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A Crucial Change Saved Star Trek's 1960s Pilot Episode From Disaster

Star Trek's 1960s pilot episode remains a foundational chapter in The Original Series, but one vital change saved it from ...
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Nearly 60 Years Later, One of ‘Star Trek’s Most Horrific and Crushing Deaths Is in Its Very First Episode

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Ralph Senensky, Director on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Waltons,’ Dies at 102

He helmed memorable episodes spotlighting Leonard Nimoy and Ellen Corby on those shows, plus the three-part pilot for ...

7 Game-Changing Times Star Trek Rewrote Canon

Star Trek has made many changes to canon over the years that have sparked passionate debates about how everything fits ...

Star Trek Almost Lost One of Its Most Important Characters, and Then Martin Luther King, Jr. Stepped In

Martin Luther King Jr. played a major role in keeping Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek, despite facing racism and wanting to ...

Original Star Trek & Twilight Zone Director Dies At 102

Ralph Senensky, director of both Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, passed away on November 1, 2025, in a hospital in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. He was 102 years old. Confirming the event to The ...