Scrolling through the Trek forums, fan pages, and blog posts dedicated to all things Star Trek, I was surprised to learn that many Star Trek fans have a low opinion … Continue reading Star Trek: Deanna Troi is Great, Actually
This post contains minor spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 3: “Ghosts of Illyria.” After 60 years, Number One (Rebecca Romijn) has an onscreen backstory! The … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ghosts of Illyria Review
This review contains minor spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 1 Episode 2, “Children of the Comet.” It’s Uhura’s time to shine! After appearing in three seasons of … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Children of the Comet Review
Welcome to my informal review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I thought about writing something deep and well-articulated, but I have to be honest–I’m beyond excited to talk about … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds- Thoughts and Musings
The opening scene of Star Trek: The Motion Picture is one of the coolest and eerie sequences in the franchise’s history, pitting the newly designed Klingons against an unstoppable entity hidden in … Continue reading Star Trek: In Defense of the Motion Picture
The evil twin concept is one of the most prevalent tropes in popular culture and is often used to stir up drama among the main cast and keep the audience … Continue reading Star Trek: Forget Lore, The Next Generation Almost Gave Data An Android Love Interest
Jason Isaacs played Captain Gabriel Lorca in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. Dark, cold and mysterious, Lorca often made decisions challenging the ideas of what a proper Starfleet captain should be. … Continue reading Star Trek: What Happened to the Real Gabriel Lorca?
When Star Trek: The Next Generation began airing in 1987, it took awhile for the series and for the new crew of the USS Enterprise to find their footing and break out from the shadow … Continue reading Star Trek: Why Commander Riker Grew a Beard for The Next Generation Season 2
Denise Crosby, the granddaughter of famous singer Bing Crosby, is well known for playing Lt. Tasha Yar, the Chief Security Officer onboard the USS Enterprise in the first season of Star … Continue reading Star Trek: Denise Crosby Almost Played a DIFFERENT Next Generation Character
Played by Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys is one of the main characters from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the third series in the Star Trek universe franchise. A Bajoran militia officer assigned to … Continue reading Star Trek: Why Ensign Ro Was NOT In Deep Space Nine
The science fiction genre features some of the most terrifying and iconic villains of all time, from the hulking and imposing Darth Vader to the cybernetic menace of the Borg … Continue reading Five Underrated Villains from Science Fiction
Star Trek is a huge pop culture phenomenon that’s introduced audiences to iconic and beloved characters, from the original series‘ Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to Deep Space Nine‘s Odo (René Auberjonois) and Voyager‘s Seven of Nine (Jeri … Continue reading Star Trek: Why The Next Generation’s Wesley Crusher Was So Hated
Star Trek: Voyager premiered in 1995 and as the fifth installment in the franchise. The show, which ran for seven seasons, follows the adventures of Captain Katheryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the … Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager – Why Jennifer Lien’s Kes Left in Season 4
When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired in 1993, it set itself apart from any Star Trek show preceding it with its stagnant primary location of a large space station, darker tone and focus on serialized … Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Why Terry Farrell’s Jadzia Dax Left After Season 6
When Star Trek: The Next Generation began airing in 1987, it took some time for the show to find its footing, both in terms of establishing its own identity from the monumental … Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation – Why Denise Crosby’s Tasha Yar Left After Season 1
Captain Kathryn Janeway faced difficult odds in Star Trek: Voyager, and she died several times throughout the show’s seven-season run. Despite all of Starfleet‘s technological advances, impressive armadas of ships at … Continue reading Star Trek: Voyager’s Captain Janeway Died a Ridiculous Number of Times
The Star Trek franchise features several iconic female villains—the Borg Queen, Kai Winn Adami, The Founder—but one who stole an early spotlight in her brief appearance was the Klingon operative … Continue reading Star Trek: Villains Spotlight: Valkris
BY MACK VELTMAN Dr. Katherine Pulaski is a name that leaves some fans of Star Trek going “huh?” while others respond with indifference or delight at Diana Mulder’s one season … Continue reading In Defense of Star Trek TNG Dr. Pulaski
Everyone in our society is familiar in some way with Star Trek, a franchise that has become a staple in popular culture and that has “warped” its way into the … Continue reading Star Trek: The New Frontier: Spaceships, Nebulas, and Inclusion
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