query: when did star trek the motion picture come out

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and based on the created by Gene Roddenberry, who also served as its producer. It is the first installment in the "Star Trek" film series, and stars the cast of the original television series. The film is set in the twenty-third century, when a mysterious and immensely powerful alien cloud known as V'Ger approaches Earth, destroying everything in its path. Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) assumes command of the recently refitted Starship USS "Enterprise", to lead it on

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and based on the created by Gene Roddenberry, who also served as its producer. It is the first installment in the "Star Trek" film series, and stars the cast of the original television series. The film is set in the twenty-third century, when a mysterious and immensely powerful alien cloud known as V'Ger approaches Earth, destroying everything in its path. Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) assumes command of the recently refitted Starship USS "Enterprise", to lead it on

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (novel) shaved her head to be less appealing.) Decker has sex with the Ilia probe in an attempt to join minds and connect with this alien intruder. Throughout the novel, a phonetic spelling for "V'Ger" as Vejur is consistently used by Roddenberry, which starts when the "Ilia-Probe" is asked by Captain Kirk about the origin of "her" programming. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (novel) Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A Novel is a 1979 novelization of the film "", which was released in the same year. It is especially notable for being the only "Star Trek" novel to be written by

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (novel) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (novel) Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A Novel is a 1979 novelization of the film "", which was released in the same year. It is especially notable for being the only "Star Trek" novel to be written by Gene Roddenberry, who created the franchise. It was also the first "Star Trek" novel published by Pocket Books, beginning a prolific relationship with the franchise that continues as of 2012. At the time the book was published, however, Bantam Books held the rights to publish original Star Trek-based fiction; Pocket Books wouldn't publish its first original Trek

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture its Washington, D.C., opening, but always felt that the final theatrical version was a rough cut of the film he wanted to make. Released in North America on December 7, 1979, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" received mixed reviews, many of which faulted it for a lack of action scenes and overreliance on special effects. Its final production cost ballooned to approximately $46 million, and it earned $139 million worldwide, short of studio expectations but enough for Paramount to propose a less expensive sequel. Roddenberry was forced out of creative control for the sequel, "" (1982). In 2001, Wise oversaw

pos: 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

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture features as much of the score as can fit onto a 78-minute disc, while the second contains "Inside Star Trek", a spoken word documentary from the 1970s. In 2012, the score was released yet again via La-La Land Records in association with Sony Music. This 3-CD set contains the complete score for the first time, plus unreleased alternate and unused cues, in addition to the remastered original 1979 album. The score to "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" went on to garner Goldsmith nominations for the Oscars, Golden Globe and Saturn awards. It is often regarded as one of the composer's

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1979 in that country. Overall, the film grossed $139 million worldwide. "The Motion Picture" was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Art Direction (Harold Michelson, Joseph R. Jennings, Leon Harris, John Vallone and Linda DeScenna), Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score. In the United States, the film sold the most tickets of any film in the franchise until "Star Trek" (2009), and it remains the highest-grossing film of the franchise worldwide adjusted for inflation, but Paramount considered its gross disappointing compared to expectations and marketing. "The Motion Picture"s budget of $46 million, including

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture the shooting script continued to the extent of hourly script updates on shooting dates. The "Enterprise" was modified inside and out, costume designer Robert Fletcher provided new uniforms, and production designer Harold Michelson fabricated new sets. Jerry Goldsmith composed the film's score, beginning an association with "Star Trek" that would continue until 2002. When the original contractors for the optical effects proved unable to complete their tasks in time, effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull was given carte blanche to meet the film's December 1979 release date. The film came together only days before the premiere; Wise took the just-completed film to

pos: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier the march from "The Motion Picture". According to Jeff Bond, Goldsmith's use of "The Motion Picture"s march led to some confusion among "" fans, as they were unfamiliar with the music's origins. Another theme from "The Motion Picture" to make a return appearance is the Klingon theme from the 1979 film's opening scene. Here, the theme is treated in what Bond termed a "Prokofiev-like style as opposed to the avant-garde counterpoint" as seen in "The Motion Picture". Goldsmith also added a crying ram's horn. The breadth of "The Final Frontier"s locations led Goldsmith to eschew the two-themed approach of "The

pos: Star Trek: Planet of the Titans to "Enterprise". Bryant and Scott's proposal became the first accepted by the studio in October; Roddenberry immediately stopped work on other projects to refocus on "Star Trek", and the screenwriters and producers were swamped with grateful fan mail. By the start of 1977, the project's official title was changed to "Star Trek—The Motion Picture" (a title reapplied to the eventually released 1979 film). The elation was short-lived; the first draft of the completed script was not finished until March 1, 1977, and pressure was mounting for Paramount to either begin production or cut its losses and cancel the project. Producer

pos: Star Trek: The Motion Picture its original principal cast. "The Motion Picture" opened in North America on December 7, 1979, in 859 theaters and set a box office record for highest weekend gross, making $11,815,203 in its first weekend (generally considered to be a slow time for the movie business). The film beat the record set by "Superman" (1978), which had opened in a similar number of theaters but had been released in late December—a busier time. "The Motion Picture" earned $17 million within a week. At its widest domestic distribution, the film was shown in 1,002 theaters; it grossed $82,258,456 in the United States,

