The Star Trek universe obviously includes a vast number of TV shows, feature films and self-serving William Shatner vanity projects. Also, according to some fans, the Trek canon includes Cheers and Frasier (and, to a lesser extent, The John Larroquette Show and Wings).
How could this be true, you might ask? Well, it’s because both of those classic sitcoms are really just part of an elaborate Holodeck program that exists within the reality Star Trek. The Holodeck, of course, being the sophisticated environment simulator of the future that routinely breaks down and turns into a death trap.
Sure, this probably sounds like the ramblings of a sentient TV Guide that’s been experimenting with peyote, but a number of folks have floated this bizarre theory over the years, and it’s oddly convincing.
The basis for this theory is the fact that Cheers and Star Trek shared several actors,...
How could this be true, you might ask? Well, it’s because both of those classic sitcoms are really just part of an elaborate Holodeck program that exists within the reality Star Trek. The Holodeck, of course, being the sophisticated environment simulator of the future that routinely breaks down and turns into a death trap.
Sure, this probably sounds like the ramblings of a sentient TV Guide that’s been experimenting with peyote, but a number of folks have floated this bizarre theory over the years, and it’s oddly convincing.
The basis for this theory is the fact that Cheers and Star Trek shared several actors,...
- 10/11/2024
- Cracked
The fifth and final season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" is nearly upon us and it sure looks ready to go out with guns phasers blazing. The animated series took some time for more hardcore fans to warm up to it, admittedly, but it quickly proved to be one of the franchise's funniest and nerdiest entries in the canon. Now, fans will have one last victory lap to say goodbye to a crew of misfits who've somehow, against all odds, wormed their way into our hearts over the years. Their final mission stands to be their most complicated one yet, however. After season 4 finally resolved a lengthy mystery about a mysterious force targeting starships all across the quadrant, Starfleet and otherwise, season 5 looks to up the ante even more. What's the primary conflict this time around, you ask? Well, that would be the idea of our favorite crewmembers growing up...
- 10/10/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Many, many fans weren't fond of Star Trek: Picard despite how much they loved Patrick Stewart and his portrayal of Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Some preferred to remember him that way rather than how different he was as a retired admiral. But Admiral Picard had his good moments on Picard, and one of those moments involved an action that Captain Kathryn Janeway [Kate Mulgrew] should have taken a long time ago. Admiral Picard gave a field commission to Seven of Nine [Jeri Ryan].
Of course, during the run of Star Trek: Voyager Starfleet was against the integratiaon of augments into the Academy or its ranks, and with Seven of Nine's Borg implants, that brought into question her loyalty. Simply put, Starfleet wasn't sure that she could be trusted enough to become an officer. But that changed after Admiral Picard gave her a field commission. Not...
Of course, during the run of Star Trek: Voyager Starfleet was against the integratiaon of augments into the Academy or its ranks, and with Seven of Nine's Borg implants, that brought into question her loyalty. Simply put, Starfleet wasn't sure that she could be trusted enough to become an officer. But that changed after Admiral Picard gave her a field commission. Not...
- 10/8/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
Star Trek: Prodigy is an exceptional animated series. Not only is it Star Trek-centric with episodic storylines interwoven with season long arcs, it's a masterful way of teaching new viewers about the franchise. A non-Star Trek viewer could start watching season one of Prodigy, and, by the end of the season two, they'd have a strong knowledge of the Federation and Starfleet, which are key to understanding Star Trek.
But some people don't like animation no matter how good it is. Some fans hesitate to give it a chance because they don't feel it's canon even though they've been assured that it is. They want to see it in live-action. They want to see actual actors and not just hear their voices. That's understandable. You like what you like.
Right now, Prodigy has been successful at Netflix with all forty episodes available for viewing, but we don't have...
But some people don't like animation no matter how good it is. Some fans hesitate to give it a chance because they don't feel it's canon even though they've been assured that it is. They want to see it in live-action. They want to see actual actors and not just hear their voices. That's understandable. You like what you like.
Right now, Prodigy has been successful at Netflix with all forty episodes available for viewing, but we don't have...
- 9/28/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
Star Trek: Voyager fans have been calling for a live-action Admiral Janeway show since Star Trek: Prodigy began, if not before. Voyager ran for seven successful seasons, and Prodigy, where Kate Mulgrew lends her voice to Admiral Janeway, just finished up its second season. And the cry for more of Janeway continues. Why? Because Captain Janeway is/was one of the best captains in Starfleet, and Kate Mulgrew herself is simply an amazing human being.
So when she was asked about returning to live action at the San Diego Comic-Con, she said that "once you do it, and I did it for seven years, I don't know if it can be recaptured." So a return for her would have to be "novel," "authentic," and "impeccably done."
In the clip posted to Tiktok by @onlythejaneway, Mulgrew mentions Patrick Stewart's show, Star Trek: Picard. She didn't specify as to why it was mentioned,...
So when she was asked about returning to live action at the San Diego Comic-Con, she said that "once you do it, and I did it for seven years, I don't know if it can be recaptured." So a return for her would have to be "novel," "authentic," and "impeccably done."
In the clip posted to Tiktok by @onlythejaneway, Mulgrew mentions Patrick Stewart's show, Star Trek: Picard. She didn't specify as to why it was mentioned,...
- 9/26/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
Star Trek: Prodigy fans got a special Christmas present in December 2023 when all twenty episodes of season one dropped on Netflix on December 25th. Fans had been unable to rewatch the series since it was cancelled and removed from Paramount+ in April 2023. A vibrant fan community came together and formed a campaign that resulted in the resurrection of Prodigy at Netflix, earning it a season two.
Now, as we wait for news on season three, executive producer Aaron Waltke just shared the amazing news that 1.3 million people watched the first season of Prodigy between January-June 2024.
According to the latest @netflix data report, 1.3 million people watched #StarTrekProdigy Season One between January-June 2024.
It was the most watched Star Trek show on Netflix worldwide, by a factor of four.
Not bad for a series that’s been out for two years! pic.twitter.com/AJTgwqkDzR
— Aaron J. Waltke (@GoodAaron) September 23, 2024
Waltke's post has...
Now, as we wait for news on season three, executive producer Aaron Waltke just shared the amazing news that 1.3 million people watched the first season of Prodigy between January-June 2024.
According to the latest @netflix data report, 1.3 million people watched #StarTrekProdigy Season One between January-June 2024.
It was the most watched Star Trek show on Netflix worldwide, by a factor of four.
Not bad for a series that’s been out for two years! pic.twitter.com/AJTgwqkDzR
— Aaron J. Waltke (@GoodAaron) September 23, 2024
Waltke's post has...
- 9/26/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Favorite Son", Ensign Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) begins experiencing strange bouts of déjà vu. A series of psychic premonitions lead him and the U.S.S. Voyager to a mysterious planet called Taresia, a matriarchal society that claims Harry, previously assumed to be human, was actually one of their own. The Taresian leader (Deborah May) explains that Harry was actually born on Taresia, but was launched to Earth as a fetus decades ago. He was implanted into a human woman, and born among humans. The Taresians also wrote certain psychic instincts into his brain, leading Harry to seek a career in space travel, ultimately so he would return home.
