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Jonathan Frakes Reveals The “Secret Weapon” Of His New Star Trek Episode
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (358+ words) The Next Generation legend directed the penultimate episode of Starfleet Academy Season 1. Thirty years later, Jonathan Frakes is still directing Star Trek. His most recent " and his last, at least for a while " Trek directing gig is the penultimate episode…...
29 Years Later, Star Trek Showrunner Reveals Why One Legacy Character Returned
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (174+ words) Starfleet Academy's bosses revisited Voyager's "Real Life" to bring a new dimension to the Doctor. Spoilers ahead for Starfleet Academy's "The Life of the Stars." The Doctor (Robert Picardo) and his holographic daughter, Belle (Lindsey Haun), in the 1997 Voyager episode…...
30 Years Ago, Deep Space Nine Teased A Major Turning Point
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (111+ words) The path of the prophets isn't always clear. Akorem soon has some big ideas for reforming Bajor. Kira prepares for life as a starving artist. By the end of "Accession," Sisko is more comfortable with his spiritual role. That boss…...
30 Years Ago, 'Babylon 5' Tried To End A Bitter Star Trek Beef
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (272+ words) "Point of No Return" was a pivotal episode. But it had a metametatextual agenda. Majel Barrett in 1996. In the middle of Babylon 5s third season, the show was taking very big swings, and the episode "Point of No Return" has a…...
61 Years Later, Star Trek Is Taking A New Approach To The Captain Kirk Question
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (171+ words) George Dawson explains what makes Darem so different from previous Trek heroes. In a conversation with Inverse actor George Dawson reveals the trick to making Darem and Caleb very different kinds of dudes, and how there's more to his character…...
35 Years Ago, Star Trek Flipped The Script On Alien First Contact
2+ week, 1+ day ago (809+ words) What if we were the aliens? In a great 1991 episode of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' the notion of aliens among us was changed. 35 Years Ago, Star Trek Flipped The Script On Alien First Contact What if we were the…...
53 Years Later, Star Trek Quietly Just Rebooted Some Wild Sci-Fi Tech
2+ week, 4+ day ago (123+ words) Time to ditch the spacesuit? But now, in the 32nd Century, the no-suit spacesuit is back. Here's how Starfleet Academy has brought back the force field spacesuit in the form of something called "plasma shields." Captain Ake (Holly Hunter) explains the…...
39 Years Later, Star Trek Has Reimagined Its Most Famous Power Couple — With A Twist
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (403+ words) More than just Riker and Troi 2.0. It's the kind of romantic pairing that helped make TNG so successful, but both Rosta and Steiner feel like their chemistry is more than just a tribute to "90s Trek canon. "There are natural parallels…...
35 Years Ago, Star Trek Made A Chilling AI Prediction — With A Twist
3+ week, 2+ day ago (116+ words) When will we tell our AI not to tell us stuff? Here's why "Clues" is worth a rewatch now, and how Mr. Data (Brent Spiner) acts as an aspirational AI, with a big twist. Hold the phone! Our AI is…...
27 Years Later, One Star Trek Underdog Finally Got Some Closure
3+ week, 4+ day ago (321+ words) Inverse gets Cirroc Lofton's thoughts on his cameo. Although Starfleet Academy's fifth episode, "Series Acclimation Mil," is focused on the legacy of Sisko, and even gives us a new version of Dax, Lofton's Jake Sisko is the legacy character whose…...