The final episode of "Star Trek: Enterprise" -- titled "These Are the Voyages..." -- aired on May 13, 2005, and it looked like the long road of "Star Trek" had finally come to an end. "Enterprise" debuted only two weeks after 9/11, and the world, it seemed, was no longer in the mood for the franchise's optimistic messages about diplomacy and peace. "Star Trek" encouraged people to reach out to enemies and find common ground while the pop world was singing "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way." By 2005, the franchise's time was finally near.
Yet, as the property limped out the door, fans were presented with a disappointing series finale wherein all the show's loose ends had to be wrapped up in a hurry. To achieve this, the "Enterprise" showrunners conceived a crossover event wherein Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) from "Star Trek: The Next Generation...
Yet, as the property limped out the door, fans were presented with a disappointing series finale wherein all the show's loose ends had to be wrapped up in a hurry. To achieve this, the "Enterprise" showrunners conceived a crossover event wherein Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) from "Star Trek: The Next Generation...
- 5/6/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Actress Marina Sirtis played the role of Deanna Troi in Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Next Generation, which remains the defining iteration of the sci-fi franchise for a large section of fans. As a result, Star Trek fans have often taken issue with some of the depictions, themes, and storylines in the series that ran for seven seasons.
Marina Sirtis in a still from Star Trek: Picard
One of the major issues with the show was the portrayal of Deanna Troi, which initially lacked any sort of nuance as she was reduced to a decorative item. Marina Sirtis has voiced her concerns with her character’s sexualized depiction in the series, which will only add to the displeasure of fans. Here is what Sirtis has said about playing Deanna Troi.
Marina Sirtis Criticized Deanna Troi’s Costume in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi in...
Marina Sirtis in a still from Star Trek: Picard
One of the major issues with the show was the portrayal of Deanna Troi, which initially lacked any sort of nuance as she was reduced to a decorative item. Marina Sirtis has voiced her concerns with her character’s sexualized depiction in the series, which will only add to the displeasure of fans. Here is what Sirtis has said about playing Deanna Troi.
Marina Sirtis Criticized Deanna Troi’s Costume in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi in...
- 3/24/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Quick, who’s the most important person in Star Trek? Jim Kirk? Jean-Luc Picard? Morn?
No, no, and maybe, but not who we had in mind. The most important person in Star Trek is the character who has appeared in every series, except The Original Series: William T. Riker, the character immortalized by Jonathan Frakes.
Of course, Frakes played Commander Riker for seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His twin/clone/variant Thomas Riker showed up as a Maquis agent on Deep Space Nine, while Q shenanigans brought Will to the Delta Quadrant on Voyager. No one, not even Frakes, likes Riker’s appearance with Troi in the finale of Enterprise. But everyone loved Riker and Troi’s vocal appearances on Lower Decks. And, yes, it takes some fudging, but Star Trek: Very Short Treks allowed Riker to blast his trombone with the Star Trek: The Animated Series crew,...
No, no, and maybe, but not who we had in mind. The most important person in Star Trek is the character who has appeared in every series, except The Original Series: William T. Riker, the character immortalized by Jonathan Frakes.
Of course, Frakes played Commander Riker for seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His twin/clone/variant Thomas Riker showed up as a Maquis agent on Deep Space Nine, while Q shenanigans brought Will to the Delta Quadrant on Voyager. No one, not even Frakes, likes Riker’s appearance with Troi in the finale of Enterprise. But everyone loved Riker and Troi’s vocal appearances on Lower Decks. And, yes, it takes some fudging, but Star Trek: Very Short Treks allowed Riker to blast his trombone with the Star Trek: The Animated Series crew,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Netflix has launched five new short documentaries from the recipients of their Documentary Talent Fund. They’re available now on Youtube.
If you were wondering how British documentaries are doing, they’re flourishing. Netflix has just announced that five short documentaries, created by the recipients of their Documentary Talent Fund, are available on their Still Watching Youtube channel now.
The subjects of these challenging, ambitious documentaries range from deaf DJs to an Irish mother travelling to the war-torn Ukraine. What connects these five extraordinary documentaries is the theme of ‘connection’.
Here’s the full list of the documentaries and the filmmakers:
Anna Snowball & Abolfazl Talooni – Iranian Yellow Pages, Trying to make his new life in London a success, Reza places an advert in an eccentric newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight.
Anna Rodgers & Zlata Filipovic – Two Mothers, An unusual bond compels an Irish mother to travel...
If you were wondering how British documentaries are doing, they’re flourishing. Netflix has just announced that five short documentaries, created by the recipients of their Documentary Talent Fund, are available on their Still Watching Youtube channel now.
The subjects of these challenging, ambitious documentaries range from deaf DJs to an Irish mother travelling to the war-torn Ukraine. What connects these five extraordinary documentaries is the theme of ‘connection’.
Here’s the full list of the documentaries and the filmmakers:
Anna Snowball & Abolfazl Talooni – Iranian Yellow Pages, Trying to make his new life in London a success, Reza places an advert in an eccentric newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight.
Anna Rodgers & Zlata Filipovic – Two Mothers, An unusual bond compels an Irish mother to travel...
- 2/1/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Projects about a renowned deaf DJ and why Black people struggle with swimming comprise some of the latest winners of Netflix UK’s Documentary Talent Fund.
The winning docs received £30,000 each and are focused on the theme of “connection.” They were showcased at a premiere event at London’s Ham Yard Hotel last night and are now available to watch via Netflix’s 6.3 million-subscriber YouTube Channel Still Watching.
The projects, which can be seen below in full, include a story about deaf DJ Troi Lee, titled Turn Up The Bass, created by a mostly deaf crew, to a film exploring why such a high number of Black people in the UK can’t or don’t swim. Other projects include Iranian Yellow Pages about a man trying to make a new life in London who places an advert in an eccentric newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight.
The winning docs received £30,000 each and are focused on the theme of “connection.” They were showcased at a premiere event at London’s Ham Yard Hotel last night and are now available to watch via Netflix’s 6.3 million-subscriber YouTube Channel Still Watching.
The projects, which can be seen below in full, include a story about deaf DJ Troi Lee, titled Turn Up The Bass, created by a mostly deaf crew, to a film exploring why such a high number of Black people in the UK can’t or don’t swim. Other projects include Iranian Yellow Pages about a man trying to make a new life in London who places an advert in an eccentric newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight.
- 2/1/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
From a documentary about a deaf DJ created by a mostly deaf crew and a film exploring the fact that 87 percent of Black people in the U.K. can’t swim to a doc about sperm donors, Netflix has launched five short documentaries created by the recipients of funding and professional support in the second year of its Documentary Talent Fund in the U.K. and Ireland.
The filmmakers received 30,000 pounds ($38,000) to create a short film on the theme of “connection.” Their films were showcased at an event at London’s Ham Yard Hotel on Wednesday night and are now available via Netflix’s YouTube Channel “Still Watching.”
The Netflix Documentary Talent Fund was created in 2020 “to break down barriers of access for emerging filmmakers,” the global streamer highlighted.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with such talented filmmakers and watch each team’s ideas blossom into fully formed documentaries,...
The filmmakers received 30,000 pounds ($38,000) to create a short film on the theme of “connection.” Their films were showcased at an event at London’s Ham Yard Hotel on Wednesday night and are now available via Netflix’s YouTube Channel “Still Watching.”
