Around april 1973, the nbc network gave the green light to filmation studios to produce 16 episodes for airing that fall. The animated series is surprisingly good with tos, tas, voy, ds9 and tng all being added to uk netflix, i decided to quit my break from star trek and dive back in. More than anything else, the rigorous schedule may have been the cause of the series demise after 2 seasons and twentytwo episodes. The answer lies with the franchises mercurial creator. The animated series was how comparatively dynamic it made 1966s original star trek look. The first time i thought star trek died was after tos. A few of these tracks were also used in others filmations cartoons like lassie and the rescue rangers and tarzan lord of the jungle sco. The animated star trek series made its debut early on saturday morning september 8, 1973. Not the best animation or stories in the world, but it was star trek nonetheless.
Animated series book revealed mar 31, 2019 a new hardcover guidebook to star trek. Star trek tas s01e03 one of our planets is missing. With the exception of ensign chekov, all the regular characters from star trek appear in the series, and all are voiced by the. The star trek animated series set is a must for fans whove never seen. Even though i have been a fan of star trek from the original series forward, i never had any interest whatsoever in watching the mustbeforkids, silly animated show. The voice cast included william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, geo.
Rewatching every episode of star trek jonathan bailey medium. The animated series tas, originally aired as star trek and as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, is an american animated science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. The animated series originally known simply as star trek but also known as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek is an animated science fiction television series set in the star trek universe following the events of star trek. As postulated by gene roddenberry, the animated series did not belong to star treks canon and was therefore missing in official reference works. Many viewers who had never seen the poorly scheduled scifi series during its. A few of these tracks were also used in others filmations cartoons like lassie and the rescue rangers and tarzan lord of the jungle.
Enterprises historic fiveyear mission 226970, replaced by his own navigation instructor at starfleet academy, lt. In accordance to this previous decision, i did not take into account events from tas on this website. Inuniverse, according to ensign pavel chekov transferred to a new assignment during the final year of the u. Imho the special effects blows away anything from the original series. Star trek the animated series filmation soundtrack. Last summer, i decided to watch all the series in order and i just finished watching tng and was going to start on ds9, but was thinking about how i skipped tas i just don. I grew up watching star trek here and there, but i was born in 95 so it was. The animated series s2 e6 the counterclock incident the enterprise tries to save an unidentified ship plunging into a supernova but is dragged into a universe where time runs backwards. Holomatch bot of a mirror universe version of mress from the animated series. The animated series was aired under the name star trek, but it has become widely known under this. Consider that almost all the talent that was involved with the original series also worked on the animated series. One of the best scores created for a animated series on the 1970s. The animated series is often referred to as star trek s fourth season because it was created in 1973, four years after the third and final season of the original series, and because most of the original cast provided the voices.
While it has close connections to tos, tas has remained largely isolated from the four recent live. The series used almost all of the original casts voices minus walter koenig, and animation allowed for more aliens and fantastical plots and sets. This section sums up some obstacles if we try to reconcile events from tas, regardless of its animated nature, with the rest of star trek. The animated series was the only star trek series not to be produced with a cold open teaser, instead starting directly with the title credits sequence. The animated series was aired under the name star trek, but it has become widely known under this longer name to differentiate it from the original liveaction star trek. The animated series is disputed, but is generally considered canon except where it conflicts with the liveaction series and movies. The animated series introduced a threearmed, threelegged, longnecked, alien member of the bridge crew, named arex, and a catlike alien crew member named mress. On the other hand, as opposed to the bulk of noncanon novels or fan work, the series was produced. Its worth noting that in 1988, roddenberry was in the middle of losing most of his power over the franchise he built. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a. The animated star trek series ran for two seasons in 1973 and 1974. Tbonz on may 1 fullers discovery mirror universe vision by. On the television network nbc, 22 episodes of the animated series were aired between september 1973 and october 1974.
