They won’t have the JJ Abrams movies (so only one Khan), they won’t have First Contact (so only one Moby Dick allegory), they won’t have Nemesis (so praise the Lord), but IFC will run all the rest of the Star Trek movies on Saturday and Sunday.  Come for the spectacle, for the old-school optimism of space travel, for the glory that is William Shatner, for–oh who am I kidding.  In the words of Michael Mann, I don’t need to sell this shit, ‘cuz this shit sells itself.  This series is one of the monuments of American popular culture and it’s at least 50% quality entertainment.  If you’ve been looking for something to set against the contemporary onslaught of dark and gritty superhero movies, here it is.  Set your DVRs, get your taco fixin’s, and live long and prosper.

All times Eastern on IFC.

Saturday 5pm:  Star Trek:  the Motion Picture (1979)
8pm:  Star Trek II:  the Wrath of Khan (1982)
10.30pm:  Star Trek III:  the Search for Spock (1984)

Sunday 12.45am:  Star Trek IV:  the Voyage Home (1986)
3.30am:  Star Trek V:  the Final Frontier (1989)
10.30am:  Star Trek VI:  the Undiscovered Country (1991)
1pm:  Star Trek:  Generations (1994)
3.45pm:  Star Trek:  Insurrection (1998)

(Generations and Insurrection will repeat at midnight and 2.45am Monday.)