The Netflix Documentary Talent Fund was created in 2020 “to break down barriers of access for emerging filmmakers,” the global streamer highlighted.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with such talented filmmakers and watch each team’s ideas blossom into fully formed documentaries,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To begin with a brief editorial: the unbinding of special effects ultimately harms "Star Trek."
One of the reasons Trekkies become attached to certain characters, or fall in love with the workspaces on various ships and space stations is because the shows spend so much time with them. There are many, many episodes of "Star Trek" that take place entirely on board the Enterprise, and fans — long paying attention — begin to know its geography. After enough time watching a Starfleet vessel, viewers feel like they could, if they should be magically transported there, find their way around.
Taking "Star Trek" away from a starship for too long can, quite tragically, rob a show of a vital sense of place. We, as Trekkies, need to see what everyday life is like on a starship and see what a "normal boring" day looks like before we can appreciate the depth of a crisis.
One of the reasons Trekkies become attached to certain characters, or fall in love with the workspaces on various ships and space stations is because the shows spend so much time with them. There are many, many episodes of "Star Trek" that take place entirely on board the Enterprise, and fans — long paying attention — begin to know its geography. After enough time watching a Starfleet vessel, viewers feel like they could, if they should be magically transported there, find their way around.
Taking "Star Trek" away from a starship for too long can, quite tragically, rob a show of a vital sense of place. We, as Trekkies, need to see what everyday life is like on a starship and see what a "normal boring" day looks like before we can appreciate the depth of a crisis.
- 1/20/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," called "All Good Things..." saw Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) becoming unstuck in time, very similar to what happened in Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five." Picard finds himself in his present, but frequently traveling uncontrollably to a point seven years in his past, just before the first episode of "Next Generation." Then, just as uncontrollably, Picard would be thrown several decades into his future, now a bearded old man wrestling with a brain ailment. Picard's time jumps, it seems, are a test of Q (John De Lancie), the trickster god intent on gauging humanity's moral worthiness for space travel.
The future sequences would likely be most fascinating to Trekkies. Where would the "NextGen" characters be in several decades? Would the Enterprise-d still be in use? Would their careers change? Would the show's main characters remain friends or drift apart? As it so happens,...
The future sequences would likely be most fascinating to Trekkies. Where would the "NextGen" characters be in several decades? Would the Enterprise-d still be in use? Would their careers change? Would the show's main characters remain friends or drift apart? As it so happens,...
- 1/14/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Lieutenant Reginald Barclay was an outlier among "Star Trek" characters. First appearing in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Hollow Pursuits", Barclay was a timid fellow, unable to converse with his co-workers and always late for his shifts in engineering. He was occasionally able to offer unique and helpful insights to engineering problems, but no one liked working with him because he was so awkward. Barclay found solace on the Enterprise's holodeck, where he recreated holographic versions of his co-workers that he could dominate or romance without consequences. When Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) discovered Barclay's proclivities -- including a sexualized holographic recreation of herself -- she informed the lieutenant that he might have some deep-seated issues that they weren't addressing in his therapy.
Barclay was an outlier because he wasn't bushy-tailed and capable all the time. Most characters on "Star Trek" have an impressive set of starship-operation skills or...
Barclay was an outlier because he wasn't bushy-tailed and capable all the time. Most characters on "Star Trek" have an impressive set of starship-operation skills or...
- 12/17/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the 1990 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Hunted," the U.S.S. Enterprise has arrived at a world called Angosia III to give the planet a final once-over before they are accepted into the Federation. Everything seems pleasant and copacetic, and the planet's Prime Minister Nayrok (James Cromwell) seems enlightened. As one might predict, something afoul is afoot. Nayrok tells Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) that a dangerous criminal has escaped from an Angosian prison on one of their moons. The Enterprise spends a long while tracking this wily prisoner who seems incredibly adept at avoiding detection. Eventually, they do apprehend him and put him in the Enterprise's brig.
This is Roga Danar (Jeff McCarthy), and he did indeed escape from prison, and admits that he is perfectly willing to commit acts of violence to protect himself. The crew of the Enterprise begins looking into the past and character of this mysterious Danar,...
This is Roga Danar (Jeff McCarthy), and he did indeed escape from prison, and admits that he is perfectly willing to commit acts of violence to protect himself. The crew of the Enterprise begins looking into the past and character of this mysterious Danar,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The most popular episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is likely the two-parter "The Best of Both Worlds" which served as the season finale for the show's third season and the premiere of its fourth. That's the episode wherein Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) was assimilated by the all-consuming semi-mechanical beings called the Borg. It was up to Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) to take command of the Enterprise and fight the Picard-influenced Borg in what turned out to be a disastrous cosmic conflagration. At the end of the episode's second part, Picard was extracted from the Borg's influence and put back in command of the Enterprise.
The episode's penetrating final shot was Picard, wearing medical plates on his face where the Borg machinery had been implanted, staring out of the window of his ready room, pondering the harrowing experience he survived. The galaxy is no longer an exciting frontier to explore.
The episode's penetrating final shot was Picard, wearing medical plates on his face where the Borg machinery had been implanted, staring out of the window of his ready room, pondering the harrowing experience he survived. The galaxy is no longer an exciting frontier to explore.
- 12/8/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Nichelle Nichols herself told the story in Roger Nygard's 1997 documentary film "Trekkies." It seems that a young Black girl, maybe 11 or 12, was watching "Star Trek" for the first time in the late 1960s. When that girl saw Nichols portraying the communications officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise, she leaped up and ran to her mother to share the good news. The girl yelled, "There's a Black woman on TV, and she ain't no maid!" That girl was Whoopi Goldberg.
Goldberg was a "Star Trek" fan ever since, and would eventually be given a role on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" some 21 years later. Goldberg, it seems, was friends with LeVar Burton, who played Geordi La Forge on the show, and requested that he do her a favor. Since Goldberg was a big movie star, the makers of NextGen were happy to have her on the show. According to...
Goldberg was a "Star Trek" fan ever since, and would eventually be given a role on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" some 21 years later. Goldberg, it seems, was friends with LeVar Burton, who played Geordi La Forge on the show, and requested that he do her a favor. Since Goldberg was a big movie star, the makers of NextGen were happy to have her on the show. According to...
- 10/28/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Best of Both Worlds" was a banner event in the "Star Trek" world. The first part aired on June 18, 1990, and it ended on a doozy of a cliffhanger. Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) had been kidnapped by a species of malevolent cyborgs called the Borg and assimilated into their mechanical collective. His body was implanted with machinery and tubing and his individuality was erased. In the episode's final scene, the now-assimilated Picard, calling itself Locutus, announced to his former ship, the U.S.S. Enterprise, that all its crewmembers would also be assimilated into the Borg and that the ship would be cannibalized. The Borg seemingly had no mandates other than to mechanically absorb anything they came across. The final line of the episode was Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Picard's first officer for three years, ordering that the Enterprise fire weapons upon Locutus.
- 10/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers.