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: The Motion Picture some viewers. The film's original theatrical cut was released on Blu-ray Disc in May 2009 to coincide with the new "Star Trek" feature, packaged with the five following features as the "Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection". "The Motion Picture" was remastered in 1080p high-definition. All six films in the set have 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. The disc features a new commentary track by "Star Trek" authors and contributors Michael and Denise Okuda, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman. The original theatrical cut was also released with the four "Next Generation" movies as the "Star Trek: Stardate Collection". Star

neg: Star Trek (film) Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy. In October 2009, "Star Trek" won the Hollywood Award for Best Movie, and attained six Scream Awards and the 2009 Scream Awards Ceremony. The film attained a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards. "Star Trek" received several nominations. The film was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, but was beaten out by "Up", also composed by Michael Giacchino. At the 36th People's Choice Awards, the film received four nominations:

neg: Vulcan (Star Trek) "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager". The language features mostly in several chapters of "Star Trek: Enterprise". Dialogue or phrases in Vulcan appeared in "", "", "" and "". It has also appeared in novels derived from the franchise, like the word "t'hy'la" (friend, brother, lover) from Gene Roddenberry's novelization of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". The scene in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" was filmed with actors speaking English and latter dubbed in Vulcan. It ends with the phrase "Dif-tor heh smusma" (Live long and prosper). According to Robert Wise's commentary in the Director's edition DVD,

neg: Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier #18 (April/May 1980) included an article entitled "Star Trek- The Motion Picture: Miniature Rules and Scenarios" by Tony Yates and Steve Jackson. Although not directly affiliated with Heritage Model's "Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier", the rules, adventure and painting guide revolved around the use of Citadel Miniatures, Ltd. "Star Trek- The Motion Picture" miniatures. Jerry Conner reviewed "Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier" in "The Space Gamer" No. 30. Conner commented that "The game is fair, but only recommended to "Star Trek" fans with a background in role-playing games. Both are necessary for a complete

neg: Star Trek uniforms white spacesuits with large, black, ribbed collars. In "The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture", Susan Sackett and Gene Roddenberry wrote that the uniforms were redesigned because the bright colors of the 1960s original, so vibrant on television, would distract viewer attention on the big screen. But the designs proved unpopular with their wearers, and when he took over as producer of the motion pictures, Harve Bennett ordered the uniforms redesigned because he did not want "an all-gray crew on an all-gray ship." Fletcher redesigned the costumes for "". This design is used in the following movies, up to

neg: Star Trek: Nemesis (soundtrack) "Star Trek" (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry <nowiki>**</nowiki> - Contains "Theme from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"" by Jerry Goldsmith † - Contains "Blue Skies" by Irving Berlin Credits adopted from Allmusic: Star Trek: Nemesis (soundtrack) Star Trek: Nemesis – Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for the 2002 film, "", composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Released on December 10, 2002 through Varèse Sarabande, the soundtrack features fourteen tracks of score at a running time just over forty-eight minutes, though bootleg versions containing the entire score have since been released. A deluxe edition

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture fan favorite) and continued the franchise. With the successful revival of the "Star Trek" brand on the big screen setting an example, Hollywood increasingly turned to 1960s television series for material. "The Motion Picture" met with negative reviews from critics; a 2001 retrospective for the BBC described the film as a critical failure. As of September 2018, the film holds a 44% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 36 reviews with the consensus stating: "Featuring a patchwork script and a dialogue-heavy storyline whose biggest villain is a cloud, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" is a less-than-auspicious debut for the franchise."

neg: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was called in front of a group including Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner and asked if he thought he could make a better film than "The Motion Picture", which Bennett confessed he found "really boring". When Bennett replied in the affirmative, Charles Bluhdorn asked, "Can you make it for less than forty-five-fucking-million-dollars?" Bennett replied that "Where I come from, I can make five movies for that." Bennett realized he faced a serious challenge in developing the new "Star Trek" film, partly due to his never having seen the television series. To compensate, Bennett watched all the original episodes. This immersion

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock because the studio neglected to contract the work out; Burman received a contract only three weeks before the start of photography. Burman's bid of $160,000 was much higher than Paramount's $50,000 budget, but he secured the job when his competitor dropped out close to the start of production. "It didn't come down to money in the end but to who could do it quickly [...] we had a [reputation] for working fast and doing quality work," Burman explained. Fletcher and Burman agreed that the cragged foreheads of the Klingons in "The Motion Picture" were too prominent, obscuring the individuals' faces.

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture McDonald's sold specially designed "Star Trek" Happy Meals. The marketing was part of a coordinated approach by Paramount and its parent conglomerate Gulf+Western to create a sustained "Star Trek" product line. started Pocket Books' "Star Trek" book franchise, which produced 18 consecutive bestsellers within a decade. Owing to the rush to complete the film, "The Motion Picture" was never screened before test audiences, something Wise later regretted. The director carried the fresh print of the film to the world premiere, held at the K-B MacArthur Theater in Washington, D.C. Roddenberry, Wise, and the principal cast attended the function, which also

neg: Star Trek: Phase II to between 15 and 22. Despite this, behind the scenes, production continued on "Star Trek" as a film, not as a series. One of the changes around the same time as Barrett's reports was the realization that all the model work completed thus far had to be restarted from scratch, as it was not detailed enough to be blown up on a motion picture-sized screen. Two further changes took place in December: Collins was dropped as director, for Paramount wanted a motion picture director and not one with experience only in television; and Livingston allowed his contract to run out

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture space office complex, and V'ger has been designed by artist Mike Minor. At the time "Phase II" was cancelled a roughly five foot long model of the "Enterprise" was under construction by Don Loos of Brick Price Movie Miniatures, and models of the drydock and V'ger were under construction as well. All of these models were abandoned, unfinished (although a Brick Price "Enterprise" was repurposed as the exploded "Enterprise" wreck in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock"). When the project finally became "The Motion Picture", Robert Abel and Associates art director Richard Taylor wanted to completely redesign the ship,

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: Star Trek: The Motion Picture as the crew readies the ship for space travel; Wise directed 15 takes into the late afternoon before he was content with the scene. The first day's shots used of film; were considered "good", were judged "no good", and were wasted; only one and one-eighth pages had been shot. Alex Weldon was hired to be supervisor of special effects for the film. Weldon was planning on retiring after 42 years of effects work, but his wife urged him to take on "Star Trek" because she thought he did not have enough to do. When Weldon was hired, many of the

