On this day in movie history - Star Trek (2009):

Star Trek

directed by J. J. Abrams,

written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman,

was released in the United States on May 8, 2009.
Music by Michael Giacchino.

Cast:

Chris Pine, Jimmy Bennett, Zachary Quinto, Jacob Kogan, Leonard Nimoy, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Clifton Collins, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, Rachel Nichols, Faran Tahir, Deep Roy, Greg Ellis, Tyler Perry, Amanda Foreman, Spencer Daniels, Victor Garber, Chris Doohan, James Cawley, Pavel Lychnikoff, Lucia Rijker, W. Morgan Sheppard, Wil Wheaton, Randy Pausch, Majel Barrett.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek / novel (2009)

Star Trek: The Art of the Film / book (2009)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 22.

Episode entitled: Suspicions.

Released May 8, 1993.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Joe Menosky, Naren Shankar, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Patti Yasutake, Tricia O'Neil, Peter Marx/Slutsker, James Horan, John S. Ragin, Joan Stuart Morris, Whoopi Goldberg, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, Tracee Cocco, Robert Cox, Debbie David, Hal Donahue, Goldie Gareza, Christi Haydon, Arvo Katajisto, Mary Kohnert, Joyce Robinson, Richard Sarstedt, Oliver Theess.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Faces.

Released May 8, 1995.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Kenneth Biller, Jonathan Glassner.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Brian Markinson, Rob LaBelle, Barton Tinapp, Derek Anthony, Tarik Ergin, Kerry Hoyt, Julie Jiang, Dennis Madalone, Jaehne Moebius, Jordan Monheim, Louis Ortiz, Simon Stotler, Beverly Swanson, Martine Wood.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 23.

Episode entitled: Fallen Hero.

Released May 8, 2002.

Directed by Patrick Norris.

Written by Alan Cross, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Chris Black, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, John Rubinstein, Vaughn Armstrong, Fionnula Flanagan, J. Michael Flynn, Dennis Howard, Jef Ayres, Jane Bordeaux, Glen Hambly, Dieter Horneman, John Jurgens, Bobby Pappas, Adam Segen, Cynthia Uhrich, Mark Watson, Gary Weeks.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 24.

Episode entitled: Desert Crossing.

Released May 8, 2002.

Directed by David Straiton.

Written by André Bormanis, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, André Bormanis, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Velton Ray Bunch.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Charles Dennis, Clancy Brown, Brandon Karrer, Jane Bordeaux, Mark Correy, Tarik Ergin, Stacy Fouche, Hilde Garcia, Lindley Gardner, Robert Gatewood, Peter Godoy, Glen Hambly, Max Valentine.

Star Trek

Directed by J. J. Abrams.

Written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

Released in the United States on May 8, 2009.

Music by Michael Giacchino.

Cast: Chris Pine, Jimmy Bennett, Zachary Quinto, Jacob Kogan, Leonard Nimoy, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Clifton Collins, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, Rachel Nichols, Faran Tahir, Deep Roy, Greg Ellis, Tyler Perry, Amanda Foreman, Spencer Daniels, Victor Garber, Chris Doohan, James Cawley, Pavel Lychnikoff, Lucia Rijker, W. Morgan Sheppard, Wil Wheaton, Randy Pausch, Majel Barrett.

Star Trek

By Alan Dean Foster.

Published by Pocket Books.

Published 2009.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1439171254

ISBN-13: 978-1439171257

Description:

The origins of James Kirk, Spock and the crew of the USS Enterprise from the original Star Trek series and how these iconic characters came together.

Star Trek: The Art of the Film

By Mark Cotta Vaz.

Foreword by J. J. Abrams.

Published by Titan Books.

Film tie-in edition.

Published 2009.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1848566204

ISBN-13: 978-1848566200

Description:

Director J.J. Abrams’ new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, as it tells the story of how the brash Starfleet cadet James T. Kirk first meets a Vulcan named Spock, and earns the Captain’s chair of the Starship Enterprise. The film quickly became a critical and commercial smash hit worldwide, as audiences – confirmed Trekkers and newcomers alike – thrilled to a state-of-the-art action epic which both respected the legacy of Gene Roddenberry’s archetypal modern myth and forged ahead into an exciting future of its own. Star Trek: The Art of the Film is a lavishly illustrated celebration of that new vision, tracing the evolution of the movie’s look through a stunning array of previously unseen pre-production paintings, concept sketches, costume and set designs, unit photography and final frames. Written by New York Times-bestselling author Mark Cotta Vaz in close co-operation with the film’s production team, and including a Foreword by J.J. Abrams, this is the essential companion to the film.

