One of the most beloved science fiction IP’s of all time, Star Trek and its many spin-off series have built up one of the most popular franchises in television history. After Star Trek originally aired in the ‘60s, several films were made to varying success, but it wasn’t until the end of the ‘80s that Trekkies would get to see a new fresh take on Starfleet and bold space exploration that would revive the fandom. Star Trek: The Next Generation aired in 1989, and ushered in a whole new generation of fans.

After a bit of a raktajino break, the Star Trek franchise is now booming once again, with a bunch of new series in development. Resistance appears to be futile when it comes to the widespread reach of these space adventures. Trekkies can celebrate the resurgence of Star Trek content with these essential items to have tucked safely into a Starfleet uniform at all times.

Star Trek: The Original Series was filmed on a shoestring budget, which meant that the aliens had to be as lo-fi as possible in their appearance. It's due to these cash flow problems that the resident alien aboard the Enterprise was just a guy with pointy ears.

Star Trek: The Original Series, or simply Star Trek, was a popular sci-fi show that ran on NBC from 1966 to 1969. The series ran for a total of 3 seasons and 79 episodes, not including the pilot "The Cage". The series starred William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. The show quickly gathered a large fan base known as Trekkies, which continued to grow even after NBC canceled the show. It didn’t take long for the series to return as an animated form and eventually into several movies starring Shatner and Nimoy.