Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault — Season 1, Episode 3: Inside the Roddenberry Vault Part III
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
The final installment of the Roddenberry Vault series brings the archival journey to its peak, revealing the last collection of rare footage, alternate takes, and behind‑the‑scenes materials from Star Trek: The Original Series. Experts and archivists connect newly uncovered moments to the show’s evolving production history, highlighting creative breakthroughs, abandoned concepts, and character‑defining choices that never made it to air. Part III completes the trilogy with a comprehensive look at how Roddenberry’s vision matured, offering fans and historians a deeper understanding of the artistry and innovation behind one of television’s most influential science‑fiction series.
About Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene Roddenberry's space opera that hasn't been uncovered? Plenty! On December 13, 2016 fans can experience Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault, a newly produced multi-part documentary featuring footage from the cutting room floor, long preserved in film canisters by the Roddenberry Estate. The origins of the classic series are explored with new interviews featuring cast and production personnel combined with newly-found deleted scenes, alternate angles, outtakes, behind the scenes moments, and original visual effects elements to tell the definitive story on the making and enduring legacy of Gene Roddenberry's creation.