In television history, few pilots have had a stranger journey than the first attempt at Star Trek. Today, the 1964 pilot episode “The Cage” is widely regarded as a landmark in sci-fi TV—a serious, ...

In the days before streaming services, showrunners had to make a single episode for their new show, called a pilot, and hope it was good enough to be picked up.

More than half a century after its debut, Star Trek remains one of the most influential television series ever produced.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These days, Star Trek is a bona fide pop culture phenomenon. But during the development of The Original Series, there was anxiety ...

It’s no secret that Gene Roddenberry had trouble getting Star Trek on the air. He went to NBC with a pilot and believed that he had cooked up something really unique. The powers that be didn’t agree, ...

The model of Christopher Pike’s starship is back where it belongs after nearly 50 years.