Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Star Trek on The List

The Pop Insider Senior Editor James Zahn joined The List to celebrate the legacy of Star Trek, which made its debut 55 years ago this month. For more, including a look at some of the groundbreaking technology it predicted and the cultural significance of the show, check out the full clip above.

Star Trek: The Original Series made its U.S. TV debut on September 8, 1966, on NBC.

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.