Yes, someone should really write a TL changing that, shouldn't they?
I have a plan to have Star Trek run for five seasons 1966-67, 67-68, 68-69, 69-70, & 70-71 with the last episode airing sometime in mid-March 1971.
After the shooting ends for season 5, in October/November of 1970, I have special career trajectories for each of the main characters.
William Shatner goes and stars in "
The Barbary Coast". After only one season and 24 episodes, the show is cancelled in March of 1972. The producers, writers, and cast all agree that Mr. Shatner's behavior towards everyone else on the set is a major factor in the ending of the show.
De Forrest Kelley becomes a pitchman for Heinz Ketchup from 1970-72.
Between October of 1972 & April of 1976, Mr. Kelley performs as a country doctor in the old west....of Western Australia. The series "
Diggers West", takes place in Western Australia in the early 1890's. Mr. Kelley is Dr. Malcolm Digger, a doctor who tends the cattlemen & miners in Western Australia. The show is well received, runs on CBS on Thursday nights from 10:00 PM til 11:00 PM. William Shatner makes comments that he believes that the show is.....just......
missing........
"something".
Leonard Nimoy, due to a fortunate contract loophole, is able to be a part of another show while Star Trek is still in production. From 1970 and until its' last show in the Spring of 1974, Mr. Nimoy is a part of the IMF, on "
Mission Impossible". Mr. Nimoy has several guest appearances on several other shows and movies throughout the 1970's and early 1980's. With the sudden death of Rod Serling in 1975, Mr. Nimoy becomes the host of the wildly popular series; "
In Search Of....". William Shatner comments that "I.S.O." seems to waste viewers time with way too many
childish & churlish topics that most people are simply not interested in. "
In Search Of...." runs from 1976 until May of 1982.
Nichelle Nichols: Miss Nichols goes on to perform in the happy-feel-good series called: "
Miss Carter's Room". Miss Carter is a high school guidance counselor who is able to solve huge problems for the 14-16 year old's who come to her office. Miss Carter goes the extra mile by going to students homes after hours to check on various students home lifes and by the end of each episode, Miss Carter is able to solve problems of divorce, alcoholism, teenage pregnancy, child abuse, hunger, etc. The show runs from October of 1971 until April of 1976. William Shatner comments that Miss Nichols show is unrealistic and too unbelievable to watch.
In 1971 George Takei is cast as Kato in a new series of the Green Hornet. The new Green Hornet runs for only one season (32 episodes). The Green Hornet runs from October 1971 until May of 1972. From September of 1972 until April of 1977, Mr. Takei is part of the cast of "
Hard Beat", a police drama show taking place in late 1960's New York City. Mr. Takei's character is Detective Jimmy Liu. William Shatner comments that George does well but his character is too unbelievable.
After Star Trek, James Doohan took a chance and went to Australia in 1972 to do commercials. He was signed by a agent and took a part as "
Capt. Colby, Bush Ranger" Capt. Colby was a precurser to the "Crocodile Hunter" with Steve Irwin. Capt. Colby ran from 1972-1978. According to William Shatner, Mr. Doohan's character did not dress the way that a man of the Australian bush would dress. He also said that Doohan's accent was not Australian enough.
Walter Koening: After Star Trek, Mr. Koening did a few commercials for both Chevrolet and Oldsmobile. Then in 1973, Mr. Koenig got a part to be a firefighter in 1974's "
Towering Inferno". After Inferno, Koening did a few guest appearances on: Kung-Fu, McCloud, Barnaby Jones, all in 1974. In the Spring of 1975 Mr. Koening recorded an album that contained 13 disco songs. One of which rose to #3 on both the pop and disco charts simultaneously in December of 1975.
At the same time as Koenig's album was reaching the charts, the Los Angeles County police report to a drunk and disorderly person at a gas station who was threatening to blow up the gas station. Upon arrival, the CHiP's started laughing believing that it was just a stunt perpetrated by Mr. Shatner since he was the man who was creating a scene at the Union 76 gas station. Allegedly, Mr. Shatner poured a bottle of Johnny Walker Red all over himself and was ordering & yelling at the CHiP's to arrest him since he was drunk. As the CHiP's rode away laughing, Bill was screaming at the top of his lungs: "
Why can't I even get arrested?! I AM SHaaatner! I AM SHaaaat-neeeeeer!".
Mr. Koening became a guest on the Hollywood Squares, he appeared on Match-Game '75, '76, & '77, he appeared on Johnny Carson three times between January of 1976 and October of 1977. Mr. Koening also was able to get a small role in the 1977 James Bond movie, "
The Spy Who Loved Me". Mr. Koening played the part of Commander Carter, a submarine captain. As a result of Koening's minor celebrity, he briefly becomes romantically involved first with Farrah Fawcett as well as Linda Ronstadt. Upon hearing of the continued success of Walter Koening, William Shatner checks himself into a sanitarium in the Hollywood Hills. A small article on page 17 of the Van Nuys Gazette (penny-saver) briefly mentioned it in a five line paragraph.