Where No Fan Has Gone Before

Season 4, Episode 12, Aired
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Fry is put on trial for his life for traveling to the forbidden planet of Omega 3 to retrieve all 79 episodes of "Star Trek", and he must defend the claim that human kind needs "Star Trek" to give them hope for the future. In the 23rd Century, "Star Trek" fans had evolved to such a level that they corrupted the world's governments and all things "Star Trek" were then banned to Omega 3. Fry sets out on his mission with Leela, Bender and Leonard Nimoy's head in a jar, only to discover William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei and Walter Koening are living on Omega 3 under the watchful eye of Melllvar, an evil energy creature -- and "Star Trek's" biggest fan.moreless
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  • David Herman

    Mayor Poopenmayer, Professor Ogden Wernstrum, Scruffy, Toronga Morris, Larry, Dwayne, Various

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    Katey Sagal

    Turanga Leela, Various

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    Billy West

    Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, Dr. John Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan, Leo Wong, Various

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  • Best Ever (from a Trekkie's point of view)

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    By mobbs456, Apr 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    As a fan of Star Trek (TNG and OS) I really, really, really love this episode.
    The comedy factor is turned all the way up to eleven and the story itself is very Trek like indeed. All the main characters are great - Fry in his fanlike state, Bender's no car attitude, Leela making out with James T Kirk and Brannigan's Court Martial.

    But its the guest stars that rule this episode. Leonard Nimoy (who is a frequent guest star), William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koeing, George Takei and even a bit part by John Franks. So overall another fantastic episode of Futurama - I Highly Recommend this to every single person out there. Live Long and Prosper.moreless

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  • A Great Crossover Episode. Matt Groening and David X. Cohen are never gona run out of ideas.

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    By Samuel2484, Jan 10, 2009 Report Abuse
    What an episode! This really blew me away. I mean you've got Star Trek and on top of that you've got Futurama. When I first heard of this episode I was thinking " I hope they crossover with one of the good 'Star Trek' series" and they completely nailed it by doing the "Original Series". This was one of my favourite episodes. what was also great was that they got the actual actors to do the voices of the Star Trek Crew and it was so funny! The writers have got to be pretty good to be able to write a "Star Trek" Themed Episode on "Futurama" and still be able to make it funny. A Great episode, Watch it, you'll love it! "Resistance is Futile!"moreless

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  • Unbelievable brilliant parody of Star Trek TOS

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    By hrtonslv, Aug 21, 2008 Report Abuse
    I'm quite sure the Trekkies (I'm one of them) were totally amused by this episode for two reasons. First, it is of our cult show with most of the original characters speaking the voice of their won character, and two, an extremely well referenced script cleverly crafting facts and data from the original episodes that were not only right on, but hilariously funny! Frye even got the episode numbers right! I'm quite sure the writer did a lot of research and fact finding of the Star Trek episodes in preparing the script. The first time I saw it was with a bunch of younger guys than me and at each commercial break I was going on and on about the "in" jokes the show referenced and explaining the connection of the jokes to the old episodes.moreless

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  • great epiasode

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    By Blind_Legend, Jun 24, 2008 Report Abuse
    As the title suggests this episode has a high content of Star Trek content. The fact that Star Trek has been banned is contradicted a little from previous episodes but still makes for a very fuuny premise.With the characters confusing past events like the Star Trek Wars and the Star Wars Trek. The surviving members of the original Star Trek series all make cameos in this episode.Fry is very passionate, urging the rest of the crew to help him rescue the banned tapes, with the others not really understanding why he cared so much about a television program.Fry battling Melllvar for the right to be called the ultimate Star Trek fan is a highlight.moreless

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  • Parody, the final frontier.

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    By MightyElroy, Apr 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    This is one of those special episodes that shows how good Futurama can be at making parodies of our pop culture. It is hard to find a bigger pop culture icon than Star Trek, and this episode is a work of genius. Having most of the surviving orignal cast (plus a TNG cameo) was perfect. The script was outstanding, the jokes were perfectly timed, and the little Trek touches were the icing on the cake. This shows that the producers, writers, and director of this show really cared about Star Trek, and although they made fun of it, it was all done in good spirit and with a quirky sort of respect. Congrats on a fine episode.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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  • Trivia

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    • When the Star Trek Cast members are reading the script Mellvar wrote you see that Deforest's shirt is yellow not blue like it usually is. Edit
    • The opening theme promotion and the title of this episode coincide: WHERE NO FAN HAS GONE BEFORE Edit
    • Church of Trek Sign: THE SCI-FI RELIGION THAT DOESN'T TAKE ALL YOUR MONEY. Edit

  • Notes

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    • This episode was nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Script. Edit
    • A few scenes from this episode featuring William Shatner were shown in the video montage at the beginning of his roast in 2006. Edit
    • There was one deleted scene which was taken out at Shatner's request, and when you see it, you'll know why. It can be found on the Season 4 DVD. Edit

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    • Melllvar: I thank you, Fry. You know, you and I are of a kind. In a different reality I could have called you "friend". Fry: Episode 10, Balance of Terror. Melllvar: More like episode nine, loser! In your face! Victory is mine! Edit
    • Melllvar: If I can't have the original cast of Star Trek, no one will! Prepare to die! Fry: Wait! If they mean that much to you, why do you wanna kill them? Melllvar: Because I... I... I dunno what I'd do without them. Fry: Melllvar, you can't let a TV show be your whole life. You can do anything you want. Look at Walter Koenig: After Star Trek, he became an actor. Koenig: Not just an actor, but a well-rounded person, with my own friends and credit cards and keys. Edit
    • Fry: Look, Leonard, we're light enough to keep the tapes! Isn't that great? Nimoy: I'm living in a gefilte fish jar. Edit

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    • Sign in the Church of Trek: Ceiling of the Christine chapel closed for renovation. Reference to the TOS character nurse Christine Chapel, played by Majel Barrett who was the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Edit
    • Shatner performs a spoken-word version of Eminem's The Real Slim Shady. This is also an allusion to Shatner's many musical efforts, like his album The Transformed Man. Edit
    • Jonathan Frakes: "Yes! Front Row" Jonathan Frakes played William T. Riker in Star Trek the Next Generation as well as gueat stared as him in other versions. This pokes fun at the fact that the original series was the only one that they seem to care about in this show even though several fans think TNG was better. Edit

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