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Ronald D. Moore is one of the most legendary writers in sci-fi due to his contributions to Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica. The writer reportedly ventured into the franchise by just going on a tour of the Tng set and submitting a script to Gene Roddenberry’s assistant. Since then, he has been promoted to story editor, writer, and producer.

Moore contributed his storytelling skills to many incredible episodes of Tng and also went on to work on Deep Space Nine. However, he only served a few weeks on Voyager before leaving the franchise due to creative differences. Still, the story pitches he made at the time reportedly formed the basis of his work on Battlestar Galactica.

Star Trek writer Ronald D. Moore pitched a story to Voyager that sounded very similar to Battlestar Galactica A still from Battlestar Galactica | Credits: Sci-Fi

Ronald D. Moore is best known for reviving...

Last year, Charles Band’s company Full Moon announced that they were launching a new production label called Pulp Noir, which would focus on “edgier, weirder, darker horror and dark fantasy films.” Two Pulp Noir movies, Quadrant and Death Streamer, have since made their way through production – and while those movies were initially released in color, all of the Pulp Noir movies will also get black & white “noir” releases, so there are both color and black & white versions of Quadrant and Death Streamer available on the Full Moon Features streaming service. While we wait for more Pulp Noir movies to be made, Band has started going through the Full Moon library to give some of their older films the black & white / noir treatment. Last month, a “noir” version of the 1984 sci-fi thriller Christmas classic Trancers was released through Full Moon Features and YouTube, as was a black & white version of the 1997 creature feature The Creeps.

While it is often accepted that Star Trek is best suited for the TV medium, it took Star Trek: Nemesis to officially put the idea of movies to bed until the 2009 reboot. Starring the Tng cast including Sir Patrick Stewart and a young Tom Hardy, the film received negative responses, but Stewart believed it did one thing better than its predecessor.

Jonathan Frakes, best known for playing William Riker in Tng, stepped into directing with the film Star Trek: First Contact, which was a surprising hit. Frakes hoped to continue his streak with Insurrection but seemed to fumble along the way. Despite Nemesis’ failure, Stewart credited it with improving on one thing.

Sir Patrick Stewart praised Star Trek: Nemesis for improving on Insurrection Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Nemesis | Credits: Paramount

One of the primary issues Sir Patrick Stewart had with the first film with the Tng cast i.e.

William Shatner will turn 94 years young on March 22, while George Takei will hit 88 on April 20, Walter Koenig will reach the 89-year mark in September, and Patrick Stewart will celebrate his 85th birthday on July 13. Those imminent birthdays got us wondering: Who is the oldest living Star Trek actor? This can be any performer from any series or movie.

We scoured the internet, cross-referencing Star Trek, actors and actresses, and birth years. Laurence Luckinbill, who played Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, is 90. James Cromwell, who guest-starred in several episodes of several shows across the franchise and co-starred in Star Trek: First Contact, will turn 86 next January. Marsha Hunt, who guest starred as Anne Jameson in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Too Short a Season,” was 104 when she died in 2022. Norman Lloyd, who portrayed Galen in the Next Generation episode “The Chase,” was 106 when he passed away in 2021. Olaf Pooley,...

"Star Trek: Voyager" debuted in 1995, making it the third show of the franchise's most prolific heyday. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" made a hugely successful run from 1987 to 1994, and had recently moved to the big screen with "Star Trek: Generations." In 1993, a darker counterpart to "Next Generation," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" debuted, setting a lot of older Trek tropes on their ear. Feeling ambitious, Trek-makers Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor tried to keep the ball rolling with "Voyager," a more traditional series about, well, Trekking.

The premise was fun: a super-powerful alien reaches out across the galaxy and magically whisks the U.S.S. Voyager -- a brand-new, super-advanced vessel -- 70,000 lightyears away from Earth, depositing it in the Delta Quadrant. By Trek's own science, 70,000 lightyears would ordinarily take 75 years to traverse, so the Voyager is essentially stranded. The series follows their long journey home. To add drama,...

Director Jonathan Frakes reveals new details about the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Set in the 32nd century, the Paramount+ series follows a new generation of Starfleet cadets as they train at the legendary Academy for the first time in over a century. Unlike previous Trek series, this show will primarily take place on Earth. The cast is a mix of veteran Trek actors and newcomers, with Holly Hunter playing the Academy’s chancellor and Paul Giamatti cast as a recurring villain. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's cast also features franchise stars Oded Fehr, Tig Notaro, Robert Picardo, and Mary Wiseman.

