Strange New Worlds' Pike Is Trek's 12th Character To Repeat A Classic Line
Paramount+ released the opening titles of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, making Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) the 12th character to recite Star Trek's famous introduction. A prequel set in the years before Star Trek: The Original Series, Strange New Worlds chronicles Pike's voyages as Captain of the Starship Enterprise. Indeed, Strange New Worlds also brings back the classic Star Trek episodic format where the Enterprise will travel to a new planet and solve a different problem each episode. As evidenced by Strange New Worlds' opening titles, the series thrillingly evokes the classic Star Trek nostalgia while updating the Starship Enterprise for modern audiences.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds literally lifts its title from Star Trek's world-renowned introduction, which may be the most famous mission statement in pop culture: «Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.» As of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the more inclusive«no one» replaced «no man» in the mantra, and there have been other slight variations depending on who recites it. But by the time Captain Pike gets his turn at reciting Star Trek's introduction, he becomes the dozenth member of the Starship Enterprise to bring «Space, the final frontier...» to life.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' opening credits happily features Captain Pike uttering the famous intro, which is accompanied by a new version of Alexander Courage's classic Star Trek theme music composed by Jeff Russo. Beyond igniting amazing
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