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804 APPENDIX I: TIMELINE OF STAR TREX PROSUCTION THE STAR TREX ENCYCLOPEDIA becomes Star Trek Il: The Wrath of Khan, a sequel to 1995: Star Trek: Voyager premieres on the new United “Space Seed" (TOS). Some members of the Star Trek fan Paramount Network. Starring Kate Mulgrew as Captain community react negatively to plans for the film to feature Kathryn Janeway, the show is created by Rick Berman, the death of Spock. Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor.

1982: Star Trek Il: The Wrath of Khan, directed by Nicholas Michael Dorn joins the cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Meyer, is released to critical and financial success. Just as Worf, prior to release, the film's ending is modified slightly to make Spock's death more ambiguous, leaving the door 1996: Star Trek celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with “Trials open for his return in a sequel. and Tribble-ations” (DS9), a special episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine revisiting James Kirk and his crew Shortly after Star Trek II's release, Leonard Nimoy indi- aboard the original Starship Enterprise, and with a special cates a willingness to return for such a sequel, and plans episode of Star Trek: Voyager entitled “Flashback” (VGR), are announced for Star Trek /if to be directed by Nimoy. featuring the adventures of Captain Sulu commanding the Starship Excelsior. 1984: Star Trek Ili: The Search for Spock is released, featuring the return of Spock from the dead and the destruction of The eighth feature film, Star Trek: First Contact, directed the original Starship Enterprise. by Jonathan Frakes, is released, with Captain Jean-Luc Picard and crew aboard an all-new Starship Enterprise-E. 1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is released. Leonard Nimoy also directs this story of time travel back to the 20th century. 1997: Jennifer Lien leaves the cast of Star Trek: Voyager. She is replaced by Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine. As Star Trek celebrates its 20th anniversary, Paramount announces plans to produce a new syndicated series 1998: Star Trek: Insurrection, the ninth Star Trek movie, is directentitled Star Trek: The Next Generation, to be produced ed by Jonathan Frakes, the second adventure aboard the by Gene Roddenberry, featuring an all-new cast. Enterprise-E, and the third with the Star Trek: The Next Roddenberry recruits original series veterans Bob Generation cast. Justman, Eddie Milkis, Dorothy Fontana, David Gerrold, and John Dwyer to get the new show underway. Terry Farrell departs Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as her character is killed at the end of the sixth season. Nicole deBoer 1987: Star Trek: The Next Generation debuts as a syndicated joins the cast as Ezri, the new host of the Dax symbiont. weekly series featuring Patrick Stewart as Captain JeanLuc Picard aboard the Starship Enterprise-D. Although Paramount Pictures launches Star Trek: The Expenence at Roddenberry is actively involved in the show's early pro- the Las Vegas Hilton. duction, he later steps back into a more supervisory role, leaving day-to-day operations in the hands of Rick 1999: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine concludes its seventh and Berman. Bob Justman retires after completion of post- final year of production. production on the 1987-1988 season. And the adventure continues... 1988: William Shatner takes a turn at directing the fifth feature, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Star Trek: The Next Generation is renewed for a second season. Whoopi Goldberg joins the Star Trek cast as Guinan, and Diana Muldaur plays Enterprise-D chief medical officer Katherine Pulaski.

1989: Gates McFadden returns to the Star Trek cast as Dr. Beverly Crusher at the beginning of the show's third season.

1990: Star Trek: The Next Generation is renewed for an unprecedented fourth season. Wil Wheaton, as Wesley Crusher, departs the Star Trek cast midway through the year. The last segment of the season, “Redemption, Part I" (TNG), is the show's 100th episode.

1991: Gene Roddenberry dies at the age of 70, shortly after the 25th anniversary of his creation, which has become more popular than ever.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is released, touted as the final voyage of the original crew.

1993: A new Star Trek series entitled Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premieres, featuring Avery Brooks as Commander Benjamin Sisko in charge of station Deep Space 9. The show is created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller.

1994: Star Trek: The Next Generation concludes its run after seven seasons and 178 episodes.

The seventh Star Trek movie, Star Trek Generations, is directed by David Carson, featuring the death of Captain James T. Kirk and the destruction of the Starship Enterprise-D.