Best sky-centric movies and TV shows of all time. Yes, ‘Star Trek’ makes the cut

André Bormanis, co-executive producer and writer for the Fox/Hulu series “The Orville� and consulting producer on National Geographic’s “Cosmos,� picks the following five films:

1. “2001: A Space Odyssey.� This 1968 Stanley Kubrick film is “one of the most realistic depictions of space travel in our solar system,� Bormanis said.

2. “Apollo 13.� This 1995 film, directed by Ron Howard, is “a re-enactment of the flight of the third mission to send men to the surface of the moon, which nearly ended in tragedy.�

3. “The Martian.� This 2015 film by Ridley Scott is “a very good, scientifically credible story about one man’s attempt to survive being stranded on Mars.�

4. “The Planets.� This 2019 BBC documentary series, hosted by Brian Cox, offers “a very good overview of our solar system and our current understanding of it.�

5. “Star Trek,� the original 1966-69 series, created by Gene Roddenberry. “Fifty-plus years later, they really still hold up. And the special effects were redone for high-definition television standards a few years ago.� If your cable company carries the MeTV network, which specializes in Boomer reruns, you can find original “Star Trek� episodes at 10 on Saturday nights.