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Hartford Courant, February 12, 1967
AIDS ENEMY: Madlyn Rhue portrays spacecraft crew member Marla who is torn between duty & love when her lover attempts to seize control of the Enterprise in his quest for world power in "Space Seed" on the NBC colorcast of "Star Trek" Thursday from 8:30 - 9:30p.m.
AIDS ENEMY: Madlyn Rhue portrays spacecraft crew member Marla who is torn between duty & love when her lover attempts to seize control of the Enterprise in his quest for world power in "Space Seed" on the NBC colorcast of "Star Trek" Thursday from 8:30 - 9:30p.m.
February 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Hartford Courant, February 12, 1967
AIDS ENEMY: Madlyn Rhue portrays spacecraft crew member Marla who is torn between duty & love when her lover attempts to seize control of the Enterprise in his quest for world power in "Space Seed" on the NBC colorcast of "Star Trek" Thursday from 8:30 - 9:30p.m.
AIDS ENEMY: Madlyn Rhue portrays spacecraft crew member Marla who is torn between duty & love when her lover attempts to seize control of the Enterprise in his quest for world power in "Space Seed" on the NBC colorcast of "Star Trek" Thursday from 8:30 - 9:30p.m.
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#OTD 1967 item.
Ludington Daily News, February 14, 1967.
Montalban Appears in 'Star Trek'
Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as the survivor of a tyrannical super race in "Space Seed," a drama in which Kirk and his crew are unwitting accomplices to an attempt to seize world power, on NBC's colorcast of "Star Trek."
Montalban Appears in 'Star Trek'
Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as the survivor of a tyrannical super race in "Space Seed," a drama in which Kirk and his crew are unwitting accomplices to an attempt to seize world power, on NBC's colorcast of "Star Trek."
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
#OTD 1967 item.
One wonders from whence these "news" items originated.
Independent, February 14, 1967.
Star Trek producers are looking for an attractive girl to play the regular role of an alien. Reason? More of the audience identify with Leonard Nimoy, who plays a male alien, than with earth-hero Shatner. Roddenberry hopes the men will identify with the alien lovely.
Star Trek producers are looking for an attractive girl to play the regular role of an alien. Reason? More of the audience identify with Leonard Nimoy, who plays a male alien, than with earth-hero Shatner. Roddenberry hopes the men will identify with the alien lovely.
February 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
One wonders from whence these "news" items originated.
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Monster Times 1, no. 26 (September 1973), 15.
At the recent ST-Equicon speculation ran the full spectrum from delighted anticipation to utter dread. A few Trekkies are so utterly horrified by the prospect of the animated series that they are already readying petitions to protest its very existence.
At the recent ST-Equicon speculation ran the full spectrum from delighted anticipation to utter dread. A few Trekkies are so utterly horrified by the prospect of the animated series that they are already readying petitions to protest its very existence.
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Monster Times 1, no. 26 (September 1973), 15.
At the recent ST-Equicon speculation ran the full spectrum from delighted anticipation to utter dread. A few Trekkies are so utterly horrified by the prospect of the animated series that they are already readying petitions to protest its very existence.
At the recent ST-Equicon speculation ran the full spectrum from delighted anticipation to utter dread. A few Trekkies are so utterly horrified by the prospect of the animated series that they are already readying petitions to protest its very existence.
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Exhibitors Herald-World, February 9, 1929. Texas Guinan was the real-life nightclub manager who was the inspiration for the name of Whoopi Goldberg's Star Trek character.
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Exhibitors Herald-World, February 9, 1929. Texas Guinan was the real-life nightclub manager who was the inspiration for the name of Whoopi Goldberg's Star Trek character.
When Lt. Uhura appeared in the #StarTrek 1966 debut, she was boldly going where no Black woman had gone before—as a continuing network TV character in an aspirational future where skin color didn’t matter.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
When Lt. Uhura appeared in the #StarTrek 1966 debut, she was boldly going where no Black woman had gone before—as a continuing network TV character in an aspirational future where skin color didn’t matter.
Learn how this. happened & why it matters ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/uhura
#BlackHistoryMonth
Learn how this. happened & why it matters ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/uhura
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Note to self: Richard and Linda Thompson's "For Shame of Doing Wrong" is capo 2 with a D-C-G-D progression, and This Mortal Coil's "Song to the Siren" is capo 3 with a G-D-C-Em progression. If I remember those details, I will definitely *not* botch either song at the open mic tomorrow night.
