The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle Company, the project will feature interviews with cast, crew and experts as it explores pivotal moments in the franchise’s history, from its inception at Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu to recent film and television adaptations.
Cast
Gates McFadden
Self / Narrator
Seasons
E1Lucy Loves Trek
Nov 5, 2021
It all began when Gene Roddenberry convinced Desilu to foot the bill for not one, but two "Star Trek" pilots; thanks to Desilu's boss, America's darling Lucille Ball, the world met Kirk, Spock and McCoy.
E2Saturday Morning Pinks
Nov 12, 2021
A cartoon version of Star Trek in the early 1970s featured original series creator Gene Roddenberry, writer D.C. Fontana, and the series' original stars.
E3Trekking Through the '70s: Phase II and The Motion Picture
Nov 22, 2021
Paramount wanted to launch a fourth network with the new Star Trek series Phase II as its flagship. When the network proved unworkable, Phase II appeared doomed - until Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind proved box office hits. Phase II became the 1979 blockbuster Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
E4Trek Goes to the Movies
Nov 22, 2021
The 1980s saw Paramount release three linked Star Trek movies to huge box-office success. The first, The Wrath of Khan, saw Ricardo Montalban as Khan, a villain from the original series, return. It was followed by The Search for Spock, directed by Leonard Nimoy. He returned to the director's chair for The Voyage Home, the biggest Star Trek success yet.
Videos
Storyline
In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle Company, the project will feature interviews with cast, crew and experts as it explores pivotal moments in the franchise’s history, from its inception at Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu to recent film and television adaptations.
Recommended
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
Marvel's 616
2020
30 for 30
2009
Top Gear
1978
Biography
1987
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
2022
Behind the Attraction
2021
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE
2024
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
MegaStructures
2004
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
More Like This
Voyage sous nos pieds
2016
Le Dossier D'Alain Decaux
1985
L'Histoire en Question
1982
Lazenca, The Soul Frame
1997
Wolf 2039
2021
Polis
2024
Bèsties i flames
2025
L’estafador de l’amor
2024
Guimerà, el Nobel sense premi
2024
Els herois de Vandellòs I
2025
Georgian Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll: Unbuttoning Bridgerton
2024
Entre quatre parets
2025