carte blanche if he could get the opticals work completed by December, the release date to which Paramount was financially committed (having accepted advances from exhibitors planning

neg: Star Trek (film series) craft a suitably epic screenplay, but the attempts did not satisfy Paramount, so the studio scrapped the project in 1977. Paramount instead planned on returning the franchise to its roots with a new television series, "". The massive worldwide box office success of "Star Wars" in mid-1977 sent Hollywood studios to their vaults in search of similar sci-fi properties that could be adapted or re-launched to the big screen. When Columbia's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" had a huge opening in late December 1977, Paramount was convinced that science fiction films other than "Star Wars" could do well at

neg: Star Trek: Planet of the Titans successful so soon after "Star Wars" because the fans would not pay to see two science fiction films. Kaufmann later claimed that Paramount had attributed the cancellation to the success of "Star Wars" at the box office, but as "Titans" was cancelled prior to "Star Wars" release the box office could not have played a factor. Diller stated that it was cancelled because both treatments felt forced and different from the episodes of "The Original Series". He instead suggested that they returned to the series format and therefore moved forward with a project that would become the never-completed "" TV

neg: Star Trek: The God Thing Star Trek: The God Thing Star Trek: The God Thing is an unproduced film script written by "" series creator Gene Roddenberry. Following the success of "Star Trek" in broadcast syndication during the early 1970s, Paramount Pictures sought to produce a feature film based on the property. The film's plot follows the "Enterprise" crew after the events of "The Original Series": when an alien entity declares itself God and begins travel to Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk reunites the crew, who send it back to its own dimension. Roddenberry completed the story on June 30, 1976, but Paramount rejected the

neg: Star Trek (film series) Series". J. J. Abrams, the producer of "Cloverfield" and creator of "Lost", was a huge fan of "Star Wars" as a child and confessed that the "Star Trek" franchise felt "disconnected" for him. In February 2007, Abrams accepted Paramount's offer to direct the new "Star Trek" film, having been previously attached as producer. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman wrote a screenplay that impressed Abrams, featuring new actors portraying younger versions of the original series' cast. The "Enterprise", its interior, and the original uniforms were redesigned. While the film was ready for a December 2008 release, Paramount chose to move the

neg: Star Trek: New Voyages on for future licensed films. The pilot episode, "Come What May", begins with the late-1960s NBC "In Living Color" sequence. It ends, as did the 1960s episodes, with the animated Desilu Productions logo, with no mention of Paramount. Starting with "Enemy: Starfleet", the series uses the late-60s CBS color opening (reflecting the series' current ownership by CBS Television Studios) and ends with the logo of Cawley Entertainment Company, Cawley's production company. Star Trek: New Voyages Star Trek: New Voyages, known from 2008 until 2015 as Star Trek: Phase II, was a fan-created science fiction webseries set in the fictional "Star

neg: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home "Collector's Edition" was released with supplemental material and the same video transfer as the original DVD release. Among other special features, it contains a text commentary by Michael Okuda and an audio commentary from director Leonard Nimoy and star William Shatner. The film was released on Blu-ray Disc in May 2009 to coincide with the new "Star Trek" feature, along with the other five films that feature the original crew in "Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection". "The Voyage Home" was remastered in 1080p high-definition. Each film in the set has an additional soundtrack, enhanced to 7.1 Dolby TrueHD standard.

neg: Star Trek spin-off fiction began publishing "Star Trek" fiction in 1979, starting with a novelization of "" by Gene Roddenberry himself, although the company's second "Trek" novel did not appear until 1981 due to Bantam being allowed to complete its publishing contract first. Eventually, Pocket Books would publish novels based upon every "Trek" series. From around 1987 and with the debut of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Paramount took a closer role in supervising the books, disallowing story elements that were said to conflict with Gene Roddenberry's idea of "Star Trek". In particular, recurring characters between books were discouraged, as was the use of

neg: Star Trek canon open. "Star Trek" writer and co-producer Ronald D. Moore dismisses such official material as "speculation", and says that the writing staff did not consider it canon. However, CBS Corporation, the parent company of Paramount, seems to believe differently. In a series of posts to the official "Star Trek" website's forums, Viacom Senior Director Harry Lang left no doubt that he considers the reference books as canon. "Star Trek" comic books and "Star Trek" magazines are generally not considered part of the canon. Regarding IDW Publishing's comic book tie-ins to the 2009 film and its sequel, screenwriter Roberto Orci felt that

