Live Long And Rip Off The Composer


"Star Trek" debuted on NBC 47 years ago today, and it's remarkable that the brand is still successful after all this time, considering the original show only lasted 3 years. But here's something you might not know: the theme song had lyrics! No, you've never heard them, because -- in a sleazy move -- Gene Roddenberry only wrote them to get some of the royalties.