Born on this day – Madge Sinclair:

Madge Sinclair

Actress

April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995

Credits:

19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987); 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989); A Century of Women (1994); ABC Afterschool Specials (1978–1984); All Star Blitz (1985); Almos' a Man (1976); CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1985); Coming to America (1988); Conrack (1974); Convoy (1978); Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975); Divided We Stand (1988); Doctors' Hospital (1975); Dream On (1995); Entertainment Tonight (1991); Executive Suite (1976); Gabriel's Fire (1990–1991); Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978–1979); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1975); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); High Ice (1980); Homeroom (1989); I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979); I Love Liberty (1982); I Love You... Good-bye (1974); I Will... I Will... For Now (1976); Jimmy B. & André (1980); Joe Forrester (1975); Johnny Staccato (1989); Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992); L.A. Law (1992); Leadbelly (1976); Look Away (1987); Madigan (1972); Mathnet (1987); Me and the Boys (1994–1995); Medical Center (1974); Medical Story (1975); Midnight Caller (1989); Miss Hollywood Talent Search (1985); Ohara (1987); One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978); Pros and Cons (1991–1992); Queen (1993); Roots (1977); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Roseanne (1989); Serpico (1976); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993); Starman (1987); Tales from the Crypt (1992); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1983); The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1983); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1977); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The End of Innocence (1990); The Lion King (1994); The Man with Three Wives (1993); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Orchid House (1991); The Steve Harvey Show (1996–1997); The Waltons (1974); The White Shadow (1979); The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972); Trapper John, M.D. (1980–1986); Uncle Joe Shannon (1978); Victims (1982); Walkin' Walter (1977).

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)

These are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two / book (2014)

Star Trek: Picard (2023)

Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 29.

Episode entitled: Operation -- Annihilate!

Released April 13, 1967.

Directed by Herschel Daugherty.

Written by Steven W. Carabatsos.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Joan Swift, Maurishka, Majel Barrett, Craig Huxley / Craig Hundley, Fred Carson, Jerry Catron, David Armstrong, Bill Blackburn, Bob Bralver, Frank da Vinci, Carey Foster, Jeannie Malone, Eddie Paskey, Ron Veto.

These are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two

By Marc Cushman & Susan Osborn.

Introduced by Walter Koenig.

These Are The Voyages series.

Published by Jacob Brown Media Group.

Published 2014.

ISBN-10: 0989238156

ISBN-13: 978-0989238151

Description:

"Compelling, page-turning ... the most important book of Star Trek journalism ever done and is just as gripping as [Marc Cushman's] look at the shows and launch of the first season." – Jeff Bond, Editor, Geek Magazine.

"With These Are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two, author Marc Cushman has topped his amazing predecessor!" – Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood.

"You can trust these books! You won't be reading a P.R. man's spins. This is honest and this is how it was being there making Star Trek." – Walter Koenig.

SATURN AWARD WINNING BOOK! The second installment of the These Are the Voyages, TOS trilogy. Now, travel back to 1967, with Star Trek entering its second season on NBC as the incredible, in depth, behind-the-scenes story gets even more remarkable. For Gene Roddenberry and his talented team, launching Star Trek was nearly an impossible task. Keeping it on the air was even harder. Learn why Leonard Nimoy almost didn't return for Season Two. Explore why Lucille Ball, whose Desilu Productions, had gambled big on financing Star Trek, would lose her studio. Discover the real reason producer Gene Coon suddenly quit in the middle of the second year. Find out about the unproduced episodes written by renowned science fiction masters. Read the memos from Roddenberry and his staff, and NBC, concerning all 26 Season Two episodes. Witness the continuing deception by the network over the show's ratings, and how the fans took on a corporate giant to save their favorite series.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 3. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Võx.

Released April 13, 2023.

Directed by Terry Matalas.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Kiley Rossetter, Sean Tretta, Chris Derrick.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo, Frederik Wiedmann.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Todd Stashwick, Alice Krige, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Elizabeth Dennehy, Mica Burton, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Nolan North, Majel Barrett, Amy Earhart, Grace Gregory, Jane Edwina Seymour.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)

The City on the Edge of Forever / teleplay (1996)

The City on the Edge of Forever / Fotonovel (1977)

Star Trek: Picard (2023)

Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 28.

Episode entitled: The City on the Edge of Forever.

Released April 6, 1967.

Directed by Joseph Pevney.

Written by Harlan Ellison.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage, Fred Steiner.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Joan Collins, John Harmon, Hal Baylor, David L. Ross, John Winston, Bart La Rue, Walter Bacon, Bill Blackburn, Bill Borzage, Dick Cherney, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Jane Crowley, Joe Garcio, Joseph Glick, Carey Loftin, Eddie Paskey, Martin Strader, Eleanore Vogel, Max Wagner.

The City on the Edge of Forever

By Harlan Ellison.

Published by White Wolf Publishing.

