Captain Kirk
- First Appearance: Star Trek: The Original Series
- Debut: September 8, 1966
- Creator: Gene Roddenberry
- Owned By: Paramount
- Played By: William Shatner, Chris Pine, Paul Wesley
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The Best Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Is Usually Ignored
“Balance of Terror” pretty much makes every “Best Star Trek: The Original Series” list. It’s widely regarded as a fan …
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The Star Trek Series That Could Save The Franchise
These days, the Star Trek franchise is in a precarious position. Both Discovery and Lower Decks were prematurely canceled, and …
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A Star Trek: TNG Lead Nearly Turned Into Kirk 2.0 (It’s Not Riker)
When it comes to comparing Star Trek: The Next Generation to The Original Series, most fans view the android Data …
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How Commander Riker Saved The Day By Copying Captain Kirk
When Star Trek: The Next Generation first came out, many fans were curious if the new characters would feel mostly …
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Celebrate Star Trek Day With Free Episodes
Sure, Labor Day was nice (certainly a day that Chief O’Brien approves of), but for Star Trek fans, the most …
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Acclaimed Star Trek Director Is Blunt About His Own Obituary
There are few people as important to the Star Trek franchise as Nicholas Meyer, who directed both The Wrath of …
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Star Trek II: Wrath Of Khan Director Knows Why It’s Still The Fan Favorite
What if you had to spend the rest of your life answering questions about why your best work is so …
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Why Star Trek’s Greatest Fight Was Never Face To Face
Most Star Trek fans believe The Wrath of Khan is the greatest film in the franchise, largely because of the …
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Star Trek’s Best Film Project Officially Dead
Quentin Tarantino is known for modern masterpieces like Pulp Fiction, and as anyone who remembers the Klingon proverb in Kill …
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Star Trek Is About To Change Your Favorite Original Series Characters
Strange New Worlds has always been something of a hybrid Star Trek show, one comprised of characters introduced in The …
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Star Trek Showrunner Determined To Bring Back The Worst Character
While Star Trek is a franchise full of great characters, there is one that most of us can agree is …
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The Best New Star Trek Wants To Stop Being A Prequel
One common criticism of modern Star Trek is that so much of the franchise is now prequels, including the reboot …
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The Star Trek Heroes Most Likely To Survive Predator
Who in the ranks of Star Trek’s heroes could survive one of the Predator films? It doesn’t look good for …
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Star Trek’s Darkest Show Secretly Has The Brightest Message
From its very first episode, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has enjoyed a reputation for being the darkest show in …
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The Best Duels To The Death In Sci-Fi History
Science fiction has provided no shortage of jaw-dropping battle scenes over the years. We’ve watched ships stalk each other through …
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The Star Trek Episode That Launched An Entire Fan Fiction Genre
Star Trek: The Original Series almost single-handedly created fandoms as we know them. Conventions, cosplay, incessant picking at every little …
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Star Trek’s Unmade ‘Justice League’ Film Details Revealed
All Star Trek fans know that the TNG films ended after the commercial and critical failure of Nemesis, the fourth …
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Star Trek’s Greatest Villain Unleashed Due To Federation Incompetence
You know how it’s only the people you love the most that can drive you truly up the wall? Our …
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Star Trek: Discovery’s Best Fight Nearly A Catastrophe
Star Trek: Discovery helped us learn plenty more about Sarek, who is Spock’s biological father and Michael Burnham’s adoptive daddy. …
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Star Trek V Writer Dies At 71
David Loughery was a prolific screenwriter arguably best known for writing Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Sadly, he died …
Star Trek Is Boldly Conquering Streaming
The beloved TV series Star Trek debuted on NBC on September 8, 1966, and almost didn’t make it beyond its …
Star Trek Made A Fan-Favorite Character Suddenly Awful
If you regularly re-watch Star Trek: Voyager (it’s not just us, right?), you start to notice some strange things, especially …
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William Shatner Goes On Foul-Mouthed Tirade In Ryan Reynolds Produced Video And It’s Wonderful
No matter how old William Shatner gets, he will no doubt always be best known as Captain Kirk from Star …
The Major Profanity Hidden In Star Trek TNG
If you mention Star Trek profanity, most fans will imagine you are talking about NuTrek shows like Discovery and Picard. …
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Everyone In Star Trek Dies Over And Over Again
The Star Trek transporters have always been the one element of the show that scares me to death. Beam me …
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The Surprising Reason Star Trek Discovery Re-Used A Ship Design
Star Trek is a franchise that has often shamelessly re-used ships and sets whenever possible. As you might expect, the …
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The Surprising Way Discovery Made Star Trek Franchise History In The Very First Episode
From the very beginning, Paramount wanted to emphasize that Star Trek: Discovery took place in the Prime Universe of The …
Star Trek: Discovery Pilot Script Predicted Show’s Worst Problem
Star Trek: Discovery is a show that fans had problems with for various reasons, including the focus on a single …
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Star Trek’s Most Controversial Show Fixes Worst Movie In Franchise
Many Star Trek fans consider The Final Frontier as the worst film in the entire franchise, a kind of ongoing …
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