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture the dependable and understanding Kirk, the ever-logical Spock, and suspenseful take with twist ending". Scott Bukatman reviewed "Star Trek - The Motion Picture" in "Ares Magazine" #1. Bukatman commented that "With "Star Trek", Roddenberry's trick has been to wear the mask of the humanist as he plays with his Erector set. The scale of the television series arrested his vision at a comfortable and still interesting level, but the new film has finally removed the mask." The characters and acting received a mixed reception. Stephen Godfrey of "The Globe and Mail" rated their performances highly: "time has cemented Leonard Nimoy's

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture wrong with the piece, Wise recommended writing an entirely different piece. Although irked by the rejection, Goldsmith consented to rework his initial ideas. The rewriting of the theme required changes to several sequences Goldsmith had scored without writing a main title piece. The approach of Kirk and Scott to the drydocked "Enterprise" by shuttle lasted a ponderous five minutes due to the effect shots coming in late and unedited, requiring Goldsmith to maintain interest with a revised and developed cue. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" is the only "Star Trek" film to have a true overture, using "Ilia's Theme" (later

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1996, felt that the pace dragged and the plot bore too close a resemblance to the original series episode "", but considered the start and end of the film to be strong. Terry Lee Rioux, Kelley's biographer, noted that the film proved "that it was the character-driven play that made all the difference in "Star Trek"". The slow pacing, extended reaction shots, and lack of action scenes led fans and critics to give the film a variety of nicknames, including "The Motionless Picture," "The Slow Motion Picture," "The Motion Sickness," and "Where Nomad" [the probe in "The Changeling"] "Has

neg: Albatross (Star Trek: The Animated Series) against him. Filmation co-founder Lou Scheimer supplied the voice of Draman guard, while regular cast member James Doohan voiced the Draman Supreme Prefect as well as plague survivor Kol-Tai. This is the last appearance of Nurse Christine Chapel in the Animated Series. She did not return until Star Trek: The Motion Picture, released five years later. Albatross (Star Trek: The Animated Series) "Albatross" is the fourth episode of the of the American animated science fiction television series "", the 20th episode overall. It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on September 28, 1974, and was written by Dario

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture greatest scores, and was also one of the American Film Institute's 250 nominated scores for their top 25 American film scores. Sound designer Frank Serafine, a longtime "Star Trek" fan, was invited to create the sound effects for the picture. Given access to state-of-the-art audio equipment, Serafine saw the picture as the chance to modernize outdated motion picture sound techniques with digital technology. Owing to background noise such as camera operation, much of the ambient noise or dialogue captured on set was unusable; it was Serafine's job to create or recreate sounds to mix back into the scenes. As all

neg: Star Trek (comics) "The Motion Picture", although the original series' stories were not part of this series' continuity. Each issue took place during one mission during each year of Kirk's second five-year voyage, with the first issue set immediately following the events of the film, and the fifth issue occurring at the end of the fifth year. Fan acceptance of these comics got off to a shaky start when Marvel's inaugural publication of its new "Star Trek" line turned out to be a crossover between TOS and Marvel's popular superhero team, the X-Men. This was followed by an X-Men/TNG crossover and a Pocket

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trek—The Motion Picture". Wise had seen only a few "Star Trek" episodes, so Paramount gave him about a dozen to watch. The budget was projected at $15 million. Dennis Clark ("Comes a Horseman") was invited to rewrite the script and to include Spock, but he disliked Roddenberry, who demanded sole credit. Livingston returned as writer, and though he also found Roddenberry unreasonable, Wise and Katzenberg convinced him to continue rewriting the script throughout production. The writers began to adapt "In Thy Image" into a film script, but it was not completed until four months after production commenced. Wise felt that

neg: Star Trek canon generations. The Klingon language was first conceived by James Doohan for the movie "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", and consisted only of a few words. Later, Marc Okrand proceeded to flesh out the sparse vocabulary into a real language, complete with grammar rules and phonology, and went so far as to publish "The Klingon Dictionary" (1985, revised edition 1992); the Klingon Language Institute was created soon thereafter. Okrand's Klingon language was used to write the Klingon dialogues heard in several "Star Trek" movies and episodes. Okrand has developed the language in an important way in two audio-courses: "Conversational Klingon" (1992)

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness (soundtrack) soundtrack as "Kronos Wartet" <nowiki>**</nowiki> - Contains material that was present on the original soundtrack as "Brigadoom" † - Contains material that was present on the original soundtrack as "Star Trek Main Theme", and contains "Theme from "Star Trek" (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry Credits adopted from Allmusic: Star Trek Into Darkness (soundtrack) Star Trek Into Darkness: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2013 film, "Star Trek Into Darkness", composed by Michael Giacchino. The score was recorded over seven sessions at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California, on March 5–9

neg: Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier at licensed RPGs and the companies who create them.” Licensed to Produce. GamingReport.com. Posted 2003-08-21 21:03:53 <http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=9805>. Yates, Tony and Jackson, Steve. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture- Rules for Adventure in the Final Frontier." White Dwarf: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Games and Miniatures Magazine, April/May 1980. 8-11. Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier is a role-playing game set in the fictional "Star Trek" universe. The game was published and edited by Heritage Models from 1978 until Heritage Models dropped the "Star Trek" gaming license. Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture trouble with filming the transporter room scene delayed further work. Crew working on the transporter platform found their footwear melting on the lighted grid while shooting tests. Issues with the wormhole sequences caused further delays. The footage for the scene was filmed two ways; first, at the standard 24 frames per second, and then at the faster 48 frames; the normal footage was a back-up if the slow-motion effect produced by the faster frame speed did not turned out as planned. The shoot dragged on so long that it became a running joke for cast members to try and top

neg: Star Trek (soundtrack) Star Trek (soundtrack) Star Trek: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2009 film "Star Trek", composed by Michael Giacchino. The score was recorded in October 2008 since the film was originally scheduled to be released the following December. It was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and Page LA Studio Voices at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California. The score incorporates the "Theme from "Star Trek"" by Alexander Courage and Gene Roddenberry. In 2010, Varèse Sarabande released a greatly expanded 5000-copy limited edition album of the score entitled Star Trek: The Deluxe Edition.

