Star Trek's red shirt joke hasn't actually been true since 1987 when Star Trek: The Next Generation began. On Star Trek: The Original Series, the USS Enterprise's security officers wore red uniforms and were usually the first ones to die on dangerous away missions. Over the course of TOS, approximately 55 characters were killed, 24 of whom were wearing red shirts, significantly more than any other uniform color. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) often went on away missions accompanied by security officers whose deaths became an infamous running joke.
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