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'''''Star Trek''''' was a popular [[American]] [[television]] series of the 1960s that became a cultural icon of the late [[20th century]]; it later spawned a long-running entertainment franchise that included movies and spin-off TV series into the [[21st century]]. It featured, among other characters, '''Mr. Spock''', '''Captain Kirk''' and '''Doctor McCoy'''. ''Star Trek'' had many avid followers, who felt thrilled at the debut of movies based on the series. ([[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')
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'''''Star Trek''''' was a popular [[American]] [[science fiction]] [[television]] series. It featured, among other characters, '''Mr. Spock''', '''Captain Kirk''' and '''Doctor McCoy'''. ''Star Trek'' had many avid followers, who felt thrilled at the debut of movies based on the series. ([[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')
 
==Overview==
===Minor mentions and references==
*The first time [[Bernice Summerfield]] watched ''Star Trek'', she thought it was a documentary. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
*The first time [[Bernice Summerfield]] watched ''Star Trek'', she thought it was a documentary. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] explained the [[chameleon circuit]] to [[Grace Holloway]] in terms of a "[[Wikipedia:Cloaking device|cloaking device]]", using a term closely associated with ''Star Trek'' (although in the context of ''Star Trek'' a cloaking device was used to turn space vehicles invisible, not change their appearance as was the theoretical function of the TARDIS' chameleon circuit). ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TV Movie]]'')
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] explained the [[chameleon circuit]] to [[Grace Holloway]] in terms of a "[[Wikipedia:Cloaking device|cloaking device]]", using a term closely associated with ''Star Trek'' (although in the context of ''Star Trek'' a cloaking device was used to turn space vehicles invisible, not change their appearance as was the theoretical function of the TARDIS' chameleon circuit). ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TV Movie]]'')
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] wore a space helmet that bore the ship registry NCC-1701D, the registry of Picard's Enterprise in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' ([[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'')
*As a young [[science fiction]] fan, [[Izzy Sinclair]], watched ''Star Trek'' to vicariously escape her unhappy home life. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]'')
*As a young [[science fiction]] fan, [[Izzy Sinclair]], watched ''Star Trek'' to vicariously escape her unhappy home life. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]'')
*[[Rose Tyler]] compared [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] to the ''Star Trek'' character Spock, a name Rose later gave as the Doctor's own when she introduced him to [[Jack Harkness]]; Harkness subsequently began calling him Mr. Spock until he was corrected. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'')
*[[Rose Tyler]] compared [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] to the ''Star Trek'' character Spock, a name Rose later gave as the Doctor's own when she introduced him to [[Jack Harkness]]; Harkness subsequently began calling him Mr. Spock until he was corrected. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'')
*A [[Time Lord]], [[Marnal]], going by the [[Human]] alias Marnal Gate, sold a script to ''Star Trek''. Unhappy with the changes made to the script, however, he saw to it that he did not get credited for it. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')
*A [[Time Lord]], [[Marnal]], going by the [[Human]] alias Marnal Gate, sold a script to ''Star Trek''. Unhappy with the changes made to the script, however, he saw to it that he did not get credited for it. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')
*When the [[Gorgon]]'s followers trapped [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Luke Smith]], [[Maria Jackson]], and [[Clyde Langer]] and Sarah's [[sonic lipstick]] was taken from her Clyde commented that they didn't need a "Star Trek gadget" to get out. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
*When [[Clyde Langer| Clyde]] and [[Luke|Luke Smith]] were on [[Uvlavad Kudlak|Kudlak]]'s ship Luke asked Clyde if he could use his [[mobile phone]]. One of the other captives told him that it would be useless in space unless he knew Captain Kirk's phone number. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]'')
*When [[Clyde Langer| Clyde]] and [[Luke|Luke Smith]] were on [[Uvlavad Kudlak|Kudlak]]'s ship Luke asked Clyde if he could use his [[mobile phone]]. One of the other captives told him that it would be useless in space unless he knew Captain Kirk's phone number. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]'')
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] once compared the [[sonic screwdriver]] to ''Star Trek's'' tricorder. Shortly afterwards, the Doctor and Donna, briefly adopted the aliases Doctor McCoy and  Captain Kirk, respectively. ([[BBC Audio]]: ''[[Pest Control]]'')
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] once compared the [[sonic screwdriver]] to ''Star Trek's'' tricorder. Shortly afterwards, the Doctor and Donna, briefly adopted the aliases Doctor McCoy and  Captain Kirk, respectively. ([[BBC Audio]]: ''[[Pest Control]]'')
==Other information==
==Other information==
*[[Destrii]] watched a [[spacecraft]] design closely resembling that of the fictional ''[[Wikipedia:Starship Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' ([[DWM]]: ''[[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]'')
*[[Destrii]] watched a [[spacecraft]] design closely resembling that of the fictional ''[[Wikipedia:Starship Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' ([[DWM]]: ''[[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
==See also==
::''See [[Star Trek (franchise)]] article for detailed information''
*[[Star Trek (franchise)]]
 
[[Category:Cultural References]]
[[Category:Cultural References]]
[[Category:Television series]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Revision as of 20:27, 24 July 2009

Star Trek


Star Trek was a popular American science fiction television series. It featured, among other characters, Mr. Spock, Captain Kirk and Doctor McCoy. Star Trek had many avid followers, who felt thrilled at the debut of movies based on the series. (NA: Return of the Living Dad)

Overview

=Minor mentions and references

Other information

See also