NBC. However, in the Los Angeles area, "Yesteryear" was played instead, because it had too much air time for voice actor George Takei as Sulu, who was running for a public office and if it was played they would have to give equal airtime to the other candidates. George Takei was running for 10th District Councilman seat for the City of Los Angeles, which triggered the FCC rules about airtime for political candidates. On the launch of Paramount+ streaming service, on March 4, 2021, a free Star Trek marathon was presented, featuring the pilots of the various Star Trek television series, including "Beyond the Farthest Star". The marathon started at 7 am PT/10 am ET and was Live streamed on the YouTube internet video platform on that day. Reception The episode received outstanding reviews upon its initial broadcast, with reviewers praising the intelligent writing, imagination, production, and adherence to the tone of the live action series. In 2017 this episode was noted as featuring scary Star Trek content. Also in 2017, GameSpot ranked this as the 6th best pilot episode of a Star Trek series, commenting, "The original voice cast is there, and they do the best they can, but the dialogue and animation make it a hard task to sit through." In 2020, Gizmodo Australia ranked "Beyond the Farthest Star" one of the "must watch" episodes of the animated series. See also Booby Trap - a Next Generation episode where the heroes' ship is trapped near an ancient dead ship (which is explored by an Enterprise captain) which provides clues about their situation. Notes References External links "Beyond the Farthest Star" at Curt Danhauser's Guide to the Animated Star Trek "Beyond the Farthest Star" Full episode for viewing at StarTrek.com 1973 American television episodes Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes American television series premieres Fiction about stars Television episodes directed by Hal Sutherland