Okay, leaving aside the super-racist episode “Code of Honor,” we’re all agreed that “Shades of Gray” is the low point of Star Trek: The Next Generation, right? Sure, there’s still “Masks” and “Rascals” and I get why people don’t like “Sub Rosa” (I said what I said), but “Shades of Gray” is hardly an episode. Riker gets an alien infection, Dr. Pulaski sticks a doo-hickey on his head, and then he… rewatches highlights from the first two seasons. And that’s because “Shades of Gray” is that most dreaded product of 1980s syndicated television: a clip show.
Fortunately, clip shows have become a relic of the pop culture past rendered unnecessary in our always-on digital age. But Lower Decks never forgets, so it’s no surprise that the series would do its own version of a clip show. And...
Okay, leaving aside the super-racist episode “Code of Honor,” we’re all agreed that “Shades of Gray” is the low point of Star Trek: The Next Generation, right? Sure, there’s still “Masks” and “Rascals” and I get why people don’t like “Sub Rosa” (I said what I said), but “Shades of Gray” is hardly an episode. Riker gets an alien infection, Dr. Pulaski sticks a doo-hickey on his head, and then he… rewatches highlights from the first two seasons. And that’s because “Shades of Gray” is that most dreaded product of 1980s syndicated television: a clip show.
Fortunately, clip shows have become a relic of the pop culture past rendered unnecessary in our always-on digital age. But Lower Decks never forgets, so it’s no surprise that the series would do its own version of a clip show. And...
- 10/19/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The fourth episode of the fourth season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," called "Something Borrowed, Something Green," sees Lieutenant Boimler (Jack Quaid) and Lieutenant Rutherford (Eugene Cordero) sharing a dorm. In previous seasons, when the characters were merely ensigns, they slept in bunks in a hallway. They now have an enclosed private room for the first time, a wrinkle that soon has the two at each other's throats. Notably, they have come to blows over which of them gets to mist the room's adorable bonsai tree. Low-stakes animosity immediately forms. To make matters worse, Boimler's and Rutherford's respective holodeck hours have been double-booked, and they will have to share the day's recreation time together as well.
Curiously, both Boimler and Rutherford enter the holodeck dressed as Mark Twain, eager to spend a few quiet hours on an old-timey Mississippi riverboat. Affecting Twainian accents, the two begin by hurling insults, but...
Curiously, both Boimler and Rutherford enter the holodeck dressed as Mark Twain, eager to spend a few quiet hours on an old-timey Mississippi riverboat. Affecting Twainian accents, the two begin by hurling insults, but...
- 9/21/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the expansive "Star Trek" universe, some of its brightest stars embarked on unforeseen journeys, abruptly departing the franchise to both the dismay and intrigue of fandom.
Why didn't Kirstie Alley return as the beloved Lt. Saavik? What prompted Jeffrey Hunter to relinquish the role of Captain Pike? Who ejected Gates McFadden's Dr. Crusher from the airlock? How come Diana Muldaur, her replacement, endured only a single season? Why did Wil Wheaton part ways with Wesley Crusher? And why was Grace Lee Whitney, as Yeoman Janice Rand, dropped from the cast even before the original series premiered in 1966?
These departures stemmed from a myriad of forces: financial constraints, contract negotiations, miscasting, yearnings for new horizons or strange new opportunities, life-altering events, creative and personal conflicts, or a blend of these influences. Most were unexpected and frequently controversial. Whether these exits bolstered or hindered the franchise, the judgment is yours,...
Why didn't Kirstie Alley return as the beloved Lt. Saavik? What prompted Jeffrey Hunter to relinquish the role of Captain Pike? Who ejected Gates McFadden's Dr. Crusher from the airlock? How come Diana Muldaur, her replacement, endured only a single season? Why did Wil Wheaton part ways with Wesley Crusher? And why was Grace Lee Whitney, as Yeoman Janice Rand, dropped from the cast even before the original series premiered in 1966?
These departures stemmed from a myriad of forces: financial constraints, contract negotiations, miscasting, yearnings for new horizons or strange new opportunities, life-altering events, creative and personal conflicts, or a blend of these influences. Most were unexpected and frequently controversial. Whether these exits bolstered or hindered the franchise, the judgment is yours,...
- 9/3/2023
- by Maurice Molyneaux
- Slash Film
The third season of "Star Trek: Picard" began in a very tantalizing place. It seemed that Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), likely over 100 years old, was ready to sell all his belongings and abandon any notion of legacy. He wasn't ready to let his home become a museum of his past, eager to start a new adventure. Picard was still friends with his old first officer Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), now a retired captain, possibly in his late 80s. Both characters had grown up considerably since the events of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and they had both developed an affable, friendly rapport that they never had when locked into their professional positions. They had always been work friends, but now they were real friends.
Early scenes in the season saw Picard and Riker drinking together in a bar, chatting about how modern Starfleet is so much more energetic than they are.
Early scenes in the season saw Picard and Riker drinking together in a bar, chatting about how modern Starfleet is so much more energetic than they are.
- 8/19/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
I have vivid memories of seeing "Star Trek: Nemesis" on December 13, 2002 (the film's opening day) and learning what true pop culture disappointment felt like. "Star Trek" had been a part of my life and my home for as long as I could remember. Even lesser "Star Trek" was still "Star Trek." But "Nemesis" was different. It was bad in unique ways. It was bad in ways that didn't feel like "Star Trek." My life as a movie and TV fan, as a "Star Trek" fan, hinges on that day. The day I learned that the things I loved could actively hurt me. There are worse films out there, yes, but few carry the profound stench of disappointment quite like this one, a film that took one of the greatest casts of characters in science fiction history and gave them a conclusion so half-assed that it felt like a personal insult.
- 8/14/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
When Star Trek Generations came out in 1994, it did a lot better than anyone expected. In fact, it did just about as well at the box office as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country did, leading many to believe that the Next Generation crew seemed primed for a long run on the big screen. Up to this point, Paramount’s primary goal for making Star Trek movies was to keep the budgets as low as possible. After all, the series never did all that well internationally, so there was no reason to give them an A-budget. But, that thinking changed, for a while anyway, when Paramount went ahead and greenlit the most ambitious Star Trek movie since The Motion Picture: Star Trek First Contact.
None of the enemies the Next Generation crew faced on the Enterprise D were more feared – or iconic than the Borg. A hive collective of cyborgs that consisted of assimilated humans,...
None of the enemies the Next Generation crew faced on the Enterprise D were more feared – or iconic than the Borg. A hive collective of cyborgs that consisted of assimilated humans,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
"Star Trek: Enterprise" struggled throughout its four-season run. A prequel set in the 22nd century, before the Federation's founding, the series often felt like "Star Trek" was stuck in the past in more ways than one. The first two seasons hardly broke from the typical "Trek" formula despite the unfamiliar setting and the show bled viewership. Shake-ups in seasons 3 and 4 weren't enough to save the series. "Enterprise" was the first "Star Trek" since the original to not reach seven seasons and it put the franchise on hiatus, cementing its black sheep reputation. It didn't help that the series finale, "These Are The Voyages..." was a clunker.
The episode is centered around "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode, "The Pegasus." In that episode, Will Riker's (Jonathan Frakes) former commanding officer Admiral Pressman (Terry O'Quinn) comes to the Enterprise to lead a recovery mission of his old ship, the source of the episode's title.
The episode is centered around "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode, "The Pegasus." In that episode, Will Riker's (Jonathan Frakes) former commanding officer Admiral Pressman (Terry O'Quinn) comes to the Enterprise to lead a recovery mission of his old ship, the source of the episode's title.
