Talking About 'Star Trek': Why is Star Trek: The Animated Series not often spoken of or given the same recognition as the other Star Trek shows?
Why is Star Trek: The Animated Series not often spoken of or given the same recognition as the other Star Trek shows? Star Trek: The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, as it was officially marketed, has a complex history as to its canonicity within the Star Trek franchise. When it was created in the mid-1970s, most of the people involved in its creation treated the series as a continuation of Star Trek: The Original Series. (TOS). After all, it was created and executive produced by Gene Roddenberry, it featured the voices of most of the main cast members (including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley) except Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov), who wasn’t hired due to budget issues. (Koenig did participate on the writing end; he penned the script for The Infinite Vulcan. ) Most of the scripts were written by men and women who had written episodes for the live-action Star Trek, and some of the stories were adaptations of telepl