Star Trek, conceived by Gene Roddenberry, officially premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966, with the very psychologically appealing core of half-human/half-Vulcan science officer Spock (reason), Dr. McCoy (emotion), and Captain Kirk (the reconciler of the two). The earlier-produced pilot-episode, „The Cage” — with Captain Pike and a female first officer („Number One”) — had been considered as „too cerebral.” ST has grown into a worldwide media super-phenomenon, despite the cancellation of the original series (TOS or „classic Trek” or „Trek Classic” to current-day enthusiasts) […]