The animated series 1973 74 a retrospective by john kenneth muir. Dec 29, 20 here is the complete library of music recorded by filmation for star trek the animated series. The animated series originally aired in the early 70s, they aired without a teaser for next weeks episode, but here at trekcore tas, we present for the first time anywhere, a set of 22, allnew, one minute star trek next voyage teasers for the episodes of the animated series. When the original series went of the air the demand for more star trek thanks to the loyal fans was still very much alive in trek fandom. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan, nichelle nichols, george takei, and majel. One of the remarkable things about the 1973 series star trek. The original series, it wasnt all doom and gloom for trek fans before the first motion picture was released.
The second series in the star trek franchise, it is the first sequel. This website is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with cbs studios inc. The animated series premiered in 1973 as a saturday morning cartoon four years after the original series final. One of my favorite scifi tv series and star trek incarnations. Trek today news mcneill and wang trying to revive captain proton by. Filmation, the animation house behind fat albert and the cosby kids and the archie show, outdid itself with ambitious, elaborate painted backgrounds and alien character designs that outstripped the liveaction trek, and the series still looks. The animated series has been unjustly neglected by all but the most devoted trekkies for most of the 36plus years since it originally aired. The animated series originally known simply as star trek but also known as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek is a 1973 animated science fiction television series set in the star trek universe following the events of star trek. The crew of the starship enterprise are still boldly going where no man as gone before in the animated series. Star trek the animated series filmation soundtrack the. Widely regarded as one of the best episodes of the series, it was nominated for a daytime emmy award. Charming, goofy, and chalk full of spock, the animated series is as thoughtful as it is silly, channeling the best of what star trek. Kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets.
The animated series is an animated science fiction television series set in the star trek universe following the events of star trek. But as a dyed in the wool star trek fan from almost the moment of conception onwards, number one among these was star trek. The complete animated series, which debuted in september 1973, is available now to order from. By the early 70s, star trek reruns were becoming something of a sensation. Charming, goofy, and chalk full of spock, the animated series is as thoughtful as it is silly, channeling the best of what star trek has to offer into its condensed runtime. Here is the complete library of music recorded by filmation for star trek the animated series. The animated series was very wellreceived, even winning an emmy award, the production team had a difficult time keeping up with the demand to produce new episodes. This finish fan film is a marvellous crossover between star trek and babylon 5. Interest in star trek actually spiked in the years after it was canceled, and in 1973 captain kirk and the crew made their triumphant return to. The animated series beams down to bluray, worth any scifi fans time luke y. Its the highest rated star trek series in imdb and for good reason. The animated series premiered and continued the adventures of the enterprise crew.
Designing the animated series with robert kline youtube. The series was produced by the experienced animation house filmation and the episodes were scripted by professional science fiction and star trek writers, including larry niven, d. The original series in syndication so why is its place in canon a point of contention. The reason chekov wasnt on the animated series was money. The animated series wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, george takei. I never saw the tas so i started my new trekathon with that. However, some overseas versions of the original live action series, such as those aired by the bbc in the u. At first, filmation planned on not having george takei and nichelle nichols come back to do their roles again. Plus, it has a mildly devious spock, which its worth watching for alone. It was canon for 15 years after it first aired it was only after the first season of tng that roddenberry officially got it decanonized. I was fortunate enough to interview many of the people involved with the series while on. It originally aired from september 8, 1973 to october 12, 1974 on nbc, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. It first aired in the nbc saturday morning lineup on september 15, 1973, and was written by veteran star trek writer d.
The animated series beams down to bluray, worth any. The animated series is often referred to as star treks fourth season because it was created in 1973, four years after the third and final season of the original series, and because most of the original cast provided the voices. Yesteryear is the second episode of the first season of the animated american science fiction television series star trek. This page was created by kail tescar this site was created strictly as a hobby.
This article discusses if and how compatible tas is with canon liveaction star trek. The animated series available for online streaming. The animated series was a strange experiment in bringing more adultthemed adventure programming in the animated world, back when it happened in the early 70s. Shorter, it only ran 22 episodes and while i think all of them were at least decent i may be biased, picking 10 out of 22 for a list.