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Starting in the seventh season of the ultra-successful "Stargate Sg-1" TV series, noted actor Robert Picardo played a character named Richard Woolsey, a stuffed-shirt overseer who kept a close eye on the members of the Stargate project. Woolsey is not a villain in his own mind -- he seeks only order and oversight -- but his bureaucratic shenanigans caused more harm than help. From 2004 to 2007, Woolsey appeared in seven episodes of "Stargate." His episodes of "Stargate" also overlapped with recurring appearances in the third and fourth seasons of the spin-off "Stargate: Atlantis." In that show's fifth and final season (which ran from 2008 to 2009), Woolsey became a series regular, with Picardo appearing in 20 episodes. 

Picardo might be best known for his role as the holographic Doctor on "Star Trek: Voyager," appearing in 172 episodes over that show's seven seasons. Picardo, however, has been embarrassingly prolific, never having a fallow period since his...

Many Trekkies have watched every episode of every "Star Trek" show to have aired since the franchise's inception in 1966. That's 900-some episode in total, so it takes a lot of commitment to stay abreast of the whole property. Deep-cut Trekkies, however, have not only seen all 900-some episodes, but have also studied sourcebooks, comics, and oral histories, trying to know as much about the show as possible. The next time you're with a Trekkie friend, ask to see their copy of Larry Nemecek's "The Star Trek The Next Generation Companion" or Rick Sternbach and Mike Okuda's "Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual." I assure you, they have those books. They are required reading on the "Star Trek" syllabus.

Deep-cut Trekkies may also be familiar with the hundreds and hundreds of sanctioned -- but non-canonical -- "Star Trek" novels that have been published over the years. "Star Trek" tie-in novels,...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has delivered some very different episodes, going in directions no other Star Trek has gone before. But then, that's what Trek is all about. It's even in the opening dialogue "to boldly go where no one has gone before." Strange New Worlds took that as a challenge, and in season one, we had a fantasy episode, "The Elysian Kingdom," which wasn't a fan favorite, but the series hit back in season two with a musical episode, "Subspace Rhapsody."

That episode showcased the musical talents of the actors and, while series star Christina Chong pitched the episode, she admits she was disappointed when she got the script for it. Speaking on the D-Con Chamber with Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating [via CinemaBlend], Chong said she had something totally different in mind than what was presented in the script.

"When I pitched it, I started pitching this musical idea from Season 1– obviously,...

Bryan Fuller created Star Trek: Discovery, but he didn't get to implement his wishes before he left. And that's a shame, considering some of the ideas he had. Though Discovery found its rhythm and fans, Fuller's plans would have started the series out with a bang.

We already know that he had to fight for Sonequa Martin-Green to be the series lead as Captain Michael Burham, but he had another ace up his sleeve. He wanted an Emmy-award winning actor to play a Klingon in the first season of the series as he revealed in an interview withThe D-Con Chamber with Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating [via Screenrant]. And that actor was none other than Laurence Fisburne, better known as Morpheus from The Matrix trilogy.

Fuller didn't say if he intended for Fishburne to take on the role of T'Kuvma or if he had another Klingon in mind, but having...

Prior to Bruce Horak's turn as an Andorian on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek had largely left the aliens behind after Star Trek: Enterprise's Shran, played by Jeffrey Combs. As it turns out, though. originally one Star Trek: Discovery character was going to be an Andorian. It was series creator Bryan Fuller's idea that got scrapped when he left the series in 2016 due to creative differences.

Anthony Rapp, who portrayed Lieutentant Paul Stamets on Discovery for the entirety of its five seasons, was originally cast as an Andorian. Fuller revealed the original plan for Rapp in an interview with The D-Con Chamber with Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating [via Screenrant].

Either Fuller didn't know or didn't share why season one's showrunners Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts, who took over after he left, decided not to keep Stamets as an Andorian. It would have actually been interesting...

Bryan Fuller, the creator of Star Trek: Discovery, left the series in 2016 due to "creative differences," but fortunately he stayed long enough to get the lead actress he wanted on board. In an interview with the D-Con Chamber[via Screenrant] with Star Trek: Enterprise's Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating, he said getting series star, Sonequa Martin-Green wasn't easy as CBS Studios didn't want to wait for her.

Martin-Green was still working on The Walking Dead, and Fuller told the studio to "push production" so they could have her for the lead of Discovery. He said the studios resisted and "I was fighting for Sonequa. They didn’t want to wait for Sonequa, and I was like, ‘Push the production. She’s great.’”

Some fans would disagree with the choice to play Captain Michael Burnham, and there were plenty of Star Trek fans who took issue with the way Martin-Green played the role.