During a Star Trek panel hosted by Collider at the Indiana Comic Convention, Frakes confirmed that Starfleet Academy had completed filming and assured that it will resonate with longtime fans. Frakes, who is set to direct several episodes of the series, also revealed that Starfleet Academy has an impressive set design,...

Part of the Star Trek canon is the directive for starships to carry out missions in and around various quadrants of the galaxy. To propel Federation starship across the galaxy at speeds faster than light speed, typically requires a warp field (surrounding the vessel) that is a distortion of space-time which enables it to “warp” the fabric of space-time.

The warp field is generated in a warp drive, which contains the warp field. The warp drive encompasses a matter-antimatter reactor, warp coils, and a dilithium crystal matrix, where dilithium is the energy source that regulates the matter-antimatter reaction.

In canon, Warp factor 1 is equivalent to the speed of light and Warp factor 2 and greater is beyond the speed of light with a theoretical maximum of Warp factor 10. Warp factor 10 can be described as infinite velocity where objects can occupy every point in space-time simultaneously.

Star Trek canon has a variety of vessels,...

“There’s always a little bit of truth in legends,” Ahsoka once said on “Star Wars: Rebels.”

That line was a little Easter Egg to fans to assuage them about how the pre-Disney takeover “Star Wars” stories — told in decades-worth of novels, comics, and video games — might still live on in the official canon. It also applies a bit to the show “Star Wars: Underworld,” George Lucas’s ambitious, but ultimately scrapped live-action TV series he was developing in the years after “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” hit theaters in 2005.

Little bits of information have leaked about the show over the years. One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals. But now Rick McCallum, the producer best associated with the “Star Wars” prequels, who...

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Throughout "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) wore a Visor on duty. It was explained early in the series that Geordi was born blind thanks to a birth defect, so he requires a specialized appliance to see. Hence, Geordi was given a series of small electronic implants in his temples, which reached into the visual cortex of his brain. The Visor would then hook onto the implants and feed visual information directly into his brain, effectively bypassing his missing optic nerves.

The fact that "The Next Generation" had a disabled main character was a boon for representation, and the show's writers never made his disability the central part of a storyline. Geordi's blindness was wholly incidental, so his Visor became a mere detail in his costume. It was much more notable that Geordi was...

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When Patrick Stewart was approached to play Professor Charles Xavier in Bryan Singer's 2000 film "X-Men," he admitted that he knew nothing of the character. He only knew that Professor X was a powerful telepath who was frequently surrounded by costumed superheroes, which sounded unbearably boring to the actor. Stewart had just ended a decade-long stint playing Captain Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and wanted to take a break from sci-fi, fantasy, zip-up costumes, and telepathy. However, he changed his mind when Singer explained that, despite sporting similar bald heads, Captain Picard and Professor X were wholly different characters, and that "X-Men" was nothing like "Star Trek." Stewart agreed. He would go on to play Professor X in several additional films.

The casting of Stewart in the role of Charles Xavier fulfilled many dreams. For years, X-Men fans...

With six decades of storytelling behind it, Star Trekis as expansive as the universe it explores. A recent film from Otoy and The Roddenberry Archive both provided a fitting end to two of its most important characters and brought all the eras together. Directed by Carlos Baena, 765874 - Unification did the impossible, and not just because of the characters it featured, by uniting every era of Star Trek fan with its moving, powerful story.

In this interview with Cbr, director Carlos Baena talks about how he brought Unification to fruition and cleared up 30 years of Star Trek canon in one fell swoop. During his time at Industrial Light & Magic, Baena worked as an animator on classic films like Jurassic Park III and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. He then moved to Pixar, working on a string of beloved films like Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Wall-e and others.

In the world of Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek," the bulk of the galaxy is overseen by an off-screen mega-bureaucracy called the United Federation of Planets, or just the Federation for short. The Federation is sort of like a supra-un that binds hundreds of civilized, technologically advanced planets in a widespread and benevolent pact of mutual aid. "Star Trek" is meant to take place in a post-scarcity society, and that's largely because so many planets are finally able to properly reallocate their resources. Starfleet is the regimented space navy that the Federation employs to engage in missions of exploration, study, and delivery. 

