Star Trek

Star Trek is an  American  science fiction  entertainment franchise created by  Gene Roddenberry and currently under the ownership of  CBS. [Note 1]  The franchise began in 1966 with the television series  Star Trek later referred to as  Star Trek: The Original Series. This series, its spin-off shows:  Star Trek: The Animated Series, [Note 2]   Star Trek: The Next Generation,  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,  Star Trek: Voyager and  Star Trek: Enterprise<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:19.18402862548828px;">, as well as the  film series<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:19.18402862548828px;"> make up the core of the franchise's mythos. While the  critical response<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:19.18402862548828px;"> to much of the franchise varies, many individual  Star Trek<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:19.18402862548828px;"> episodes and films have won awards and honors including  Emmy Awards<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:19.18402862548828px;">,  Hugo Awards<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:19.18402862548828px;"> and an  Academy Award<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:19.18402862548828px;">.