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Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country [VHS]

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Let me explain

-Spoiler Warning-

The first version of the film was shown in theaters.

The second version was shown on all home video formats. This version includes a couple of additional footage to certain key scenes, and a few new scenes all together.
- Spock has more Dialogue in the top brass meeting.
- A scene taking place in the President's office where Col. West presents his plan to sneak into Klingon territory and rescue Kirk and McCoy.
- Spock and Scotty checking the torpedo inventory before Valeris informs them that the Chancellor's Daughter is now the current klingon chancellor.
- The klingon assassin at the climax of the film turns out to be Col. West.

The Third version of the film is shown on this Special Collector's Edition DVD. This version includes all the material from the second version, and a few minor changes to certain scenes and effects.
- When Martia gets shot, a disruption sound effect is removed to make her scream more apparent.
- Valeris's interrogation scene has been entirely reedited. There are now close up shots of Kirk and McCoy when they speak their lines instead of being in wide shots. When Spock and Valeris name a particular conspirator, the face of that person briefly appears in a flashback like style.

Do I prefer this version of the film? Sure. I personally believe that Valeris's interrogation scene is much more dramatic with the flashback shots. It really helps the viewers who aren't good with names understand who Spock and Valeris are talking about, and adds a little more tension near the end of the film.

I hoped this information helps you out in spotting what has been changed. If there is anything I missed, please feel free to contact me.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, released in 1991 a few months after the Silver Anniversary of the original television series and the death of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, is a suspenseful and adventure-packed "final voyage" for Capt. James T. Kirk and the Starship Enterprise.

Coming on the heels of the less-than-stellar Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and the resignation of Harve Bennett as producer of the feature films, Paramount turned to actor/producer Leonard Nimoy and director/screenwriter Nicholas Meyer (Time After Time, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) to save the foundering franchise and give fans something worthy of a 25th-anniversary celebration. After looking at various options, they decided on a Star Trek version of the end of the Cold War.

The Undiscovered Country (the title is a Shakespearean reference to death and was Meyer's first choice for the title of Star Trek II) capitalizes on the similarities of the U.S.-Soviet standoff to the long-standing not-quite-war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Fittingly, the film begins with a bang when, in a Chernobyl-like accident, the Klingon's main energy production source on the moon of Praxis explodes.

The explosion sends both literal and political shock waves across the galaxy. The physical subspace wave buffets the USS Excelsior, now commanded by former Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu (George Takei). Capt. Sulu, in the tradition of good Starfleet captains, offers assistance but is rebuffed by the Klingon High Command.

Nevertheless, three months later, Sulu's former shipmates, including Capt. Kirk (William Shatner), Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (the late DeForest Kelley), Capt. Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) and Cmdrs. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) and Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) are summoned to a top secret level meeting. "The Klingon Empire," they are told by Starfleet's commanding admiral, "has less than 50 years to live." Praxis' explosion has depleted the ozone layer of the Klingons' homeworld and polluted the atmosphere. Heavy expenditures on weapons and bases has weakened the Klingon economy and the cleanup is beyond their means. A special envoy has been appointed by the Federation to begin negotiations with Chancellor Gorkon, leader of the Klingon High Council. To the shock of Kirk and his officers, that envoy is Enterprise first officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy).

And when Kirk is assigned to escort Gorkon's ship into Federation space for a summit on Earth with the Federation president (That 70's Show's Kurtwood Smith), he's shocked and angry. Not only are the senior officers due to retire in a few months, but Kirk is still bitter about his son's death at the hands of the Klingons several years before. But the good captain has been issued his orders, and like it or not, he will do his duty.

Little does he know that a massive conspiracy to undermine the peace negotiations is underway, planned by those in the Federation and the Klingon Empire who have a lot to lose if peace breaks out. And soon, Kirk and the Enterprise crew are caught in a web of deceit and intrigue that will place their lives in jeopardy....and shatter the last best hope for galactic peace.