The concepts of "the Federation" and "Starfleet," however, took a while to fully form on "Star Trek." In the episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday", Captain Kirk (William Shatner) refers to his organization as the United Earth Space Probe Agency. It wouldn't be until "A Taste of Armageddon" that the...

Among its other assets, Star Trek: Lower Decks serves as a kind of impromptu franchise archaeologist. It diligently sifts through the six-odd decades of previous Star Trek efforts in search of new material. In many cases, that means mocking some of the goofier moments and concepts that the franchise has quietly tried to forget about, but it also means spinning new details out of previously forgotten bits of minutiae. In the process, it has enriched the canon considerably while still providing plenty of laughs. That includes a subtle Easter egg pulled from a very obscure corner of the 1996 theatrical feature Star Trek: First Contact.

The film depicts humanity's first faster-than-light ship, thanks to scientist Zephram Cochrane, who builds in the devastating wake of World War III. It develops the character considerably from his brief origins in Star Trek: The Original Series, as well as presenting his role in Star Trek history more thoroughly.

Ever since Star Wars beat Star Trek to the theaters in 1977 with Star Wars IV: A New Hope, there's been a sort of rivalry between the franchises and the fandom. It's all in good fun, but the two franchises share a name and a concept and are both the standard bearers of the science fiction genre.

They've been at odds a bit ever since, but again, in a more tongue-in-cheek way. In fact, by all accounts, both franchises have had great respect for each other. It's just the success of one has fueled the success of another. After all, Star Trek pivoted as hard as it did for its theatrical debut in 1979 because of the success of Star Wars. The first Trek film, Star Trek The Motion Picture could've looked very different if they weren't trying to keep pace with the new kids on the block.

Despite all of this,...

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When the Borg were first introduced in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Q Who", they were ineffable, mysterious, and terrifying. They were a race of cyborgs that were bound by a single machine consciousness, existing only to grow and expand. They did this by stealing resources from others. When the Borg encountered a starship, they would scan it, find technology they didn't have, carve it up, and absorb its pieces into their own cube-shaped craft. To shore up their numbers, they would kidnap humanoid species as "assimilate" them. That is: implant their bodies with tubes and computers and force them to serve as mindless robot drones. 

The Borg returned throughout "Next Generation," and each time were described as having a collective consciousness. It wouldn't be until "Star Trek: First Contact" in 1996 that the Borg would be likened to a beehive.

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When Star Trekfans need answers to a question, they sometimes just have to be patient. In the opening credits for the 2001 series Star Trek: Enterprise, fans noticed a new fictional spacecraft with the designation Ov-165. Yet no ship of that number existed in real life or in Star Trek history.Over two decades later, Star Trek: Picard revealed some history about the Ov-165 in a touching scene where Jean-Luc meets his ancestor.

In the six decades since Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek, there have been many mysteries that have puzzled viewers.

One of the most iconic elements of Star Trek is arguably the design of Starfleet uniforms. Bright, primary colors, coupled with the iconic Starfleet delta often screams "Star Trek," even to people who are not fans of the franchise. Despite this, there has actually been a lot of variation in Starfleet uniforms over time. Here, I'll try to rank my (entirely subjective) top 10 Starfleet uniforms.

10. Grey shoulders, colored undershirt Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko, wearing the grey-shoulder-style uniform in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Paramount Pictures/CBS Entertainment

Originally designed by Robert Blackman for the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact, the first appearance of these uniforms was technically in the Deep Space Nine episode "Rapture." Superficially, these uniforms appear to swap the color pattern of the shoulders and collars in the previous uniforms used on DS9—which were also used for all seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager.

Upon closer inspection,...

Hollywood icon Benedict Cumberbatch opens up about being pranked on the set of Star Trek Into Darkness.

Speaking to Variety, Cumberbatch discussed his experience on the set of the 2013 film, recalling a day of shooting at the National Ignition Facility, where tests regarding nuclear fusion are carried out. "They convinced me before I got there that there was this neutron cream you had to dot on your face to protect against all the neutrons that were flying around in the air," Cumberbatch said, "And I'm like, 'I'm not sure. Really?' And you know, who am I to question science? I've played a few scientists but I don't, you know, I'm not Stephen Hawking."

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Of the now 14 Star Trek movies, the newest, Paramount+’s Star Trek: Section 31, now ranks as the worst-reviewed film in the history of the franchise. Forbes reported that the new Michelle Yeoh-led movie, which premiered on Jan. 24, is also lower than any of the Trek television series as well.