neg: Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus graphics. Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus is a "Star Trek" video game released for the Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear in 1994. It was developed under the title "Star Trek the Next Generation: The Advanced Holodeck Tutorial", changing to its final title just prior to release. It was both developed and published by Absolute Entertainment. The game loosely followed the plot of the then-recently released "Star Trek Generations" motion picture. Notable departures included an additional battle against Tholian forces, a Romulan ambush involving both space and ground combat at Amargosa Station

neg: Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus is a "Star Trek" video game released for the Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear in 1994. It was developed under the title "Star Trek the Next Generation: The Advanced Holodeck Tutorial", changing to its final title just prior to release. It was both developed and published by Absolute Entertainment. The game loosely followed the plot of the then-recently released "Star Trek Generations" motion picture. Notable departures included an additional battle against Tholian forces, a Romulan ambush involving both space and ground combat at Amargosa Station and

neg: Susan Sackett (teleplay) and "The Game" (story credit only). Additionally, while working full-time as Roddenberry's assistant, Sackett wrote three books about Star Trek: "Letters to Star Trek," "Star Trek Speaks!," and "The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (with Gene Roddenberry). Another book, "Star Trek: The First 25 Years", co-authored with Gene Roddenberry, was purchased by Pocket Books, although not published due to the publisher's legal entanglements. Instead, it became the basis of the 1994 book, "Star Trek: 'Where No One Has Gone Before': A History in Pictures", by J. M. Dillard. In the Fall of 1993, Billboard Books published "Prime-Time

neg: Star Trek (film series) films were released in two-disc collector's versions, with "The Motion Picture" and "The Wrath of Khan" branded as "director's cuts", followed by later box set releases. All of the films are now available on Blu-ray, digital download, streaming media and video on demand. "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry first suggested the idea of a "Star Trek" feature in 1969. When the original television series was canceled, he lobbied to continue the franchise through a film. The success of the series in syndication convinced the studio to begin work on a feature film in 1975. A series of writers attempted to

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Throughout production "Star Trek" used 11 of Paramount's 32 sound stages, more than any other film done there at the time. To save money, construction coordinator Gene Kelley struck sets with his own crew immediately after filming, lest Paramount charge the production to have the sets dismantled. The final cost for constructing the sets ran at approximately $1.99 million, not counting additional costs for "Phase II" fabrication. The first "Star Trek" movie models constructed were small study models for "Planet of the Titans" based on designs by Adam and McQuarrie, but these flat-hulled "Enterprise" concepts were abandoned when that film

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture miles across, hurtling towards Earth. The object turns out to be a super-advanced computer, the remains of a scheming race who were cast out of their dimension. Kirk wins out, the entity returns to its dimension, and the "Enterprise" crew resumes their voyages. The basic premise and scenes such as a transporter accident and Spock's Vulcan ritual were discarded, but later returned to the script. The film was postponed until spring (March/April) 1976 while Paramount fielded new scripts for "Star Trek II" (the working title) from acclaimed writers such as Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon and Harlan Ellison. Ellison's story had

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness (soundtrack) Star Trek Into Darkness (soundtrack) Star Trek Into Darkness: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2013 film, "Star Trek Into Darkness", composed by Michael Giacchino. The score was recorded over seven sessions at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California, on March 5–9 and April 2 and 3, 2013. It was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony in conjuncture with Page LA Studio Voices. The soundtrack album was released in physical form on May 21, 2013, through Varèse Sarabande, as the follow-up to the critically successful 2009 soundtrack album "Star Trek". Over a month

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture and "Logan's Run". The paintings were combined with live action after a selected area of the frame was matted out; the blue Earth sky over Yellowstone, for example was replaced with a red-hued Vulcan landscape. More than 100 such paintings were used. Despite being hired after the completion of nearly all the principal photography, Trumbull had an enormous amount of creative input on the film. The Spock spacewalk sequence, for example, was radically changed from the Abel version. The original plan was for Kirk to follow Spock in a spacesuit and come under attack from a mass of sensor-type organisms.

neg: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan "Enterprise"s bridge. The Klingon bridge from "The Motion Picture" was redressed as the transporter and torpedo rooms. The filmmakers stretched "The Wrath of Khan"s budget by reusing models and footage from the first "Star Trek" film, including footage of the "Enterprise" in spacedock. The original ship miniatures were used where possible, or modified to stand in as new constructions. The orbital office complex from "The Motion Picture" was inverted and retouched to become the Regula I space station. Elements of the cancelled "" television show, such as bulkheads, railings, and sets, were cannibalized and reused. A major concern for the

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture "The Ten Commandments" for the Zaranite costumes. With the approval of Roddenberry, Fletcher fashioned complete backgrounds for the alien races seen in the Earth and recreation deck sequences, describing their appearances and the composition of their costumes. Fred Phillips, the original designer of Spock's Vulcan ears, served as "The Motion Picture"s makeup artist. He and his staff were responsible for fifty masks and makeup for the aliens seen in the film. The designs were developed by Phillips himself or else off Fletcher's sketches. In his long association with "Star Trek" Phillips produced his 2000th Spock ear during production of "The

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture ARP 2600, Oberheim OB-X, and Serge synthesizer. An enormous pipe organ first plays the V'Ger theme on the "Enterprise"s approach, a literal indication of the machine's power. Goldsmith scored "The Motion Picture" over a period of three to four months, a relatively relaxed schedule compared to typical production, but time pressures resulted in Goldsmith bringing on colleagues to assist in the work. Alexander Courage, composer of the original "Star Trek" theme, provided arrangements to accompany Kirk's log entries, while Fred Steiner wrote 11 cues of additional music, notably the music to accompany the "Enterprise" achieving warp speed and first meeting

