Four decades after Captain Kirk and crew zoomed off at warp speed to ”the final frontier”, the iconic sci-fi series Star Trek returns to broadcast television this week with an extensive digital face-lift. CBS Paramount Domestic Television is digitally remastering all 79 episodes of the original series to enhance the show’s 1960s-era visual effects with 21st-century computer-generated graphics.

Paramount Pictures and actor Tom Cruise called an end to their 14-year production deal on Wednesday as the chairperson of the studio’s parent company took a parting shot at the movie star’s off-screen behaviour. ”As much as we like him personally, we thought it was wrong to renew his deal,” said Viacom chairperson Sumner Redstone.