Section 31’s Rotten Tomatoes score puts it at the bottom of the list of all the Trek movies, which began in 1979 with Star Trek: The Motion Picture and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise led by James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his team from the original 1966 Star Trek series. The newest film is the first streaming-exclusive movie and follows Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou, who, while running the Baraam nightclub, is tapped to join the covert black-ops division of Starfleet known as Section 31. As of Jan. 30, Section 31 has a 20% Tomatometer score, based on the reviews of 40 critics...

Jonathan Frakes directed Star Trek: First Contact (he was nominated for a Saturn Award for this one) as well as Star Trek: Insurrection. He's since gone on to direct almost thirty episodes of Star Trek, including Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and there's more coming with Starfleet Academy. Prolific as a director, Frakes has stayed more behind the camera than he has in front of it, and it's paid off. He knows good Star Trek (you can't really count the bad episodes like Sub Rosa from Star Trek: the Next Generation against him), and one can't help but wonder what Section 31 would have been like had Frakes been behind the camera.

Prior to writing Section 31, Craig Sweeney had written one episode of Star Trek for Discovery, which was the series third episode in its first season. That doesn't seem like enough experience to be handed the reins of a Star Trek movie.

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"Star Trek" has been boldly going strong for nearly 60 years at this point. Though it started as a TV show, it was only a matter of time before Starfleet would make its way to the big screen. That began in 1979 with "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," but it's a tradition that continues to this day. As such, when "Star Trek: The Next Generation" wrapped up its seven-season run in 1994, it seemed appropriate that Captain Picard would lead the crew of the Enterprise to the world of major motion pictures.

Ultimately, the cast of "Next Generation" made four movies from 1994 to 2002. Those movies are of varying quality and the merits of each are regularly debated amongst fans. But which one of them does Patrick Stewart prefer? Stewart, who played Picard on all seven seasons of the show as well as the movies,...

Sir Patrick Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard for seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation and four original films before taking a hiatus and appearing on the spinoff show Picard. The second film with the Tng cast was helmed by co-star Jonathan Frakes, best known for playing William Riker in the show.

Stewart was all praise for Jonathan Frakes and his direction skills in Star Trek: First Contact. The film was well-received by audiences too, with many regarding it in the same league as Wrath of Khan. The X-Men star called it his favorite of the films he was in and appreciated Frakes for his technical mastery.

Patrick Stewart called Jonathan Frakes’ feature film debut the ‘best-looking Star Trek film’ A still from Star Trek: First Contact | Credits: Paramount

While the first original film with the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast was considered a passing-of-the-torch from the...

Time to boldly stream, what no man has streamed before. “Star Trek” is set to have a banner year in 2025, with almost every iteration of the hit franchise available to stream on Paramount+.

For any longtime or new Trekkie, Paramount+ is going to be an almost one-stop shop for an upcoming “Star Trek” binge. Buckle up for a content overload if you’re waiting for “Star Trek: Section 31,” “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” or the new season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” because essentially every piece of “Star Trek” story is available watch online.

Here’s where to stream all the movies and TV shows in the “Star Trek” franchise. Live long and prosper!

Where can you stream all the “Star Trek” TV shows?

When it comes to streaming “Star Trek” TV in 2025, then Paramount+ is essentially a one-stop shop. Here’s where every “Star Trek” show to date is available.

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From low-budget romps to high-energy blockbuster films, Star Trek has become one of the most influential sci-fi franchises of all time. While Trek has decades worth of TV, film, and animated iterations that might rival Star Wars, it also has its own unique legacy and long-time, passionate cult following (and merch).

In the past few years, the Trek television universe has become one of the highlights of original programming on Paramount+.

The 2025 Academy Award nominations have been announced after delays caused by the devastating fires in Los Angeles, and the numerous nods got us thinking about how the Star Trek movies have fared at the Oscars. And the answer is… terribly. Not counting Section 31, which can be classified as a telemovie, there are 13 features spanning from The Motion Picture in 1979 to Beyond in 2016. Together, they have been nominated for a grand total of 16 Oscars, all in tech or makeup categories. And they've won exactly one Oscar. You read that right. One Oscar.

And the Oscar went to Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow, who triumphed in the Best Makeup category for their work on Star Trek (2009). Interestingly, Star Trek (2009) accounted for a full quarter of all of the Star Trek franchise’s Oscar nominations, as it was also up for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing.