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 III: The Search for Spock hand inside the spring-loaded jaw to operate it. Many of the animal's intended movements were minimized; the crew did not move its ears because it made the supposedly repulsive creature "cute". For the animal's demise during the Klingons' fight with the "Enterprise", an additional "dead" puppet was created, but Ralston used the "live" one for the scene instead. Many of the props in "The Wrath of Khan" had been reused from "The Motion Picture", or scrounged from other productions, but for "The Search for Spock" Winter wanted to design uniquely "Star Trek" items. George and artist Phil Norwood collaborated on

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture To coincide with the film's release, Pocket Books published a novelization written by Roddenberry. The only "Star Trek" novel Roddenberry wrote, the book adds back story and elements that did not appear in the movie; for example, the novelization mentions that Willard Decker is the son of Commodore Matt Decker from the original series episode ""—a plot element intended for the "Phase II" television series. The novel also has a different opening scene to introduce "Vejur" and Kirk, concentrates in sections on Kirk's struggle with confidence in taking command of the "Enterprise" again and expands on Ilia and Decker's relationship.

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: The Motion Picture Motion Picture". Each ear was made of latex and other ingredients blended together in a kitchen mixer, then baked for six hours. Though Phillips had saved the original television series casts used for making the appliances, Nimoy's ears had grown in the decade since and new molds had to be fabricated. While on the small screen the ears could be used up to four times, since nicks and tears did not show up on television, Phillips had to create around three pairs a day for Nimoy during filming. The upswept Vulcan eyebrows needed to be applied hair by hair for

neg: Star Trek: Phase II sets were located on stage 9 of the Paramount lot. The main layout and support features remained when those sets were overhauled to appear in "The Motion Picture". Certain sets were re-designed over time to appear in various films within the franchise, but the main support structures stayed the same as designed for "Phase II". The sets were re-worked and converted prior to the start of "" to appear on television for the first time, and when "" aired, they were used once more. It was only with the start of "" that the setup of the "Star Trek" sets

neg: Encounter at Farpoint pair couldn't walk on the set. Certain sets were re-used, including a re-dress of the "Enterprise" bridge from "" to act as the "Enterprise" battle bridge in the new series. The main engineering set from "Star Trek III" became the new main engineering set, albeit with a command console from "Star Trek IV" added as well as two walls from sickbay from "Star Trek III". The rest of the sickbay set became the observation lounge during the first season. Some of the sets contained components from both "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and the unfilmed "". After running tests with

neg: Star Trek (soundtrack) the original CD are bolded in the following track listing, though the lengths of several of the original CD cues are different. Disc 1: Disc 2: Credits adopted from Allmusic: Star Trek (soundtrack) Star Trek: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2009 film "Star Trek", composed by Michael Giacchino. The score was recorded in October 2008 since the film was originally scheduled to be released the following December. It was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and Page LA Studio Voices at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California. The score incorporates the "Theme

neg: Star Trek: Nemesis (soundtrack) Star Trek: Nemesis (soundtrack) Star Trek: Nemesis – Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for the 2002 film, "", composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Released on December 10, 2002 through Varèse Sarabande, the soundtrack features fourteen tracks of score at a running time just over forty-eight minutes, though bootleg versions containing the entire score have since been released. A deluxe edition soundtrack limited to 5000 copies was released on January 6, 2014 by Varèse Sarabande. It would be Goldsmith's final "Star Trek" score before his death in 2004. On January 6, 2014 Varèse Sarabande released an

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Pebbles", replied "Hell, no. He's great!" Wise later considered his work with Goldsmith one of the best relationships he ever had with a composer. Goldsmith was influenced by the style of the romantic, sweeping music of "Star Wars". "When you stop and think about it, space is a very romantic thought. It is, to me, like the Old West, we’re up in the universe. It’s about discovery and new life [...] it’s really the basic premise of "Star Trek"", he said. Goldsmith's initial bombastic main theme reminded Ramsay and Wise of sailing ships. Unable to articulate what he felt was

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock in "Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection". "The Search for Spock" was remastered in 1080p high-definition from the 2000 DVD transfer. All six films in the set have new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. The disc features a new commentary track by former "", "", and "" television writers Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor. The film was briefly removed from Netflix in August 2013 because of inaccurately translated Klingon and Vulcan subtitles. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on

neg: Sexuality in Star Trek Symbionts in a new host are encouraged to cut off any contact with an old familiar life, be it lovers, families or friends. Trill society emphasizes variety of lovers, and not gender, as the matter of highest sexual relevancy. In the TOS episode "The Trouble With Tribbles" Dr. McCoy describes the tribbles as "bisexual". Further dialogue establishes that tribbles are hermaphroditic: possessing male and female sexual characteristics, and are born pregnant. Sexuality in Star Trek Sexuality has been a significant theme in the various Star Trek television and motion-picture series. Sexual relationships in "Star Trek" have mostly been depicted as

neg: Sexuality in Star Trek Sexuality in Star Trek Sexuality has been a significant theme in the various Star Trek television and motion-picture series. Sexual relationships in "Star Trek" have mostly been depicted as heterosexual in nature. There have been depictions of bisexual relationships, but always with a twist (e.g. using versions of characters from a mirror universe instead of the "real" ones; female Trill Dax and Kahn in "Rejoined" had been a heterosexual couple in their former lives). Inter-species and inter-ethnic relationships have been commonly depicted. A comparatively broader range of views has been shown with respect to monogamy, polygamy, and the institution of

neg: Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 2) show was Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg, who had been a long-time "Star Trek" fan. She credited Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in "The Original Series" as an inspiration, saying "Well, when I was nine years old Star Trek came on, I looked at it and I went screaming through the house, 'Come here, mum, everybody, come quick, come quick, there's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!' I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be." To appear on the show, Goldberg contacted the producers initially through LeVar Burton. The producers did

