Live long and prosper. Those words uttered by Leonard Nimoy's Spock have come to define the legend of Star Trek: The Original Series, if not the entire franchise. In the years since the humble sci-fi favorite's first broadcast, Gene Roddenberry's utopian fantasy has captured the imagination of billions (maybe), and shows no signs of slowing down. It's been quite some time since Kirk, Spock, Bones and the rest set sail to the stars on the Starship Enterprise in 1966, but we as an audience soon get to witness these original adventures uncut and as Roddenberry intended us to see them.

We've learned that the Heroes & Icons Television Network will soon embark on a grand undertaking that will surely drive any self-respecting Trekkie wild. Beginning on July 24, H&I will air uncut episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series with limited commercial interruptions, followed by each and every subsequent Star Trek series to date for six days a week. While the original series' episodes have aired in syndication numerous times over the past 50 years, this event will set itself apart from previous re-runs because it will feature an insane amount of deleted scenes that have remained dormant in the world of TV purgatory.