Harry is offered a trio of comely wives, as he learns males are very rare on Taresia. He will essentially have to live out the rest of his life having sex with young Taresian woman.
Harry is offered a trio of comely wives, as he learns males are very rare on Taresia. He will essentially have to live out the rest of his life having sex with young Taresian woman.
- 9/23/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Star Trek: Discovery, like some of the other Star Trek series, got off to a rather rocky start which continued throughout the entirety of its first season. It was, in fact, the season that many Star Trek fans say they couldn't get through which made them stop watching the series. While I did watch the entire first season, I agree there were some rough spots that, had they been fixed or eliminated altogether, would have made Discovery much better in its first season.
The first would be the death of Captain Georgiou because of Michael Burnham's actions. Having the captain killed could have had a much more powerful effect if it hadn't been because of a choice Burnham made. There was still a way to have the captain die and take Burnham out of action for a while, if the writers and producers had chosen that route. What about...
The first would be the death of Captain Georgiou because of Michael Burnham's actions. Having the captain killed could have had a much more powerful effect if it hadn't been because of a choice Burnham made. There was still a way to have the captain die and take Burnham out of action for a while, if the writers and producers had chosen that route. What about...
- 9/21/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
Both the first and second season of Star Trek: Prodigy are available now on Netflix, and by now, most fans know the series brought Wesley Crusher into the mix with Wil Wheaton returning to reprise his character from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was a the perfect set-up for the Traveler, and he fit in wonderfully with the band of kids who were trying to get into Starfleet.
It was a welcome return and gave us a better look at what Wesley's life is like as as a Traveler as opposed to the brief scene we saw with him at the end of Star Trek: Picard's second season. Prodigy was able to build the character more and gave Wheaton more room to grow into the character.
In an interview with Daily StarTrekNews, Wheaton shared his excitement about being brought back to the universe and how "extremely into it" he was.
It was a welcome return and gave us a better look at what Wesley's life is like as as a Traveler as opposed to the brief scene we saw with him at the end of Star Trek: Picard's second season. Prodigy was able to build the character more and gave Wheaton more room to grow into the character.
In an interview with Daily StarTrekNews, Wheaton shared his excitement about being brought back to the universe and how "extremely into it" he was.
- 9/19/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
The second season of "Star Trek: Picard" saw the return of Q (John de Lancie) a playful god of mischief that periodically appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" to cause trouble for Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Q, being omnipotent and seemingly immortal, didn't think too highly of humans, a primitive corporeal species he saw as being unworthy of space travel. By the end of the series, though, Q found that some humans had the capacity to think in cosmic terms, and he judged us to be finally worthy, if only a little bit.
In "Picard," Q reappeared to announce that the trial never ended, and that he had a fun game to play. He sent Picard into a parallel universe wherein humanity had mastered space travel, but used it to commit galaxy-wide genocide against all other known sentient species. Picard...
In "Picard," Q reappeared to announce that the trial never ended, and that he had a fun game to play. He sent Picard into a parallel universe wherein humanity had mastered space travel, but used it to commit galaxy-wide genocide against all other known sentient species. Picard...
- 9/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Star Trek: Voyager went where no other series had gone before or has gone since when it debuted "Threshold" during its second season. Although I didn't despise it as much as many fans, there were plenty who couldn't get past Tom Paris [Robert Duncan McNeill] and Captain Janeway [Kate Mulgrew] morphing into large lizards. Paris then kidnapped Janeway, took her to another planet, where they created some lizard babies which got left behind on the planet after Paris and Janeway were rescued by Voyager. While I personally think the episode had its good parts, I can understand why it would rank low in the ratings.
Hold onto your hats, though, because according to the Internet Movie Database [IMDb], Threshold is actually two points higher than the worse ranked episode which is "The Fight." Chakotay [Robert Beltran] begins hallucinating about boxing, seeing pairs of boxing gloves randomly. This is all because...
Hold onto your hats, though, because according to the Internet Movie Database [IMDb], Threshold is actually two points higher than the worse ranked episode which is "The Fight." Chakotay [Robert Beltran] begins hallucinating about boxing, seeing pairs of boxing gloves randomly. This is all because...
- 9/14/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
Star Trek fans are some of the best in the world. They represent the best aspects of the franchise, keeping alive fandoms that are anywhere from two years to 60 years old, depending on the show or film. They are a marvelous bunch who do a great job making the men and women who play these characters feel larger than life.
One of the ways they do that is by immortalizing them. So far two of these individuals have been given the honor of having their likeness used in statues. The first was William Shatner's James Kirk being erected in Riverside, Ia. The real-life city that would eventually see the fictitious birth of James T. Kirk.
Not long after that, another ceremony was held in Bloomington, In. This time, for the wonderful Kathryn Janeway. While Shatner hasn't been too keen on his statue, Kate Mulgrew, the woman behind the captain that was Janeway,...
One of the ways they do that is by immortalizing them. So far two of these individuals have been given the honor of having their likeness used in statues. The first was William Shatner's James Kirk being erected in Riverside, Ia. The real-life city that would eventually see the fictitious birth of James T. Kirk.
Not long after that, another ceremony was held in Bloomington, In. This time, for the wonderful Kathryn Janeway. While Shatner hasn't been too keen on his statue, Kate Mulgrew, the woman behind the captain that was Janeway,...
- 9/13/2024
- by Chad Porto
- Red Shirts Always Die
When Star Trek: Voyager began, Kes, the Ocampan played by Jennifer Lien, was already in a relationship with Neelix, the Talaxian played by Ethan Phillips. It was an odd sort of relationship given their age differences and personalities, but it wasn't as weird as when the team behind Voyager decided Robert Duncan McNeill's Lt. Tom Paris would fall in love with Kes, and jealousy between him and Neelix would ensue.
For whatever reason, the writers decided to create a semi-relationship that wasn't there since Paris and Kes had no chemistry. Even Duncan McNeill wasn't happy abou the pairing as he told The Official Star Trek Voyager Magazine in issue 11 that he "never thought the Kes thing was right." He didn't like how it made Paris look, flirting with someone who was already involved in a relationship.
I never thought the Kes thing was right. It made Paris look really bad,...
For whatever reason, the writers decided to create a semi-relationship that wasn't there since Paris and Kes had no chemistry. Even Duncan McNeill wasn't happy abou the pairing as he told The Official Star Trek Voyager Magazine in issue 11 that he "never thought the Kes thing was right." He didn't like how it made Paris look, flirting with someone who was already involved in a relationship.
I never thought the Kes thing was right. It made Paris look really bad,...
- 9/12/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
When Star Trek: Discovery debuted in 2017, the producers and team behind it knew the show had big shoes to fill. They could have slid into the mold and tried to recreate Star Trek: The Next Generation. Maybe more fans would have liked it that way, but in all fairness, everything changes. No Star Trek series has been the same since The Original Series. And they all had things about them that some people didn't like.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine took a big risk by setting the series on a space station instead of having the crew aboard a spaceship, and some people have said that Gene Roddenberry would never have approved of it. But it amassed fans who remained dedicated watchers to this day...all because it took a risk, which is exactly what Discovery did.