Any new project in the "Star Trek" franchise has decades of lore to keep up with, which can be challenging even without the various "Star Trek" storylines that have become unwatchable with age and tend to be quietly ignored. As such, mistakes sometimes happen. These range from strange oversights -- such as when the credits for "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" managed to misspell Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) as "Uhuru" -- to creative decisions that turn out to be flawed in hindsight, like writer Ron D. Moore's admission that the biggest mistake "Star Trek: Voyager" made was defusing the conflict between the Starfleet and the Maquis far too early.

Sometimes, though, things get so weird that the franchise keeps deliberately undoing a particular plot point over and over again, across several different projects. This is what keeps happening to Charles "Trip" Tucker III (Connor Trinneer) from "Star Trek: Enterprise,...

The first "Star Trek" television series of the 21st century was the prequel "Star Trek: Enterprise," running for four seasons from 2001 to 2005. Set approximately a century before the events of "Star Trek: The Original Series," the show covers humanity's early days exploring the galaxy. The series' central starship, the Enterprise Nx-01, is among the first capable of traveling warp five, with this enhanced speed giving it access to an expansive number of worlds. Commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula), the Enterprise leads the creation of what would become the United Federation of Planets.

Throughout its four-season run, "Enterprise" provided a unique approach to the "Star Trek" franchise, showing the origins of many of its familiar tropes and concepts. "Enterprise" also featured stories spanning multiple episodes, mixing longer-form storytelling with the franchise's usual episodic format. While "Enterprise" may have seen a mixed reception across its run, including a poorly regarded finale,...

Quick Links Taylor Sheridan Appears In an Episode of Star Trek: Enterprise Taylor Sheridan Also Appears In Yellowstone What's Next For Taylor Sheridan?

Yellowstone and Star Trek are two very different television franchises. The former is a bleak Western depicting the horrible things that one family has to do to protect their ancestral ranch. The other is an epic sci-fi saga depicting the adventures of multiple crews as they explore the vast frontier of outer space. One might not expect there to be any connection between these two franchises, other than the fact that both have found incredible popularity over the years, leading to all manner of different sequels and spinoff series. Nevertheless, these two franchises may not be as disconnected as some television fans may have initially thought.

Yellowstone has recently come to an end with its fifth and final season, which depicted the final struggle of the Dutton...

Star Trek's long history has seen its fair share of disasters. From Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) on Star Trek: The Original Series to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) on Star Trek: Discovery, starship captains and their crews have been preventing disasters and saving people across the galaxy for as long as Starfleet has existed. But Starfleet cannot prevent every catastrophe. Whether due to war, natural disaster, or a targeted attack, the United Federation of Planets has weathered many storms throughout its history.

Almost every Star Trek series has seen at least one major disaster, although some had more of an impact on the franchise than others. For example, much of the Federation-Klingon war of 2256-2257 took place in the background of Star Trek: Discovery season 1, when the USS Discovery was in the Mirror Universe. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, on the other hand, devoted multiple seasons to the Dominion War,...

In case it wasn't obvious from his sci-fi comedy show "The Orville," TV guru Seth MacFarlane is a huge, huge Trekkie. "The Orville," in its construct, lighting, and character types, very much resembles "Star Trek: The Next Generation," just with a few crass jokes and flippant commentary added throughout. MacFarlane also once presented William Shatner, in character as Captain Kirk, on a big screen at the Academy Awards. Some might even know about the "Star Trek" fan film that MacFarlane made back in high school, wherein he cast himself as Captain Kirk. 

His Trekkie credentials don't end there. On one of the "Next Generation" Blu-rays, MacFarlane hosted a commentary track for the episode "Cause and Effect," talking to the episode's writer, Brannon Braga. He was also in the documentary "Trek Nation," and has included myriad "Star Trek" references in his animated sitcoms "Family Guy," "American Dad!," and "The Cleveland Show.

A series finale offers a show one last chance to make a grand statement about its core themes while offering a send-off to its main characters. However, just like a pilot episode, not all series finales are created equal, with some managing to stick the landing while others are dead on arrival. This certainly applies to the Star Trek franchise, which has steadily released several television series since its start in 1966. While Star Trek has provided fans with some of the best finales in TV history, other shows in the franchise have stumbled across the finish line.

In some cases, Star Trek shows have ended without their finale being planned to conclude a series run, with the cancelation decision made either during or after production. These finales are noticeably less satisfactory than the other series that have a planned coda, paying off on years of storytelling. But when Star Trek pulls off a solid finale,...

Jolene Blalock played Subcommander T'Pol in all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise, but Jolene has also embodied a handful of other variants of her Vulcan Science Officer. Introduced in Enterprise's series premiere, Blalock had the unenviable task of developing a new Vulcan character in the shadow of Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock. Jolene rose to the challenge with a performance that honored Nimoy's legendary Vulcan while also turning T'Pol into a singular Star Trek heroine who remains beloved 20 years after Star Trek: Enterprise was canceled.