neg: Paramount Pictures any reasonable amount of time at Paramount and not be aware of [its] presence"; filming for "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" required up to nine of the largest of the studio's 36 sound stages. In 1995, Viacom and Chris-Craft Industries' United Television launched United Paramount Network (UPN) with "Star Trek: Voyager" as its flagship series, fulfilling Barry Diller's plan for a Paramount network from 25 years earlier. In 1999, Viacom bought out United Television's interests, and handed responsibility for the start-up network to the newly acquired CBS unit, which Viacom bought in 1999 – an ironic

neg: Rick Sternbach "Voyager" finished its seventh year in 2001, the producers decided they wanted a different look for the prequel series "" that was set in the 22nd century, so Sternbach did not transfer over to the "Enterprise" art department, concluding his fourteen-year employment at Paramount Studios. Sternbach returned to "Star Trek" in 2002, when he produced control panel designs and signage for the Enterprise-E and Romulan starships in "Star Trek Nemesis". As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Science Fiction Museum. Sternbach is also a noted contributor to the usenet newsgroup sci.space.history,

neg: Star Trek: Planet of the Titans black hole are hurled into the prehistoric past where they teach early man how to make fire. After their script was rejected, Bryant and Scott quit, and Kaufman created a new script treatment, but it too was rejected, and the project was killed on May 8, 1977, some two weeks before the release of "Star Wars". Various reasons have been cited for the cancellation, including regime change at Paramount, and that executives thought they had missed their window due to "Star Wars"' imminent release, believing science fiction fans would not pay to see two such films. Paramount immediately changed course

neg: Star Trek: Planet of the Titans and launched a plan to take "Star Trek" back to television via a new TV network as "". Following the cancellation of "" on NBC in 1969, there were several attempts, influenced by the success of the series in broadcast syndication and from the attendance of fans at conventions, to transfer the series into a film. By March 1972, Roddenberry said that there was interest in a "Star Trek" feature film and that there was even potential for returning the series to NBC. In May 1975, Roddenberry entered into a development deal with Paramount Pictures to develop a film based

neg: Star Trek (film series) next "Star Trek" theatrical installment with Abrams, with the intention being that the former will direct the film. Mark L. Smith, Lindsey Beer, Megan Amram and Drew Pearce took part in the writers room before Paramount finalized a deal with Smith to write the screenplay. Fans and critics have reacted with uncertainty to the news that Tarantino told Paramount that he planned for this to be the first R-rated "Star Trek" film. In April 2018, it was announced that two new "Star Trek" films are in development at Paramount. Later that month, it was announced that S. J. Clarkson will

neg: William Shatner chains in the 1970s, and finished the Loblaws ad spots by saying, "At Loblaws, more than the price is right. But, by Gosh, the price is right." He also did a number of television commercials for General Motors, endorsing the Oldsmobile brand, and Promise margarine. After its cancellation, "Star Trek" engendered a cult following during the 1970s from syndicated reruns, and Captain Kirk became a cultural icon. Shatner began appearing at "Star Trek" conventions organized by Trekkies. In the mid-1970s, Paramount began pre-production for a revised "Star Trek" television series, tentatively titled "". However, the phenomenal success of "Star Wars"

neg: Decipher, Inc. initial planned three-year run for the "Star Trek:TNG" game, in November 1996 Decipher announced that based on the game's success they'd negotiated a new agreement with Paramount to continue producing the game for longer, and to expand the license agreement to include not only "Star Trek:TNG", but also all of the other live action "Star Trek" licenses (including "", "", and all of the "Star Trek" films). In 1999, with the release of the "Star Wars" movie "", Decipher made the decision to expand its market towards a younger generation. Other games like "Pokémon" were successfully drawing younger kids into

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation also appeared in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country". All episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" were made available on VHS cassettes, starting in 1991. The entire series was gradually released on VHS over the next few years during the remainder of the show's run and after the show had ended. The VHS for TNG were available on mail-order usually two episodes per VHS cassette. Paramount published all episodes on the LaserDisc format from October 1991 using an extended release schedule that concluded in May 1999. Each disc featured two episodes with Closed Captions, Digital Audio, and CX encoding.