January 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Note to self: Richard and Linda Thompson's "For Shame of Doing Wrong" is capo 2 with a D-C-G-D progression, and This Mortal Coil's "Song to the Siren" is capo 3 with a G-D-C-Em progression. If I remember those details, I will definitely *not* botch either song at the open mic tomorrow night.
"Mister Spock here. We're intercepting a follow-up message, sir. There are crash survivors on Talos."
The gooseneck viewers from the first pilot resemble the 1964 AT&T Picturephone 1, as encountered by the Fact Trek landing party at #SFO.
More ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/fliptop
The gooseneck viewers from the first pilot resemble the 1964 AT&T Picturephone 1, as encountered by the Fact Trek landing party at #SFO.
More ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/fliptop
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"Mister Spock here. We're intercepting a follow-up message, sir. There are crash survivors on Talos."
The gooseneck viewers from the first pilot resemble the 1964 AT&T Picturephone 1, as encountered by the Fact Trek landing party at #SFO.
More ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/fliptop
The gooseneck viewers from the first pilot resemble the 1964 AT&T Picturephone 1, as encountered by the Fact Trek landing party at #SFO.
More ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/fliptop
Speaking of #Batman…before it or #StarTrek, #AdamWest played co-star to #WilliamShatner in the very expen$ive TV pilot ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Pencilled into the fall 1964 schedule but dropped in favor of "The Greatest Show On Earth."
You can watch the pilot here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Crc...
You can watch the pilot here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Crc...
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Speaking of #Batman…before it or #StarTrek, #AdamWest played co-star to #WilliamShatner in the very expen$ive TV pilot ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Pencilled into the fall 1964 schedule but dropped in favor of "The Greatest Show On Earth."
You can watch the pilot here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Crc...
You can watch the pilot here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Crc...
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Barrymore was replaced by Robert Brown as "The Alternative Actor," so to speak.
Rochester Times-Union, January 13, 1967. From the analog press-kit days: John Drew Barrymore being announced as the actor playing Lazarus on the STAR TREK episode "The Alternative Factor" on February 2. IRL Barrymore had dropped out of the episode in November 1966, and it was broadcast on March 30.
January 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Barrymore was replaced by Robert Brown as "The Alternative Actor," so to speak.
#OTD 1966, ABC premiered #BATMAN, with a 30.7 audience share & WHAM! POW!ed ahead of both CBS's Lost In Space & NBC's The Virginian. The show was a big hit at first, but quickly burned out. By the start of it's 2nd season in September, it often placed last. It ran 2½ seasons.
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Batman 1966 Television Series HD - Theme Song Opening & Closing Credits in 1080p High Definition
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Batmaaaaaan!
(Na na na na na na na na na na na na)
Batmaaaaaan!
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January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
#OTD 1966, ABC premiered #BATMAN, with a 30.7 audience share & WHAM! POW!ed ahead of both CBS's Lost In Space & NBC's The Virginian. The show was a big hit at first, but quickly burned out. By the start of it's 2nd season in September, it often placed last. It ran 2½ seasons.
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youtu.be/EZ9ymE2Rcxo
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Have we mentioned that Robert H. "Bob" Justman hated what we now call "small galaxy syndrome"? Well, Dorothy Fontana hated small galaxy syndrome too.
From a 1967-06-30 Fontana-penned memo about Sturgeon's "He Walked Among Us"
From a 1967-06-30 Fontana-penned memo about Sturgeon's "He Walked Among Us"
December 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Have we mentioned that Robert H. "Bob" Justman hated what we now call "small galaxy syndrome"? Well, Dorothy Fontana hated small galaxy syndrome too.
From a 1967-06-30 Fontana-penned memo about Sturgeon's "He Walked Among Us"
From a 1967-06-30 Fontana-penned memo about Sturgeon's "He Walked Among Us"
Star Trek's "Turnabout Intruder" was the only first-run episode to air on a Tuesday night. It was summer re-run season. Here's a peek at the Nielsens confirming this.
December 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Star Trek's "Turnabout Intruder" was the only first-run episode to air on a Tuesday night. It was summer re-run season. Here's a peek at the Nielsens confirming this.
#OTD 1966
Journal and Courier, December 13, 1966.
