Star Trek: 25 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know! #startrek
Think you know everything about Star Trek? From behind-the-scenes mishaps to strange casting choices, the Starship Enterprise holds more secrets than you realize. Ever heard about Spock’s almost-green uniform? Or the actor who nearly played Captain Kirk? Buckle up as we explore 25 weird and surprising facts about Star Trek that will blow your mind!
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Captain Pike preceded Captain Kirk.
02:05 Dr. McCoy’s Famous Catchphrase: The Unexpected Origins of I’m a Doctor, Not a…
03:10 From Kirk to Spock: How Leonard Nimoy Became Star Trek’s Unexpected Heartthrob.
04:15 Assignment: Earth—The Star Trek Spin-Off That Never Was.
05:35 The Star Trek Spin-Off That Never Was: Harry Mudd’s Lost Adventures.
06:50 The Explosion That Left Star Trek Actors with Lifelong Hearing Damage.
08:11 The Secret Behind Star Trek’s Tight Budget and Iconic Costumes.
09:22 Captain Pike returned for two episodes and the Star Trek movie reboot.
10:48 Star Trek’s original number one was a woman.
11:42 Majel Barrett Roddenberry worked on every Star Trek series.
12:51 Star Trek’s Spock has greenish skin, but it was originally meant to be red.
14:23 A lot of Star Trek technology became reality.
15:41 There have been more than 125 Star Trek-related video games.
16:54 Star Trek’s Vulcan salute is actually a Hebrew blessing.
17:59 Star Trek’s Kirk/Spock connection continued in real life.
19:08 In a way, Star Trek was the original Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
20:22 One of Bones's signature Star Trek lines was taken from a 1933 movie.
21:15 Star Trek has a connection to Stanley Kubrick.
22:01 Kirk had a dark past before Star Trek.
24:08 Star Trek strived for ethnic and gender diversity, but the women still had to look sexy.
25:12 Many of the effects in the original Star Trek series were upgraded for HD broadcast and release in 2006.
26:10 Mark Lenard was a Romulan, a Klingon, and a Vulcan on Star Trek.
27:10 Malcolm McDowell received death threats after killing Captain Kirk onscreen.
28:14 Star Trek’s episodes are not in chronological order.
29:12 William Shatner pissed off Star Trek fans when he hosted Saturday Night Live.
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