neg: Star Trek: The Role Playing Game combat forces in the "Star Trek" universe, and a strategic-level board game, "Operation: Armaggedon", which included a scenario wherein the Federation preemptively attacked the Klingon and Romulan empires. When Paramount learned of these prospective products their view that FASA's notion of what "Star Trek" should be differed too greatly from their own became more established. Many players blamed the studio for its abrupt dissolution of FASA's licence as well as "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry for retconning of what had been seen as established "Star Trek" lore. They sent letters of protest to the studio, and to contemporary science-fiction magazines

neg: William Shatner (1977) led the studio to instead consider developing a "Star Trek" motion picture. Shatner and the other original "Star Trek" cast members returned to their roles when Paramount produced "", released in 1979. He played Kirk in the next six "Star Trek" films, ending with the character's death in "Star Trek Generations" (1994). Some later appearances in the role are in the movie sequences of the video game "" (1997), briefly for a DirecTV advertisement using footage from "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" running from late summer 2006, and the 2013 Academy Awards, in which he reprised the role

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional "Star Trek" universe, designed by Last Unicorn Games (LUG). Due to licensing issues, LUG did not release the game as a single core rulebook and setting supplements for the various series, but instead intended to release a corebook for every series. The "Star Trek" license was lost to Decipher before a "" rulebook could be released. "Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game" received the 1998 Origins Award for "Best Role-playing Game". Last Unicorn Games was one of

neg: Star Trek (film series) Star Trek (film series) The "Star Trek" film series is the cinematic branch of the "Star Trek" media franchise, which began in 1966 as a weekly on NBC, running for three seasons until it was canceled in 1969 because of poor ratings. Reruns of the series proved to be wildly successful in syndication during the 1970s, which persuaded the series' then-owner, Paramount Pictures, to expand the franchise. Paramount originally began work on a "Star Trek" feature film in 1975 after lobbying by the creator of the franchise, Gene Roddenberry. The studio scrapped the project two years later in favor of

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game printing. Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional "Star Trek" universe, designed by Last Unicorn Games (LUG). Due to licensing issues, LUG did not release the game as a single core rulebook and setting supplements for the various series, but instead intended to release a corebook for every series. The "Star Trek" license was lost to Decipher before a "" rulebook could be released. "Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game" received the 1998 Origins Award for "Best Role-playing Game". Last Unicorn Games was one

neg: Bjo Trimble a film short called "Superbman: The Other Movie". Trimble contributed to the first encyclopedic collection of data for "Star Trek", the Star Trek Concordance, which contains cross-referenced details on every character, setting, event and device in every episode of the original "", its incarnation and, in later editions of the book, the "Star Trek" films. According to former "Trek" archivist Richard Arnold, the "Concordance" was used as a primary source of official canon by writers of the "Star Trek" Universe when he first started working at Paramount. Trimble received the Big Heart Award in 1964, and (in her persona of

neg: Telstar 303 the satellite included Group W, Wold/Keystone Communications (which used the satellite to feed Paramount Television's syndicated output including Entertainment Tonight, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Compact Video, Lorimar-Telepictures, and Warner Bros. Television. In 1987, Melvin Rosen and Stuart Levin acquired 17 transponders on Telstar 303 satellite for the purpose of creating the first and largest multi-channel pay-per-view satellite TV system to serve the C-band satellite TV market. ln 1993 as the Satellite was about to retire, a group of business owners including General Instruments, TVN Entertainment, Parallex Data Systems, and Enterprises put together programs

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness and announced that the final US domestic trailer would be released on April 16. In the days leading up to the trailer release, character posters featuring Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and Harrison were released on iTunes.<ref name="http://trekmovie.com/2013/04/12/star-trek-into-darkness-domestic-poster-has-arrived-trailer-online-next-tuesday/"></ref> Paramount attempted to broaden the film's appeal to international audiences, an area where "Star Trek" and other science-fiction films had generally performed poorly. "Into Darkness" was dedicated to post-9/11 veterans.<ref name="http://trekmovie.com/2013/05/11/star-trek-into-darkness-dedicated-to-post-911-vets-four-vets-from-mission-continues-featured-in-film/"></ref> J.J. Abrams is connected with The Mission Continues, and a section of the film's website is dedicated to that organization. The cast (except for Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, and Peter Weller) participated in

neg: Gene Roddenberry expensive flop." Roddenberry had sold his interest in "Star Trek" to Paramount Studios in return for a third of the ongoing profits. However, this did not result in any quick financial gain; the studio was still claiming that the series was $500,000 in the red in 1982. He wrote and produced "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (1971), a sexploitation film directed by Roger Vadim, for MGM. The cast included Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, and Roddy McDowall alongside "Star Trek" regular James Doohan, and William J. Campbell, who had appeared as a guest in two "Star Trek" episodes,

