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The Shows: Star Trek (1966-1969): It goes without saying the best resource is watching Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) or Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS-R). The show is available on several streaming platforms including Amazon Prime and Paramount+. Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974): The short lived animated series fills in the gaps from the Original Series. Fandom Series: The story utilizes Beta canon including from several fan productions Star Trek Continues - Professional level fan series following the last two years of the Enterprise's original five year mission. The cast and crew were made up of both fans and people who worked on the official Star Trek series and movies. All episodes are available for free on YouTube. Star Trek New Voyage / Phase II - Another finished professional level fan series chronicalling the last two years of the five year mission. The cast and crew also comprised fans and people who worked on the official Star Trek series and movies. All episodes are available for free on their site. This series has the honor of officially being christened "Phase II' by Paramount, named after the failed second Star Trek series. The sets are available for tour in Ticonderoga, New York and are officially license by CBS. Star Trek Farragut - A finished fan series focusing on the U.S.S. Farrgut, a Constitution-class starship contemporary to the Enterprise. This series produced both live action and animated episodes in the style of Star Trek The Animated Series. Axanar - A controversial movie and YouTube series exploring the Four Years War between the Federation and Klingon Empire between 2256-2257. The movie and supporting materials serves as a direct prequel to the Star Trek episode "Whom God's Destroy" (1969). Web Resources: Memory Alpha - The "Wikipedia" of all things Star Trek Canon. Amazing resource of community published materials. Memory Beta - The "Wikipedia" of all things Beta canon, so everything appearing in novels, reference books, magazines, etc. TriAngulum Audio Studios - A channel of excellent videos examining all aspects of Star Trek from behind the scenes to starship designs. The captain is a patreon of this channel. Book Resources: Schnaubelt, Franz Joseph. 1975. Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual. Ballatine Books. - The Bible of the Original Series for most areas. Although Beta Canon, much material have made their way into canon as it was used extensively for The Movie Era (TME - Star Trek: The Motion Picture to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). Check out TriAngulum Audio Studio's video on the ship designs. Blish, James. 1967 to 1978. Star Trek. Ballatine Books. - James Blish's adaptations of Star Trek: The Original Series into novel form. Sometimes he took liberties with the stories.