- 8/7/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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In the fifth season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," the showrunners introduced a new regular character named Ensign Ro Laren. Ro (an excellent Michelle Forbes) was a Bajoran, a species whose planet has been militarily occupied by the wicked Cardassians for generations. Bajorans had long since turned to rebellious terrorism to fight back. Since neither world was a member of the Federation, no Starfleet vessels interfered. When the Enterprise was assigned to find a Bajoran terrorist named Orta (Jeffrey Hayegna), Ensign Ro was assigned to assist.
Immediately, Ro was a fascinating character. She belonged to Starfleet but hated authority, often defying Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and expressing open annoyance with his orders. She possessed a great deal of agency, upsetting the traditional Starfleet chain of command. She also was, it is eventually revealed, on a secret mission from an admiral above Picard's head.
In the fifth season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," the showrunners introduced a new regular character named Ensign Ro Laren. Ro (an excellent Michelle Forbes) was a Bajoran, a species whose planet has been militarily occupied by the wicked Cardassians for generations. Bajorans had long since turned to rebellious terrorism to fight back. Since neither world was a member of the Federation, no Starfleet vessels interfered. When the Enterprise was assigned to find a Bajoran terrorist named Orta (Jeffrey Hayegna), Ensign Ro was assigned to assist.
Immediately, Ro was a fascinating character. She belonged to Starfleet but hated authority, often defying Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and expressing open annoyance with his orders. She possessed a great deal of agency, upsetting the traditional Starfleet chain of command. She also was, it is eventually revealed, on a secret mission from an admiral above Picard's head.
- 8/7/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
“It was not going to be this.”
Terry Matalas doesn’t mince words about the difficulty of getting the “Next Generation” band back together for Season 3 of “Star Trek: Picard.” In fact, when he came onboard as showrunner prior to the second season, there was no plan for a reunion of the beloved Enterprise-D crew (nor an appearance from the ship itself).
“Because that was not the show they had set out to make,” he added in a new interview with IndieWire, alongside production designer Dave Blass. “‘Picard’ was the deconstruction of Jean-Luc Picard, and it had a new cast, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
Matalas knew, though, that bringing back the full “Next Generation” cast for one final adventure — after their voyages came to a thud of an end with 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis” — would be electric if it happened.
He made it so.
Fans greeted...
Terry Matalas doesn’t mince words about the difficulty of getting the “Next Generation” band back together for Season 3 of “Star Trek: Picard.” In fact, when he came onboard as showrunner prior to the second season, there was no plan for a reunion of the beloved Enterprise-D crew (nor an appearance from the ship itself).
“Because that was not the show they had set out to make,” he added in a new interview with IndieWire, alongside production designer Dave Blass. “‘Picard’ was the deconstruction of Jean-Luc Picard, and it had a new cast, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
Matalas knew, though, that bringing back the full “Next Generation” cast for one final adventure — after their voyages came to a thud of an end with 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis” — would be electric if it happened.
He made it so.
Fans greeted...
- 5/25/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
According to My Navy Hr, "consumption of alcohol in the Nwu [Naval Working Uniform] off-base is not permitted. Consumption of alcohol in the Nwu on base is authorized as promulgated by Regional Commanders. The Area or Regional Commander may further restrict uniform policies within their geographical limits regarding wear of the Nwu." According to actual naval code, drinking is not at all permitted on military vessels, as stated, "the introduction, possession or use of alcoholic beverages on board any ship, craft, aircraft, or in any vehicle of the Department of the Navy is prohibited." The website Recovery First says naval veterans are at a higher risk of alcoholism than other military branches.
I mention the Navy as that is the closest present-day comparison we have for Starfleet on "Star Trek." They use the same ranks, have a lot of the same nautical jargon, and seem to abide by a similarly militant sense of propriety.
I mention the Navy as that is the closest present-day comparison we have for Starfleet on "Star Trek." They use the same ranks, have a lot of the same nautical jargon, and seem to abide by a similarly militant sense of propriety.
- 5/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
If you follow “Star Trek” on Twitter and other social media spaces, you’d think that “Star Trek: Legacy” is a real show, given all the buzz surrounding it. A Change.org petition to have Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard” showrunner Terry Matalas helm the proposed spin-off is closing in on 50,000 signatures, which would change it’s status on the site to “top signed.”
But alas, “Legacy” isn’t on the current or future “Trek” slate. And with the current Writers’ Guild strike, it doesn’t look likely in the near future. But never count out the power of the “Star Trek” fandom, which has supported the franchise for nearly six decades, including fallow periods of no television or theatrical production.
Here’s what you need to know about “Legacy” and why “Trek” fans and stars are clamoring for it.
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But alas, “Legacy” isn’t on the current or future “Trek” slate. And with the current Writers’ Guild strike, it doesn’t look likely in the near future. But never count out the power of the “Star Trek” fandom, which has supported the franchise for nearly six decades, including fallow periods of no television or theatrical production.
Here’s what you need to know about “Legacy” and why “Trek” fans and stars are clamoring for it.
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- 5/17/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Stuart Baird's "Star Trek: Nemesis" was, it seemed, the end of the road for "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The crew of the Enterprise-d left the airwaves in 1994, leaving the franchise in the hands of high-quality but less-popular "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." The series moved to the big screen with "Star Trek: Generations," a film that many Trekkies appreciated at the time, but which has been reassessed as being generally disappointing. It was followed by the relatively well-received "Star Trek: First Contact" in 1996, a film that dumbed down a lot of Trek ideas and presented them as action shlock, as well as "Star Trek: Insurrection" in 1998, a pretty cheap, poorly written movie that remains at the top of no one's lists.
Already tired, the NextGen film franchise staggered into theaters in 2002 with "Nemesis," the final chapter for the character. In it, Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Riker (Jonathan Frakes...
Already tired, the NextGen film franchise staggered into theaters in 2002 with "Nemesis," the final chapter for the character. In it, Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Riker (Jonathan Frakes...
- 5/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
One of the central plot conceits of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard" was that Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) had finally had a love affair after seven seasons of toying with the idea on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Their fling, it turns out, wasn't what either of them wanted, and after a night of wild passion, their relationship fell apart for good. Naturally, the pair begat a child that Dr. Crusher never told Jean-Luc about, making their reunion twenty-some years later a little awkward. To the credit of showrunner Terry Matalas, the two characters do not immediately feel warm and nostalgic when they meet; there is still a great deal of bitterness lingering.
The third season of "Picard" lasted a scant ten episodes, leaving little time to develop Picard and Beverly's relationship. By the end of the series, they seemed to have cleared the air,...
The third season of "Picard" lasted a scant ten episodes, leaving little time to develop Picard and Beverly's relationship. By the end of the series, they seemed to have cleared the air,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Star Trek: Picard" Season 3 is in the books, and it may stand not only as one of the best "Star Trek" seasons ever, but also, if we count it as a 10-hour movie, it's the next "Next Generation" movie by a longshot, and the one we needed all this time. Movies like "Generations" and "First Contact" didn't give us time to miss the show the way the original gap between TV and movies had, but now, it's been a long time getting from there to here since all the old gang were together, and it's a beautiful reunion. Cuz they've got faaaaaith .. .of the heeeaaaaaart! Ahem. Wrong "Star Trek" show.