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness Weeks after posting his article, Hunt himself was invited by Paramount to discuss about the issue of giving away the film's special features to different retail partners. He suggested "[putting] together the true special edition that should have been delivered from the start, with all of the extras that got scattered around to different retailers, including the enhanced audio commentary, plus all-new content just for this release... [and] to consider offering the IMAX version of the film..." This eventually resulted with the release of "Star Trek: The Compendium", a box set that includes all of the previously retailer exclusive special

neg: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country they have grown so old and inflexible they have outlived their usefulness had two meanings: it was as much Nimoy asking Shatner as it was their characters. "The Undiscovered Country" was released in North America on December 6, 1991. The film was initially planned for release a week later on December 13. To promote the film and the 25th anniversary of "Star Trek", Paramount held marathon screenings of the previous five films in 44 select U.S. and Canadian cities. The 12-hour showings also included footage of "The Undiscovered Country". The day before the film's release, the core cast was inducted

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Motion Picture" was predominantly written by Jerry Goldsmith, who later composed the scores for "", "", "", and "", as well as the themes to the television series "" (a simplified arrangement of the theme from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and fronted with Alexander Courage's ""Star Trek Fanfare"" intro from ) and "". Gene Roddenberry had originally wanted Goldsmith to score "Star Trek"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s pilot episode, "", but the composer was unavailable. When Wise signed on to direct, Paramount asked the director if he had any objection to using Goldsmith. Wise, who had worked with the composer for "The Sand

neg: Star Trek (2013 video game) Star Trek (2013 video game) Star Trek is a third-person action-adventure "Star Trek" video game. It was developed by Digital Extremes and co-published by Namco Bandai Games and Paramount Pictures in association with CBS Studios International. The game was first released in North America on April 23, 2013, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms. It took three years to produce, and was the first in-house video game development by Paramount Studios, who opted not to license development to a third party. The production team aimed for it to be a collaboration with those working on the "Star

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation and others described it as the studio's "crown jewel", a "priceless asset" that "must not be squandered". The series was the most popular syndicated television program 17 years after cancellation, and the Harve Bennett-produced, "Original Series"-era "Star Trek" films did well at the box office. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy's salary demands for the film "" (1986) caused the studio to plan for a new "Star Trek" television series. Paramount executives worried that a new series could hurt the demand for the films, but decided that it would increase their appeal on videocassette and cable, and that a series with

neg: Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier author’s influences were stated up-front: Paramount's , , and Franz Joseph's Star Fleet Technical Manual. was over a year away from release at the time Crabaugh finished his article, and he stated that he did not use simply because there was a lot more useful gaming material available in the TV episodes and their novelizations. “Kirk on Karit 2: A STAR TREK Scenario Report” was developed by Emmet F. Milestone for use at DunDraCon IV. The intended players were a mix of “old dungeon-mates” and some non-gamer Trekkies who were interested in finding out about role-playing. Emmet F. Milestone played

neg: Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Star Trek: Of Gods and Men is a non-canon three-part unofficial "Star Trek" fan mini-series which contains many cast members from the "Star Trek" TV series and movies. It is described by its producers as a "40th Anniversary gift" from "Star Trek" actors to their fans. It was filmed in 2006, but its release was delayed until 2007–08. It is not endorsed by the rightsholders of "Star Trek", but has been covered on the official "Star Trek" website. The series was directed by Tim Russ and conceived and Produced by Sky Conway. Best known

neg: GNP Crescendo Records label its first and only Grammy Award. Gene Norman's son Neil, a fan of science fiction, secured a licensing deal from Paramount to release soundtracks of "Star Trek", both in its TV and movie incarnations. This led to a new area of concentration for the label. Neil Norman is also a musician who has released many albums on GNP. Currently, he is president of the label. GNP Crescendo Records GNP Crescendo Record Co. is an independent record label founded in 1954 by Gene Norman. It started as a producer of jazz, then expanded into many other genres, including comedy, rock,

