The Original Series' first pilot, "The Cage," was shot down by NBC, there was no guarantee the series was going to get off the ground even though it was given a second chance to prove itself with a new pilot.

Captain James T. Kirk refused to share his innermost pain with Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, but what was Kirk hiding from the Vulcan?

William Shatner knows the Star Trek franchise may recreate his youthful likeness with AI one day, but he has a fairly pragmatic view of the situation.