Gene Roddenberry's galaxy-spanning saga debuted and transformed sci-fi TV into a genre rich with multilayered drama, ethnic diversity, and real-world issues

The Animated Series episode The Pirates of Orion was the first to show the males of the species… and they were blue. The behind-the-scenes story of how those who now go by 'House Azure' came to be is muddier than a Tellarite mud bath. Various reasons have been given over the years. None has really stuck.

The LCARS computer graphical interface is one of the more noteworthy nerdy details in the sci-fi franchise. Here's the meaning behind its acronym.

Star Trek as a series usually sticks to its core cast. Throughout most of the shows and their seasons, we get the same handful of characters for the majority of the show. We'll get different recurring characters,