The...

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,...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks #3!

Data’s potential was wasted by Starfleet, and Star Trek itself agrees. The android Data has become a franchise icon, and his exploits in the Federation and Starfleet are legendary. Data is capable of feats of strength and intellect far beyond his Enterprise shipmates, and it would make sense for Data to hold an advanced position in Starfleet, but Star Trek: Lower Decks #3 makes the case that his potential was wasted.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks #3 is written by Ryan North and drawn by Jack Lawrence. Lieutenant Rutherford is lamenting that his implants are not functioning properly. Rutherford complains to Tendi that his implants should boost his brain power and make him a better engineer. Rutherford mentions Data’s computing power, and that it made Data a better engineer than him (Rutherford) and “he wasn’t even an engineer.

Quark is one of the best parts of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He's one of the funniest, yet most insightful characters in the franchise. He's quick to point out complex hypocrisies, in the same breath that he's making a sarcastic remark. He's truly one of one in the Star Trek franchise.

Yet, his best moment wouldn't come until the penultimate episode of the franchise. In the seventh season episode, "Dogs of War", Quark finds out some troubling news. The Ferengi on Ferenginar have decided to change their way of life. Instead of being purely profit-based people, they are instead going to start caring for everyone on their home world through social programs. Much like the United Federation of Planets do.

Not only that but equal rights will be given to the female Ferengi. A truly progressive time for the people. Yet, Quark is having none fo this. In fact,...

I recently watched the 2022 director’s cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture to compare it to the original 1979 release, which was based on Tos. It reminded me of an ongoing rumor and speculation in Star Trek fandom that V'Ger and the Borg may have a shared ancestry or common origin. The Motion Picture is set in the 23rd Century, and the crew of the USS Enterprise is on a mission to investigate a mysterious energy cloud.

As the story progresses, we learn an alien craft is enveloped inside the energy cloud. The cloud is expansive the size of 2 AUs (Astronomical Units). Regarding the massiveness of this energy cloud, 1Au is the distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is a staggering 92.9K miles.

When considering if V’Ger and the Borg had some common ancestry or if one created the other, we must first look at where they...

Star Trek disappointingly has no new upcoming TV shows about its best and most popular era, Star Trek: The Next Generation's 24th century, which continued into the 25th century in Star Trek: Picard. Tng kicked off the most expansive era of Star Trek. Overseen by executive producer Rick Berman, the 24th century spanned Tng, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and 4 Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. Star Trek on Paramount+ continued Tng's era with Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Prodigy.

2025 won't be entirely lacking in Star Trek: The Next Generation-era representation. Star Trek: Section 31 is set in the "lost era" of the 24th century decades before Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, after Section 31, Star Trek on Paramount+ has no new projects scheduled or in production that take place in the late 24th century or early 25th century. Similarly, with...

A half dozen notable Star Trek starships have carried the name Defiant. The USS Enterprise is the most recognizable starship in Star Trek, and some Star Trek TV series have been named after their eponymous ships like Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was named for its titular space station but, in season 3, DS9 also gained its own starship, the USS Defiant.

Starships named Defiant originated in Star Trek: The Original Series. However, it is Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that turned the name "Defiant" into a legacy comparable to the various starships named USS Enterprise. Most of Starfleet's Defiant starships come from the Defiant Class established on DS9, but one Defiant made an impact fighting for the Terrans in the Mirror Universe. Finally, Star Trek's newest Defiant Class starship has a mission to explore and protect Star Trek's expansive multiverse, itself.

It remains to be seen what Rotten Tomatoes score the upcoming Paramount+ movie Star Trek: Section 31 will wind up with, but it may surprise people that of all the franchise features, the one with the highest Rotten Tomatoes score is... Star Trek (2009), directed by J.J. Abrams. Everyone tends to forget how much they liked the first Kelvin big-screen adventure. It actually boasts a better score than either of the highest-rated movies featuring the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series or Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Star Trek (2009) maintains a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The best-regarded and most financially successful of the Next Generation movies, the Jonathan Frakes-directed Star Trek: First Contact, comes in at 93%. As for the original cast features, Nicholas Meyer’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan tops the list with a 86% rating, a number that might strike some fans as surprisingly low.

Intriguingly,...

