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61 Years Later, Star Trek Is Taking A New Approach To The Captain Kirk Question
12+ hour, 12+ min 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
19+ hour, 19+ min 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
3+ day, 17+ hour 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
6+ day, 22+ 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
1+ 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
1+ week, 3+ 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…...
33 Years Later, One Beloved Star Trek Actress Just Rebooted A Classic Character
2+ week, 1+ 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
2+ week, 20+ hour 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
2+ week, 1+ 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, 6+ day 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…...