neg: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier film was released on DVD on April 20, 1999, as a bare-bones edition with no bonus extras. It was re-released on DVD as a 2-Disc Special Collector's Edition on October 14, 2003, with bonus extras added, including footage of the principal photography wrap press conference, an interview with Shatner the day before filming began, a retrospective documentary and a commentary track by Shatner and his daughter Liz. Paramount released "The Final Frontier" Blu-ray Disc in May 2009 to coincide with the release of "Star Trek", along with the other five films featuring the original crew, packaged as "Star Trek: Original

neg: Star Trek (Bantam Books) already known to the readers," and did not expect to do a second. Other writers recruited by Pohl felt differently about their experience. Gordon Eklund said that "Star Trek" left room "for just about anything you might want to write." Kathleen Sky, who wrote "Vulcan!" and "Death's Angel", said Paramount and Pohl made very few requests while writing, except to add "more aliens," and for the last novel to give "Kirk a romance." Thirteen original novels, including "Spock Must Die!" were released. Writer Jacqueline Lichtenberg had begun research on the "Star Trek" phenomenon and fandom in the early 1970s. Her

neg: Star Trek Beyond States and Canada, the film was projected to gross $50–60 million from 3,928 theaters in its opening weekend. It opened alongside "" and "Lights Out", but critics noted that the film did not face any direct competition with them. It opened across 3,928 theaters, of which 391 were IMAX. It made $5.5 million from Thursday previews from 3,100 theaters, an improvement over its two immediate predecessors. Of that, the film grossed $1.1 million on 387 IMAX screens. This includes revenues generated from Wednesday night, when Paramount screened all "Star Trek" films, which concluded with a 10pm screening of "Beyond". On

neg: Star Trek (film) Earth-Romulan War—after the events of "Enterprise" but before the events of the original series. In 2005, Viacom, which owned Paramount Pictures, separated from CBS Corporation, which retained Paramount's television properties, including ownership of the "Star Trek" brand. Gail Berman, then president of Paramount, convinced CBS' chief executive, Leslie Moonves, to allow them eighteen months to develop a new "Star Trek" film, otherwise Paramount would lose the film rights. Berman approached "" writers Orci and Kurtzman for ideas on the new film, and after the film had completed shooting she asked their director, Abrams, to produce it. Abrams, Orci and Kurtzman,

neg: Star Trek/X-Men Star Trek/X-Men Star Trek/X-Men is a one-shot comic book crossover, written by Scott Lobdell and published in 1996. Produced by Marvel Comics as part of its short-lived Paramount Comics imprint, the book chronicles the first encounter between Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the "Enterprise" (during the five-year mission of ) and members of the X-Men, who traveled through a dimensional rift chasing the mutant Proteus. This was the first of the "Star Trek" comic books produced by Marvel for the Paramount Comics line, and it contains previews for several of the follow-up series. Returning to the planet

neg: Star Trek (2013 video game) game to the departure of Brian Miller in his role as the Senior Vice President of Paramount, as he had been heavily involved in the marketing for the game. Insiders had specifically attributed issues with the game to the "ego" of both Miller and his predecessor Lesinski, "insisted this hallowed and cherished franchise was a key brand extension in the gaming vertical only to be compromised by disastrous results and reviews". Star Trek (2013 video game) Star Trek is a third-person action-adventure "Star Trek" video game. It was developed by Digital Extremes and co-published by Namco Bandai Games and Paramount

neg: Star Trek: The God Thing in Sha-Ka-Ree. However, this scene was simplified for the film due to budget constraints. Star Trek: The God Thing Star Trek: The God Thing is an unproduced film script written by "" series creator Gene Roddenberry. Following the success of "Star Trek" in broadcast syndication during the early 1970s, Paramount Pictures sought to produce a feature film based on the property. The film's plot follows the "Enterprise" crew after the events of "The Original Series": when an alien entity declares itself God and begins travel to Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk reunites the crew, who send it back to its

