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Where as later shows in the franchise suggested a universe heavily populated by empire operating at similar levels of technology, the world of Star Trek seemed particularly empty. Even the Klingons and the Romans were largely in the background of the first and third seasons. Star Trek captured the sense that Kirk and his crew were wandering in the wilderness. There was a sense of terror and possibility running through these seventy-nine episodes that was never quite re-captured in the spin-offs and sequels that followed.