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture stolen items; even the principal actors were not spared this inconvenience. By August 9, the production was already a full day behind schedule. Despite the delays, Wise refused to shoot more than twelve hours on set, feeling he lost his edge afterwards. He was patient on set; bets were placed on when he would finally lose his temper, but pool organizers returned the money when Wise never did. Given his unfamiliarity with the source material Wise relied on the actors, especially Shatner, to ensure that dialogue and characterizations were consistent with the show. While the bridge scenes were shot early,

neg: Star Trek: Insurrection full sets for the filmeighteen more than used in the previous film in the series. Zimmerman said that it was "probably the most scenery we've built for a "Star Trek" motion picture since the first one, when everything was brand new". The Ba'ku village was built in full scale on location at Lake Sherwood, California, with architectural designs combining Thai, Balinese and Polynesian styles. The village included a bakery, a farm with a full irrigation system, a city hall, and a city square which was referred to as the "rotunda". The location shoot lasted for six weeks. The buildings included

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture effects had already been started or completed by Rugg; it was up to Weldon to complete more complex and higher-budgeted effects for the motion picture. The first step of preparation involved analyzing the script in the number, duration, and type of effects. Before costs could be determined and Weldon could shop for necessary items, he and the other members of the special effects team worked out all possibilities for pulling off the effects in a convincing manner. Richard H. Kline served as the film's cinematographer. Working from sketch artist Maurice Zuberano's concepts, Wise would judge if they were on the

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture costs incurred during "Phase II" production, was the largest for any film made within the United States up to that time. David Gerrold estimated before its release that the film would have to gross two to three times its budget to be profitable for Paramount. The studio faulted Roddenberry's script rewrites and creative direction for the plodding pace and disappointing gross. While the performance of "The Motion Picture" convinced the studio to back a (cheaper) sequel, Roddenberry was forced out of its creative control. Harve Bennett and Nicholas Meyer would produce and direct "", which received better reviews (becoming a

neg: Michael Minor Michael Minor Michael Minor (September 25, 1940 – May 4, 1987) was an illustrator and art director on "", "" and "". Minor, along with Joseph Jennings, Andrew Probert, Douglas Trumbull and Harold Michelson, designed the refit USS "Enterprise" for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", based on Matt Jefferies' original USS "Enterprise" design for the television series. When Harve Bennett, a new Paramount television producer, was hired to create a cheaper, better sequel to "The Motion Picture", he chose Minor to help shape the art direction. Minor won an Emmy Award nomination for his visual effects work on the acclaimed

neg: Spacecraft in Star Trek had experiences working in science and aerospace. Roddenberry envisioned the new series occurring in an era when people were preoccupied with improving the quality of life, and he emphasized this point in calling for a larger, brighter, and less-sterile USS "Enterprise" than the ship in the original "Star Trek". Probert's design of the new "Enterprise" was based on a "what if?" painting he created after designing the refit "Enterprise" for "The Motion Picture". It suggested a merging of technology and design into a sleeker ship, yet retained the overall shape of a saucer section, engineering hull, and warp engine nacelles

neg: Spacecraft in Star Trek television series ship's overall shape. "The Motion Picture" introduced the rubberband-like "snap" effect for starships going to warp speed. Like the "Enterprise", the Klingon vessel retained a design reminiscent of its television appearances. "" (1982) and "" (1984) introduce models—Klingon bird-of-prey, Federation starbase, merchant ship, USS "Excelsior", USS "Grissom", and USS "Reliant"—that would be reused in at least one Star Trek television spin-off. These models were created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), which would continue to generate models and assist with special effects for subsequent films and spin-offs. Producers still used some cost-saving measures when depicting some spacecraft, such

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: The Motion Picture 18, 1977. "We begged to be fired." Kaufman reconceived the story with Spock as the captain of his own ship and featuring Toshiro Mifune as Spock's Klingon nemesis, but on May 8 Katzenberg informed the director the film was canceled, less than three weeks before "Star Wars" was released. Barry Diller had grown concerned by the direction "Star Trek" had taken in "Planet of the Titans", and suggested to Roddenberry that it was time to take the franchise back to its roots as a television series. Diller planned on a new "Star Trek" series forming the cornerstone for a new

neg: Star Trek: Phase II Gautreaux as Xon and costume test footage of Khambatta as Ilia, were included in a featurette on the DVD release of the Director's Edition of "". The presence of a second five-year mission, as would have been shown in "Phase II", was included in the "Star Trek" timeline in the "Star Trek Chronology" by Michael and Denise Okuda in 1993. This would have taken place after the events of "The Motion Picture". James Cawley purchased the costumes that would have been used in "Phase II", and later repurposed them for his fan series "". He felt that they represented the

neg: I Am Spock as far as he is concerned, Spock is still alive and well working on Romulus (as seen in the two-part episode "" of ""). Nimoy played Spock again (alongside a younger Spock played by Zachary Quinto) in the 2009 film "Star Trek" and the 2013 film "Star Trek Into Darkness", both directed by J. J. Abrams. I Am Spock I Am Spock is the second volume of actor and director Leonard Nimoy's autobiography. The book was published in 1995, four years after the release of the last "Star Trek" motion picture starring the entire original cast, and covers the majority