With every original main character from "Tng" aboard and some new and returning faces, this season balanced a lot of key characters. Some of them were handled much better than others; it's hard not to notice the way the new...
With every original main character from "Tng" aboard and some new and returning faces, this season balanced a lot of key characters. Some of them were handled much better than others; it's hard not to notice the way the new...
- 4/23/2023
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: This story discusses major plot developments in “The Last Generation,” the series finale of “Star Trek: Picard,” currently streaming on Paramount+.
The last time the cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” cast performed together on screen — in 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis” — ended with a sour one-two punch: the sudden death of Data (Brent Spiner) and the financial failure of the film, which caused Paramount to stop making movies with the cast. Effectively, after a brilliantly successful seven-season run on TV, “The Next Generation” had been canceled from movie theaters.
Two decades later, when Terry Matalas was tapped to executive produce the final season of “Star Trek: Picard,” the lifelong “Trek” fan knew that he not only wanted to bring back the full “Tng” cast, but provide them with the swan song they had never received.
“I wanted it to feel like a proper send-off in the way...
The last time the cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” cast performed together on screen — in 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis” — ended with a sour one-two punch: the sudden death of Data (Brent Spiner) and the financial failure of the film, which caused Paramount to stop making movies with the cast. Effectively, after a brilliantly successful seven-season run on TV, “The Next Generation” had been canceled from movie theaters.
Two decades later, when Terry Matalas was tapped to executive produce the final season of “Star Trek: Picard,” the lifelong “Trek” fan knew that he not only wanted to bring back the full “Tng” cast, but provide them with the swan song they had never received.
“I wanted it to feel like a proper send-off in the way...
- 4/21/2023
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Star Trek: Picard signed off after three seasons by giving Jean-Luc and his Next Generation pals the final mission they’ve always deserved… but maybe this story’s not over just yet.
Thursday’s series finale picks up where we left off, with Jean-Luc and company aboard a refurbished Enterprise-d and headed to Earth to stop the Borg’s impending attack. We learn from Federation President Anton Chekhov (that name sounds familiar…) that the Borg have assimilated all of Starfleet’s young cadets and taken over its fleet, and they’re about to destroy the only defense system protecting Earth.
Thursday’s series finale picks up where we left off, with Jean-Luc and company aboard a refurbished Enterprise-d and headed to Earth to stop the Borg’s impending attack. We learn from Federation President Anton Chekhov (that name sounds familiar…) that the Borg have assimilated all of Starfleet’s young cadets and taken over its fleet, and they’re about to destroy the only defense system protecting Earth.
- 4/20/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
This post contains spoilers for the "Star Trek: Picard" series finale.
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode titled "Timeless", Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) found themselves lost in an alternate future after the destruction of their ship. It seems that 15 years before, the Voyager was tinkering with something called a quantum slipstream when the experiment went wrong and the entire starship crashed, killing almost everyone. Chakotay and Kim endeavor to steal a time-altering widget that would allow them to restore the past as it was. In stealing said widget, however, they are pursued by a Federation starship. The ship is the U.S.S. Challenger, a Galaxy-class vessel captained by ... look, Trekkies! It's LeVar Burton as Captain Geordi La Forge! He finally got that command that he always -- or at least once -- wanted.
Geordi's place in the captain's chair in the "Voyager" alternate future...
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode titled "Timeless", Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) found themselves lost in an alternate future after the destruction of their ship. It seems that 15 years before, the Voyager was tinkering with something called a quantum slipstream when the experiment went wrong and the entire starship crashed, killing almost everyone. Chakotay and Kim endeavor to steal a time-altering widget that would allow them to restore the past as it was. In stealing said widget, however, they are pursued by a Federation starship. The ship is the U.S.S. Challenger, a Galaxy-class vessel captained by ... look, Trekkies! It's LeVar Burton as Captain Geordi La Forge! He finally got that command that he always -- or at least once -- wanted.
Geordi's place in the captain's chair in the "Voyager" alternate future...
- 4/20/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The crew of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is about to embark on their last adventure. The series finale of “Star Trek: Picard” airs on Thursday, April 20 on Paramount+, in a moment that will be bittersweet for Trekkies everywhere. Finally reunited with his old crew, Admiral Picard has to save the Federation one last time. But will he be able to save his son, as well? You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Paramount Plus.
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The Federation is up against some of its most powerful old adversaries, including the Changelings and the Borg. Only one Starfleet crew...
- 4/20/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The third season of “Star Trek: Picard” reunites the main cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” for one epic final space adventure.
In fact, the first episode of Season 3 is titled “The Next Generation” — an homage to the show that first introduced viewers to the likes of Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Troi, Worf and more fan favorites.
In this 10-episode season, billed as the “final voyage,” the Enterprise-d crew come together one more time to rescue one of their own — and take on The Federation’s greatest threat.
When Did “Star Trek: Picard” Season 3 Premiere?
The third season of “Picard” premiered on Feb. 16, 2023 on Paramount+.
What Time Does “Star Trek: Picard” Come On Paramount+?
New episodes drop at 12am Pt/3am Et every Thursday.
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In fact, the first episode of Season 3 is titled “The Next Generation” — an homage to the show that first introduced viewers to the likes of Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Troi, Worf and more fan favorites.
In this 10-episode season, billed as the “final voyage,” the Enterprise-d crew come together one more time to rescue one of their own — and take on The Federation’s greatest threat.
When Did “Star Trek: Picard” Season 3 Premiere?
The third season of “Picard” premiered on Feb. 16, 2023 on Paramount+.
What Time Does “Star Trek: Picard” Come On Paramount+?
New episodes drop at 12am Pt/3am Et every Thursday.
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- 4/19/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
"Star Trek: Picard" swung for the fences with its third season by bringing back the original crew from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," including Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Worf (Michael Dorn), and even Data (Brent Spiner). It was a play on nostalgia that at the very least gave a lot of "Next Generation" fans the opportunity to give their favorite characters a proper goodbye, as opposed to whatever that was in "Star Trek: Nemesis." Before they signed on, however, the stars probably had plenty of reservations about resurrecting these roles after so many years. Some, like Frakes, have been active in the contemporary "Star Trek" canon, directing episodes of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," but others had to decide whether they really wanted to step back into their Starfleet uniforms.
When it came to McFadden,...
When it came to McFadden,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
This post contains heavy spoilers for Star Trek: Picard
The first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard had an admirable, if not altogether successful, goal. Rather than just play on nostalgia, the series caught up with Jean-Luc Picard 20 years after Star Trek: Nemesis and teamed him with a new crew. While the adventures in both seasons certainly had their feet in classic The Next Generation storylines — as Data, the Borg Queen, and Q all played major roles — the series wanted to take Picard into a new, undiscovered country.
But for its third and likely last season, Picard has pulled out all of the stops, bringing back the cast from Tng. The result has been a rousing adventure in the mold of The Original Series movies, in which an aged crew find themselves on the run from Starfleet to face a threat only they can stop. Layered in with compelling new...
The first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard had an admirable, if not altogether successful, goal. Rather than just play on nostalgia, the series caught up with Jean-Luc Picard 20 years after Star Trek: Nemesis and teamed him with a new crew. While the adventures in both seasons certainly had their feet in classic The Next Generation storylines — as Data, the Borg Queen, and Q all played major roles — the series wanted to take Picard into a new, undiscovered country.
