"Star Trek" (1973) TV series 1973-1975

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Creator:

Gene Roddenberry

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The further adventures of Capt. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise

Plot Keywords:

Outer Space | Star Trek | Klingon | Based On Cult TV Series | Phaser

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

William Shatner	...	Captain James T. Kirk / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Leonard Nimoy	...	Mr. Spock / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
DeForest Kelley	...	Dr. McCoy (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
George Takei	...	Sulu / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Uhura / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
James Doohan	...	Scott / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Majel Barrett	...	Nurse Chapel / ... (21 episodes, 1973-1975)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: TAS (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (USA) (alternative title)
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series-The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA) (DVD box title)
The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

30 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | Australia:PG | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Filmation Associates

Trivia:

Many of the episodes were written by veterans of the original live-action TV series.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Drawn to the Final Frontier (2006) (V)

Lost classic

Many fans have looked negatively on this series. That is too bad, and they do not give it the attention and credit it fully deserves. Sure there is an episode or two that was simply okay, but overall, I enjoyed all of it.

Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek", was paid money for this series. He said that it was not part of "official" Star Trek. I think that is ridiculous, since he had the final approval of all of the scripts, and there were some great ones.

If anyone faulted the animation of this show, it must be remembered of what the state of animated films was in 1973. Even Disney had cut back considerably by that time; look at Disney's "Robin Hood" to see what I mean.

Because "Star Trek - The Animated Series" had a limited budget, there was not enough money to bring back Walter Koenig to play Chekov. But the show is a fine example of how "Trek" could work in animation.

And that is its finest accomplishment of all.