In 1966 when Star Trek hit the air it was praised for its innovative representation of racial dynamics. However, host Nancy Hurley shows that the supposedly utopian racial politics of Star Trek were nothing more than an assimilationist vision of the future. In this PTTV episode, produced at Cambridge Community Access, Hurley exposes the underlying racial imperatives of the classic sci-fi thriller. Hurley deconstructs the most foundational elements of the show, from Uhura and Sulu’s acquisitions of whiteness to Spock’s not so subtle occupation as the black character, to the suggestive and dangerous metaphor of the alien.