"BUT MOSTLY producers saw me as an Indian type. I've played more than 100 Indians because, I guess, of my high cheek bones. The last one was on Gunsmoke just before I started Star Trek. He was a foxy, intelligent Indian, one of the best roles of the lot."
"BUT MOSTLY producers saw me as an Indian type. I've played more than 100 Indians because, I guess, of my high cheek bones. The last one was on Gunsmoke just before I started Star Trek. He was a foxy, intelligent Indian, one of the best roles of the lot."
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#OTD 1966
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Variety, December 9, 1981. Fandom: the abusive partner who says you can walk away if you want, but nobody else will ever love you.
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Variety, December 9, 1981. Fandom: the abusive partner who says you can walk away if you want, but nobody else will ever love you.
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Coeur d'Alene Press, December 9, 1966.
Since Star Trek made its debut, fan clubs have sprung up. In his role as Spock Nimoy appeals to youngsters because he never blows his cool.
"I don't understand the reaction among young people to the role." he says. "But I'm happy that they've taken to him."
Since Star Trek made its debut, fan clubs have sprung up. In his role as Spock Nimoy appeals to youngsters because he never blows his cool.
"I don't understand the reaction among young people to the role." he says. "But I'm happy that they've taken to him."
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Coeur d'Alene Press, December 9, 1966.
Since Star Trek made its debut, fan clubs have sprung up. In his role as Spock Nimoy appeals to youngsters because he never blows his cool.
"I don't understand the reaction among young people to the role." he says. "But I'm happy that they've taken to him."
Since Star Trek made its debut, fan clubs have sprung up. In his role as Spock Nimoy appeals to youngsters because he never blows his cool.
"I don't understand the reaction among young people to the role." he says. "But I'm happy that they've taken to him."
🐋🐋 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released on VHS home video in the USA just 10 months after its theatrical release, whereas today it can be as little as two from theaters to home. 🏠 📼
And that $29.95 price? It'd be about $85–$90 today! 💸
#StarTrek #VHS #HomeVideo
And that $29.95 price? It'd be about $85–$90 today! 💸
#StarTrek #VHS #HomeVideo
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
🐋🐋 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released on VHS home video in the USA just 10 months after its theatrical release, whereas today it can be as little as two from theaters to home. 🏠 📼
And that $29.95 price? It'd be about $85–$90 today! 💸
#StarTrek #VHS #HomeVideo
And that $29.95 price? It'd be about $85–$90 today! 💸
#StarTrek #VHS #HomeVideo
#OTD 46 years ago #STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE warped on silver screens across the US. Disco may have been so-called dead (it was just restin'), but tie-ins still had that sound of the 70s… like this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vD...
#STTMP #StarTrek
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#STTMP #StarTrek
Frank Serafine - Star Trek / Main Title スター・トレック
A面）フランク・セラフィーニ ： スター・トレック
Side A) Frank Serafine - Star Trek / Main Title (Jerry Goldsmith)
EP) 『スター・トレック』 フランク・セラフィーニ Ⓟ1980
結構レアな音源かな？
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December 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#OTD 46 years ago #STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE warped on silver screens across the US. Disco may have been so-called dead (it was just restin'), but tie-ins still had that sound of the 70s… like this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vD...
#STTMP #StarTrek
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vD...
#STTMP #StarTrek
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New York Daily News, December 2, 1979.
A new movie, not the old TV show
HAPPINESS FOR TREKKIES
The pretty lady with the scalp problem (she's also the movie's main love interest) is Persis Khambatta. At right, a boy (Leonard Nemoy) and his mom, and one of the less friendly folk in outer space.
A new movie, not the old TV show
HAPPINESS FOR TREKKIES
The pretty lady with the scalp problem (she's also the movie's main love interest) is Persis Khambatta. At right, a boy (Leonard Nemoy) and his mom, and one of the less friendly folk in outer space.
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
New York Daily News, December 2, 1979.
A new movie, not the old TV show
HAPPINESS FOR TREKKIES
The pretty lady with the scalp problem (she's also the movie's main love interest) is Persis Khambatta. At right, a boy (Leonard Nemoy) and his mom, and one of the less friendly folk in outer space.
A new movie, not the old TV show
HAPPINESS FOR TREKKIES
The pretty lady with the scalp problem (she's also the movie's main love interest) is Persis Khambatta. At right, a boy (Leonard Nemoy) and his mom, and one of the less friendly folk in outer space.