Star Trek

Star Trek is an American media franchise owned by Paramount and CBS, as well as various spin-offs.

The main parts of the Star Trek franchise are:

• Seven television series (first shown from 1966 to today) and
• Thirteen movies (shown in theaters from 1980 to 2016).

Other parts of the franchise are: books (both fiction and non-fiction), magazines, comics, action figures, model toys and computer video games.

Star Trek was created as a TV series in 1966 by Gene Roddenberry. He and the other authors of Star Trek have, over time, developed a whole fictional universe set in the future. Following this fictional universe is the way they have chosen to maintain continuity between the various TV series and the movies.

Trekkies or Trekkers may refer to the many fans who love the series and support this Star Trek Universe. Many conventions and newsletters exist to serve these fans. There are even amateur movies made by the fans.^[1][2][3]

1. ↑ Suellentrop, Chris (Dec 2005). "To Boldly Go Where No Fan Has Gone Before". wired.com. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
2. ↑ Kimmel, Daniel M. (2005-07-31). "Enterprising fans captain 'Trek' spinoffs". Variety. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
3. ↑ Hakim, Danny (2006-06-18). "'Star Trek' Fans, Deprived of a Show, Recreate the Franchise on Digital Video". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-28.