Were there highs and lows? Absolutely. Some things that worked and others that didn't?...
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine took a big risk by setting the series on a space station instead of having the crew aboard a spaceship, and some people have said that Gene Roddenberry would never have approved of it. But it amassed fans who remained dedicated watchers to this day...all because it took a risk, which is exactly what Discovery did.
Were there highs and lows? Absolutely. Some things that worked and others that didn't?...
- 9/12/2024
- by Rachel Carrington
- Red Shirts Always Die
The premise of "Star Trek: Voyager" was full of promise. In the pilot episode, "Caretaker," the title ship is assigned to apprehend a rogue vessel piloted by a terrorist group called the Maquis. The Maquis were an anti-Federation group that resented the organization's clumsy diplomacy, and tendency to kowtow to violent species like the Cardassians. The Maquis played a small role in late episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and they provided a tantalizing philosophical counterpoint to Gene Roddenberry's utopian future; we seem to be living in a universe without want, and the Federation seems to exist to provide equity to the galaxy, but there are still many people who aren't getting what they need. The Maquis aimed to rectify that.
During the scuffle, the U.S.S. Voyager and the Maquis ship are both unexpectedly whisked clear across the galaxy by a godlike alien being.
During the scuffle, the U.S.S. Voyager and the Maquis ship are both unexpectedly whisked clear across the galaxy by a godlike alien being.
- 9/2/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
At the end of the third season of "Star Trek: Voyager," ratings were flagging and Paramount was concerned. The show was competent enough, but it simply wasn't drawing the numbers that "Star Trek: The Next Generation" did before it. To shake up the series, the writers ejected the gentle character of Kes (Jennifer Lien) and replaced her with Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), a Borg babe in a skintight catsuit. The show's writers loved Seven of Nine, and the series was restructured to be almost entirely about her. It also didn't hurt that Ryan looked like a magazine cover model and was cinched up in a bust-enhancing corset. Ratings, needless to say, went up.
It's reported in the oral history book "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams," edited by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, that the cast of "Voyager" initially resented Ryan,...
It's reported in the oral history book "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams," edited by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, that the cast of "Voyager" initially resented Ryan,...
- 9/1/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The last time Trekkies saw Admiral Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) in live-action was via a video call to Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) in 2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis." In animation, however, we've been spoiled with the volume of Janeway in recent years. In "Star Trek: Prodigy," a holographic version of Janeway, also played by Mulgrew, served as an ersatz mother figure for the show's teenage protagonists. The real-world Janeway also eventually became involved in the action, and she too was impressed with Dal (Brett Grey), Gwyn (Ella Purnell), and the rest of the Protostar teens, to the point where she helps them apply to Starfleet Academy. In the show's second and final season, Janeway even lead a quest to rescue her old first officer, Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran), and brought the "Prodigy" kids along.
While there are currently no plans to bring Janeway back to "Star Trek" after the end of "Prodigy,...
While there are currently no plans to bring Janeway back to "Star Trek" after the end of "Prodigy,...
- 8/28/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Frank Herbert's "Dune" has a longer timeline than one might expect. The first book takes place in the year 10,191 A.G., referring to a time after the inception of the Spacing Guild, the organization devoted to faster-than-light travel. Later sequels refer to the year 11,200 B.G. as the year humans first developed space travel, lining it up with A.D. 1960. "Dune," then, takes place about 20,000 years in the future.
"Star Trek," in contrast, takes place in the relatively near future. The original series takes place in the 23rd century, and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" -- and its immediate spinoffs "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Star Trek" Voyager," and "Star Trek: Lower Decks" -- all take place in the 24th century. Extending the timeline, "Picard" takes place in the early 25th century, and the bulk of "Discovery" takes place in 32nd century, thanks to a time warp. Comparatively, those...
"Star Trek," in contrast, takes place in the relatively near future. The original series takes place in the 23rd century, and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" -- and its immediate spinoffs "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Star Trek" Voyager," and "Star Trek: Lower Decks" -- all take place in the 24th century. Extending the timeline, "Picard" takes place in the early 25th century, and the bulk of "Discovery" takes place in 32nd century, thanks to a time warp. Comparatively, those...
- 8/12/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This Batman: Caped Crusader article contains spoilers.
“Oof,” says a purple-clad woman with a tantalizing slit running up the side of her dress. “You’re definitely a lot sexier than in those sketches,” she tells a stoic Batman.
Modern viewers may not recognize the green and purple get-up, but between the pointy ears on her head and her flirty attitude toward Batman, anyone can identify the burglar as Catwoman, chief villain of the Batman: Caped Crusader episode “Kiss of the Catwoman.”
A new animated version of the baddie/love interest will of course invite comparisons to the Batman: The Animated Series version and for good season. That ’90s animated series gave some of the Dark Knight’s villains their definitive stories. The Clock King was never scarier than he was in the episode bearing his name and “Heart of Ice” made Mr. Freeze into a tragic figure. Even when it...
“Oof,” says a purple-clad woman with a tantalizing slit running up the side of her dress. “You’re definitely a lot sexier than in those sketches,” she tells a stoic Batman.
Modern viewers may not recognize the green and purple get-up, but between the pointy ears on her head and her flirty attitude toward Batman, anyone can identify the burglar as Catwoman, chief villain of the Batman: Caped Crusader episode “Kiss of the Catwoman.”
A new animated version of the baddie/love interest will of course invite comparisons to the Batman: The Animated Series version and for good season. That ’90s animated series gave some of the Dark Knight’s villains their definitive stories. The Clock King was never scarier than he was in the episode bearing his name and “Heart of Ice” made Mr. Freeze into a tragic figure. Even when it...
- 8/2/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
“Star Trek: Prodigy” dropped its second season on Netflix on July 1, and series star Kate Mulgrew is holding out hope the animated series will be renewed for Season 3.
Fresh off her appearance at the “Prodigy” panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Mulgrew said the energy in the panel’s ballroom was “electric.”
“I had a full auditorium on Sunday morning for the panel,” she said. “They were thrilled. They were delighted! They’re desperate for this kind of television. I don’t think there’s anything quite like it on television now, because it’s teaching ‘Star Trek’ to a new generation to young children in an entirely novel way.”
Also Read: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Is the Perfect Show for Trekkies — Now They Need to Watch It
“Prodigy” aired its first season on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, and was renewed for a second season not long after it launched. But then, amid larger coporate disarray,...
Fresh off her appearance at the “Prodigy” panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Mulgrew said the energy in the panel’s ballroom was “electric.”
“I had a full auditorium on Sunday morning for the panel,” she said. “They were thrilled. They were delighted! They’re desperate for this kind of television. I don’t think there’s anything quite like it on television now, because it’s teaching ‘Star Trek’ to a new generation to young children in an entirely novel way.”
Also Read: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Is the Perfect Show for Trekkies — Now They Need to Watch It
“Prodigy” aired its first season on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, and was renewed for a second season not long after it launched. But then, amid larger coporate disarray,...