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture as "predubs" to speed integration into the final sound mix. When "The Motion Picture" was announced, many synthesizer artists submitted demo tapes to Paramount. Ramsay and Wise consulted and decided that the film should have a unique audio style; they were particularly concerned to avoid sounds that had become pervasive and cliché from repetitive use in other science-fiction movies. Events such as Enterprise bridge viewscreen activation were kept silent to provide a more comfortable atmosphere. In contrast, almost every action on the Klingon bridge made noise to reflect the aliens' harsh aesthetic. While much of the effects were created using

neg: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier score. Goldsmith had written the Academy Award-nominated score for "", and the new "Trek" film was an opportunity to craft music with a similar level of ambition while adding action and character — two elements largely missing from "The Motion Picture". Goldsmith did not want to accentuate the film's comedy with music, feeling it would "[take] drama to the point of silliness". He focused on the God planet as his most difficult task. Goldsmith's main theme begins with the traditional opening notes from Alexander Courage's original television series theme; an ascending string and electronic bridge leads to a rendition of

neg: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country "The Motion Picture" was altered to suggest an important flagship, with a flared design applied to the underside of the vessel. Effects supervisor William George wanted to make it distinct from the earlier ships, since it was one of the few models that could be altered: "We did some research into military costuming, and came up with the concept that when these ships return victorious from battle, the Klingons build some sort of epaulet onto their wings or paint a new stripe on." The model was repainted brown and red and etched with brass. Despite representing a new vessel, the

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture a snake-like alien race tampering with Earth's history to create a kindred race; Kirk reunites with his old crew, but they are faced with the dilemma of killing off the reptilian race in Earth's prehistory just to maintain humanity's dominance. When Ellison presented his idea, an executive suggested Ellison read "Chariots of the Gods?" and include the Maya civilization into his story, which enraged the writer because he knew Maya did not exist at the dawn of time. By October 1976, Robert Silverberg had been signed to work on the screenplay along with a second writer, John D. F. Black,

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Gary Arnold and Judith Martin of "The Washington Post" felt that the plot was too thin to support the length of the film, although Martin felt that compared to such science-fiction films as "", "Star Wars" and "Alien", "The Motion Picture"s premise was "slightly cleverer". "Time"s Harold Livingston wrote that the film consisted of spaceships that "take an unconscionable amount of time to get anywhere, and nothing of dramatic or human interest happens along the way". Livingston also lamented the lack of "boldly characterized" antagonists and battle scenes that made "Star Wars" fun; instead, viewers were presented with lots of

neg: The Return (Shatner novel) been passed and the next movie should feature just the "" cast. The working title for the book was "The Fires of Olympus". The Return (Shatner novel) The Return is a novel by William Shatner that was co-written with Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Judith Reeves-Stevens. It is set in the "Star Trek" universe but, as part of the "Shatnerverse," does not follow the timeline established by other "Star Trek" novels. The book's sequel is "Avenger". The novel begins on the planet Veridian III and takes place shortly after the events seen in the motion picture "Star Trek Generations". The body of

neg: The Return (Shatner novel) The Return (Shatner novel) The Return is a novel by William Shatner that was co-written with Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Judith Reeves-Stevens. It is set in the "Star Trek" universe but, as part of the "Shatnerverse," does not follow the timeline established by other "Star Trek" novels. The book's sequel is "Avenger". The novel begins on the planet Veridian III and takes place shortly after the events seen in the motion picture "Star Trek Generations". The body of James T. Kirk is stolen by the Romulans after his burial by fellow Starfleet captain Jean-Luc Picard. The Borg have formed an alliance

neg: Star Trek: The God Thing it was never published. "The God Thing" remains known to "Star Trek" fans because of comparisons to other works, such as the aforementioned "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," in which an entity calling itself V'ger enters Federation space in search of its "creator," and the later "" where the crew encounter a messianic figure and an entity masquerading as God. Roddenberry opposed the plot of "The Final Frontier", not wanting the film to be part of the overall canon for the franchise. Roddenberry's themes of interaction with religion and God have appeared elsewhere in the franchise. Edward Gross described Roddenberry's

neg: Spacecraft in Star Trek as "The Next Generation" was ending, the actors and many of the production crew were preparing for their first film, "Star Trek Generations" (1994). This film saw the widening adoption of—but not sole reliance on—computer-generated vehicle models in the film franchise. The USS "Enterprise"-B in "Generations" is a reuse of the "Excelsior" model in "Star Trek III", and its surrounding spacedock a reconstruction—with some flattening alterations—of the frame created for "The Motion Picture". The "Enterprise"-D was filmed with one of the original models created by ILM, although it was stripped down, rewired, and resurfaced to depict the level of detail

neg: Spacecraft in Star Trek from the original television show. The final "Enterprise"-D design was revealed to the public in a July 1987 column in "Starlog". After rejecting the idea of using CGI for special effects and shooting miniatures, the producers hired ILM—which worked extensively on the "Star Trek" films—to build a pair of "Enterprise" models. Six modelmakers, led by "Star Trek" film veteran Greg Jein, built the models for $75,000. Another model was created midway through the third season. ILM also created the distinct "rubberband" effect of the "Enterprise" going to warp speed—an effect initially created for "The Motion Picture". The new series' creators

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture a "Star Trek" feature at the 1968 World Science Fiction Convention. The movie was to have been set before the television series, showing how the crew of the "Enterprise" met. The popularity of the syndicated "Star Trek" caused Paramount and Roddenberry to begin developing the film in May 1975. Roddenberry was allocated $3 to $5 million to develop a script. By June 30, he had produced what he considered an acceptable script, but studio executives disagreed. This first draft, "", featured a grounded Admiral Kirk assembling the old crew on the refitted "Enterprise" to clash with a godlike entity many

neg: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Spock and Scott inspect the torpedoes. Some shots were reordered or replaced, with wide-angle shots replacing close angles and vice versa. The special features included a commentary track with Meyer and Flinn, featurettes detailing the special effects, production, and historical inspiration of the film, and a tribute to actor DeForest Kelley. 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". "The Undiscovered Country" was remastered in 1080p high-definition from the 2000

neg: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home list, peaking at #3. MCA Records released the film's soundtrack November 26, 1986. In its first week, "The Voyage Home" ended ""Crocodile" Dundee"s 8-week reign of the American box office. The "Star Trek" film made $39.6 million in its first five days of release, exceeding "The Search for Spock"s opening by $14 million. Ultimately, the film grossed a global total of $133,000,000 against its $21 million cost ($1 million under budget). In six weeks, "The Voyage Home" sold $81.3 million in tickets, more than the franchise's second or third film, and almost as much as "Star Trek: The Motion Picture".

