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The Star Trek franchise has welcomed hundreds of guest stars, perhaps even 1,000 or more, since The Original Series debuted in 1966. And some of those guest actors and actresses have had exotic names. Redshirts Always Die went in search of the single most interesting name of the past nearly 60 years of Star Trek television. We skipped the feature films (including Section 31), video games, online games, unofficial productions, Short Treks, etc., and focused on examining the cast lists of The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, and Prodigy.

Among the names that caught our eye: Thalmus Rasulala, Clement von Franckenstein, Brian Demonbreun, Maurishka, Bumper Robinson, Symba, Olia Kashevarova, Somkele Ilyamah-Idhalama, Calyx Passailaigue, Xavier X. Sotelo, Ito Aghayere, Jon Jon Briones (the father of Picard co-star Isa Briones), and Menik Gooneratne. Some of these actors hail (or hailed) from countries other than the United States,...

Exclusive: Principal photography has wrapped on the indie flick Jersey Boy, written and directed by Sikh-Canadian filmmaker Jaskaran Singh.

The Paradox Lost production features what producers have described as a “majority Sikh cast and Sikh creatives at the helm.” Synopsis reads: Jersey Boy is a coming-of-age drama about Karandeep, a Sikh boy struggling with his identity in the aftermath of 9/11. Told over three stages of Karandeep’s life, Jersey Boy explores the space between identity and inclusion, as he navigates his family relationships, the woman he loves, and his place in a rapidly changing America.

The film marks Singh’s directorial debut. Producers include Pulkit Datta for US-based Tyger Tyger Productions and Virinderpaul Singh for Canada-based Versatile Pictures. The film was shot on location in Ontario, Canada, primarily in the cities of Hamilton, Mississauga, and Sarnia.

“Jersey Boy is a window into figuring out my insecurities growing up Sikh in America,...