- 7/30/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
When it was announced in 2019 that Nickelodeon would be getting its own animated “Star Trek” series, I must admit I was skeptical.
After all, “Star Trek: Discovery” was already airing its second season (which clearly set up the phenomenal spinoff “Strange New Worlds), and “Picard” had already been announced, as had the adult animated series “Lower Decks.” How could a show clearly intended for kids measure up against all of that?
Fast forward to the debut of “Star Trek: Prodigy” in October 2021 — and I have never been so happy to be so wrong.
This show, about a group of young misfits who stumble across a Starfleet ship and use it to escape their captivity on a desolate prison colony, embodied absolutely everything that I love about “Star Trek.”
From the outset, it shared messages about teamwork, not judging others by their appearances, the longing for a home, and, of course,...
After all, “Star Trek: Discovery” was already airing its second season (which clearly set up the phenomenal spinoff “Strange New Worlds), and “Picard” had already been announced, as had the adult animated series “Lower Decks.” How could a show clearly intended for kids measure up against all of that?
Fast forward to the debut of “Star Trek: Prodigy” in October 2021 — and I have never been so happy to be so wrong.
This show, about a group of young misfits who stumble across a Starfleet ship and use it to escape their captivity on a desolate prison colony, embodied absolutely everything that I love about “Star Trek.”
From the outset, it shared messages about teamwork, not judging others by their appearances, the longing for a home, and, of course,...
- 7/19/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Life has never been better for Star Trek: Voyager fans. Prodigy functions as a sequel to the show, with return performances by Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, and Robert Picardo; Tim Russ’ Tuvok and Robert Duncan McNeil’s Tom Paris have dropped by Picard and Lower Decks; and Seven of Nine ended Picard as the Captain of the Enterprise-g.
But the final season of Picard almost brought back even more Voyager characters to the 25th century. During a Zoom chat attended by Trek Movie earlier this year, Picard season three showrunner Terry Matalas revealed that he originally planned to bring back two other beloved members of the Voyager crew: Harry Kim and Naomi Wildman.
The latter would have appeared as part of a Star Trek version of “Avengers: Endgame” that Matalas envisioned. “Harry Kim appeared as the captain of the Voyager-b in the first draft of Frontier Day,” Matalas explained, but...
But the final season of Picard almost brought back even more Voyager characters to the 25th century. During a Zoom chat attended by Trek Movie earlier this year, Picard season three showrunner Terry Matalas revealed that he originally planned to bring back two other beloved members of the Voyager crew: Harry Kim and Naomi Wildman.
The latter would have appeared as part of a Star Trek version of “Avengers: Endgame” that Matalas envisioned. “Harry Kim appeared as the captain of the Voyager-b in the first draft of Frontier Day,” Matalas explained, but...
- 7/15/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Tuvix", the jolly hobbit-like chef Neelix (Ethan Phillips) and the emotionless Vulcan security officer Tuvok (Tim Russ) are on a botanical mission together, collecting rare alien fauna for survival purposes. When they beam back to the U.S.S. Voyager with a bag of plants, however, the transporter goes haywire and accidentally fuses them into a single amalgamated being. The new entity bears a perfect blend of Neelix and Tuvok's physical appearances, and possesses both of their memories and personalities. The new being calls themself Tuvix (Tom Wright) and soon incorporates themself into the crew, finding that they are happy as an amalgamated being with their own identity.
"Tuvix" is one of the most notorious episodes of "Voyager," as the two-beings-in-one premise sounds like something out of a Saturday morning cartoon. It's doubly notorious for its conclusion. It turns out the Voyager's engineers have...
"Tuvix" is one of the most notorious episodes of "Voyager," as the two-beings-in-one premise sounds like something out of a Saturday morning cartoon. It's doubly notorious for its conclusion. It turns out the Voyager's engineers have...
- 7/14/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Star Trek: Prodigy" was initially billed as a Trek series for younger audiences. It was released not by Paramount, but by Nickelodeon, and the main characters were all teenagers, learning about the existence of Starfleet for the first time. A hologram of Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) was there to usher the teens toward a life of decency and heroism, and also to assure Trekkies that this show did connect to extant Trek lore at large.
That said, the plot of the show's first season was somewhat complicated, and made use of unusual time travel conceits that a younger audience might have trouble wrapping their heads around.
The plot centered on the mystery of a lost and abandoned Starfleet vessel called the U.S.S. Protostar. The ship was found by Dal R'El (Brett Gray), Gwyn (Ella Purnell), and a few other teens who were escaping slavery. They fled in the Protostar,...
That said, the plot of the show's first season was somewhat complicated, and made use of unusual time travel conceits that a younger audience might have trouble wrapping their heads around.
The plot centered on the mystery of a lost and abandoned Starfleet vessel called the U.S.S. Protostar. The ship was found by Dal R'El (Brett Gray), Gwyn (Ella Purnell), and a few other teens who were escaping slavery. They fled in the Protostar,...
- 7/4/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The second and final season of “Star Trek: Prodigy” warped onto Netflix on July 1, 2024, bringing with it a treasure trove of nostalgia and fresh adventures for Trekkies of all ages. All 20 episodes are now available for streaming, offering viewers a chance to reconnect with beloved characters from the franchise’s rich history.
One of the most exciting developments in the new season is the return of the Emergency Medical Hologram (Emh) Doctor, portrayed once again by Robert Picardo. This marks the character’s first canonical appearance in over two decades, bridging the gap between “Star Trek: Voyager” and the current era of Trek storytelling.
The Doctor, last seen in Voyager’s 2001 finale “Endgame,” now serves as chief medical officer aboard the U.S.S. Voyager-a. This upgraded version of the iconic starship functions as a flying school, with the Doctor taking on an additional role akin to an assistant principal.
One of the most exciting developments in the new season is the return of the Emergency Medical Hologram (Emh) Doctor, portrayed once again by Robert Picardo. This marks the character’s first canonical appearance in over two decades, bridging the gap between “Star Trek: Voyager” and the current era of Trek storytelling.
The Doctor, last seen in Voyager’s 2001 finale “Endgame,” now serves as chief medical officer aboard the U.S.S. Voyager-a. This upgraded version of the iconic starship functions as a flying school, with the Doctor taking on an additional role akin to an assistant principal.
- 7/4/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
The first season of "Star Trek: Prodigy" was tantalizing for fans of "Star Trek: Voyager." The central cast of teen characters -- led by the plucky and overconfident Dal R'El (Brett Gray) -- discovered a lost and abandoned Starfleet vessel called the U.S.S. Protostar, a ship that was equipped with a holographic version of the Voyager's Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). It would be up to Janeway and the teens to return the Protostar to Federation space.
"Prodigy" marked Mulgrew's first return to canonical "Star Trek" in 19 years, her last appearance being a cameo in 2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis." Later in "Prodigy," Mulgrew would also appear as the real-life Admiral Janeway, letting the actress pull double duty.
