While the 1960’s were exploding with advancements and liberation on all fronts - especially sociological ones - Hollywood and American television still resisted the depiction of graphic physical relations. However, for years, shows like The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits could use the vehicle of science fiction to weave a tapestry of entertainment and manage to get more adult themes by the dread censors. Writer and producer Gene Roddenberry wanted to do the same with his science fiction program.
So, what is Star Trek Sex? This isn’t yet another companion, compendium or cross referenced database of planets, props, aliens, trivia or episode synopses. It’s not a science manual nor fan fiction romp. It’s not a musing on the real science behind the show.
It’s all about the sex.
No, it’s not a pornographic depiction, nor satire on how love space jockey Captain Kirk handled his many women, or how Spock could maintain multiple boners during his days of heat and lust - the Vulcan Pon Farr.
While going over a large number of original series episodes - thirty seven in all and Star Trek: The Motion Picture - I found so many of the plotlines, character motivations and basic story elements hinged upon or were preoccupied by sexual expression, lovemaking or good old reliable lust. Tribbles are such sexually potent and eternally horny creatures they are born pregnant. Orion Slave Girls - those jade skinned beauties - simply reek of dangerous eroticism. Natives from planet Delta IV are so sexually expressive and advanced, they must take an oath of celibacy when dealing with us romance timid humans - since we are so sexually immature compared with those lusty, bald Deltans.
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