The film features a fine performance by Sex in the City's sultry Kim Catrall as Lt. Valeris, Spock's full-Vulcan protege with a hidden agenda of her own, as well as a wonderfully over-the-top appearance by Christopher Plummer as a dastardly, Shakespeare-quoting Klingon general. The Undiscovered Country also acknowledges the legitimacy of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and with an appearance by ST-TNG actor Michael Dorn as Col. Worf (the grandfather, one surmises, of the Enterprise-D's Lt. Worf, Dorn's "regular" role), the two generations are bridged on the silver screen. ("Unification, Parts I and II," guest starring Leonard Nimoy, had aired a few weeks before the film's premiere and included a few subtle references to its storyline.)

Star Trek VI's home video, laserdisc and first DVD releases contain the longer edited-for-home-viewing version which includes two deleted scenes featuring Rene Auberjonois (who would later be cast as Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) as Col. West. Paramount has released a barebones DVD since 1998, but a 2-disc Collector's Edition is forthcoming.

Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country, no better way to finish the movies with all of The Original Series characters. In my opinion, this was the best of their movies. The writers and producers really did a wonderful job with this one. It was great to see Sulu become Captain Sulu and get his own ship. Which later helped Voyager do an anniversary episode with Lt. Cmdr Tuvok having been a member of his crew. Kim Cattral as a Vulcan. Michael Dorn (Lt. Worf), playing his grandfather. Rene Auberjunous (Odo) as Col West, a couple years before Deep Space Nine. Many other notable Star Trek names making appearances in this great movie. Everything was great about this movie, from the state dinner with the Romulan ale, to the search of the Enterprise for the assassins. The space battle was one of the best treks ever put on screen. If you're one of the ten or less people on the planet who've not seen this, buy it, rent it or borrow it. This is the finest example of what Gene Roddenberry intended Star Trek to be.

Following the disastrous critical and box office reception of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Paramount could have easily dropped the original cast in favor of The Next Generation. However, sentiment prevailed and Nicholas Meyer, who directed The Wrath of Khan (still the most popular film with most Trekkers) and who co-wrote The Voyage Home (still the highest grossing Trek film), was called in. He, along with Leonard Nimoy, fashioned a script which features most of what has made Trek endure through the years: a relevant story drawing on then current events (i.e., the lightning paced changes in the relationship between the United States and the then Soviet Union, which precipitated the end of the Cold War), with plenty of action, drama, humor (appropriate humor, not slapstick) and character development. Thus, the original cast would be able to exit the franchise with their heads held high.

The pacing of this film is much smoother than the earlier films (even Treks II & IV took too long to get moving) starting swiftly and accelerating to the pulse-pounding conclusion. The overall tone of the film is darker and edgier than any previous Trek (perhaps the filmmakers were taking a cue from 1989s Batman, which obliterated Star Trek V at the box office). The directing is fluid, with Meyer's camera swooping around the bridge (a notoriously difficult set to film in) and the other sets, and the editing is tight. Although the story primarily (and correctly) focuses the action on the triumvirate of Kirk, Spock & McCoy, the supporting cast is given plenty to do as well. Sulu, in particular--finally Captain of his own ship--has greater involvement. Guest star Christopher Plummer molds General Chang into Trek's best villain since Khan, and David Warner makes a lends an air of dignity as Chancellor Gorkon (the name is an amalgamation of Gorbachev and Lincoln). There are a few additions from the theatrical version which have appeared on all video versions: The Colonel West plotline was not in the original film (perhaps Paramount thought the parallel to Colonel Oliver North was too obvious). For this DVD, there are also few small alterations during the Spock/Valeris Mind Meld scene.

All of the charm of Classic Trek is here: a final needling exchange between Spock & McCoy; the occasional, almost improvised humor; characters being thrown every which way on the bridge during battle; Kirk kissing a beautiful female; one last bit of scenery chewing from Shatner, who holds his own against fellow hamosaurus Plummer; and, finally, a bittersweet ending.

The visual effects of The Undiscovered Country (a reference to Shakespeare) hold up well, with very little use of stock shots (three effects shots from this film would later be used in 1994s Star Trek Generations). The score by Cliff Eidelmann accentuates the activities on screen, without overshadowing them, and adds to the dark atmosphere of the film.