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: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" begins with the "Enterprise" completing an 18-month refit overseen by its new captain, Willard Decker. Decker describes the refit vessel as "an almost totally new "Enterprise"". Admiral Kirk takes command of the ship to address a threat to Earth. "Star Trek" novels and other media depict a second five-year mission under Kirk's command between the events of the first and second films. Captain Spock commands the "Enterprise", serving as a training ship, at the beginning of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" in 2285. Kirk assumes command to investigate problems at space station Regula

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: Star Trek: The Motion Picture to Michele and Duncan Barrett, Roddenberry had a decidedly negative view of religion that was reflected in the "Star Trek" television series episodes; in the episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?", for example, the god Apollo is revealed to be a fraud, an alien rather than a divine being from Earth's past. In comparison, religious scholar Ross Kraemer says that Roddenberry "pulled his punches" regarding religion and in the television show religion was not absent but highly private. Barrett suggests that with the "Star Trek" feature films this attitude of not addressing religious issues shifted. In the television series, little time

neg: Star Trek spin-off fiction group of cadets, including "Deep Space Nine's" Ferengi, Nog. Finally, a five-issue limited series, "Star Trek: Untold Voyages", followed Kirk on his second five-year mission following the events of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (similarly to the first Marvel series, but ignoring the original comics' stories). The ongoing series were canceled in 1998 due to sales being below expectations, with "Early Voyages" leaving an unresolved story by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Wildstorm were the next licensee. Wildstorm decided to not do an ongoing series, but instead a series of miniseries and trade paperback graphic novels from 1999 onwards. Writers

neg: Star Trek: Klingon Academy was created. The setting of the game was moved to the time just before the events depicted in the motion picture , which was released by Paramount Studios in 1991. Therefore, "Klingon Academy" is a prequel to "Star Trek VI". Like "Starfleet Academy", "Klingon Academy" features space battles interspersed with full-motion video, with real actors and sets and frequent branching dialogue response options. As soon as "Klingon Academy" was officially announced, developers ran into problems with the old source code from "Starfleet Academy". Parts of the code were lost, garbled or incoherent, and delays began to mount. One of the

neg: Kirk/Spock lying down in sickbay, clasps Kirk's hand and says that he understands "this simple feeling". Woledge points out that both the gesture and the words are "ambiguous", and can be interpreted as homoerotic. Eye contact and gestures throughout the series have also been cited as being part of a homoerotic subtext in their relationship. In the novelization of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" co-written by Gene Roddenberry, a footnote was added where Kirk addresses a rumor that he and Spock were lovers: Another key scene which can be interpreted as homoerotic is in "", when Spock dies, and tells Kirk,

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture up to the task. The scope and size of the effects grew after the television movie became "The Motion Picture". Abel and Associates bid $4 million for doing the film's effects and Paramount accepted. As new effects were added, Abel increased their bid by $750,000, and Roddenberry suggested that the effects costs and schedules be reexamined. Rumors surfaced about difficulties regarding the special effects. A year into the production, millions of dollars had been spent but almost no usable footage had been created; Abel and Associates was not experienced in motion picture production and the steep learning curve worried the

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture effects that would be added later. Roddenberry also provided a large amount of input, sending memos to Ramsay via Wise with ideas for editing. Ramsay tried to cut as much unnecessary footage as he could as long as the film's character and story development were not damaged. One of Roddenberry's ideas was to have the Vulcans speak their own language. Because the original Vulcan scenes had been photographed with actors speaking English, the "language" needed to lip-sync with the actor's lines. After the groundbreaking opticals of "Star Wars", "The Motion Picture"s producers realized the film required similarly high-quality visuals. Douglas

neg: Madlyn Rhue work, including a role in "Days of Our Lives"; but by 1985, she needed a wheelchair and was limited to roles that did not require her to walk or stand, such as recurring roles in "Murder, She Wrote" and "Houston Knights". Her illness prevented her from appearing as her "Star Trek" character Lieutenant Marla McGivers in the film "" (1982), and the character ultimately disappeared from the script as director Nicholas Meyer did not wish to re-cast the part. She eventually became incapacitated by multiple sclerosis and died from pneumonia at the age of 68 at the Motion Picture &

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Prairie". When the television series was cancelled and plans for a film put into place, new sets were needed for the large 70 mm film format. Wise asked Harold Michelson to be the film's production designer, and Michelson was put to work on finishing the incomplete "Phase II" sets. The designer began with the bridge, which had nearly been completed. Michelson first removed Chekov's new weapons station, a semicircular plastic bubble grafted onto one side of the bridge wall. The idea for "Phase II" was that Chekov would have looked out toward space while crosshairs in the bubble tracked targets.

neg: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was larger than it really was. To present the illusion that the "Enterprise"s elevators moved between decks, corridor pieces were wheeled out of sight to change the hall configuration while the lift doors were closed. Background equipment such as computer terminals were rented when possible instead of purchased outright. Some designed props, such as a redesigned phaser and communicator, were vetoed by Paramount executives in favor of existing materials from "The Motion Picture". The "Enterprise" was refurbished for its space shots, with its shiny exterior dulled down and extra detail added to the frame. Compared to the newly built "Reliant",

neg: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trumbull, a film director with an excellent reputation in Hollywood who had worked on "", was the first choice for director of special effects, but declined the offer. When approached, Trumbull was busy on "Close Encounters", and was tired of being ignored as a director and having to churn out special effects for someone else's production; after completing the effects work, Trumbull planned on launching his own feature using a new film process. The next choice, John Dykstra, was similarly wrapped up in other projects. Post-production supervisor Paul Rabwin suggested Robert Abel's production company Robert Abel and Associates might be