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Star Trek at 60: Why Gene Roddenberry’s vision matters more than ever
On September 8, 1966, television audiences heard five words that would ultimately become a promise spanning generations: “Space, the final frontier.” Sixty years later, Star Trek is still exploring it. What began as Gene Roddenberry’s ambitious, frequently embattled NBC science-fiction series has grown into one of the most durable franchises in entertainment history - encompassing multiple television series, animated adventures, 13 theatrical feature films, streaming movies, novels, games, conventions, and a fandom that has carried the Enterprise through cancellations, revivals, reboots, and more than one cinematic death of Spock.