Star Trek: Enterprise was a controversial (for the time) prequel that established the first Starship Enterprise wasn't the Constitution Class vessel commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner). Instead, a century before Star Trek: The Original Series, the Nx-01 led by Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) was retconned as the first Enterprise to explore the galaxy. Enterprise's retcon included Subcommander T'Pol,...

Star Trek: The Original Series had three core characters that most of the episodes were based around—Captain James T. Kirk [William Shatner], Mr. Spock [Leonard Nimoy], and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy [DeForest Kelley]. The remaining cast were supporting characters that were offered little in the way of character arcs.

To one Star Trek: Enterprise actor, Anthony Montogmery, who portrayed Travis Mayweather for four seasons, Enterprise became just like The Original Series. In an interview Montgomery gave Trekmovie, when asked if they [his fellow actors Connor Trinneer, John Billingsley, and Dominic Keating] had any knowledge about the potential plans for their charactes had the series been renewed for a fifth season, he said he would have liked to have learned more about his character. He followed that desire with a statement of how things had unfolded on Enterprise, "You guys saw Enterprise, our series became likeThe Original Series. It was about the captain,...

If there is anyone who liked the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise, they haven't been very vocal about it. For the most part, fans abhorred the last episode...even the actors, with some seeing it as a slap in the face. But while the story was lacking, Linda Park, who played Ensign Hoshi on the series, didn't mind the filming of the series finale as it brought back some friends. Due to her connection to some of the Star Trek; The Next Generation actors, whether through working with them or being friends with them, Park felt like the finale was "like friends coming to hang out some more."

The actors weren't blamed for the finale. That lay solely at the feet of Brannon Braga and Rick Berman, and it was a tough pill to swallow for all of us who felt the cast of Enterprise took a back seat...

Over the many decades since Star Trek began in 1966, fans have their favorite couples as well as those pairings they want to happen. Kathryn Janeway [Kate Mulgrew] and Chakotay [Robert Beltran] were one as was Spock [Leonard Nimoy] and Captain Kirk [William Shatner] for others. There were plenty of characters that fans believed belonged in relationships that never came to fruition. Two of those characters were T'Pol [Jolene Blalock] and Trip Tucker [Connor Trinneer] from Star Trek: Enterprise.

T'Pol and Trip had chemistry, but it was like the producers/writers of Enterprise weren't quite sure what to do with it. They brought the couple together in such a short span of time, it was almost like it didn't happen. Then they eradicated any hope fans had that the romance could happen when Trip died at the end of the series finale.

Trip was brought back to life in novels, but,...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 9 - "Fissure Quest"

Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 just topped its previous crossover with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 7, "Those Old Scientists," Ensigns Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) and Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) made the jump from animation to live-action. After encountering a portal, Boimler and Mariner find themselves in the 23rd century USS Enterprise of Captain Christoper Pike (Anson Mount). What follows is a hilarious series of interactions as Boimler tries (and fails) to contain his excitement about meeting his heroes.

In its final season on Paramount+, Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 finds the USS Cerritos investigating a series of quantum fissures that have opened up across the galaxy. Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 9, "Fissure Quest," reveals that Section 31 has assigned Captain William Boimler and a crew of "interdimensional castaways" to investigate these rifts in spacetime.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 9 - "Fissure Quest"

19 years after Star Trek: Enterprise ended, Jolene Blalock is back as T'Pol in Star Trek: Lower Decks, and she is perfect. In its final season on Paramount+, Star Trek: Lower Decks set the USS Cerritos on a mission to close rifts leading to alternate Star Trek timelines. However, Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 9 centers on a different starship, the Defiant Class Anaximander led by Captain William Boimler (Jack Quaid), which Section 31 charged with a mission to stop a rogue vessel that's threatening Star Trek's multiverse.

Jolene Blalock portrayed Subcommander T'Pol in all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise. Clad in skintight catsuits, Blalock cut a striking figure as T'Pol, who Enterprise retconned as the first Vulcan Science Officer on a Starfleet vessel. T'Pol's cool logic and experience were an invaluable contrast to the emotional Captain Jonathan Archer...

This article contains spoilers for the penultimate episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

The penultimate episodes of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" -- season 5's "Fission Quest" -- takes place away from the U.S.S. Cerritos on a mysterious, covert interdimensional vessel called the U.S.S. Anaximander. The Anaximander is commanded by Captain William Boimler (Jack Quaid), a transporter duplicate of Brad Boimler, created several years ago on the series. Captain Boimler belongs to the ultra-secret organization Section 31, and he is on a mission to repair fissures in the spacetime continuum. It seems someone has been ripping holes in space, allowing free access between dimensions. This is causing chaos, as alternate versions of familiar "Star Trek" characters are haphazardly cross-pollinating, invading each other's universes with accidental frequency. Boimler and his crew use the tools on the Anaximander to seal up holes and find the hole-ripping culprit.