Star Trek: Lower Decks will always have a special place in my heart for their decision to bring back the little-discussed but incredibly charming side character from Star Trek: First Contact, Lily Sloane. Lily, played by Alfre Woodard in both the film and the Lower Decks cameo, was a standout new character at the time. The film was all the rage, and it stands as the best example of filmmaking during The Next Generation era of films.

Woodard's performance in the film was part of the reason why. Essentially paired with Jean-Luc Picard for most of the film, we got to see what the universe of Star Trek is like through someone who has seen nothing but war and death for years. It made her voice carry all the more weight when she urged Picard to stop his war against The Borg and choose to live instead.

Woodard was incredible...

When considering the legacy of Star Trek movies, one title consistently stands above the rest as the one true Tng film that still holds real consequence — Star Trek: First Contact. It's the second of four films in the Tng series, released after Star Trek Generations and before Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis.

First Contact received positive reviews when it came out in 1996. It's always difficult to know how a movie will hold up over time, but out of the four Tng films, First Contact is the one that remains relevant in the Star Trek universe, and it's easy to see why.

Why Star Trek: First Contact Is The Only Tng Movie That Still Matters Its Place In Star Trek History Remains Secure

While the other Tng-era films have faded into obscurity, Star Trek: First Contact remains a touchstone for fans and creators alike, thanks to its deep connections to Star Trek’s lore,...

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At the end of the 1994 film "Star Trek: Generations," the tried-and-true U.S.S. Enterprise-d crash-landed into Veridian III after a run-in with a sneaky Klingon vessel. The ship was damaged beyond repair, and the crew walked away, completely unsentimental about the ship's destruction. They were merely happy to be alive. In the 1996 follow-up film, "Star Trek: First Contact," the same crew was gathered on board the all-new U.S.S. Enterprise-e, a Sovereign-class vessel that was a bit smaller, but faster and much better armed. The crew stayed on board the Enterprise-e through the events of 2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis," the fourth and final film to star the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" characters.

The Enterprise-e was also severely damaged at the end of "Star Trek: Nemesis," although it seemed that this time, it could be repaired. After the events of "Nemesis,...

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Few enterprises (no pun intended) in the history of pop culture have managed to endure the way that "Star Trek" has. Though it had relatively humble beginnings as a 1960s sci-fi television series, Gene Roddenberry's beloved creation eventually blossomed into a massive multi-media franchise that has been going strong for nearly 60 years at this point and shows no signs of slowing down.

Even though "Star Trek: The Original Series" was canceled after just three seasons, the show ultimately found great popularity in syndication. That opened the door for new life, one that would take shape on the big screen. Beginning with "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" in 1979, Trekkies have long enjoyed the exploration of deep space with various captains of the U.S.S. Enterprise in movie form, in addition to the many different TV shows that have hit the airwaves over the years.

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Star Trek: Nemesis has a moment that is even more disturbing than one of the most uncomfortable scenes in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Near the end of Star Trek VI, Lieutenant Valeris (Kim Cattrall) is revealed to be an on-board conspirator in the murder of Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner). Captain Spock (Leonard Nimoy) forces Valeris into a mind meld in order to confirm her guilt and retrieve the names of her co-conspirators. Spock is successful at obtaining the information, but not before Valeris pulls away and Spock asserts his control over her.

Most of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies avoided uncomfortable moments like the one in Star Trek VI, but that changed with Star Trek: Nemesis. During one of Deanna Troi's (Marina Sirtis) romantic scenes with Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), the image of Riker is replaced with...

Warning: Spoilers For Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 Finale - "The New Next Generation"Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3 revealed the answer to a big question about the Captain of the USS Enterprise. The USS Enterprise-e briefly returned in Star Trek: Lower Decks' explosive series finale, but the flagship of the United Federation of Planets does not arrive in time to save the day. Nor did "The New Next Generation" show the Enterprise's Captain or crew. While this might seem like Star Trek: Lower Decks leaves the question about who is in command of the Enterprise-e up in the air, the show actually answered that question two seasons ago.

When a massive and unstable quantum fissure threatens to destroy Star Trek's entire Prime Universe in Star Trek: Lower Decks' finale, Starfleet has no choice but to rely on the USS Cerritos. In the end, the Cerritos crew rallies together...

