Plus, the first film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, came together in the wake of creator Gene Roddenberry’s originally planned TV revival (Star Trek: Phase II) failing to materialize.
Star Trek has seen a resurgence in popularity in the wake of the J.J. Abrams-backed series of feature film reboots.
The subject of religion is a notoriously contentious matter within Star Trek lore and among the fandom.
He’s back on Vulcan, doing R & R; five-year mission, seven years of R & R. He swam back upstream.