Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 5, “Starbase 80?!” The question of what happens to old Starfleet uniforms was finally answered in Star Trek: Lower Decks. Star TrekThe uniform change started early; Star Trek: The Original Series’colour-coded uniforms were replaced by understated jumpsuits in Star Trek: the movie and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanis long-lived “brown monster”. As a prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise introduced a blue jumpsuit based on modern flight suits. Star Trek: Discovery surpassed the Star Trek uniform gap in the timeline with two elegant blue pieces that quickly evolved into…
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Best known for playing Lieutenant Commander Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, actor Michael Dorn also directed four episodes of Star Trek. Dorn is one of many Star Trek: DS9 actors who became directors. Star Trek: Deep Space NineAvery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko) and Rene Auberjonois (Constable Odo) each directed nine episodes of DS9. TNGLeVar Burton (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge), and Star Trek: VoyagerRobert Duncan McNeill (Lieutenant Tom Paris) and Roxann Dawson (Lieutenant B’Elanna Torres) became successful television directors. Many Star Trek actors, including Dorn, were given the chance to direct episodes…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is finally doing Star Trek: Enterprise more important. Originally aired from 2001 to 2005, Star Trek: Enterprise tried to overcome franchise fatigue with a prequel series set at the beginning of the Star Trek timeline. Star Trek: Enterprise starred Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer in command of the previously unknown NX-01 Enterprise in the 2150s. Archer was joined by new characters in already familiar crew positions Star Trek fans, with Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park) handling communications, Chief Engineer Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer) and Ensign Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) in charge. Although Star Trek:…
Used on more than a few occasions over the years, Star TrekThe best weapon to defeat the Klingons is probably not what you think. The Klingons have been Starfleet’s iconic enemies since Star Trek: The Original Series season 1, episode 26, “Errand of Mercy,” which saw Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) defend the Organians from Klingon commander Kor (John Colicos). Unlike Starfleet phasers, Klingon disruptors have no stun setting, proving their bloodlust. Time and again, Kirk’s Klingon enemies match the USS Enterprise captain’s battle strategy, ship’s weaponry, and taste for revenge – best served cold, of course. Klingons are…
WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 4, “A Farewell to Farms.” Star Trek: Lower Decks brings back the Klingon title once given to Star Trek: The Next GenerationCaptain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). In Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 17, “Sins of the Father”, Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn) returns to the Klingon homeworld of Qo’noS to restore the honor of the House of Mogh. The Klingon High Council does not allow challengers to fight directly, so Worf has to appoint a cha’DIch: a second ritual to fight in his place. After…
Why prune juice is people’s favorite drink? Star TrekWorf (Michael Dorn)? The Klingon is first exposed to the Earth drink in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 15, “Yesterday’s Enterprise”, when Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) casually suggests that Lt. Worf should try a glass. Surprisingly, Worf likes Guinan’s recommendation and declares that prune juice is “a warrior’s drink”. From that moment on, prune juice remains Worf’s drink of choice throughout the period. Star Trek: The Next Generation and Worf’s arrival in Star Trek: Deep Space Ninesurpassing the most potent staples of Klingon cuisine. Klingon and human tastes are generally…
In a move that at first didn’t make much sense, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine retold an important part of Captain Benjamin Sisko’s (Avery Brooks) story, but the confusing change led to the creation of one of the Deep Space Nineone of the best recurring characters. The life of a Starfleet commander often means difficulty maintaining family relationshipsas seen with Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), who prioritize their Starfleet careers over family. Unlike Kirk and Picard, however, Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe then commander Sisko was a family man from DS9first episode. Star…
Seven of Nine by Jeri Ryan actually became a Star Trek captain before the epilogue of Star Trek: Picard season 3, when Captain Seven of the Nine took command of the USS Enterprise-G. The epilogue teases Star Trek: Legacy, one Picard spin-off about the adventures of Captain SevenCommander Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd) and Ensign Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) as the Captain’s Special Advisor. So far, Star Trek: Legacy doesn’t appear to be happening, but fans don’t have to wait for a new Star Trek show that you may not come to see Seven of Nine in charge. Star Trek: Picard…
Star Trek: Lower decks has a surprising new version of Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan). Cast changes from previous Star Trek the shows were met with varying degrees of enthusiasm by fans. Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe second season’s addition, Dr. Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur), was not a fan favorite, resulting in the return of Dr. The addition of Lieutenant Commander Worf (Michael Dorn) in Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeason 4’s casting was a calculated risk that paid off. Of course, Seven of Nine joining the cast of Star Trek: Voyager in season 4 it was a huge success among…
WARNING: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 3, ‘The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel’Star Trek: VoyagerSeason 4’s acclaimed double episode “Year of Hell” can be added to the long list of Star Trek properties lovingly ridiculed by Star Trek: Lower Decks. It’s not the first time that Star Trek: Voyager been in Lower decks’line of fire. The season 4 opener of the animated comedy, “Twovix,” was filled with references to some of the weirdest things to happen in Star Trek: Voyager. Lieutenant Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) starred in the film Lower decks episode named after him, “We’ll…