The multiverse came...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 9 - "Fission Quest"Star Trek: Lower Decks just delivered the biggest Star Trek crossover episode of all time, bringing back a jaw-dropping six legacy characters from various Star Trek series, along with the original actors voicing five of the characters. Star Trek: Lower Decks' final season on Paramount+ has centered on the USS Cerritos closing fissures in space that lead to alternate Star Trek timelines. However, another starship is assigned to repairing the multiverse, and it's crewed by a host of alternate reality Star Trek legends.

Led by Captain William Boimler (Jack Quaid), the transporter clone of Lt. Bradward Boimler who faked his death and joined Section 31, the Defiant Class starship Anaximander has chased a vessel called the Beagle across countless quantum realities. Captain Boimler's starship picks up several of the best Star Trek characters from alternate realities to protect the multiverse.

Dr. Phlox, as played by John Billingsley on "Star Trek: Enterprise," may be one of the best characters in the franchise. Phlox was on board the Enterprise as part of a species exchange program, and he was eager to serve among humans, tickled by their optimism and amused by their prudishness. He was a Denobulan, a species with its own set of medical ethics (the will of the patient supersedes an Earth doctor's pledge to first do no harm), leading to some principled discussions of right and wrong. His species also married into vast, complex polycules where each man takes three wives and each woman takes three husbands. When asked if that made things complicated on his homeworld, Phlox smiled impishly and replied, "Yes."

Phlox was always upbeat, however, and was eager to explain cultural differences to curious human seekers. Phlox also practiced weird, but scientifically proven, medical techniques, often...

Thanksgiving is all about being thankful for what we have in life, and Chad Porto got the ball rolling for Star Trek fans earlier today with his "24 things that Star Trek fans should be thankful for this Thanksgiving" post. Trek fans have had a lot of ups this year, and we have a lot to look forward to in the coming year. .Overall, there are a lot more reasons to be grateful for this franchise than not. So I wanted to add twenty-four more things we have to be thankful this Thanksgiving!

1. The versatility of the series. Star Trek offers something for everyone.

2. Season 2 of Prodigy (and hopefully season 3)

3. More Star Trek coming next year

4. Ethan Peck’s Spock

5. Kate Mulgrew’s return to Star Trek as Admiral Janeway

6. Robert Picardo coming to Starfleet Academy

7. William Shatner’s return as Captain Kirk in Unification

8. That Anson Mount didn’t get...

Best known for playing Lt. 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 Nine's Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko) and Rene Auberjonois (Constable Odo) each directed nine episodes of DS9. Tng's LeVar Burton (Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge), and Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Duncan McNeill (Lt. Tom Paris) and Roxann Dawson (Lt. B'Elanna Torres) have all become successful television directors.

Many Star Trek actors, including Dorn, got their chance to direct episodes because Star Trek producer Rick Berman's "Director's School" let interested actors from 1990s Star Trek shows get hands-on experience as directors. The Star Trek Director's School was inspired by Dorn's Star Trek: The Next Generation cast mate Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker), who...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is finally making Star Trek: Enterprise more important. Originally airing from 2001 to 2005, Star Trek: Enterprise attempted to beat franchise fatigue with a prequel series set earlier in 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 crew positions that were already familiar to Star Trek fans, like Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park) handling communications, Chief Engineer Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer), and Ensign Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) at the helm.

Although Star Trek: Enterprise followed a familiar format, Enterprise's awkward position as a Star Trek prequel meant it had a hard time fitting into Star Trek's shared universe organically. Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager benefited from a shared timeline, Star Trek character crossovers,...

Stargate Sg-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe all had some jaw-dropping twists and turns. Beginning with the 1994 Stargate film, the franchise centers around ancient alien devices called Stargates that 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 various alien planets. Sg-1 consists of ten television seasons and two films, making it one of the longest-running science fiction shows of all time.

In Sg-1 season 7, the team discovers an ancient outpost in Antarctica that eventually leads them to the site of the mythical lost city of Atlantis. Located in the distant Pegasus galaxy, this ancient alien city becomes the setting for Stargate: Atlantis, which follows a team as they explore new planets and alien civilizations. Both Sg-1 and Atlantis...

It seems like everyone has a podcast these days. We have Deep Space Nine's Cirroc Lofton's 7th Rule podcast, The Delta Flyers', hosted by Voyager stars Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeil. There's also the D-Con Chamber podcast, hosted by Enterprise stars Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer. There's a podcast for everyone and thanks to Gates McFadden, that remains true.

Each of the above podcasts serve a unique purpose. The 7th Rule talks a lot about Deep Space Nine, among other current Trek-topics. The Delta Flyers was an episode review podcast built around Voyager but shifted ears to Deep Space Nine after Voyager ended. The D-Con Chamber podcast focuses more on Star Trek stars, while being morer of a "late-night show" for Trek fans.