The transfer on this DVD is excellent, with the colors, especially the maroon uniform jackets, crisp & vibrant--an improvement over the previous DVD, and light years ahead of the VHS and LaserDisc editions. Since the film was shot in "matted" Super 35, rather than Panavision, the aspect ratio is not as wide as the other Trek films. The sound is detailed with plenty of punch.

The bonus features are the best of any Trek film so far, including featurettes on the evolution of the story, prejudice in the Trek universe, Shatner's "reunion" with Plummer (back in the 1950s, Shatner understudied for Plummer in Henry V), and a moving tribute to the late DeForest Kelley.

Following the disastrous critical and box office reception of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Paramount could have easily dropped the original cast in favor of The Next Generation. However, sentiment prevailed and Nicholas Meyer, who directed The Wrath of Khan (still the most popular film with most Trekkers) and who co-wrote The Voyage Home (still the highest grossing Trek film), was called in. He, along with Leonard Nimoy, fashioned a script which features most of what has made Trek endure through the years: a relevant story drawing on then current events (i.e., the lightning paced changes in the relationship between the United States and the then Soviet Union, which precipitated the end of the Cold War), with plenty of action, drama, humor (appropriate humor, not slapstick) and character development. Thus, the original cast would be able to exit the franchise with their heads held high.

The pacing of this film is much smoother than the earlier films (even The Wrath of Khan took too long to get moving) starting swiftly and accelerating to the pulse-pounding conclusion. The overall tone of the film is darkier and edgier than any previous Trek. The directing is fluid, with Meyer's camera swooping around the bridge (a notoriously difficult set to film in) and the other sets, and the editing is tight. Although the story primarily (and correctly) focuses the action on the triumvirate of Kirk, Spock & McCoy, the supporting cast is given plenty to do as well. Sulu, in particular--finally Captain of his own ship--has greater involvement. Guest star Christopher Plummer molds General Chang into Trek's best villain since Khan, and David Warner makes a lends an air of dignity as Chancellor Gorkon (the name is an amalgamation of Gorbachev and Lincoln).

All of the charm of Classic Trek is here: a final needling exchange between Spock & McCoy; the occasional, almost improvised humor; characters being thrown every which way on the bridge during battle; Kirk kissing a beautiful female; one last bit of scenery chewing from Shatner, who holds his own against fellow hamosaurus Christopher Plummer; and, finally, a bittersweet ending.

The visual effects of The Undiscovered Country (a reference to Shakespeare) hold up well, with very little use of stock shots (three effects shots from this film would later be used in 1994s Star Trek Generations). The score by Cliff Eidelmann accentuates the activities on screen, without overshadowing them, and adds to the dark atmosphere of the film.

The picture on this DVD is excellent, with the colors, especially the maroon uniform jackets, crisp & vibrant--a vast improvement over both the VHS and LaserDisc editions. Since the film was shot in "matted" Super 35, rather than Panavision, the aspect ratio is not as wide as the other Trek films. The sound is detailed with plenty of punch.

If you are a Trek fan, yeah, this is a brilliant movie, I have seen it fifty times and I never get tired of it. It has a compelling plot, first rate acting a brilliant script and it marked the triumphant directorial return of ST II: WOK's Nicholas Meyer. That however is not the reason I am writing this review. While I would certainly reccomend renting this DVD to experience the movie itself in the widescreen format with the improved picture and sound quality, I would like to warn you not to waste the money buying it. This current DVD does not have a the usual special features that are standard in the DVD versions of other movies. The studio has put out the Director's Edition DVD sets for the first three Star Trek movies, with the fourth due out in early March. These are double disc sets, with numerous tracks of audio commentary, as well as written commentary(bottom of tv screen) optional French dubbing and/or subtitles (Why no Spanish, I don't know) as well as a load of interesting special features on the other disc. The only problem is that they were released months apart from one another. Bearing that in mind, the director's edition of this won't likely be out until the end of this year or the beginning of next year. Nontheless, it will make the one available here obselete. To sum it up, rent this to enjoy the movie, but wait for the special edition before purchasing it, it will be worth the wait.

