Where Did "The Original Series" Retronym Come From?

[Greg Cox]

^Well, at least we're better off than Star Wars fans, because nobody's actually gone back and added the subtitle to the original title sequence itself. (Star Trek: A New Hope?) It's still officially titled just Star Trek, whatever clarifications we've added for convenience. (And so is the animated series.)

I don't think I have ever referred to the original 1977 movie as A New Hope. It will always be simply Star Wars to me.