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''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''Star Trek: TOS'' or simply ''TOS'') to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), first officer and science officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and chief medical officer Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose: The series was produced from September 1966–December 1967 by Desilu Productions, and by Paramount Television from January 1968–June 1969. ''Star Trek'' aired on NBC from September 8, 1966 to June 3, 1969 and from September 6 on Canada's CTV network. ''Star Trek''s Nielsen ratings while on NBC were low, and the network canceled it after three seasons and 79 episodes. Several years later, the series became a bona fide hit in broadcast syndication, remaining so throughout the 1970s, achieving cult classic status and a developing influence on popular culture. ''Star Trek'' eventually spawned a franchise, consisting of five additional television series, twelve feature films, numerous books, games, toys, and is now widely considered one of the most popular and influential television series of all time. ==Creation== On March 11, 1964, Gene Roddenberry, a long-time fan of science fiction, drafted a short treatment for a science-fiction television series that he called ''Star Trek.''〔Roddenberry, Gene (March 11, 1964). (''Star Trek'' Pitch ), first draft. Accessed at ''LeeThomson.myzen.co.uk''.〕 This was to be set on board a large interstellar spaceship in the 23rd century, whose crew was dedicated to exploring a relatively small portion of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Some of the influences on his idea that Roddenberry noted included A. E. van Vogt's tales of the spaceship ''Space Beagle'', Eric Frank Russell's ''Marathon'' series of stories, and the film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956). Other people have also drawn parallels with the television series ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger'' (1954), a less sophisticated space opera that still included many of the elements—the organization, crew relationships, missions, part of the bridge layout, and even some technology—that were part of ''Star Trek''. Roddenberry also drew heavily from C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower novels that depict a daring sea captain who exercises broad discretionary authority on distant sea missions of noble purpose. Roddenberry often humorously referred to Captain Kirk as "Horatio Hornblower in Space". Roddenberry had extensive experience in writing for series about the Old West that had been popular television fare earlier in the 1960s and the 1950s. Armed with this background, the first draft deliberately characterizes the new show as "''Wagon Train'' to the stars."〔 Like the familiar ''Wagon Train'', each episode was to be a self-contained adventure story, set within the overarching structure of a continuing journey, rather than being bound to the same location. With the notable exception of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', all future television and movie realisations of the franchise would adhere to the "Wagon Train" paradigm of the continuing journey. In Roddenberry's original concept, the protagonist was Captain Robert April of the starship S.S. ''Yorktown''. This character was developed into Captain Christopher Pike, first portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star Trek: The Original Series」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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