The Kelvin Universe is over. At least, that's what Idw's Star Trek comic, issue #25, claimed to happen. Using a Bajoran artifact, Data's evil twin brother Lore destroyed the Kelvin timeline. Killing Chris Pine's James Kirk and the rest of the Kelvin Timeline characters. Now, this usually isn't headline news for Star Trek fans. After all, Star Trek comics have long been uncanon, so they can do whatever they want without fear of reprisal from the studios.

This comic series, however, is in fact canon. Meaning, that everything that happens in this book is recognized in Star Trek plot history. It's as part of the main canon of storytelling as Strange New Worlds or Star Trek: First Contact. That's great when you're trying to build up rich backstories for otherwise unexplored characters.

It's a bit of an issue when you're making bold decisions to wipe out an entire timeline,...

Warning: this article contains spoilers for the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" series finale.

In the final episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," titled "The New Next Generation," the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with sealing up a massive rift in the space-time continuum. Although the ship is dated and under-equipped, they're the only Federation vessel in range, and if the rift isn't dealt with post-haste, it could rend the very fabric of space-time asunder. It's all very serious, so the Cerritos bravely charges to the rescue.

As the Cerritos crew approaches the rift, however, they have to sail through waves of twisted semi-interdimensional space. Each wave is a potential cataclysm, as they change the Cerritos into various parallel universe versions of itself. The crew remains largely intact, protected by special shielding, but the ship itself changes its class and size several times within the span of a few minutes.

Recently Giant Freaking Robot brought up the notion of the "Worf Effect" a concept that was quite popular in the early 1990s and late 1980s, even if it didn't have the same name. The idea is simple. in the early days of Star Trek, Worf would be presented as the most imposing and strongest member of the crew. So when the alien of the week showed up and beat up Worf easily, it sent the message that this bad guy wasn't here to play.

Over the years, however, Worf would grow beyond just that character narrative. He'd become a full-fledged character with deep plot lines. Alongside that, he'd also stop being used as a plot device to gauge the villain of the week. Instead, he'd oftentimes be seen being the one who fought off the baddy.

We saw that in Star Trek: First Contact and quite a bit on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 5, episode 9, "Fissure Quest."Star Trek's multiverse has been visited many times throughout the franchise's storied history, which makes Star Trek: Lower Decks' new piece of lore concerning the sci-fi trope even more important. Alternate realities have appeared across the entire Star Trek timeline. Along with characters embarking on interdimensional travel in the Star Trek TV shows, they've also made the journey in some Star Trek movies. As a result, a complex web of worlds has been loosely mapped, and none more so by one of the saga's newest characters.

Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 9, "Fissure Quest," is a thrilling ride through the multiverse that quickly becomes as canonically relevant as it is brilliant in its fan service. Captain William Boimler (Jack Quaid) and the crew of the USS Anaximander encounter Star Trek characters in varying forms of recognizability,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 9, "Fissure Quest"

Academy Award-nominated actress Alfre Woodard portrayed Lily Sloane in Star Trek: First Contact. Following Star Trek Generations, First Contact was the first big screen adventure devoted completely to the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Director Jonathan Frakes' hit film follows Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-e as they travel back in time to prevent the Borg from rewriting history. Upon arriving in 2063, the Enterprise crew encounters Zefram Cochrane (James Cromwell), the creator of warp drive, on the eve of his historic flight that led to humanity's First Contact with the Vulcans.

While Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), and Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) work with Zefram Cochrane on Earth, Captain Picard and the rest of the crew fight off Borg drones aboard the Enterprise. The Borg manage to capture Lt.

The Star Trek universe is as expansive as other big science fiction I.P. like Star Wars and has one of the oldest fan bases in the genre. Everyone talks about the friendly rivalry between "trekkies" and "warsies," but there's no denying that Star Trek fans go back further than 1977. Since 1966, there has been a passionate fan base that considers Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise the greatest heroes and explorers in fiction. While the die-hards have their opinions about where the franchise has gone since the original 1960s TV series, many have loved how much the sci-fi universe has grown. With tons of sequel series, films and contemporary continuations, the Star Trek universe remains prolific.

One of the most entertaining additions to the universe was a complete reboot trilogy meant for the big screen. While the trilogy has its criticisms, it was a lot of fun watching...

In Season 1 of Star Trek: Picard, Alison Pill played cyberneticist Agnes Jurati, a role she reprised for Season 2, but with a bit of a different take. At the end of Season 2 of Picard, Jurati was assimilated by the Borg, becoming a new, not-so-evil Borg Queen. Now, per Screen Rant, the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World actress says she’d come back to Trek if she were called.