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture whose treatment featured a black hole that threatened to consume all of existence. Roddenberry teamed up with Jon Povill to write a new story that featured the "Enterprise" crew setting an altered universe right by time travel; like Black's idea, Paramount did not consider it epic enough. The original "Star Trek" cast—who had agreed to appear in the new movie, with contracts as-yet unsigned pending script approval—grew anxious about the constant delays, and pragmatically accepted other acting offers while Roddenberry worked with Paramount. The studio decided to turn the project over to the television division, reasoning that since the roots

neg: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Motion Picture Collection". "The Final Frontier" was remastered in 1080p high-definition from the 2000 high definition master prepared for the DVD. All six films in the set have new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. The disc features a new commentary track by renowned "Star Trek" authors and contributors Michael and Denise Okuda, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman, as well as the previously recorded commentary track by Shatner and his daughter. Shatner wanted to produce a director's cut of the movie similar to "" and "" with improved special effects and scenes omitted from the original release; however, he stated

neg: Denise Okuda a production assistant. From there, he invited me to be a graphic artist on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"." Okuda currently serves as a consultant to CBS on the project to upgrade "" to high definition. She previously served as a producer for visual effects for CBS Paramount's remastered version of the original Star Trek series. Okuda's credits also include "", "", "", and four "Star Trek" movies. Working with her husband, Michael, Denise wrote trivia text commentaries for the ten "Star Trek" Special Edition DVD movies, as well as special text commentaries for the "Star Trek" Fan Collection sets.

neg: Cultural influence of Star Trek in cooperation with NASA itself, most notably the IMAX title "Destiny in Space" (1994), narrated by Leonard Nimoy. In 2013, NASA produced a 30-second ad to accompany the theatrical release of "Star Trek Into Darkness" in an effort to bolster support for its space program. In addition, NASA has named a number of asteroids after people or elements connected to the "Star Trek" franchise: Cultural influence of Star Trek "Star Trek" is one of the most culturally-influential media franchises, and is often regarded as the most influential science fiction TV series in history. The original series, which aired in the

neg: Star Trek spin-off fiction its license at the advice of Richard Arnold following a series of disputes between Arnold and DC Comics, specifically with the comic's main author, Peter David. After a year's hiatus DC's second "Star Trek" series was launched with an adaptation of "". Original stories took place in the large gap between "Star Trek V" and "", but did not continue from the previous series, so storylines from that series were either ignored or rewritten. Although more limited in scope than the first series due to restrictions from Paramount – which included a prohibition by Richard Arnold against the creation and

neg: MainView Paramount Pictures to license "Star Trek" for use in their advertising. The first way they used it was to advertise MainView. They produced a short advertising film titled "The Vision", which included "" Commander William Riker (played by Jonathan Frakes, with whom B&B also signed a spokesman's deal) using MainView on the bridge of the USS "Enterprise" to promote MainView. Boole & Babbage also used Frakes to promote MainView in person at the Computer Measurement Group conference as well as to announce that MainView would become available for singular desktop computers later in that year. MainView MainView, currently advertised as

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock forces into a closet at gunpoint. "" was a critical and commercial success, and Paramount Pictures quickly prepared for a third "Star Trek" film. "The Wrath of Khan"s director, Nicholas Meyer, would not return; he had disagreed with changes made to his film's ending without his consent. Upon seeing "The Wrath of Khan", Leonard Nimoy became "excited" about playing Spock again. When asked by Paramount if he wanted to reprise the role for the third feature, Nimoy agreed and told them, "You're damned right, I want to direct that picture!" Studio chief Michael Eisner was reluctant to hire Nimoy because

neg: Paramount Television Service by the turn of the 1990s, in "Entertainment Tonight", "Hard Copy", "Webster" (which moved from ABC for its last two seasons), "The Arsenio Hall Show", "", "War of the Worlds" (unrelated to the 1970s attempt) and, perhaps most importantly of all, the two new "Star Trek" franchises, "" and "". Paramount finally returned to the idea of launching a network with the creation of UPN, which launched in January 1995; as with the aborted PTVS, a new "Star Trek" series ("") was launched at the same time as the network's flagship program. UPN eventually dissolved in 2006 when it merged

neg: KBCW (TV) and 1980s, KBHK was the flagship TV affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, pre-empting regular programming to telecast the baseball games. Several local programs produced at KBHK were syndicated nationally including "Leonard Nimoy's Star Trek Memories" (distributed by Paramount Television) and "The Twilight Zone Special" (distributed by Viacom). In 1993, the station began carrying programs from the Prime Time Entertainment Network programming service (which was owned jointly by Chris-Craft/United Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment) which it carried until January 1995. In 1994, Chris-Craft/United Television partnered with Paramount Television to launch the United Paramount Network (UPN). As a result of Chris-Craft/United's interest