But for its third and likely last season, Picard has pulled out all of the stops, bringing back the cast from Tng. The result has been a rousing adventure in the mold of The Original Series movies, in which an aged crew find themselves on the run from Starfleet to face a threat only they can stop. Layered in with compelling new...
- 4/18/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
In the sixth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3, called "The Bounty," Data (Brent Spiner) -- or an updated rendition of him -- was introduced to the cast. Raffi (Michelle Hurd), Riker (Jonathan Frakes), and Worf (Michael Dorn) were stalking about a mysterious, high-security black site called Daystrom Station, looking for what high-tech weapon might have been stolen by a shadowy cabal of wicked Changelings. The trio finds that the station's security measures have been tied into a powerful artificial intelligence that has been, bafflingly, projecting holograms that they might recognize. Eventually, they find that the AI in question is, in fact, the android brain of Data, who had been reconstructed again after two previous "deaths."
The "Star Trek: Picard" version of Data, however, is sort of a new character. Not only does he now look like a 74-year-old man (Spiner...
In the sixth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3, called "The Bounty," Data (Brent Spiner) -- or an updated rendition of him -- was introduced to the cast. Raffi (Michelle Hurd), Riker (Jonathan Frakes), and Worf (Michael Dorn) were stalking about a mysterious, high-security black site called Daystrom Station, looking for what high-tech weapon might have been stolen by a shadowy cabal of wicked Changelings. The trio finds that the station's security measures have been tied into a powerful artificial intelligence that has been, bafflingly, projecting holograms that they might recognize. Eventually, they find that the AI in question is, in fact, the android brain of Data, who had been reconstructed again after two previous "deaths."
The "Star Trek: Picard" version of Data, however, is sort of a new character. Not only does he now look like a 74-year-old man (Spiner...
- 4/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: This story discusses major plot developments in Season 3, Episode 9 of “Star Trek: Picard,” currently streaming on Paramount+.
Gates McFadden didn’t know what to expect when she first got on a Zoom call with “Star Trek: Picard” executive producers Terry Matalas and Akiva Goldsman. A few years earlier, Patrick Stewart had taken the cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” — Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Brent Spiner and McFadden — to dinner to announce that he was going to star on the spinoff series without them. But for the show’s third and final season, Matalas wanted to bring the full cast back together.
The “Tng” storyline ended, some feel prematurely, in 2002, after “Star Trek: Nemesis” bombed in theaters. But for McFadden, her run as Dr. Beverly Crusher had really concluded with the series finale of the show in 1994. In the movies, Crusher — who on the show had a longstanding,...
Gates McFadden didn’t know what to expect when she first got on a Zoom call with “Star Trek: Picard” executive producers Terry Matalas and Akiva Goldsman. A few years earlier, Patrick Stewart had taken the cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” — Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Brent Spiner and McFadden — to dinner to announce that he was going to star on the spinoff series without them. But for the show’s third and final season, Matalas wanted to bring the full cast back together.
The “Tng” storyline ended, some feel prematurely, in 2002, after “Star Trek: Nemesis” bombed in theaters. But for McFadden, her run as Dr. Beverly Crusher had really concluded with the series finale of the show in 1994. In the movies, Crusher — who on the show had a longstanding,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Thursday’s Star Trek: Picard.
The Star Trek: Picard crew is gearing up for next week’s series finale… and they have a nice ride to get them there.
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But first, Thursday’s penultimate episode answers a big question about Jack Crusher’s origins.
The Star Trek: Picard crew is gearing up for next week’s series finale… and they have a nice ride to get them there.
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But first, Thursday’s penultimate episode answers a big question about Jack Crusher’s origins.
- 4/13/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
The danger of filling Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 9 with so many plot developments and reveals is it risks losing its narrative edge as audiences follow it from peak to peak, reveal to reveal, and tragedy to tragedy.
The tension crests multiple times in this one script. In a longer season, with more time to tease out each revelation, they could've easily devoted an hour to each plot point.
Jack's journey, the Frontier Day devastation, and the Enterprise-d's ultimate reunion with its crew each deserve our total emotional investment, but instead, we are overwhelmed with such dramatic excess that Shaw's death -- a painful loss in any other context -- is merely a footnote in the morass.
To be fair, Shaw's death at the hands of Borg drones and in the arms of Seven of Nine was foreshadowed by his very first scene.
His barely-concealed hatred for Picard...
The tension crests multiple times in this one script. In a longer season, with more time to tease out each revelation, they could've easily devoted an hour to each plot point.
Jack's journey, the Frontier Day devastation, and the Enterprise-d's ultimate reunion with its crew each deserve our total emotional investment, but instead, we are overwhelmed with such dramatic excess that Shaw's death -- a painful loss in any other context -- is merely a footnote in the morass.
To be fair, Shaw's death at the hands of Borg drones and in the arms of Seven of Nine was foreshadowed by his very first scene.
His barely-concealed hatred for Picard...
- 4/13/2023
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.
As Picard season 3 heads toward its conclusion, Star Trek fans are simply not prepared for how hard these episodes go in the nostalgia department. More than any other science fiction franchise, Star Trek’s history is so rich and varied, that it’s always possible to do something new with old material. For this reason, Picard’s penultimate episode, “Vox,” is still pretty shocking, even if you predicted some of these twists.
The easter eggs and callbacks here are there for the fan service, of course. But these are also storytelling moments, payoffs that are decades in the making. Here are all the biggest and most and best references and easter eggs in “Vox,” the next-to-last episode of Picard ever.
The Crimson Arboretum on Raritan IV
As Jack and Deanna try to get that red door opened, Jack remembers visiting the “crimson arboretum” on Raritan IV.
As Picard season 3 heads toward its conclusion, Star Trek fans are simply not prepared for how hard these episodes go in the nostalgia department. More than any other science fiction franchise, Star Trek’s history is so rich and varied, that it’s always possible to do something new with old material. For this reason, Picard’s penultimate episode, “Vox,” is still pretty shocking, even if you predicted some of these twists.
The easter eggs and callbacks here are there for the fan service, of course. But these are also storytelling moments, payoffs that are decades in the making. Here are all the biggest and most and best references and easter eggs in “Vox,” the next-to-last episode of Picard ever.
The Crimson Arboretum on Raritan IV
As Jack and Deanna try to get that red door opened, Jack remembers visiting the “crimson arboretum” on Raritan IV.
- 4/13/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the ninth episode of "Star Trek: Picard," season 3.
In the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard," called "Võx," one of the season's great mysteries has been revealed. Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) has been having strange visions for several episodes, seeing an antique red door appearing in his mind's eye. He also seems to have acquired eerie psychic powers as well as the capability to read thoughts and project his consciousness into other people's brains, effectively taking them over. These abilities made Jack of vital importance to Vadic (Amanda Plummer), a vicious Changeling bounty hunter hellbent on kidnapping him. Vadic also, audiences have learned, hijacked Jean-Luc Picard's dead body from a Federation black site.
The explanation for both Jack's psychic powers and Vadic's grave robbery is, it seems, rather dumb: when Picard was assimilated by the Borg years before, they left a mysterious genetic "mark" in his brain,...
