Spock stole his own brain : the creation of Star Trek: the original series -- Space cowboys : the writing of The original series -- Infinite diversity, finite genes : the progressive politics and diversity of Star Trek in the '60s -- The trouble with Trekkies : the death of The original series and the birth of Star Trek fandom -- An almost totally new enterprise : the animated series and the fusion of Star Trek and NASA -- Killing Spock : the motion picture, the wrath of Khan, and the mainstreaming of Trek -- Colorful metaphors : the search for Spock and the voyage home, and Star Trek of the 1980s -- Undiscovered generations : the saga of the three Saaviks and the desperate need for The next generation -- You will be assimilated : The next generation assumes command -- The dreamer and the dream : deep space nine finally delivers on the promise of The original series -- There's coffee in that Nebula! Voyager tears down the Starfleet boys' club -- Magic carpet rides : Star Trek's obsession with time travel, First contact, and Star Trek's first prequel-Enterprise -- It's sabotage! The Star Trek reboot films and the redefining of twenty-first-century blockbusters -- Disco inferno : Star Trek: discovery and the twenty-first-century renaissance of Trek on TV -- The pride of Starfleet : Trek's long road to LGBTQ representation -- Choose to live : Picard and Lower decks flip the script on Star Trek's definition of success -- The human adventure is just beginning : Strange new worlds and imperfect secret to Star Trek's immortality. -- Which Star Trek is which? A brief guide to all the Treks, ever.