For McFadden, her InvestiGates podcast focuses less on Star Trek and more on the people who make Star Trek possible. Over the years, she's...

From the beginning, one of the most integral elements of Star Trek has been the interplay between real-world social issues and science-fiction storytelling. Not only does this affect the themes of the stories that Star Trek tells, but it also creates a special relationship by integrating its characters directly with "real world" events.

Whether taking place in the modern day, recent past, or near future, many entries in this franchise have taken place in a world that is not yet the utopia that Gene Roddenberry envisioned. By crossing over into the real world, Star Trek gets to tell more grounded and human stories or find comedy in creating fish-out-of-water scenarios for beloved characters.

Captain Archer Hunts Down Lizard People in Early 2000's Detroit Star Trek: Enterprise

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan guest stars in this time-travel-centered episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, where Captain Jonathan Archer and...

Star Trek: Enterprise introduced the decontamination chamber, which became a controversial symbol of the first Star Trek prequel series. Created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, Enterprise (its original title in seasons 1 and 2) was set in the 22nd century, retconning Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and the Nx-01 Enterprise as the first starship of that name to explore the galaxy. Enterprise's decontamination chamber was one of the ways the prequel set itself apart from its predecessor series set later in Star Trek's timeline.

One of Rick Berman and Brannon Braga's goals with their prequel was for Enterprise to lack much of the traditional technology Star Trek had taken for granted. The first starship capable of warp five travel, Captain Archer's Nx-01 Enterprise was built more like a cramped submarine, and it was considerably underpowered compared to later incarnations of the Starship Enterprise. Instead of deflector shields, the Nx-01 had polarized hull plating,...

Scott Bakula played Captain Jonathan Archer, the first captain of the starship Enterprise, on Star Trek: Enterprise for four seasons. Though his time in the role was short, there are many fans still devoted to the show and to Captain Archer. For a while, Bakula was quiet about his time on Star Trek, but he's recently been speaking out more as he did when in an interview with Guardian. [via Trekmovie]

It was a blast. It was a great privilege. The icing on the cake is to get to know [William] Shatner and Patrick [Stewart] and and Kate [Mulgrew] and everybody. They’re all really fun and different people. There’s a burden in that sci-fi fans have a very high standard. If they don’t like you then it’s not good but when they do embrace you, it’s a lovely marriage.Scott Bakula

Enterprise struggled out of the starting gate with its theme song,...

22 years ago, Star Trek: Enterprise retconned Vulcan history with a flashback episode set in 1957 Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania. Before 'Star Trek' was added to the prequel's title, Enterprise season 2, episode 2, "Carbon Creek," saw Subcommander T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) regale Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and Commander Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer) with the story of how her ancestor, T'Mir (also Jolene Blalock), and two Vulcan explorers, crashed in Pennsylvania and lived among humans undetected in the 1950s. While Archer and Trip take T'Pol's tale with a grain of salt, Enterprise strongly implies it's the truth.

Star Trek: Enterprise's "Carbon Creek" was produced 6 years after Star Trek: First Contact, which was essentially Star Trek's origin story. Director Jonathan Frakes' hit movie depicted Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-e time-traveling to 21st-century Bozeman, Montana. While Picard battled the Borg on the Enterprise, Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and his away team ensure Dr.

Women writers have always been integral to Star Trek, paving the way for diversity and inclusion on screen and behind the scenes. D.C. Fontana, Phyllis Strong, and other talented women have penned some of Star Trek's most iconic episodes, shaping the series for generations to come. Episodes like "Damage," "Red Directive," and "The Measure of a Man" showcase the depth and impact of women's contributions to the Star Trek universe.

Throughout Star Trek's long and varied history, several incredible episodes have been written by women. Since Star Trek: The Original Series premiered in 1966, the franchise has championed diversity on screen. While this philosophy did not always extend to the people working behind the scenes, Star Trek: Tos did have several women writers, including D.C. Fontana as a story editor. As trends in the entertainment industry began to shift, more women have become writers and directors across television,...

In a rare appearance, Scott Bakula discusses Star Trek: Enterprise on The D-Con Chamber for the first time in years. Fans appreciate Star Trek: Enterprise more today after streaming the series on Netflix and Paramount+. The D-Con Chamber is the revamped version of The Shuttlepod Show, featuring big Star Trek names interviewed by Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating.