Arguably the best of the six STAR TREK feature films sporting the entire original series cast, THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY is a well crafted tale of political intrigue that effectively bridges the gap between the original series and THE NEXT GENERATION. In the capable hands of Nicholas Meyer, who also directed the second Trek feature THE WRATH OF KHAN, each of the cast members are given fuller, more important roles to play. Not only that, but there is still plenty of room for other wonderful characterizations by such guest stars as Christopher Plummer, David Warner, and Kim Cattrall!

Though some have expressed a desire to see the theatrical version of the film released on DVD, this edition contains the extended Director's Cut of the film. There have been a few very minor changes made to the film this time around though, making it the third version available to the public since its debut. Three sequences have been altered, but only one of them is actually noticeable to long time viewers of the film. If you are uncertain as to what scenes have been altered, view the text commentary as it will explain what has been altered. I think that the changes work quite well, being subtle enough not to make you suddenly realize that this is a different version of your favorite film!

As for the extras, Paramount has finally achieved the perfect balance of interesting material. The useless space-filler documentaries of the past Trek special editions, several of which never seemed to pertain to the actual film in any way, are wisely avoided this time around. Now we are presented with nicely detailed interviews and behind-the-scenes excerpts with director Meyer, writer Denny Martin Flynn, as well as the rest of the cast and crew that really give some wonderful insight into the actual creation of the film, from the first idea to the final thoughts about the finished product.

The best documentary on this set is the one made in tribute to the late DeForest Kelley, who endearingly portrayed Dr. Leonard McCoy. Many clips from Kelley's long acting career are shown, much of which pre-dated STAR TREK, and it is fascinating viewing. The documentary takes you right up through the last appearance of his infamous character in the franchise (this film is the last time the venerable actor played the role of McCoy), as well as the last few days of his life. This, as well as the interview with him made during the end of filming for this movie back in 1991, are the absolute highlights of the DVD. DeForest Kelley will always be fondly remembered by fans and critics alike!

Other documentaries abound, such as a nifty tour of the props department. "The Perils Of Peacemaking" is a very interesting piece that details the history of the Chernobyl disaster and how it directly influenced the idea and theme for this film. There are interviews with each of the original cast members, as well as Iman (who plays the changeling "Martia"), where they answer questions and give their insights on the franchise. There is even an interview with composer Cliff Eidelman, who created a very dark and haunting score for this particular entry in the series. Also, storyboards highlight some alternate and deleted scenes of the film that are not to be missed!

The commentaries are very good this time around. The audio commentary is provided by both Meyer and Denny Martin Flynn. Meyer usually tends to pursue rabbit trails in his commentaries versus sticking with the actual film (a reason that I was not looking forward to this commentary), but coupled together with Flynn, they stay focused on the film and the creative process and development that went into it. Overall, a surprisingly informative commentary that I really enjoyed. The text commentary by Michael Okuda is what we have all come to expect, revealing lots of interesting facts and trivia about the cast, sets, and locations of the film. Very well done as usual!

Surprisingly, the fact that this film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Make-Up and one for Best Sound Effects Editing, is never once mentioned anywhere in the documentaries nor is it commented on during the audio or text commentaries. Oh well, at least you can see and hear for yourself just exactly why it received these well deserved nominations on this disc. The picture quality is superb and the new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround mix is simply awesome. Quite simply, the film has never looked or sounded better!

As fantastic of a job as Paramount did with this special edition release, I am somewhat baffled by the sloppy packaging of the actual set. Though Paramount plans to stop packaging their DVDs with paper inserts, one has to wonder why they didn't at least include one here for the last of the original cast films. Small nitpick to be sure, but still it would have made the set of six films universally alike. More disturbingly, however, is the lack of quality control when it comes to ensuring that your discs are printed correctly. To place a picture from a completely different movie on Disc 2 is one thing, but to print the words over the picture upside down is just plain ridiculous! Even the interactive motion menus (which I always look forward to seeing) were a let down this time around. The one on Disc 2 seems to be incomplete, basically taking you on the exact same journey regardless of the selection made. It is ashamed that such a wonderful DVD full of great special features was sloppily packaged in such a rush to get it out on store shelves!

Overall, this is the best Trek DVD to be released to date. I recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in the franchise. Hopefully, the future releases will continue to either maintain and/or improve upon this level of quality, as well as avoiding any further un-needed packaging mistakes!

