Star Trek lives long with new TV series

New York

THE sci-fi show Star Trek is boldly going into the streaming universe, with a series that will introduce characters and alien civilizations but which left fans on Monday largely underwhelmed.

CBS said the series, starting in January 2017, will be shown primarily on the network's streaming and subscription service, CBS Access, with only a preview episode being broadcast. The original TV show depicting the adventures of the Starship Enterprise has spawned more than a dozen movies and five TV series since its launch in 1966. Created by the late Gene Roddenberry, it introduced characters like Captain James T Kirk, played by William Shatner, and Vulcan officer Spock, played by the late Leonard Nimoy, who became pop culture icons.