Scott Bakula returns to talk about Star Trek: Enterprise for the first time in years when he appears as a guest on The D-Con Chamber podcast on Sunday, August 11, at 11 am Pst. The D-Con Chamber is hosted by Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating, who co-starred with Scott Bakula for four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise. Bakula played Captain Jonathan Archer, while Trinneer portrayed Chief Engineer Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III and Keating embodied Armory Officer Lieutenant Malcolm Reed. The D-Con Chamber can be found on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Only Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres from Voyager had a successful romance in classic Star Trek, outdoing other shows. With very few exceptions, Star Trek series in the 1990s and early 2000s had a generally bad track record in the romance department, with a lot of failed or unrequited relationships. However, modern Star Trek emphasizes stable romantic relationships more than older series, allowing for more complete characters and romantic arcs.

For too long, Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) and B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) were Star Trek's only successful romance, but I'm glad that's no longer the case. As a long-time Star Trek fan, I'm well-versed in both the franchise's older and newer shows and the differences between them. I began my obsession with Star Trek: The Original Series and quickly moved on to Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager after I had devoured Tos. What...

Jeri Ryan's kindness and talent impressed Peyton List during their fight scene in Star Trek: Picard season 1. The dramatic fight between Narissa and Seven of Nine was only a small fraction of what was rehearsed. The epic battle in the season finale was extensively choreographed but only a fraction made it to air.

Peyton List praises Jeri Ryan but says Narissa's fight with Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Picard season 1 was only a fraction of what was intended. List played the Romulan villain Narissa in Star Trek: Picard season 1. A member of the fanatical Romulan sect called the Zhat Vash, Narissa and her brother Narek (Harry Treadaway) were on a mission to destroy the planet Coppelius, the homeworld of a race of synthetics that Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his motley crew, which included Seven of Nine, sought to protect.

Appearing as a guest on The D-Con Chamber podcast,...

Peyton List reveals the original Game of Thrones-inspired incest storyline for Romulan siblings Narek and Narissa in Star Trek: Picard. List and Harry Treadaway considered playing up the creepy and sexy dynamic between their characters. Picard's producers ultimately pulled back from the controversial plot, leaving the actors questioning how to portray their relationship.

Star Trek: Picard season 1 actor Peyton List reveals that her Romulan villain, Narissa, and her brother, Narek (Harry Treadaway), were supposed to have a Game of Thrones-like incestuous relationship like Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey). Narissa was a member of Zhat Vash, a fanatical Romulan sect dedicated to wiping out synthetic life forms. Meanwhile, Narek's mission was to seduce and kill synthetic scientist Soji Asha (Isa Briones) after he learned the location of her homeworld, Coppelius.

Appearing as a guest on The D-Con Chamber podcast, Peyton List discussed her role as...

The history of the USS Enterprise is rich, with each version representing the top-of-the-line starship for its era in the Star Trek franchise. From the primitive Xcv 330 to the futuristic Enterprise-g, the iconic ship symbolizes diplomacy, heroism, and exploration in the universe. Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, and Captain Seven of Nine all left their mark on the Enterprise, showcasing its enduring legacy in the Star Trek universe.

There have been many versions of Star Trek's signature starship, the USS Enterprise, and here's every vessel to bear the iconic name. Home to some of the most exciting adventures in the Star Trek franchise's illustrious history, the Starship Enterprise is also one of the most recognizable ships in science fiction, even though it has gone through a lot of changes since its debut in Star Trek: The Original Series. Generally maintaining its signature saucer and nacelles look, the specifications of each...

Ed Speleers was disappointed he didn't get the role of Lt. James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Speleers was Terry Matalas' top choice for the role of Jack Crusher in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Despite missing out on one role, Speleers was crucial to the success of Star Trek: Picard season 3.

Ed Speleers wowed audiences as Jack Crusher in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but the British actor also auditioned for the role of Lt. James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and he was "pissed off" he didn't get it. Paul Wesley from The Vampire Diaries was tapped to play Strange New Worlds' young Kirk. Meanwhile, Speleers was Star Trek: Picard season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas' first and only choice for the role of Jack Crusher, the son of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), and Speleers was crucial to the success of Star Trek: Picard season...

Star Trek: Legacy spinoff could still happen in the future, and there are positives to doing the Picard spinoff later. Showrunner Terry Matalas has already written scenes for Jack Crusher and Captain Seven of Nine. The possibility of Star Trek: Legacy resurfacing later in the USS Enterprise-g's story keeps hope alive for fans and the creative team.

Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas says that season 3's proposed spinoff, Star Trek: Legacy, could still be great if it gets made later. Matalas has two huge new opportunities as showrunner of Marvel Studios' Vision and screenwriter of 20th Century's Enemy Mine reboot. While Paramount+ has opted not to make Star Trek: Legacy, the desire among Matalas' creative team, Star Trek: Picard's actors, and the audience for Legacy remains strong, and the Picard spinoff could still be made someday, although it would very likely be after Matalas has completed his new slate of projects.