Published 1996.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1565049640

ISBN-13: 978-1565049642

Description:

The controversy has raged for almost 30 years--now readers can judge for themselves. Harlan Ellison wrote the original award-winning teleplay for "The City on the Edge of Forever," which was rewritten and became the most-loved Star Trek episode of all time. Ellison sued Paramount in protest and won. This book contains the teleplay and afterwords by Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei and others.

The City on the Edge of Forever

By Harlan Ellison and Gene Roddenberry.

Star Trek Fotonovel, No. 1.

Published by Bantam Books.

First Edition.

Published 1977.

Mass Market Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0553113453

ISBN-13: 978-0553113457

Description:

The authentic re-creation of a fateful voyage of the starship Enterprise. Over 300 action photographs from the episode City On the Edge of Forever. Television series created by Gene Roddenberry.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 3. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Surrender.

Released April 6, 2023.

Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Jenson Cheng, Amy Earhart, Olivia Youngers, Sophia Adler, Kyle Kittredge, Angel Manuel, Frances Parsons, Chris Villegas.

Born on this day – Grace Lee Whitney:

Grace Lee Whitney

Actress

Singer

April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2015

Credits:

The Captains (2011); Bring Back... Star Trek (2009); Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007); Star Trek Phase II (2007); Sci Fi Visionaries (2004); Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001); Spotlight on Grace Lee Whitney (2000); Trekkies (1997); Star Trek: Voyager (1996); Diagnosis Murder (1993); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983); Hart to Hart (1980); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); The Next Step Beyond (1978); Cannon (1974); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1970); Death Valley Days (1962–1969); The Name of the Game (1969); The Outsider (1969); The Virginian (1963–1968); The Big Valley (1968); Mannix (1968); Cimarron Strip (1968); The Magical World of Disney (1968); Police Story (1967); Ironside (1967); Rango (1967); Batman (1967); Run for Your Life (1965–1967); Today (1966); Star Trek (1966); Mona McCluskey (1965); No Time for Sergeants (1965); Valentine's Day (1964); Bewitched (1964); Temple Houston (1964); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); Wagon Train (1964); Arrest and Trial (1964); The Outer Limits (1964); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); The Man from Galveston (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1961–1963); Irma la Douce (1963); The Untouchables (1962–1963); Critic's Choice (1963); King of Diamonds (1962); Sam Benedict (1962); The Eleventh Hour (1962); Ensign O'Toole (1962); Surfside 6 (1961–1962); The New Breed (1962); Frontier Circus (1962); A Public Affair (1962); The Rifleman (1962); Gunsmoke (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1962); The Detectives (1961–1962); The Roaring 20's (1961–1962); Hennesey (1961); Pocketful of Miracles (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); The Real McCoys (1961); Michael Shayne (1961); Peter Loves Mary (1961); The Islanders (1961); Bat Masterson (1961); Zane Grey Theatre (1961); Overland Trail (1960); Some Like It Hot (1959); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1958); Flight (1958); The Naked and the Dead (1958); Mike Hammer (1958); The Walter Winchell File (1958); Top Banana (1954).

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)
The Star Trek Reader III / book (1977)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 27.
Episode entitled: The Alternative Factor.
Released March 30, 1967.
Directed by Gerd Oswald.
Written by Don Ingalls.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Robert Brown, Janet MacLachlan, Richard Derr, Arch Whiting, Christian Patrick, Eddie Paskey, Bill Blackburn, Vince Cadiente, Bill Catching, Frank da Vinci, Carey Foster, Tom Lupo, Ron Veto.

The Star Trek Reader III
By James Blish.
Published by E P Dutton.
Published 1977.
First Edition.
Hardcover.
ISBN-10: 0525209611
ISBN-13: 978-0525209614
Description:
Nineteen episodes from the now-defunct but still-popular television series follow James Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the crew of the Enterprise to strange worlds and distant adventures.

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 19.
Episode entitled: The Nth Degree.
Released March 30, 1991.
Directed by Robert Legato.
Written by Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll, Brannon Braga.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jim Norton, Kay E. Kuter, Saxon Trainor, Page Leong, Dwight Schultz, David Coburn, Majel Barrett, Thomas J. Booth, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, George B. Colucci Jr., Debbie David, BJ Davis, Denise Deuschle, Elliot Durant III, Margaret Rose Flores, Randy James, Ivonne Perez Montijo, Teri Noel, Keith Rayve, Denise Lynne Roberts, Joyce Robinson, Richard Sarstedt, Mikki Val.

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 7.
Episode entitled: Dominion.
Released March 30, 2023.
Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Chris Derrick, Jane Maggs, Kiley Rossetter.
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo, Frederik Wiedmann.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Ed Speleers, Gates McFadden, Todd Stashwick, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Tim Russ, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Jenson Cheng, Stephanie Czajkowski, Garth Kemp, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Sophia Adler, Julia Aylor, Angel Manuel, Frances Parsons, Chris Villegas.