Hologram Janeway was quite a bit different from the flesh-and-blood version, however. The artificial Janeway was a gentle, teacher-like figure who came to embrace the younger characters in a near-matronly way. Admiral Janeway was bitter and curmudgeonly,...
"Prodigy" marked Mulgrew's first return to canonical "Star Trek" in 19 years, her last appearance being a cameo in 2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis." Later in "Prodigy," Mulgrew would also appear as the real-life Admiral Janeway, letting the actress pull double duty.
Hologram Janeway was quite a bit different from the flesh-and-blood version, however. The artificial Janeway was a gentle, teacher-like figure who came to embrace the younger characters in a near-matronly way. Admiral Janeway was bitter and curmudgeonly,...
- 7/3/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In a surprising turn of events for Star Trek fans, the animated series “Star Trek: Prodigy” has found a new home on Netflix following its cancellation by Paramount+. This move marks a significant shift in the streaming landscape for the beloved sci-fi franchise.
The global streaming giant Netflix has acquired the rights to “Star Trek: Prodigy” for the United States and most international territories, as part of a deal with CBS Studios. This acquisition comes after Paramount+’s decision in June to remove several original series, including “Prodigy,” from its platform as part of a cost-cutting measure.
“Star Trek: Prodigy” follows a group of young aliens who must learn to work together while navigating the galaxy in a commandeered starship. The series, which targets a younger audience, represents a departure from the typical Star Trek demographic and was initially developed for Nickelodeon before moving to Paramount+.
Alex Kurtzman, the mastermind...
The global streaming giant Netflix has acquired the rights to “Star Trek: Prodigy” for the United States and most international territories, as part of a deal with CBS Studios. This acquisition comes after Paramount+’s decision in June to remove several original series, including “Prodigy,” from its platform as part of a cost-cutting measure.
“Star Trek: Prodigy” follows a group of young aliens who must learn to work together while navigating the galaxy in a commandeered starship. The series, which targets a younger audience, represents a departure from the typical Star Trek demographic and was initially developed for Nickelodeon before moving to Paramount+.
Alex Kurtzman, the mastermind...
- 7/1/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Star Trek is an ever-growing franchise, with 11 television series, plus two series of shorts and two separate film series. But despite all these spinoffs and spinoffs of spinoffs, only a couple of branches of the franchise have been given sequels. The Original Series has The Animated Series as a continuation, then its run of six sequel movies, plus a prequel series (Strange New Worlds); and The Next Generation has four films and a sequel series (Picard), plus a spiritual sequel in Lower Decks. But Deep Space Nine has had to make do with a single episode of Lower Decks and Enterprise gets nothing but the occasional mention as easter eggs.
Voyager, however, has been more fortunate. The inclusion of Seven of Nine as a main character in Picard has already given at least one Voyager character the full sequel treatment, but some fans might not realize that there is another...
Voyager, however, has been more fortunate. The inclusion of Seven of Nine as a main character in Picard has already given at least one Voyager character the full sequel treatment, but some fans might not realize that there is another...
- 6/28/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2: Premiere Date, Plot, Cast, Trailer, And Everything We Know So Far ( Photo Credit – YouTube )
After almost getting canceled and being saved by the audience’s efforts, Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is finally going to see the light of the day. The animated series, which premiered in 2021 on Paramount+, has found a new home for its second season.
Star Trek: Prodigy, which marks the tenth series in the Star Trek Universe, follows a group of ragtag aliens who find an abandoned Starfleet ship and take control of it. In Season 2, the members of the team head out into space to look for the ship’s original owners.
Star Trek: Prodigy Moves to Netflix for Season 2, To Premiere on July 1
Instead of Paramount+, Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 will be coming to Netflix. The new season, featuring 20 episodes, is scheduled to premiere on Monday, July 1st, 2024. The complete...
After almost getting canceled and being saved by the audience’s efforts, Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is finally going to see the light of the day. The animated series, which premiered in 2021 on Paramount+, has found a new home for its second season.
Star Trek: Prodigy, which marks the tenth series in the Star Trek Universe, follows a group of ragtag aliens who find an abandoned Starfleet ship and take control of it. In Season 2, the members of the team head out into space to look for the ship’s original owners.
Star Trek: Prodigy Moves to Netflix for Season 2, To Premiere on July 1
Instead of Paramount+, Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 will be coming to Netflix. The new season, featuring 20 episodes, is scheduled to premiere on Monday, July 1st, 2024. The complete...
- 6/28/2024
- by Jashandeep Singh
- KoiMoi
The highly anticipated second season of “Star Trek: Prodigy” is poised to make a splash on Netflix, with all 20 episodes set to premiere on Monday, July 1st. This release marks a new chapter for the animated series, which found a new home on Netflix after being canceled by Paramount+ last year.
Kate Mulgrew, who voices Admiral Kathryn Janeway and Hologram Janeway, has taken to social media to rally fan support. In an Instagram post, Mulgrew urged viewers to “watch, stream, and post on social media” about the show, emphasizing that fan engagement could lead to additional seasons. “With your continued support, it is my hope that we will have more seasons to tell these stories,” Mulgrew stated.
The upcoming season promises significant developments for Admiral Janeway’s character. A central plotline involves her mission to rescue Captain Chakotay, voiced by Robert Beltran, from a dark alternate timeline 52 years in the future.
Kate Mulgrew, who voices Admiral Kathryn Janeway and Hologram Janeway, has taken to social media to rally fan support. In an Instagram post, Mulgrew urged viewers to “watch, stream, and post on social media” about the show, emphasizing that fan engagement could lead to additional seasons. “With your continued support, it is my hope that we will have more seasons to tell these stories,” Mulgrew stated.
The upcoming season promises significant developments for Admiral Janeway’s character. A central plotline involves her mission to rescue Captain Chakotay, voiced by Robert Beltran, from a dark alternate timeline 52 years in the future.
- 6/24/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Season two of the CG-animated TV series “Star Trek: Prodigy”, directed by Ben Hibon, streams 20 new episodes July 1, 2024 on Netflix:
“…follow a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future.
“These six young outcasts who make up the Prodigy crew are assigned a new mission aboard the ‘USS Voyager-a’ to rescue ‘Captain Chakotay’ (Robert Beltran) and bring peace to the home world of ‘Gwyn' (Ella Purnell).
“However, when their plan goes astray, it creates a time paradox that jeopardizes both their future and past…”
Voice cast also includes Kate Mulgrew (‘Kathryn Janeway’), Daveed Diggs (‘Commander Tysess’), Jameela Jamil and Michaela Dietz (‘Maj'el’).
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“…follow a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future.
“These six young outcasts who make up the Prodigy crew are assigned a new mission aboard the ‘USS Voyager-a’ to rescue ‘Captain Chakotay’ (Robert Beltran) and bring peace to the home world of ‘Gwyn' (Ella Purnell).
“However, when their plan goes astray, it creates a time paradox that jeopardizes both their future and past…”
Voice cast also includes Kate Mulgrew (‘Kathryn Janeway’), Daveed Diggs (‘Commander Tysess’), Jameela Jamil and Michaela Dietz (‘Maj'el’).
