Robert T. April is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe.
April is listed in the Star Trek Chronology, The Star Trek
Encyclopedia and at startrek.com as the Enterprise's first commanding
officer, preceding Captain Christopher Pike.The character's only
television/movie appearance is in the Star Trek: The Animated Series
episode "The Counter-Clock Incident", in which he is voiced by James
Doohan and portrayed as the first captain of the USS Enterprise.
Initially, the decision was made by Paramount Pictures, studio owners
of the franchise, and series creator Gene Roddenberry not to consider
the animated series to be part of the official Star Trek canon; that
decision, for the longest time, had led to debate as to whether
April's place as first captain is actually a part of Star Trek
continuity. However, "April, Robert" is listed in an alphabetical list
of most-decorated Starfleet captains in the Star Trek: Discovery 2017
episode "Choose Your Pain". On June 27, 2007, Star Trek's official
site incorporated information from The Animated Series into its
library section, clarifying, finally, that the animated series is
indeed part of the Star Trek canon. Both David Gerrold and D. C.
Fontana have stated that the animated series is essentially the fourth
season that fans wanted originally.April appears in the novels Final
Frontier and Best Destiny by Diane Carey as the captain of the
Enterprise.When Roddenberry submitted his first proposal for Star Trek
to MGM Studios in 1964, his name for the starship commander was
"Robert M. April" (another name, Captain James Winter, was also
considered). The proposal was rejected, and Star Trek did not become a
television reality until later that year when NBC accepted the
premise, by which time the captain was changed to "Christopher Pike".
April is listed in the Star Trek Chronology, The Star Trek
Encyclopedia and at startrek.com as the Enterprise's first commanding
officer, preceding Captain Christopher Pike.The character's only
television/movie appearance is in the Star Trek: The Animated Series
episode "The Counter-Clock Incident", in which he is voiced by James
Doohan and portrayed as the first captain of the USS Enterprise.
Initially, the decision was made by Paramount Pictures, studio owners
of the franchise, and series creator Gene Roddenberry not to consider
the animated series to be part of the official Star Trek canon; that
decision, for the longest time, had led to debate as to whether
April's place as first captain is actually a part of Star Trek
continuity. However, "April, Robert" is listed in an alphabetical list
of most-decorated Starfleet captains in the Star Trek: Discovery 2017
episode "Choose Your Pain". On June 27, 2007, Star Trek's official
site incorporated information from The Animated Series into its
library section, clarifying, finally, that the animated series is
indeed part of the Star Trek canon. Both David Gerrold and D. C.
Fontana have stated that the animated series is essentially the fourth
season that fans wanted originally.April appears in the novels Final
Frontier and Best Destiny by Diane Carey as the captain of the
Enterprise.When Roddenberry submitted his first proposal for Star Trek
to MGM Studios in 1964, his name for the starship commander was
"Robert M. April" (another name, Captain James Winter, was also
considered). The proposal was rejected, and Star Trek did not become a
television reality until later that year when NBC accepted the
premise, by which time the captain was changed to "Christopher Pike".
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