Stardate: 2006

Star Trek, the orginal series celebrates its 40th anniversary today! The series ran three years from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969.

The Archive of American Television has interviewed several of the significant contributors to the series, including Captain James T. Kirk himself, William Shatner.

Click here to access all 5 interview segments. This is Part 5 of the interview. (Remember, if you'd like to watch the interview in the order in which it was conducted, select the parts in order (1,2,3...).)

Did you watch the series when it originally aired? What are your memories of Star Trek?