The last grand adventure of the original crew of the 1701-A, Undiscovered Country is an exciting and fitting end to 25 years of exploring our hopes and dreams for the future. Produced in 1991, two years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the same year democracy triumphed in the former Soviet Union, the fictional collapse of the Klingon Empire and its intentional parallel to real life events is classic Star Trek.

The story line, direction, special effects, fabulous music and truly bravura acting performances (especially Christopher Plummer as a Klingon Cold Warrior) make for what many consider to be the most exciting Trek movie ever, even more so than Wrath of Kahn.

The farewell sequences will bring a tear to even the most jaded trekker. If you grew up with the series, lived through the long years of re-runs, and enjoyed the movies then you have to own this movie for posterity. And it's a damned good adventure to boot.

Farewell Enterprise 1701-A, you will always be in our hearts and minds. For out of your tall tales and adventures will spring forth the seeds of our own real need to journey where no man has gone before.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the final film of the original-series movies, and carries the old crew out with a bang. Returning to the action and adventure of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek VI offers space battles, show trials, murder mysteries, assassination plots, high treason, more than a little Shakespeare, and perhaps above all else, a fitting conclusion to the Kirk-Spock-McCoy era.

As every devoted fan knows, the Klingons of the original series were not the quasi-Japanese samurai of later times, but were rather depicted as parallels to America's then-foe, the Soviets. While only rarely played out in a heavy-handed way, this theme ran throughout the series' three year run, and comes into its own in Star Trek VI. Herein, we are confronted with a collapsing Klingon Empire, forced to seek peace because it can no longer afford war, reaching out to the Federation (America) lest it die, while many at home oppose the change (for reasons both honorable and otherwise), and many in the Federation are unwilling or unable to believe such can be true.

Even the opening scene is powerful, with the main title's climax memorably not part of the score, but rather the screen-filling explosion of the Klingon moon Praxis. Praxis, we are told, is a key Klingon power facility, and its Chernobyl-like destruction precipitates the rest of the action, as the Empire first covers up its problems and then, as those problems prove overwhelming, turns to the Federation for the respite it needs to rebuild.

From this beginning, a Captain Spock already easing into his future role as Ambassador first opens a dialogue with the Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) and then convinces Starfleet Command to send a very unwilling Captain James T. Kirk and crew on one last mission prior to their retirement, escorting the Chancellor and his party to a peace summit on Earth. Kirk's poignant log entries about the death of his son at the hands of Klingons (in Star Trek III) and his fears concerning the Klingons' sincerity return to haunt him as, after an assassination plot succeeds against the Chancellor and is pinned on Kirk, he and McCoy stand trial on the Klingon homeworld and are sentenced to life in the ice-moon prison camp of Rura Penthe. From there the action only builds, as the pair try to escape their fate, the Enterprise crew tries to rescue them (and solve the murder) without provoking an interstellar war, and the traitors (on both sides, including the Klingon General Chang, beautifully played by Christopher Plummer) who carried out the original plot seek again to start that war by attacking the peace negotiators, secretly relocated to the remote Camp Khitomer. A climactic space battle, a second near-assassination, and a quantum shift in intragalactic relations close out not only a magnificent movie but an era.

There are quibbles. Time seems to have little meaning to the writers, who frequently have (among other things) the Enterprise traveling distances which require weeks (at least) in hours. There is an odd scene in which the Federation President is briefed by his general staff -- and in which he barely listens to them -- while inexplicably allowing the Romulan ambassador to sit in. In fact, the entire movie is riddled with strange moments and impossible happenings, anomalies unimaginable in any other Trek installment except perhaps the hideous Star Trek V.

It just doesn't matter. Star Trek VI rocks. Even as the ardent fan picks apart the most annoying errors, he finds himself engrossed in what is unarguably one of the best Star Trek -- indeed, one of the best science fiction -- stories ever. The acting, the special effects, and above all the plot of this rollicking good tale, as well as the knowledge throughout that this is the last voyage of the original crew, makes this not only a wonderful movie, but an unforgettable good time. It mustn't be missed; indeed, it must be seen again and again and again.

