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35 Years Ago, Star Trek Made A Chilling AI Prediction — With A Twist
2+ day, 14+ hour 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
4+ day, 7+ hour 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…...
33 Years Later, One Beloved Star Trek Actress Just Rebooted A Classic Character
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (229+ words) From the 24th century to the 32nd. Although Starfleet Academy is set in the 3190s, putting it roughly 790 years after the last Next Generation-era series, that doesn't mean familiar folks from Star Trek's past can't show up. But the presence of legacy characters…...
27 Years Later, One New Star Trek Star Unpacks A Torch-Passing Moment
1+ week, 1+ day ago (622+ words) The sci-fi saga has a new dark horse to root for. This new episode was penned by another Trek alum, Lower Decks" Tawny Newsome. It"s a rollercoaster of a tribute, one that unequivocally passes the torch to SAM " much…...
35 Years Ago, Star Trek Rebooted A Lost Episode From A Canceled Series With Wild Results
1+ week, 2+ day ago (932+ words) The episode "Devil's Due," might not be everyone's favorite 'Next Generation' episode. But this Star Trek adventure has deep roots. 35 Years Ago, Star Trek Rebooted A Lost Episode From A Canceled Series With Wild Results What if Kirk, not Picard,…...
6 Years Later, Star Trek Just Dropped A Massive Twist
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (394+ words) The folks at Starfleet Academy answer a burning question about the Klingons. Karim Diane's resident peace-loving Klingon, Jay-Den, is in the spotlight for this one, and along with Starfleet Academy showrunner Noga Landau, the pair helped Inverse unpack what this…...
35 Years Ago, Star Trek Retroactively Created New Canon, And No One Noticed
2+ week, 2+ day ago (110+ words) One blistering Next Gen episode still holds up. Captain Maxwell (Bob Gunton) and Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) square off in "The Wounded." "The Wounded" was only the second episode featuring the O'Briens as a couple. Picard and Gul Macet, the…...
6 Years Later, Star Trek Is Flipping The Script On Its Darkest Twist
2+ week, 4+ day ago (113+ words) Oded Fehr joins a whole new take on the Federation "I think for Vance, it's very much his dream to go back to a time before the Burn, to bring Starfleet back to exploration," Fehr says. "So, it's a dream…...
10 Years Later, A Divisive Sci-Fi Revival Is Better Than You Remember
2+ week, 6+ day ago (698+ words) The 2016 'X-Files' comeback was far more successful than anyone could have expected. Ten Years Ago, The X-Files Made an Improbably Strong Return Good scripts were out there. By the time The X-Files ended its initial nine-season run in 2002, the supernatural…...
36 Years Later, Star Trek Just Dropped The Weirdest Alien Easter Egg Ever
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (245+ words) Showing the Lapling some love. Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) dressed in a Mugato costume while frenemy Darem (George Hawkins) eggs him on. A Targ is a vicious Klingon pet resembling a warthog, and you know what a koala is. But…...