Star Trek episode adaptations
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Star Trek episode adaptations are a series of prose stories by James Blish that retell and expand upon episodes of the original Star Trek television series in book form.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Trek episode adaptations canonical | 1 |
| Star Trek: The Original Series episode adaptations | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Star Trek episode adaptations Context triple: [James Blish, notableWork, Star Trek episode adaptations]
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Star Trek feature films
The Star Trek feature films are a series of science fiction movies expanding the Star Trek universe beyond television, following Starfleet crews on cinematic adventures involving space exploration, diplomacy, and conflict.
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Star Trek: Short Treks
Star Trek: Short Treks is a series of standalone short films set in the Star Trek universe that expand on characters and storylines from the modern Star Trek television shows.
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C.
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series is a 1970s animated continuation of the original Star Trek television series, featuring the further adventures of the starship Enterprise and much of its original cast.
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D.
Star Trek: The Lost Era
Star Trek: The Lost Era is a series of Star Trek novels that explores the previously untold events and characters set between the eras of the original series films and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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E.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (composer on episodes)
Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe, following Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the starship Enterprise-D on their exploratory and diplomatic missions in the 24th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Star Trek episode adaptations Target entity description: Star Trek episode adaptations are a series of prose stories by James Blish that retell and expand upon episodes of the original Star Trek television series in book form.
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A.
Star Trek feature films
The Star Trek feature films are a series of science fiction movies expanding the Star Trek universe beyond television, following Starfleet crews on cinematic adventures involving space exploration, diplomacy, and conflict.
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B.
Star Trek: Short Treks
Star Trek: Short Treks is a series of standalone short films set in the Star Trek universe that expand on characters and storylines from the modern Star Trek television shows.
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C.
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series is a 1970s animated continuation of the original Star Trek television series, featuring the further adventures of the starship Enterprise and much of its original cast.
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D.
Star Trek: The Lost Era
Star Trek: The Lost Era is a series of Star Trek novels that explores the previously untold events and characters set between the eras of the original series films and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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E.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (composer on episodes)
Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe, following Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the starship Enterprise-D on their exploratory and diplomatic missions in the 24th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek tie-in fiction
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short story collection series ⓘ |
| author | James Blish ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Star Trek: The Original Series television episodes
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linked to:
Star Trek: The Original Series
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| containsWorkType | episode adaptations ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fandomReception | considered classic Star Trek tie-in literature ⓘ |
| format | prose short stories ⓘ |
| genre |
media tie-in
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
includes original scene expansions not in the TV episodes
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often condenses multiple TV episodes into one volume ⓘ sometimes alters or clarifies televised plots ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Hikaru Sulu
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James T. Kirk ⓘ Leonard McCoy ⓘ Montgomery Scott ⓘ Nyota Uhura ⓘ Pavel Chekov ⓘ Spock ⓘ |
| includesSetting |
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
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United Federation of Planets ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Klingons
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Romulans ⓘ
linked to:
Romulan
Vulcans ⓘ |
| influencedBy | scripts of Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimePeriod | 23rd century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
expands upon television episodes
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retells television episodes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Star Trek 1
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Star Trek 10 ⓘ Star Trek 11 ⓘ Star Trek 12 ⓘ Star Trek 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Star Trek 4 (planned)
Star Trek 5 ⓘ
linked to:
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek 6 ⓘ Star Trek 7 ⓘ Star Trek 8 ⓘ Star Trek 9 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Star Trek books
ⓘ
linked to:
Star Trek novels
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| publicationPeriodEnd | 1977 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Star Trek: The Original Series novelizations by Alan Dean Foster ⓘ |
| targetFranchise | Star Trek ⓘ |
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linked to: Star Trek episode adaptations