Star Trek (The Original Series) hit the American TV screens on 8 September 1966 and it now celebrates its 55th birthday. In commemoration of this great sci-fi series, we decided to tell you how the show was originally conceived and how it was received by the studio.
Conception
Star Trek is the ambitious brain-child of Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry (19 August 1921-24 October 1991) has had a sweet spot for science-fiction since high school. Before he became a television writer and producer, he was a pilot, as well as a press officer for the LAPD. Talking about diverse interests!
Conceived in the 1960’s during the height of the Cold War, Star Trek meant to portray a human future...