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- 6/21/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
We have a stardate, Star Trek: Prodigy fans.
Season 2 of the animated Trek series will premiere Monday, July 1 on Netflix, TVLine has confirmed, and will consist of 20 episodes. (The new premiere date can now be seen when browsing on the Netflix app.)
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Watch a new trailer above.
Prodigy was cancelled last June after a single season at Paramount+,...
Season 2 of the animated Trek series will premiere Monday, July 1 on Netflix, TVLine has confirmed, and will consist of 20 episodes. (The new premiere date can now be seen when browsing on the Netflix app.)
More from TVLineTVLine Items: Kandi Burruss Joins Reasonable Doubt, Riz Ahmed's Amazon Comedy and MoreThe Penguin: Colin Farrell Is Calling the Shots (or Is He?) in New Trailer for The Batman SpinoffTVLine Items: Fire Country Spinoff Names Showrunner, Oltl Fave Exits Y&r and More
Watch a new trailer above.
Prodigy was cancelled last June after a single season at Paramount+,...
- 6/20/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
In the "Star Trek: Picard" episode "Võx", Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) used her empathic abilities to reach into the mind of Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) to explain the mysterious, brief psychic spells he periodically and uncontrollably falls under. Jack had revealed that he possessed martial arts skills he never knew he had, can occasionally read people's thoughts, and even invade the brains of others, taking control of their bodies. Nothing is known about Jack's powers, other than he was being murderously pursued by Vadic (Amanda Plummer), a vengeful Changeling who hoped to unlock their secrets.
It seems that years ago, the Federation kidnapped several Changelings, including Vadic, and performed cruel medical experiments on them. Vadic only wants revenge for the Federation's unacknowledged war crimes. Jack has something to do with her plan.
In "Võx," it was revealed that Jack's powers came from, rather unexpectedly, the Borg. It seems that Picard (Patrick Stewart), Jack's father,...
It seems that years ago, the Federation kidnapped several Changelings, including Vadic, and performed cruel medical experiments on them. Vadic only wants revenge for the Federation's unacknowledged war crimes. Jack has something to do with her plan.
In "Võx," it was revealed that Jack's powers came from, rather unexpectedly, the Borg. It seems that Picard (Patrick Stewart), Jack's father,...
- 6/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In "Caretaker," the 1995 pilot episode of "Star Trek: Voyager," the show's titular ship is instantly whisked across the galaxy by an ineffably powerful space alien called the Caretaker. It seems the Caretaker was scanning the entire galaxy looking for lifeforms that it might be able to reproduce with, hoping to produce a progeny to continue its work. Many years ago, the Caretaker's technology accidentally destroyed the planet of a gentle, innocent species called the Ocampa, and he'd been using his technology to care for the survivors ever since. The Ocampa now live sheltered underground, while the Caretaker needs an heir to take over caretaking duties before he dies in less than a day.
Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) recognizes that when the Caretaker dies, some local ruffians called the Kazon will instantly plunder his technology and potentially wreak galaxy-wide havoc. Janeway chooses to destroy the Caretaker's massive home satellite rather than...
Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) recognizes that when the Caretaker dies, some local ruffians called the Kazon will instantly plunder his technology and potentially wreak galaxy-wide havoc. Janeway chooses to destroy the Caretaker's massive home satellite rather than...
- 6/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Starfleet is nothing if not tolerant. Star Trek captains are known for pontificating about what humans can learn from other cultures, and what they owe the other species they come across. They are not known for announcing: “Now this is how I prefer the Borg. In pieces!”
Said by Voyager‘s Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the statement hints at the barrier that Borg society seems to throw up across Star Trek shows. Wars aside, Starfleet captains don’t seem to want to even try to understand the Borg. It’s a tension that’s rooted in a huge culture clash, one that Starfleet can’t dismantle without dismantling its own ideological scaffolding.
In The Next Generation episode “I, Borg,” Jean-Luc Picard is happy to introduce a virus into the Borg, even though he’d balk at the thought of bringing such destruction to other races. He only backs off when...
Said by Voyager‘s Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the statement hints at the barrier that Borg society seems to throw up across Star Trek shows. Wars aside, Starfleet captains don’t seem to want to even try to understand the Borg. It’s a tension that’s rooted in a huge culture clash, one that Starfleet can’t dismantle without dismantling its own ideological scaffolding.
In The Next Generation episode “I, Borg,” Jean-Luc Picard is happy to introduce a virus into the Borg, even though he’d balk at the thought of bringing such destruction to other races. He only backs off when...
- 6/17/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
"Star Trek: Voyager" was a big deal for Paramount back in 1995. It was the first new "Star Trek" show to launch after the conclusion of the powerhouse "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1994, leaving it and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" -- the "new kids" on the block -- to fend for themselves. What's more, the premiere of "Voyager" also launched Paramount's new TV network, Upn, a massively ambitious media venture that, it was hoped, would provide legitimate competition for the other major TV players of the era. Upn ended up crashing and burning after a decade, but "Voyager" eventually found a respectably sized audience. This was, however, after several years of struggling, and several instances of recasting.
Most notably, "Star Trek: Voyager" had trouble finding a captain. The show's central character was to be named Captain Elizabeth Janeway, and she was notably to be the first woman to serve...
Most notably, "Star Trek: Voyager" had trouble finding a captain. The show's central character was to be named Captain Elizabeth Janeway, and she was notably to be the first woman to serve...
- 6/15/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Tuvix", a transporter accident fused the stern, logical Vulcan Tuvok (Tim Russ) with the jolly hobbit-like chef Neelix (Ethan Phillips) into a single being. This new being, who says he's named Tuvix (Tom Wright) possesses memories and personality traits from both Tuvok and Neelix, which is a matter of great consternation from Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the crew of the Voyager. Tuvix soon finds that he likes his new amalgam personality, finding happiness and agency as an individual.
Soon, however, the Voyager engineers find a way to reverse the effects of the transporter accident and separate Tuvix back into his two constituent beings. Tuvix objects, of course. To do so would mean to murder him. Surely a newly created person has rights just as much as any other member of the crew, and Tuvix would like them to be protected. Notoriously among Trekkies,...
Soon, however, the Voyager engineers find a way to reverse the effects of the transporter accident and separate Tuvix back into his two constituent beings. Tuvix objects, of course. To do so would mean to murder him. Surely a newly created person has rights just as much as any other member of the crew, and Tuvix would like them to be protected. Notoriously among Trekkies,...
- 6/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Few fictional characters conjure up as strong a mental image with just a mention of their name as the captains of the beloved "Star Trek" universe. Mention the word "Picard," and it's impossible not to think of Patrick Stewart's cerebral, near-Shakespearean leader, who oversaw years' worth of chaos and adventure in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and its sequel series. The name "Captain Kirk" conjures up images of William Shatner in full hammy hero mode, sitting in his captain's chair or in the middle of the action — wearing an artfully torn uniform.
Every "Trek" captain conjures up these strong associations, but "Star Trek: Voyager" nearly ran into a problem with its captain's name when it turned out the original option was already taken. According to the book "Captains' Logs Supplemental" by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, which was published during that show's '90s run, Kathryn Janeway almost had a different name: Elizabeth.
