Celebrated on April 5, First contact date remains one of the most significant holidays in the Star Trek Universe. While Star Trek Sometimes featuring Earth holidays like Halloween or Christmas, the franchise has also introduced several holidays unique to the Star Trek Universe. Founded to commemorate first contact with the Vulcans after Zefram Cochrane’s (James Cromwell) successful warp flight, The first contact date is also adapted by real-world Star Trek Fans. in 2021, Star Trek Started celebrating first contact day with reveals about upcoming Trek Projects and merchandise, panels with cast and crew members, and other virtual events. First Contact…
Author: Rachel Hulshult
SG-1 Stargate, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe all had some jaw-dropping twists. Starting with 1994 Stargate In the film, the franchise revolves around ancient alien devices called Stargates, which allow instantaneous travel across the galaxy. The first show in the franchise, Stargate SG-1, picks up about a year after the events of the film and follows Colonel Jack O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and his team as they investigate several alien planets. SG-1 It consists of ten television seasons and two films, making it one of the longest-running science fiction shows of all time. In SG-1 In Season 7, the team…
The Borg Queen (Alice Krige, Annie Wersching) was undoubtedly the most formidable Star Trek villain that Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) has already faced. Although the Borg Queen didn’t make her debut until Star Trek: First Contact, the Borg have established themselves as dangerous enemies of the United Federation of Planets in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Borg were organized as a collective of assimilated beings from various species across the galaxy. The Borg Queen was the undisputed ruler of the Collectivewith the main objective of assimilating as many civilizations and technologies as possible. The omnipotent troublemaker known as…
Anson Mount perfectly portrays Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, correcting a very outdated aspect of Jeffrey Hunter’s original Captain Pike. Pike, by Jeffrey Hunter, was initially conceived to be the protagonist of Star Trek: The Original Series before being replaced by the more dynamic Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner). In Star Trek original pilot, “The Cage”, Pike is the captain of the Enterprise, and Leonard Nimoy’s Spock is the only crew member who transitioned from “The Cage” to the rest of the Terms of Service. Captain Pike made a brief appearance in Star Trek: The…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds wasted the opportunity to break this great character legacy. After being introduced in Star Trek: Discovery In Season 2, Anson Mount’s Captain Christopher Pike quickly became a fan favorite. This led Paramount to greenlight a spin-off following Captain Pike, Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck) and their Enterprise crew, and Strange new worlds he was born. With perfect casting, Strange new worlds reintroduced several Star Trek legacy characters including Lieutenant Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) and James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley). Star Trek: Strange New Worlds added depth to characters like Uhura and has the opportunity to…
Jonathan Del Arco played a former Borg drone named Hugh in Star Trek: The Next Generation and returned years later in Star Trek: Picard. The Borg first debuted in TNG second season and became one of the franchise’s most formidable villains. All over TNG, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) defeated the Borg several times, most notably in the iconic two-parter, “The Best of Both Worlds.” After the Borg assimilated Picard and turned him into their mouthpiece, Locutus, the Enterprise-D captain developed an understandable fear and even hatred of the Borg. Hugh appeared Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5, Episode…
Diana Muldaur joined the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation in season 2 as Dr. Katherine Pulaski, replacing Gates McFadden’s Dr. Beverly Crusher. During TNG’s In the first season, the writers’ room gained a reputation in Hollywood because the writers came and went so frequently. This led to an inconsistent season as the series struggled to define its characters and find its footing. Still, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew proved interesting enough to hold viewers’ attention, and TNG has become one of the most beloved science fiction shows of all time. Introduced in Star Trek: The…
Billy Campbell played Captain Thadiun Okona in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generationbut returned to the franchise in animated form. Billy Campbell began acting in the mid-1980s, landing his first significant television role in Dynasty in 1984. Campbell co-starred as Detective Joey Indelli in Crime story before appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 4, “The Outrageous Okona.” Campbell landed the lead role in the Disney film The rocket in 1991 and also portrayed a vampire hunter in Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1992. Billy Campbell continued to appear in popular films and television shows throughout…
Since his introduction as Lieutenant Commander Data in Star Trek: The Next GenerationBrent Spiner has been one of the strongest actors in the franchise, and this is even more apparent when he plays villains. Data quickly became one of the TNG’s most beloved characters, thanks in large part to Brent Spiner’s nuanced performance. Throughout your Star Trek journey, Data wanted nothing more than to be human, and Spiner always did an excellent job of hinting at Data’s humanity, even when the android was at his most robotic state. Still, portraying Data required a subtle form of acting that didn’t always…
The late Teri Garr could have had a very different career if this Star Trek: The Original Series spinoff actually got made. Teri Garr’s first significant television role was in Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 26, “Assignment: Earth”, and she appeared in several successful films throughout the 1970s. Garr’s breakthrough film role came in 1974, when she appeared as Inga in Mel’s horror comedy Brooks. Young Frankenstein. She went on to appear in Steven Spielberg’s film Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977 and starred in the comedy film Tootsie in 1982 alongside Dustin Hoffman. In…