In the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard," called "Võx," one of the season's great mysteries has been revealed. Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) has been having strange visions for several episodes, seeing an antique red door appearing in his mind's eye. He also seems to have acquired eerie psychic powers as well as the capability to read thoughts and project his consciousness into other people's brains, effectively taking them over. These abilities made Jack of vital importance to Vadic (Amanda Plummer), a vicious Changeling bounty hunter hellbent on kidnapping him. Vadic also, audiences have learned, hijacked Jean-Luc Picard's dead body from a Federation black site.
The explanation for both Jack's psychic powers and Vadic's grave robbery is, it seems, rather dumb: when Picard was assimilated by the Borg years before, they left a mysterious genetic "mark" in his brain,...
- 4/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
“Star Trek: Picard” has had no shortage of guest appearances, from Ro Laren (Michelle Forbes) in Episode 5 to Tuvok (Tim Russ) in Episode 7.
Episode 9, titled “Vox,” featured another blast from the past and a voiceover that will send chills down any Trek fan’s spine.
But be warned. Major, major spoilers lie ahead. Do Not proceed unless you want to be spoiled.
Episode 8 left off with Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Jack Crusher at the precipice of the red door he’s been seeing in visions. Along with the visions, a female voice beckoned him to “find me.”
Troi assures Jack he is not alone as she approaches the door. She opens it, discovers who is calling out to Jack, and runs to immediately see Beverly and Picard, Jack’s parents.
Final spoiler alert!
It turns out the cybernetic race known as The Borg have been calling out to Jack. They...
Episode 9, titled “Vox,” featured another blast from the past and a voiceover that will send chills down any Trek fan’s spine.
But be warned. Major, major spoilers lie ahead. Do Not proceed unless you want to be spoiled.
Episode 8 left off with Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Jack Crusher at the precipice of the red door he’s been seeing in visions. Along with the visions, a female voice beckoned him to “find me.”
Troi assures Jack he is not alone as she approaches the door. She opens it, discovers who is calling out to Jack, and runs to immediately see Beverly and Picard, Jack’s parents.
Final spoiler alert!
It turns out the cybernetic race known as The Borg have been calling out to Jack. They...
- 4/13/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.
The easter egg game is afoot! As was true with Picard’s easter egg bonanza from a few weeks ago, episode 8, “Surrender,” uses callbacks and references in such a way that you can’t actually figure out how the plot would work without this stuff. We know that the final two episodes of Picard season 3 will surely be packed beyond belief with references and Trekkie surprises, but for now, in “Surrender,” the references pack a punch because they make the plot happen.
Here are the best easter eggs and references in episode 8:
Vadic Smoking on the Bridge
Although it’s possible this isn’t an intentional reference, Vadic smoking one of her dusty shapeshifter cigarettes on the bridge of the Titan might be a shout-out to The Wrath of Khan. In that movie, at the very start, there are signs on the...
The easter egg game is afoot! As was true with Picard’s easter egg bonanza from a few weeks ago, episode 8, “Surrender,” uses callbacks and references in such a way that you can’t actually figure out how the plot would work without this stuff. We know that the final two episodes of Picard season 3 will surely be packed beyond belief with references and Trekkie surprises, but for now, in “Surrender,” the references pack a punch because they make the plot happen.
Here are the best easter eggs and references in episode 8:
Vadic Smoking on the Bridge
Although it’s possible this isn’t an intentional reference, Vadic smoking one of her dusty shapeshifter cigarettes on the bridge of the Titan might be a shout-out to The Wrath of Khan. In that movie, at the very start, there are signs on the...
- 4/6/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This Star Trek: Picard review contains spoilers.
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 8
Star Trek: Picard giveth and Star Trek: Picard taketh away. Sometimes even within the same episode. Such is the case with “Surrender,” a wildly uneven hour that shines brightest when it focuses on the legacy crew from Star Trek: The Next Generation, but stumbles badly whenever it attempts to pivot back to the larger mystery of Jack Crusher’s true identity. The show’s repeated contortions to not answer this seemingly central question of its final season are rapidly becoming exhausting, and worse, are narrative momentum killers that take away from the much more interesting emotional character work happening elsewhere.
Despite plenty of heavy-handed hints and Vadic’s ominous declaration at the end of last week’s episode that it was time for Jack to learn who he truly is, the explosive revelations we’re promised ultimately fizzle.
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 8
Star Trek: Picard giveth and Star Trek: Picard taketh away. Sometimes even within the same episode. Such is the case with “Surrender,” a wildly uneven hour that shines brightest when it focuses on the legacy crew from Star Trek: The Next Generation, but stumbles badly whenever it attempts to pivot back to the larger mystery of Jack Crusher’s true identity. The show’s repeated contortions to not answer this seemingly central question of its final season are rapidly becoming exhausting, and worse, are narrative momentum killers that take away from the much more interesting emotional character work happening elsewhere.
Despite plenty of heavy-handed hints and Vadic’s ominous declaration at the end of last week’s episode that it was time for Jack to learn who he truly is, the explosive revelations we’re promised ultimately fizzle.
- 4/6/2023
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
Spoilers follow.
How admirable that the showrunners of "Star Trek: Picard" waited until the eighth episode of the series to finally unite Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Brent Spiner together in the same room. The episode, called "Surrender," ends with Picard, Riker, Troi, Dr. Crusher, Geordi La Forge, Worf, and a new-and-improved version of Data all gathered around a conference table — just like on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — to reconnoiter and figure out what to do next.
The sight of these characters back on the job was accompanied by some treacly, nostalgic music, natch, which is mildly irritating. Also, I could have gone without a few weepy lines of dialogue about how great it is to be together again; did none of these characters come to resent their old coworkers? But overall the moment felt more natural than one might expect.
How admirable that the showrunners of "Star Trek: Picard" waited until the eighth episode of the series to finally unite Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Brent Spiner together in the same room. The episode, called "Surrender," ends with Picard, Riker, Troi, Dr. Crusher, Geordi La Forge, Worf, and a new-and-improved version of Data all gathered around a conference table — just like on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — to reconnoiter and figure out what to do next.
The sight of these characters back on the job was accompanied by some treacly, nostalgic music, natch, which is mildly irritating. Also, I could have gone without a few weepy lines of dialogue about how great it is to be together again; did none of these characters come to resent their old coworkers? But overall the moment felt more natural than one might expect.
- 4/6/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
All four big-screen adventures featuring fan-favorite Star Trek characters Picard, Riker, Data, Laforge, Worf, Troi, and Dr. Crusher arrive for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and Hdr-10 on April 3, 2023, just in time for First Contact Day.
All four films will be available together in the Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection. The 4-Movie Collection includes each film on 4K Ultra HD, as well as fully remastered on Blu-ray, plus all legacy bonus content. The Collection is presented in a slipcase beautifully illustrated to complement the Star Trek: The Next Generation 6-Movie Collection, making this a must-own set to complete every fan’s collection.
The journey begins with original cast members Kirk, Scott, and Chekov in a story that spans space and time in Star Trek: Generations, continuing with a terrifying face off against the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact, a dangerous plot...
