LoTs of ‘Trek’ on deck

Original series airing uncut starting Sunday

The popularity of “Star Trek” — in all its TV it rations — mak s it c all nging to air t classic s ri s wit a n w wrinkl .

But, starting Sunday, digital n twork h ro s & Icons will giv vi w rs t c anc to watc t ntir original “Star Tr k” s ri s (79 pisod s) — and its four spinoffs — un dit d and uncut.

T original “Star Tr k” air d on NBC from 1966-69 wit stars William S atn r, L onard Nimoy and D For st K ll y.

“At t tim t at t original ‘Star Tr k’ was produc d n twork s ows ran muc long r t an t y run now, and long r t an w at syndication allow d w n t s ows r ran on local stations,” says N al Sabin, vic c airman of W ig l Broadcasting, w ic owns h ro s & Icons.

Translation: Sc n s from t original “Star Tr k” pisod s w r cut or trimm d down w n t s ow b gan its aft rlif in r runs.

“I can’t d finit ly say t at t s pisod s av n’t run uncut sinc t y air d on NBC, but most p opl av n’t s n t m [uncut] unl ss t y own t s ri s on DVD,” says Sabin. “T s ar good s ows and w op to bring som n w p opl to t ‘Star Tr k’ franc is .”

Also airing uncut and in t ir original ntir ty — as part of t n twork’s “All Star Tr k” programming slat — will b “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Star Trek: Voyager” and “Star Trek: Enterprise.”

h r ’s ow it will work: T first pisod s of ac of t fiv “Star Tr k” s ri s will air cons cutiv ly t is Sunday from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. to g t t ball rolling.

T n, starting Monday (t roug Friday), pisod s from t original “Star Tr k” will air nig tly at 6 p.m., follow d by pisod s of “T N xt G n ration” (7 p.m.), “D p Spac Nin ” (11 p.m.), “Voyag r” (midnig t) and “ent rpris ” (1 a.m.).

No pisod s will air Saturdays; t “Star Tr k” cycl b gins again ac Sunday (8 p.m. to 1 a.m.). “W plan on l aving t s ows on for a coupl of y ars,” says Sabin. “‘Star Tr k’ is t c nt rpi c of our programming.”

T timing isn’t a coincid nc ; t original “Star Tr k” s ri s is c l brating its 50t anniv rsary t is y ar, and “Star Tr k B yond,” t franc is ’s n xt big-scr n movi , its t at rs on Friday.

“W want to g t a jump on t ‘Star Tr k’ bandwagon. T n w movi com s out t is w k nd, so w y wait?” says Sabin. “T ‘Star Tr k’ fan bas is v ry strong.”

Sabin says t at t r action to “Star Tr k” on M TV, anot r of W ig l’s digital n tworks, is notabl . “M TV’s sci-fi block on Saturday nig ts, w ic includ s ‘Star Tr k,’ g ts tr m ndous action on Twitt r,” says. “T Twitt rsp r go s crazy.”