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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

1988 · 93 min

A genial, nostalgic stroll through television history, full of fond reminiscence and behind-the-scenes curiosity that rewards longtime fans more than newcomers.

Directed by
Donald R. Beck
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner
Overview
This special is hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception with "The Cage" through to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It also showed brief previews of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and TNG's second season. Also it was principally a container for the premiere of a full color print of "The Cage" which had, according to the special, recently been recovered from Paramount's studio archives.

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Directed by
Donald R. Beck
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner
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  • media
  • friendship
  • ambition
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  • true story
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Starring
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Languages
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