Every "Trek" captain conjures up these strong associations, but "Star Trek: Voyager" nearly ran into a problem with its captain's name when it turned out the original option was already taken. According to the book "Captains' Logs Supplemental" by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, which was published during that show's '90s run, Kathryn Janeway almost had a different name: Elizabeth.
- 6/10/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Star Trek: Prodigy has a premiere date for its second season. Netflix has announced that new episodes of the animated sci-fi series will arrive on July 1st. Per What’s On Netflix, the season consists of 20 episodes, but it is not known if Netflix will split the season into two parts.
The animated series, produced for younger viewers, features the voices of Brett Gray, Ella Purnell, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Rylee Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Jimmi Simpson, John Noble, and Kate Mulgrew. The story follows a group of young aliens after they commandeer an abandoned ship, the USS Protostar, and travel through space, headed toward the Alpha Quadrant. They are guided by a hologram of Star Trek: Voyager's Captain Kathryn Janeway (Mulgrew).
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The animated series, produced for younger viewers, features the voices of Brett Gray, Ella Purnell, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Rylee Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Jimmi Simpson, John Noble, and Kate Mulgrew. The story follows a group of young aliens after they commandeer an abandoned ship, the USS Protostar, and travel through space, headed toward the Alpha Quadrant. They are guided by a hologram of Star Trek: Voyager's Captain Kathryn Janeway (Mulgrew).
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- 6/4/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "In the Flesh" the U.S.S. Voyager encounters a mysterious space station that contains a perfect simulation of Starfleet Academy back on Earth. The simulation contains familiar faces from Starfleet Academy, including the friendly groundskeeper Boothby (Ray Walston). Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) is suspicious of the simulation, and some investigation finds that the "humans" she encounters inside are actually genetically altered members of Species 8472, vicious aliens from an alternate dimension full of fluid. Species 8472 is convinced that humans intend to invade their dimension and take over, and they are using simulations to better know a potential enemy.
Armed with this knowledge, Janeway enters into negotiations with Species 8472, hoping to end the hostilities between them and the Voyager. The negotiations are held with Boothby, a woman named Commander Valerie Archer (Kate Vernon), and the grumpy Admiral Bullock (Tucker Smallwood).
Tucker Smallwood will be familiar to most viewers,...
Armed with this knowledge, Janeway enters into negotiations with Species 8472, hoping to end the hostilities between them and the Voyager. The negotiations are held with Boothby, a woman named Commander Valerie Archer (Kate Vernon), and the grumpy Admiral Bullock (Tucker Smallwood).
Tucker Smallwood will be familiar to most viewers,...
- 5/27/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Once Upon a Time", the Delta Flyer — manned by Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), Tuvok (Tim Russ), and Ensign Wildman (Nancy Hower) — crash lands on a remote, uninhabited planet and gets buried under three kilometers of rock. Wildman is grievously injured, and it's only a matter of time before she succumbs to her injuries, lest she return to sickbay back on board the Voyager. However, thanks to an ion storm, the Voyager cannot immediately locate the Flyer. The clock is ticking.
On board the Voyager, no one seems equipped to tell Wildman's young daughter Naomi (Scarlett Pomers) about the danger her mother is in. Neelix (Ethan Phillips), the ship's ineffectual morale officer, decides that the best way to tell Naomi is to ... not tell her. Neelix takes Naomi to the ship's holodeck to enact a weird-ass children's book program called "The Adventures of Flotter,...
On board the Voyager, no one seems equipped to tell Wildman's young daughter Naomi (Scarlett Pomers) about the danger her mother is in. Neelix (Ethan Phillips), the ship's ineffectual morale officer, decides that the best way to tell Naomi is to ... not tell her. Neelix takes Naomi to the ship's holodeck to enact a weird-ass children's book program called "The Adventures of Flotter,...
- 5/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Star Trek" has just added a new captain to Starfleet's prestigious ranks, and she's definitely worthy of wearing the uniform. Even as the franchise is undergoing some change on the television side of things, as "Discovery" speeds headlong towards its last couple of episodes in its final season and the animated "Lower Decks" is similarly coming to a close, fans will have another new series to look forward to -- and no less than an Oscar-winning actor is now attached as the lead.
In a tweet posted earlier today from the official account, Paramount announced that "Starfleet Academy" has found its captain in Holly Hunter. Her character will actually serve as both "captain and chancellor" for the new Paramount+ streaming series, which was first revealed to be in the works back in March of 2023 and is set to depict the famous space-faring school for new Starfleet officers-in-training. It will serve...
In a tweet posted earlier today from the official account, Paramount announced that "Starfleet Academy" has found its captain in Holly Hunter. Her character will actually serve as both "captain and chancellor" for the new Paramount+ streaming series, which was first revealed to be in the works back in March of 2023 and is set to depict the famous space-faring school for new Starfleet officers-in-training. It will serve...
- 5/21/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Discovery."
Has anyone else noticed that the final season of "Discovery" has started to feel a little ... monotonous? Almost every episode to this point has followed a similar structure: Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew must outrun Moll (Eve Harlow) and her Breen lover L'ak (Elias Toufexis) to find the next clue to the Progenitors technology in some distant part of the galaxy, pass a series of tests in order to prove themselves worthy of such an important find, and end on a mini cliffhanger of sorts as one of the other officers announces a breakthrough to the location of the next clue. Be sure to tune in next week to see the Discovery crew creep that much closer to the ultimate power in the universe!
Episode 8, fittingly titled "Labyrinths," just revealed a certain method behind that madness,...
Has anyone else noticed that the final season of "Discovery" has started to feel a little ... monotonous? Almost every episode to this point has followed a similar structure: Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew must outrun Moll (Eve Harlow) and her Breen lover L'ak (Elias Toufexis) to find the next clue to the Progenitors technology in some distant part of the galaxy, pass a series of tests in order to prove themselves worthy of such an important find, and end on a mini cliffhanger of sorts as one of the other officers announces a breakthrough to the location of the next clue. Be sure to tune in next week to see the Discovery crew creep that much closer to the ultimate power in the universe!
Episode 8, fittingly titled "Labyrinths," just revealed a certain method behind that madness,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The first three seasons of "Star Trek: Voyager" featured a character named Kes, played by actress Jennifer Lien. Kes was an interesting concept for a "Star Trek" show: she belonged to a species called the Ocampa that only had a lifespan of nine years. If "Voyager" was to last for seven seasons (as "Star Trek: The Next Generation" did before it), then audiences would watch a two-year-old Kes grow from an adolescent to an old woman by the series finale. Her existence on the U.S.S. Voyager could serve as a symbolic microcosm for a whole human life.
Kes was not a Starfleet officer but was given a provisional position on the Voyager serving as a medical assistant to the ship's snippy unnamed Doctor (Robert Picardo). The Doctor was an Emergency Medical Hologram that the Voyager had to employ out of desperation after the ship's medical staff all died in a massive cataclysm.
