-: One can over-intellectualize what we did on 'Star Trek',
but we always told stories of action and adventure.
There was always a want, a need, a goal, feelings.
-: Science fiction has not been done quite that way.
A man had not yet gone to the moon till after
we were canceled, three years later.
My own father, the night 'Star Trek' came on the air
went around and apologized to all the neighbors.
-: Hi, this is Alex Kurtzman.
Gene Roddenberry said,
"The human race is a remarkable creature,
"one with great potential."
And I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped show us
what we can be if we believe in ourselves and our abilities.
(whirring)
In the 53 years since 'Star Trek' first premiered
on television on this day in 1966,
the franchise continues to find meaningful ways
to show what it is to be human in an ever-changing universe.
-: They used to say if man could fly, he'd have wings.
But he did fly.
He discovered he had too.
-: The world we live in has changed.
But 'Star Trek' remains a very steady starship
in the media landscape, forever championing its core
tenants of love, family, friendship, courage,
sacrifice, and above all, grand limitless optimism.
-: I don't believe we can stop.
I don't believe we're meant to.
-: The chance to play a part in shaping what Trek
will become is an extraordinary gift
and a once in a lifetime challenge.
We had to approach its future with the
same limitless optimism.
Indulge me for a second with one more quote,
this one from season two of 'Discovery'.
Our Captain Pike, Anson Mount, tells his crew--
-: Starfleet is a promise.
I give my life for you, you give your life for me.
Nobody gets left behind.
-: That is what Star Trek is, a promise,
and it's a promise we intend on following through
with StarTrek.com.
You may have noticed some changes to StarTrek.com
over the past few months.
The most obvious is probably the new layout placing
more Trek content immediately at your fingertips
and maybe if you've been clicking around,
you'll have noticed that the contents changed too.
Because Star Trek is a promise, whether you're a fan
who watched episodes that aired after nightly news
broadcasts filled with news out of Vietnam,
or someone who came to Trek in 2017 because
you love Michelle Yeoh as much as I do.
Star Trek is for you and we wanna make sure
that you don't feel left behind.
We will continue to be the first to bring you
breaking news out of the Star Trek universe,
exclusive reports for fans who can't be with us
at events like San Diego Comic Con or Star Trek Las Vegas.
With four new shows on the horizon and more on the way,
startrek.com should always be your daily first visit
for casting updates, new behind the scenes footage,
one-of-a-kind images from upcoming episodes and more.
Much like the crews on our series who become family
onscreen and off, we are keenly aware that the
Trek fandom community is a uniquely close
and protective one.
Our goal is to have something for every member
of our family on StarTrek.com
from the queer scientist who took inspiration from
George Takei to the women who found in Trek
the role models that were lacking in other media
to the people of color who found their cultures
represented, period, in science fiction television
to the fans who've managed to arrive at careers
where Star Trek influences them every single day.
There is no barrier to entry on the new StarTrek.com.
Not knowing who Jeffrey Combs is doesn't make you
any less of a fan than the person who's been with us
for 53 years and counting.
But if you're interested in learning more about the
seven time guest star or even just debating
his best role with other fans,
we've got that story for you.
Taking the Fubu approach, we are committed to publishing
quality 'Star Trek' content for fans by fans.
And if you aren't a fan yet, that's okay too.
In fact, it's great.
I love it when someone says, "My partner, my friend,
"my mom was never into 'Star Trek' until your show.
"Now she's a total geek," because that's the goal.
That's 'Star Trek'.
That's StarTrek.com.
It brings people together.
So let's move forward together into this amazing,
inspiring, ever-growing universe that you've played
such a huge part in building.
Thank you all and welcome home.
Happy Star Trek Day.