Slightly Inaccurate Star Trek Trivia! (Humor)

ExurbanLeague.com ^ | May 8, 2009 | Jon

[inkling]

Crowds are swarming to see the new, "rebooted" Star Trek movie. But there are many facts about the popular epic that most casual fans don't know:

* Star Trek had several incarnations. The most popular series of the franchise was Star Trek: SG1. The least popular? Star Trek: 1999.

* The first interracial kiss on American television was between Capt. Kirk and Lt. Sulu.

* The original show only broadcast 13 episodes before it was canceled by Fox.

* The starship "Enterprise" was named after the first Space Shuttle.

[willgolfforfood]

Uh, wasn’t the first space shuttle named after the Star Ship Enterprise?

[Charles Martel]

In one seldom-seen episode, Capt. Kirk was played by George Lazenby.

Okay, that one provoked a chuckle. :-)

[RabidBartender]

"* The original show only broadcast 13 episodes before it was canceled by Fox. "

Ok, I LOL'd.

[nonsporting]

This article is intentionally wrong on every point. I don’t get it. It ain’t funny.

[BerryDingle]

The starship "Enterprise" was named after the first Space Shuttle.

I didn't know they had space shuttles back in 1966.

[Mac n Jac]

Satire is lost on many.

[Bigh4u2]

"The most popular series of the franchise was Star Trek: SG1."

Ummmm...That was Star GATE SG1!

NOT Star Trek

[cripplecreek]

Uh, wasn’t the first space shuttle named after the Star Ship Enterprise?

Yeah but it was some kind of replicant found after Kirk and Daniel went through the stargate.

[StandUpChuck]

As funny as a bucket of dead tribbles.

[tanknetter]

This article is intentionally wrong on every point. I don’t get it. It ain’t funny.

It's partly satire, partly a test to see how much of a sci-fi fan the reader is. They may all be wrong, but can you figure out how they're wrong?

For instance: Among dedicated fans — or "Trekkiers" — one of the most heated debates is which was the best Lt. Uhura: Persis Khambatta or Kirstie Alley?. Khambatta played Lt. Ilia in The Motion Picture, while Kirstie Alley played Lt. Saavik in The Wrath of Khan (a role that was subsequently played by Robin Curtis in The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home).

[meyer]

As a former Trekkie, I am not amused. Well, maybe a little - some of them are a little funny.

[BIGLOOK]

The NCC Enterprise was just one of a long line.



These little known facts are big fat lies.

[Young Werther]

From the Boy scout Space Exploration Handbook.

Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) was born in El Paso, Texas. He studied law for three years but switched his study to aeronautical engineering.

In World War II, he joined the Air Force. He flew 89 combat missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Later he studied literature and moved to Los Angeles in 1949. He became a screen writer for many early TV programs, including Dragnet. His success at writing for television allowed him to develop and produce his own TV series, Star Trek.

Premiering in 1966, this “Wagon Train to the stars” became a cult classic. In the 1970’s, a generation of “Trekkies” lobbied NASA to have the first Space Shuttle named Enterprise. When Gene Roddenberry died, his ashes were carried on a Space Shuttle mission. This was a fitting tribute to the visionary who imagined a future where humanity peacefully travelled throughout the galaxy.

Star Trek Cast at Enterprise Roll Out!

[buccaneer81]

Star Trek: 1999...

[Kirkwood]

I liked the season when Lt. Uhura had purple hair.