Star Trek collectively refers to six science fiction television
series spanning 726 episodes, ten motion pictures, and
hundreds of novels, video games, and other works of fiction
all set within the same fictional universe created by
Gene Roddenberry in the early- to mid-1960s. It depicts
an optimistic future in which humankind has overcome sickness,
racism, poverty, intolerance, and warfare on Earth; the
central characters explore the galaxy, finding new worlds
and meeting new civilizations, while helping to spread
peace and understanding. Star Trek is one of the most
popular names in the history of science fiction entertainment,
and one of the most popular franchises in television history.Star
Trek originated as a television series in 1966 There have
been five live action Star Trek series and an animated
series, altogether comprising (as of May 2005) a total
of 725 individual aired episodes (not including the original
unaired pilot) and thirty seasons worth of television.
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