Sonequa Martin-Green reveals Star Trek: Discovery expected to run for 7 seasons before ending abruptly. Paramount+ allowed a coda to be filmed to wrap up the series, showing gratitude for Discovery's impact for growing the streaming platform. Martin-Green never imagined that Discovery's coda would jump years ahead into the 33rd century.

Sonequa Martin-Green was told Star Trek: Discovery would run for 7 seasons, and she explains how Discovery's series finale epilogue happened after Paramount+ announced season 5 would end the series. Star Trek: Discovery season 5 wrapped filming at the end of 2022, and the cast and crew expected to return for season 6. After Paramount+ pulled the plug on Discovery, the production was allowed to return to Toronto to film a coda to wrap up the series.

Star Trek: Discovery series lead and producer Sonequa Martin-Green joined Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer on The D-Con Chamber podcast for an in-depth chat about her career.

Dominic Keating joked about hating the Daniels twist in Star Trek: Discovery's finale to Sonequa Martin-Green. His frustration stemmed from old issues with Daniels' storyline on Star Trek: Enterprise, but he clarified his reaction was in jest. In a podcast interview with Martin-Green and Connor Trinneer, Keating humorously criticized the time-travel reveal.

Star Trek: Enterprise's Dominic Keating told Sonequa Martin-Green face-to-face why he hated Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist that Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) was really Agent Daniels (Matt Winston) from Enterprise. Keating railed against Discovery's Daniels reveal during a podcast interview, although Dominic explained his reaction stemmed from old frustrations about Daniels' temporal war storyline on Star Trek: Enterprise.

Sonequa Martin-Green joined The D-Con Chamber podcast for a far-ranging, in-depth interview with hosts Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer from Star Trek: Enterprise. Of course, their interview touched on Keating's negative reaction to Star Trek: Discovery's Kovich-is-Daniels finale twist,...

Sad Star Trek episodes reflect harsh realities of life, showcasing that even in utopia, pain and trauma are universal constants. These episodes draw parallels between our world today and the hopeful future envisioned in the Star Trek universe. While Star Trek showcases humanity overcoming baser instincts on a larger scale, individual characters are not always blameless.

There are times when Star Trek sets aside its status as a bastion of optimism and hope for the future, and delivers episodes that prove heartbreak will remain a universal constant, even in the utopia that is the United Federation of Planets. Trauma, wrongful imprisonment, senseless character deaths, lost loves, and even tragic transporter malfunctions are all to blame for the pain inflicted by Star Trek episodes with downer endings.

Star Trek episodes with sad endings hit hard, and they do so by drawing parallels between our world today, and the world that we dream of for tomorrow.

Sonequa Martin-Green was unaware of the switch from Captain Georgiou to Mirror Universe Georgiou in Star Trek: Discovery season 1. Martin-Green knew about Jason Isaacs' storyline as Lorca but not the change involving Michelle Yeoh's characters. The series began on the USS Shenzhou, captained by Georgiou, before transitioning to the USS Discovery in episode 3.

One of the biggest turns of Star Trek: Discovery season 1 surprised Sonequa Martin-Green, who wasn't aware it would happen. As Michael Burnham, Martin-Green was the unique series lead of Star Trek: Discovery, who was a Specialist and former mutineer in season 1 before ultimately becoming Captain of the USS Discovery. But while Sonequa starred as Sasha in The Walking Dead, the two more famous actors who helped establish Star Trek: Discovery in season 1 were Jason Isaacs, who played Captain Gabriel Lorca, and Michelle Yeoh, who played Captain Philippa Georgiou and her Mirror Universe counterpart, Emperor Georgiou.

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Robin Curtis compares working with William Shatner and Patrick Stewart, noting Shatner's distance from the cast in Star Trek III. Curtis describes Patrick Stewart's engagement and quick adaptation to complex dialogue on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She reflects on her limited small talk with Shatner but acknowledges it's not a complaint.

Star Trek actor Robin Curtis compares what it's like working on set with William Shatner and Patrick Stewart. Curtis is the second actor to play Lt. Saavik; she took over the role originated by Kirstie Alley in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Curtis reprised Saavik in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Curtis then played Tallera in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Gambit" two-parter, placing Robin on the short list of Star Trek actors who have worked opposite both Starship Enterprise Captains, James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard.

Robin Curtis was a guest on...

Star Trek's timeline is a complex tapestry that spans over a thousand years, filled with time travel and alternate realities. Star Trek: Enterprise chronicles the pioneering voyages of Captain Jonathan Archer, setting the stage for the United Federation of Planets. Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continue the legacy of the original series, shaping the 24th century era.

Star Trek has been one of the premiere science fiction franchises in the world for nearly 60 years, spanning over a dozen TV series consisting of 900+ episodes, and 13 feature films with more on the way. Star Trek's Prime Timeline now encompasses a thousand years of the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet seeking out strange new worlds, and boldly going where no one has gone before in the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 32nd centuries.

