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In 1977 Star Trek returned to television on PTVS at 8:00 pm with Star trek: New Voyages and would last until 1980
Starring:
William Shatner as Admiral turned Commandant James T. Kirk
Steven Collins as Captain William Decker (Decker was created as a backup incase Shatner couldn't reprise his role. Though he had great scenes with Shatner as the son of the Starfleet commandant killed by the Doomsday machine and blaming Kirk. Collins felt that his role was wasting his career and left after the first season)
DeForest Kelley as Senior Medical officer Dr. Leonard McCoy
James Doohan as Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (1st officer)
David Gautreaux as Science officer Lt. Xon of Vulcan (a young replacement for Spock)
Nichelle Nichols as Commander Nitoya Uhura
George Takei as Lt. Commander Hikaru Sulu
Persis Khambatta as Navigator Ilia of Delta-3 (Ilia was the love intrest of William Decker in the first season but after the characters death Ilia would choose a new Imazia in Lt. Xon allowing the newer characters some much needed hype)
Walter Koenig as security chief Lt. Pavlov Chekov
Susan Sullivan as Dr. Lori Ciana ships Councilor (Ships Councilor was created as Jon Povill felt that a Space Voyage would be hard on an officer's psychological condition. Unfortunately many of the writers were not good at writing psychology and Lori mostly focused on her being Kirk's bitter Ex-wife )
Majel Barrett as Dr. Christie Chapel
Grace Lee Whitney as Transporter chief Janice Rand
Executive producers:
Gene Roddenberry
Robert Goodwin
Harold Livingston
Story editor:
Jon Povill
Recurring guest stars would include
Keye Luke as Admiral Nakamota
Sid Haig as Klingon commander Kong
Jon Saxon as Romulan Captain Turlock
Craig Littler as Ensign Paul Kirk
Lenord Nimoy as Captain Spock ( returns in the final season)
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Atlas comics would pick up the license to Star Trek and their double size feature written by DC Fontana and drawn by Dave cockrum would explain Spocks disappearance as the Vulcan pilgrimage he had to take after their 5 year mission as well as introducing the Deltans as a matriarch Society that had recently joined the United Federation of planets with Ilia being the ambassadors daughter. The comic was a great success and with the new intrest in Science fiction helped prevent Atlas from fialing for bankruptcy.