This issue of ENGAGE! Magazine examines how Gene Roddenberry originally pitched the series to Desilu Studios as a "wagon train to the stars". Hollywood of the 50s and 60s were head over heels for the American Wild West, with many prominent television shows and films in that genre. Star Trek throughout the years has not only drawn inspiration from the Western, but many of its actors had significant experience with that genre. There is also a new interview with Discovery's Sara Mitich!