All four films will be available together in the Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection. The 4-Movie Collection includes each film on 4K Ultra HD, as well as fully remastered on Blu-ray, plus all legacy bonus content. The Collection is presented in a slipcase beautifully illustrated to complement the Star Trek: The Next Generation 6-Movie Collection, making this a must-own set to complete every fan’s collection.
The journey begins with original cast members Kirk, Scott, and Chekov in a story that spans space and time in Star Trek: Generations, continuing with a terrifying face off against the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact, a dangerous plot...
- 4/4/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
To mark the release of Star Trek: The Next Generation 4 – Movie Collection on Blu-Ray from 3rd April we have a set to give away to 1 lucky winner!
All four big-screen adventures featuring fan-favorite Star Trek characters Picard, Riker, Data, Laforge, Worf, Troi, and Dr. Crusher arrive for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and Hdr-10 on April 3, 2023, just in time for First Contact Day
The journey begins with original cast members Kirk, Scott, and Chekov in a story that spans space and time in Star Trek: Generations, continuing with a terrifying face off against the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact, a dangerous plot against a peaceful planet in Star Trek: Insurrection, and a familiar old foe returning in Star Trek: Nemesis.
All four films will be available together in the Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-movie Collection. The 4-Movie Collection includes each...
All four big-screen adventures featuring fan-favorite Star Trek characters Picard, Riker, Data, Laforge, Worf, Troi, and Dr. Crusher arrive for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and Hdr-10 on April 3, 2023, just in time for First Contact Day
The journey begins with original cast members Kirk, Scott, and Chekov in a story that spans space and time in Star Trek: Generations, continuing with a terrifying face off against the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact, a dangerous plot against a peaceful planet in Star Trek: Insurrection, and a familiar old foe returning in Star Trek: Nemesis.
All four films will be available together in the Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-movie Collection. The 4-Movie Collection includes each...
- 3/30/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the fifth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
Season 3 of "Star Trek: Picard" is, by design, drawing heavily from previous "Star Trek" feature films. There are many, many shades of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" in "Picard," and not just in its use of Jerry Goldsmith's music cues from that film. This season also features a notable, prolonged standoff between two ailing starships inside a giant nebula, very akin to the battle between the Enterprise and the Reliant in "Khan." There are also -- and this is significant -- notable themes of aging, with older characters witnessing their own pasts catching up with them. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) realizes that a stalled romance with Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) produced a child he never knew about. He also finds himself reassessing his relationship with Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who is now...
Season 3 of "Star Trek: Picard" is, by design, drawing heavily from previous "Star Trek" feature films. There are many, many shades of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" in "Picard," and not just in its use of Jerry Goldsmith's music cues from that film. This season also features a notable, prolonged standoff between two ailing starships inside a giant nebula, very akin to the battle between the Enterprise and the Reliant in "Khan." There are also -- and this is significant -- notable themes of aging, with older characters witnessing their own pasts catching up with them. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) realizes that a stalled romance with Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) produced a child he never knew about. He also finds himself reassessing his relationship with Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who is now...
- 3/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This article contains mild spoilers for Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
One general complaint Trekkies may make about "Star Trek" in general is its geocentricity. Every single "Star Trek" series to date ("Star Trek: Prodigy" notwithstanding) has featured a human captain from Earth. And while each show usually features several alien/artificial characters in prominent roles, humans are still the overwhelming norm. Indeed, Starfleet Headquarters is located on Earth, the Federation was officially founded on Earth, and all Starfleet vessels are constructed at the Utopia Planitia shipyards orbiting Mars.
These creative decisions are understandable from a production perspective; all the people making "Star Trek" are indeed humans, and all its viewers are from Earth. The aliens and androids on "Star Trek" are meant to offer human viewers a fresh perspective on their own humanity, inviting us to look at our own foibles as a species from the perspective of a non-human outsider.
One general complaint Trekkies may make about "Star Trek" in general is its geocentricity. Every single "Star Trek" series to date ("Star Trek: Prodigy" notwithstanding) has featured a human captain from Earth. And while each show usually features several alien/artificial characters in prominent roles, humans are still the overwhelming norm. Indeed, Starfleet Headquarters is located on Earth, the Federation was officially founded on Earth, and all Starfleet vessels are constructed at the Utopia Planitia shipyards orbiting Mars.
These creative decisions are understandable from a production perspective; all the people making "Star Trek" are indeed humans, and all its viewers are from Earth. The aliens and androids on "Star Trek" are meant to offer human viewers a fresh perspective on their own humanity, inviting us to look at our own foibles as a species from the perspective of a non-human outsider.
- 3/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This Star Trek: Picard contains spoilers.
In the third episode of Star Trek: Picard, things get serious about the origins of Jack Crusher, the nature of the conspiracy against Starfleet, and just how deep into a nebula you can go. Along the way, the show reconnects the canon of Picard to Deep Space Nine, while name-dropping some places you may not remember from other versions of the franchise.
Here are all the best easter eggs and references in “Seventeen Seconds.”
“They Knew Exactly Where to Hit Us”
Right away, we see a screen on the USS Titan, and if you pause and look, you’ll see that the damage to the ship tells us that Impulse Drive is broken and that the aft shield generator has “no charge.” But the distribution of these red areas feels similar to The Wrath of Khan, when Spock points to the spots the Enterprise was damaged and says,...
In the third episode of Star Trek: Picard, things get serious about the origins of Jack Crusher, the nature of the conspiracy against Starfleet, and just how deep into a nebula you can go. Along the way, the show reconnects the canon of Picard to Deep Space Nine, while name-dropping some places you may not remember from other versions of the franchise.
Here are all the best easter eggs and references in “Seventeen Seconds.”
“They Knew Exactly Where to Hit Us”
Right away, we see a screen on the USS Titan, and if you pause and look, you’ll see that the damage to the ship tells us that Impulse Drive is broken and that the aft shield generator has “no charge.” But the distribution of these red areas feels similar to The Wrath of Khan, when Spock points to the spots the Enterprise was damaged and says,...
- 3/2/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard" season 3, up to and including episode 3, "Seventeen Seconds."
The third episode of "Star Trek: Picard" is probably the most uneven one so far in season 3, but at least it has one thing going for it — the full return of Worf, played by Michael Dorn. By now, "Picard" has jettisoned most of its season 1 and 2 cast in favor of a hard reset that is, nominally, giving the fans what they want: a "Star Trek: The Next Generation" reunion. However, one character still kicking around from the first two seasons is Raffi (Michelle Hurd), whose subplot has been largely disconnected from the main action ... until now.
If nothing else, Worf's insertion into this subplot might get old-school "Next Generation" fans to perk up and pay a little more attention to Raffi's scenes, though what they do with Worf in those scenes and whether it's...
The third episode of "Star Trek: Picard" is probably the most uneven one so far in season 3, but at least it has one thing going for it — the full return of Worf, played by Michael Dorn. By now, "Picard" has jettisoned most of its season 1 and 2 cast in favor of a hard reset that is, nominally, giving the fans what they want: a "Star Trek: The Next Generation" reunion. However, one character still kicking around from the first two seasons is Raffi (Michelle Hurd), whose subplot has been largely disconnected from the main action ... until now.
If nothing else, Worf's insertion into this subplot might get old-school "Next Generation" fans to perk up and pay a little more attention to Raffi's scenes, though what they do with Worf in those scenes and whether it's...
- 3/2/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
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