Pill is currently starring in Young Werther, a romantic comedy from director José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço. She said she’s not under any type of contract to return but would be open to the prospect of coming back to the Star Trek franchise.

“If I was on a retainer, I could pay my mortgage and just wait for Star Trek to call!” Pill said. “Then I could spend summers eating gelato! No, there is no retainer. But I would happily revisit Jurati Borg Queen any time.

The following contains spoilers from Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 9, "Fissure Quest," now streaming on Paramount+.

As Star Trek: Lower Decks wraps up its five-season run on Paramount+, the series did something that many fans of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine have been longing for since the first time a young doctor and a Cardassian tailor first met aboard a space station. Per Variety, in its penultimate episode titled “Fissure Quest,” alternate reality versions of Doctor Julian Bashir and Elim Garak finally reached couple status, albeit if one of the pair was a hologram.

Alexander Siddig and Andrew Robinson reprised their roles as Bashir and Garak for the Lower Decks episode which saw an alternate-reality William Boimler (Jack Quaid), who is the transporter clone of Bradward Boimler, leading a mission to investigate rifts in the space-time continuum. In the episode, Garak is the doctor, and Bashir is his holographic husband.

Star Trek: Lower Deck's final season has reached its conclusion. Nine episodes have come and gone and the last episode is set to air in a matter of days. Before they close things out, however, the crew behind the show took one last leap into the unknown. The penultimate episode, entitled "Fissure Quest" saw a collection of Star Trek all-stars from around the canon, coming together to help stop a growing threat.

The episode brought back a handful of major names, and while they all played familiar roles, no one returned as their original character. Each actor or actress who came back played a different universe's version of their character.

Firstly, Jolene Blalock was back, once again playing T'Pol. Her first version of T'Pol was first seen in Star Trek: Enterprise over 20 years ago. This T'Pol however isn't the same version. This version that we see has been married to...

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

Star Trek: Lower Decks just introduced a new version of Starfleet whose mission is to explore the multiverse. In Star Trek's Prime Universe, Starfleet's main directive is to explore strange new worlds and seek out new life and civilizations. Starfleet vessels like the USS Enterprise explore the galaxy in search of new alien species, hoping to learn more about its many wonders. But in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, the USS Cerritos has a different mission: to close rifts that lead to alternate Star Trek timelines.

However, in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 9, "Fissure Quest," Section 31 has charged Captain William Boimler (Jack Quaid) with tracking down a rogue vessel disrupting the multiple realities of the Star Trek universe. Leading the Defiant Class starship Anaximander, Captain Boimler (Jack Quaid) and his crew of alt universe legacy characters...

We have reached the beginning of the end for Star Trek: Lower Decks. With one more episode after this, "Fissure Quest" goes all in on what the series is known for: Callbacks and references to the Star Trek series of the 1990s and 2000s.

Episode summary (spoilers)

"Fissure Quest" begins with a brief scene in the bar of the USS Cerritos, where our Lower Deckers are chatting. After a passing mention, T'Lyn asks Boimler about his transporter clone, William Boimler, who reportedly died in Season 3. We then transition to the Anaximander, a Defiant-class starship commanded by said William Boimler, the decidedly not dead captain working for Section 31.

Through a captain's log, we learn that Willam Boimler is working to close all of the quantum fissures that have been opening over the course of this season. His crew on this mission consists of alternate-universe versions of characters from earlier Star Trek series,...

Star Trek: Voyager actor Garrett Wang addresses whether he’ll ever return to the Trek universe after his recent cameo on Lower Decks. Season 5, episode 9 of Paramount+’s animated Trek series saw the return, in non-live-action form, of several characters familiar to hardcore fans. Deep Space Nine’s Elim Garak and Julian Bashir made an appearance, as did Enterprise’s T’Pol and, somewhat randomly, Star Trek: First Contact’s Lily Sloane. But perhaps the most memorable Lower Decks cameo came from Voyager’s Harry Kim, who appeared as multiple variants in the wacky multiversal episode.

Kim’s Lower Decks return could indeed mark the last time the character ever appears in Trek, as actor Wang is well-aware, though he says he hopes Kim isn’t gone forever. Appearing on All Access Star Trek, Wang discussed his feelings about potentially leaving Harry Kim behind, while relating his big crossover idea involving a Dsn character,...