This film is dedicated to creator and executive producer of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry who died October 21, 1991. He died in his wife's arms, Majel Barrett, at the doctor's office. His remains were sent into space.
Executive Producer of this film is Leonard Nimoy. Story by Leonard Nimoy, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal.
Stardate: 9521.6: Captain Sulu (George Takei) is now in command of the NCC 2000 Excelsior. The Klingon moon Praxis has exploded. They are warned by the Klingon leader to stay outside the neutral zone. The Starfleet Federation has given order to Kirk (William Shatner) that he will go on a mission to meet with a Klingon vessel to escort Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth. Kirk must extend Gorkon full diplomatic courtesy. The Klingons want a peace treaty that Starfleet must dismantle all space stations and starbases in the neutral zone. Spock personally selected, "vouched", Kirk for the mission. Kirk and Admiral Cartwright (Brock Peters) are against this treaty.
On the Enterprise, along with McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Scotty (James Doohan) and Chekov (Walter Koenig) is a new helmsperson, Lt. Valeris (Kim Catrell) who is vulcan. Kirk invites Gorkon to dinner aboard the Enterprise. He is accompanied by his cheif of staff, Chang (Christopher Plummer). As the guests leave the Enterprise and all the crew heads to bed, Kirk receives a message to come to the bridge. There is a radiation surge. Suddenly a torpedo from the Enterprise hits Gorkon's ship. No one ordered any torpedos fired and Scotty's terminal shows they still have all torpedos. Chang blames James T. Kirk for the attack. The Klingons are set for attack on the Enterprise. Kirk surrenders! Kirk and McCoy are arrested and put on trial. They are imprisioned to death in the dilithium mines of the penal astroid Rura Penthe. Spock and Scotty try to stall the Starfleet's orders while they attempt to solve this mystery. Meanwhile, Kirk and McCoy put their trust in a citizen, an alien woman, Martia (Iman) for an escape.
Mark Lenard appears a "Sarek". Grace Lee Whitney as "Excelsior Communications Officier".
Also in the cast: John Schuck, Kurtwood Smith, Todd Bryant, Paul Rossilli,Rene Auberjonois, Christian Slater.
David Orange is the "Sleepy Klingon".
Michael Dorn, who plays "Worf" on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-94), appears as the Klingon Defense Attourney, It is Worf's granfather.

Rene Auberjonois played "Odo" in the third Star Trek tv series, DEEP SPACE NINE (1993-99).

DVD is in widescreen. Special Features: Theatrical and Teaser trailer. No audio commentary. Closed Captioned not available.

Spoiler: At the end of the film, Uhura receives a message from Starfleet to put back at space dock for the Enterprise to be decommissioned. It is the last voyage for our original crew of the Enterprise. This is followed by on-screen signatures of George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner. This is a very tearful event for cast, crew and fans of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek who entertained us for 25 years.

Alas, they had one more idea to bring back some of the original STAR TREK cast togetherer again in the next film Star Trek: Generations (1994).

Before Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country was released on December 6, 1991. Mark Lenard as "Sarek" and Leonard Nimoy as "Spock" made an appearance in the tv series, Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Fifth Season, episode 7 & 8, "Unification I/Unification II, broadcast November 2 & 8, 1991.

This was Mark Lenard's last STAR TREK appearance as "Sarek". He passed away November 22, 1996 of Multiple Myeloma.
You can see how Mark Lenard truly looks as himself in Here Come the Brides - The Complete First Season (1968-70).

DeForest Kelley passed away June 11, 1999 from stomach cancer.

George Takei proudly announced his homosexuality to the media on October 28, 2005. On September 15, 2008, he married his partner of 21 years, Brad Alman at the multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum. Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig attended the wedding.

George Takei (Season i, 2, 3) and Nichelle Nichols (Season 2) were recurring characters on NBC's "Heroes" tv series, but not together.

The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-94) continued the movie franchise.
Star Trek: First Contact (1996).
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).

The story of the original STAR TREK characters (1966-1969, 1979-94) is explored again in STAR TREK (2009). Leonard Nimoy returns as the older "Spock".

Update: STAR TREK 12 in 3D will be released May 17, 2013.