Kes was not a Starfleet officer but was given a provisional position on the Voyager serving as a medical assistant to the ship's snippy unnamed Doctor (Robert Picardo). The Doctor was an Emergency Medical Hologram that the Voyager had to employ out of desperation after the ship's medical staff all died in a massive cataclysm.
- 5/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This author recalls reading an issue of TV Guide in 1994 about the then-upcoming TV series "Star Trek: Voyager," set to debut in January of 1995. The TV Guide noted that Robert Picardo, a Joe Dante repertory player, would play a character named Doc Zimmerman, the holographic doctor on board the U.S.S. Voyager. This name was culled from pre-production notes on the series, and the showrunner fully intended for Zimmerman to be the character's name.
The premise of the show, however, dictated that the Doctor have no name. The Doctor was an Emergency Medical Hologram, only meant to be activated in times of extreme crisis when a chief medical officer is not available. Once the crisis was over, the hologram was meant to be shut off. Thanks to the stranded state of the U.S.S. Voyager, however — it was stranded across the galaxy, 70 years from home — the Doctor was never shut off.
The premise of the show, however, dictated that the Doctor have no name. The Doctor was an Emergency Medical Hologram, only meant to be activated in times of extreme crisis when a chief medical officer is not available. Once the crisis was over, the hologram was meant to be shut off. Thanks to the stranded state of the U.S.S. Voyager, however — it was stranded across the galaxy, 70 years from home — the Doctor was never shut off.
- 5/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Star Trek: Voyager" entered its early stages of production in 1993. Meanwhile, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was filming its seventh and final season, and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" was working on its second. 1993 was an optimistic time in the U.S. The Gulf War had wrapped, Bill Clinton had been elected president, and the economy was booming. Yes, there were certainly still massive problems with the country, but for a brief span, it felt like the nation was at peace.
Of course, one only needs to look at the pop media of the 1990s to see how much angst there still was in the lurking in hearts of the people. '90s pop music often described the injustices of a racist police state, or how much people felt marginalized and dismissed. '90s media was also self-reflexive, pointing out that the old-world tropes and genres no longer worked. Deconstruction was necessary.
Of course, one only needs to look at the pop media of the 1990s to see how much angst there still was in the lurking in hearts of the people. '90s pop music often described the injustices of a racist police state, or how much people felt marginalized and dismissed. '90s media was also self-reflexive, pointing out that the old-world tropes and genres no longer worked. Deconstruction was necessary.
- 5/6/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Star Trek" is, first and foremost, a workplace drama. It just so happens that the workplace is a high-tech, faster-than-light space vessel exploring distant regions of the galaxy. Working on a starship is a fine job indeed. Many classic "Star Trek" episodes deal with rank, the chain of command, and how certain captains employ their unique managerial styles to inspire the officers beneath them. The main characters in "Star Trek" mostly all belong to Starfleet, a military-like organization that uses naval ranks and nautical vocabulary to describe a starship's operations.
To give the shows a touch of realism, the makers of "Star Trek" have (mostly) been careful to point out that a starship is a massively complex machine that requires hundreds of people to operate correctly. Additionally, the day-to-day logistics of running a starship require departments within departments, each one run by its own miniature team of officers, and with...
To give the shows a touch of realism, the makers of "Star Trek" have (mostly) been careful to point out that a starship is a massively complex machine that requires hundreds of people to operate correctly. Additionally, the day-to-day logistics of running a starship require departments within departments, each one run by its own miniature team of officers, and with...
- 5/6/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "Star Trek: Prodigy" episode "Mindwalk", the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar has learned that their ship is infected with an insidious computer virus planted by the evil Diviner (John Noble). It seems that the virus can be spread through mere communications channels, meaning Dal (Brett Gray), Gwyn (Ella Purnell), and the rest of the Protostar teens can't explain who they are to the grumpy Admiral Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) pursuing them in a massive vessel called the U.S.S. Dauntless. If the virus infects a ship, its systems will be rewired to automatically attack other Federation vessels. The Diviner aims to destroy the Federation before a cataclysmic future event occurs; the Diviner, naturally, is a time traveler.
With the Dauntless on their tail, Dal realizes that he can communicate with Janeway. Dal, it seems, has some mild and latent telepathic abilities, and reaches out to communicate directly to Janeway's brain.
With the Dauntless on their tail, Dal realizes that he can communicate with Janeway. Dal, it seems, has some mild and latent telepathic abilities, and reaches out to communicate directly to Janeway's brain.
- 4/14/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The second season of "Star Trek: Prodigy" is still awaiting a release date in North America, although French readers should be able to view it right now on the region-specific France.TV. The story of the cancelation of "Prodigy" is sad for Trekkies, as the kid-centric animated series, created by Kevin and Dan Hageman, was just growing into its own and emerging as a proper "Star Trek" series.
The premise was fun: in an unknown and distant part of the galaxy, a group of teenage aliens -- fleeing slavery in a mine -- discover an abandoned Starfleet vessel called the U.S.S. Protostar. On board, they meet a holographic version of Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), who assumes the teens are Starfleet cadets and require tutelage. The teens are hotheaded, feisty, and brooding in the way that teens tend to be, but Janeway teaches them to operate as a crew and mature as individuals.
The premise was fun: in an unknown and distant part of the galaxy, a group of teenage aliens -- fleeing slavery in a mine -- discover an abandoned Starfleet vessel called the U.S.S. Protostar. On board, they meet a holographic version of Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), who assumes the teens are Starfleet cadets and require tutelage. The teens are hotheaded, feisty, and brooding in the way that teens tend to be, but Janeway teaches them to operate as a crew and mature as individuals.
- 4/14/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sonequa Martin-Green’s first memories of “Star Trek” are of her parents watching it on TV — but really, they’re of Nichelle Nichols.
“I don’t even know as a child if I knew her real name, but I knew, here’s this beautiful Black woman,” Martin-Green says. “This is Uhura.”
Those memories — and that instinctive sense of the character’s significance — have stayed with Martin-Green through her seven years making “Star Trek: Discovery” as the first Black woman to headline a series in the venerated science fiction franchise. “Star Trek” had been absent from television for 12 years when “Discovery” launched in 2017, but as the flagship Paramount+ series premieres its fifth and final season on April 4, the franchise has the most robust slate of TV titles in its history, with a new show, the “Discovery” spin-off “Starfleet Academy,” set to begin filming later this year in the same Pinewood Toronto soundstages as its predecessor.
“I don’t even know as a child if I knew her real name, but I knew, here’s this beautiful Black woman,” Martin-Green says. “This is Uhura.”
Those memories — and that instinctive sense of the character’s significance — have stayed with Martin-Green through her seven years making “Star Trek: Discovery” as the first Black woman to headline a series in the venerated science fiction franchise. “Star Trek” had been absent from television for 12 years when “Discovery” launched in 2017, but as the flagship Paramount+ series premieres its fifth and final season on April 4, the franchise has the most robust slate of TV titles in its history, with a new show, the “Discovery” spin-off “Starfleet Academy,” set to begin filming later this year in the same Pinewood Toronto soundstages as its predecessor.
- 4/3/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
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