Yay! A chance to demonstrate my Star Trek geekdom…
Original – Captain James T. Kirk, Star Trek, 1966: “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 man has gone before”
Modified – Captain Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982: “Space, the final frontier. These are the continuing voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: To explore strange new worlds; To seek out new life-forms and new civilizations; To boldly go where no man has gone before”
Modern – Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1987: “Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds; To seek out new life and new civilizations; To boldly go where no one has gone before”
Newest – Ambassador Spock (Prime), Star Trek, 2009: “Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: To explore strange new worlds; To seek out new life-forms and new civilizations; To boldly go where no one has gone before”