Star Trek has rarely told its stories in a straight, chronological line; time travel tropes,...

Dominic Keating was not happy with the twist in Star Trek: Discovery's finale, calling it "a slap in the face." Keating expressed resentment towards Enterprise's Temporal War storyline and the underuse of his character. Keating would have preferred a reference like Captain Sisko's baseball rather than the reveal that Doctor Kovich is Agent Daniels in Discovery's finale.

Star Trek: Enterprise's Dominic Keating gives his honest reaction to Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist, saying,"That pissed me off." Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself", saw the mysterious Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) reveal his true identity to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green): Kovich is really Daniels, the temporal agent played by Matt Winston, on Star Trek: Enterprise. The Kovich-is-Daniels bombshell didn't land with Dominic Keating when he watched Star Trek: Discovery's series finale.

Kyle Hadyniak of TrekNews.net interviewed Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer about their new podcast,...

Lt. Hemmer on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds honors the legacy of Andre Bormanis, creator of the Aenar race on Star Trek: Enterprise. Bormanis, a science consultant and writer for Star Trek series, recalls his role in shaping the alien species on the show. Despite his contribution to the Aenar, Bormanis humorously notes there are no alien character royalties in the industry.

Lt. Hemmer (Bruce Horak) on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds owes a debt to Star Trek: Enterprise writer Andre Bormanis, who invented the Aenar. Bormanis was a science consultant and writer for the Rick Berman-era Star Trek series, and he worked on Star Trek: Enterprise as a writer and producer. Bormanis is credited with writing 12 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise, including "Silent Enemy", "Horizon", "The Crossing", "Babel One", "Terra Prime", and, of course, "The Aenar", which introduced the blind subject of the Andorian race.

Andre Bormanis appeared...

Dominic Keating was not happy with the twist in Star Trek: Discovery's finale, calling it "a slap in the face." Keating expressed resentment towards Enterprise's Temporal War storyline and the underuse of his character. Keating would have preferred a reference like Captain Sisko's baseball rather than the reveal that Doctor Kovich is Agent Daniels in Discovery's finale.

Star Trek: Enterprise's Dominic Keating gives his honest reaction to Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist, saying,"That pissed me off." Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself", saw the mysterious Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) reveal his true identity to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green): Kovich is really Daniels, the temporal agent played by Matt Winston, on Star Trek: Enterprise. The Kovich-is-Daniels bombshell didn't land with Dominic Keating when he watched Star Trek: Discovery's series finale.

Kyle Hadyniak of TrekNews.net interviewed Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer about their new podcast,...

"The House of Quark" intertwines Ferengi comedy with Klingon lore, making Quark the head of a Klingon household as a puppet. "The House of Quark" is the only DS9 episode to feature Chancellor Gowron without Worf, and also the last episode to visit Qo'noS in seven years. Reasons why DS9 avoided showing Qo'noS include Worf's issues with Klingons during the Second Klingon War.

I recently rewatched Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, episode 3, "The House of Quark" and was surprised to discover it contains a big Klingon milestone. Ronald D. Moore's surprisingly effective mash-up of Ferengi comedy and Klingon lore sees Quark (Armin Shimerman) inadvertently become the head of a Klingon household after an unwise boast gets out of hand. To drum up business in his flagging bar, Quark claims to have slain a Klingon warrior called Kozak (John Lendale Bennett), which scuppers the plans of the dead man's...

On "Star Trek: Enterprise," the character of Ensign Hoshi Sato, played by actress Linda Park, served as the communications officer on board the titular ship. "Enterprise" takes place a century before the events of the original "Star Trek" series, so the franchise's notorious universal translator hadn't yet been refined, leaving human translators like Hoshi to fill in the gaps. Hoshi had a talent for xenolinguistics, but didn't quite have the constitution for long-range space missions or combat situations. She was young and inexperienced, and had to constantly face her anxieties head-on. As the show progressed, Hoshi came into her own, displaying more and more confidence. 

The problem with characters that can be defined as "young and inexperienced" is that eventually they will have to become adult and experienced. They will then require other character traits to define them ... and TV writers don't always think that far ahead. Many of the...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point"!

Star Trek loves heist episodes, from classic setups to twists on the genre like casino heists. Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point" is the latest entry in the heist episode canon. Star Trek has riffed on classics of the genre, including Ocean's 11, Die Hard, and Reservoir Dogs.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point", is the latest entry in the canon of Star Trek heist episodes. Written by Sean Cochran & Ari Friedman, and directed by Jonathan Frakes, Discovery season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point" saw Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her away team disguise themselves as Breen to steal the structure that contained the Progenitors' treasure. It's a classic heist set-up, with each character having their own role to play, and comedy deriving from the Burnham and company having to keep up appearances as Breen soldiers.

It's not...