Star Trek: The Animated Series has a curious place in canon. 1 / 8
After the original Star Trek became popular in syndication... 2 / 8
...Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry brought the show back as a cartoon. 3 / 8
Virtually the entire cast returned, including William Shatner as Kirk. 4 / 8
The show did important work on Spock's childhood... 5 / 8
...that would stay relevant all the way to Discovery. 6 / 8
Roddenberry later soured on the series and wanted it removed from canon... 7 / 8
...but it's a worthy entry in the Star Trek pantheon. 8 / 8