star trek

Star Trek is a science fiction television series documenting the adventures of the Starship Enterprise.

Star Trek Universe (part two)
Now, following on from where I left off from part one - if you have not already read it (and hopefully hearted it too) the link to this initial one is below:
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in Futurism
5 Tough Love Quotes From Mr. Spock to Humanity
From miniskirts to civil rights, the 1960s was a period of cultural unrest and changing social mores. Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek series addressed a lot of the issues of the day – sometimes slyly, sometimes overtly – and changed the landscape of television. Briefly. The original series only ran for three seasons, from 1966 to 1969.
By Maria Shimizu Christensen5 years ago in Futurism
Star Trek Universe (part one)
Well, Star Trek certainly had more to impress with their own developing spacecraft! Even if Star Trek was purely science fiction, whereas this craft (inset) was an actual real-time event that happened in our history.
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in Futurism
Movie Trek 3: Re-Genesis
We come to the third movie in our Trek watch-a-thon. The Search for Spock formed the middle part of a linked trilogy that charted the lengths that Kirk and Spock would go for each other. While it's considered the weak link in the trilogy by some - suffering from the supposed curse of the odd numbers - to my mind it's a fine adventure with real heart.
By Daniel Tessier5 years ago in Futurism
Movie Trek 2: Chilled Revenge
The Wrath of Khan pretty much saved Star Trek. The Motion Picture had been a very successful failure. It had made a lot of money in the box office, but had cost an enormous amount to make, badly affecting the profits. Paramount were eager to make more Star Trek films but wanted to avoid the mistakes of the first movie, and above all, wanted to keep costs under control. Gene Roddenberry was sidelined, to the chagrin of some members of the cast, and the indifference of others. Various people worked on the script, with Nicholas Meyer fulfilling the final version, without accepting a writer's credit. The Wrath of Khan has a glowing reputation among fans, and while it's not the flawless classic some see it as, it's a good candidate for the strongest of the original run of Star Trek films. It's a very different beast to The Motion Picture, ditching much of the high concept philosophical science fiction in favour of a personal story of vengeance in a military setting.
By Daniel Tessier5 years ago in Futurism
Movie Trek 1: Impossible Vistas, Impractical Pyjamas
Periodically, the missus and I settle down for a rewatch of the Star Trek movies. That's thirteen films released over a 37-year period, so in theory gives us plenty of variety in terms of content and style. With a fourteenth film announced for summer 2023 (although don't hold your breath for them actually sticking to that date) it seemed like a good time to start the run over, and while we're at it, why not a proper write-up? However, when we do this run-through, we do often cheat a bit, and skip The Motion Picture. Not this time.
By Daniel Tessier5 years ago in Futurism
Leave a Tender Mr. Worf Moment Alone
Photo by Gage Skidmore Lt. Worf knows how to leave a tender moment alone as well as the next guy. It's just a little hard to spot sometimes. But that doesn’t mean they should be ignored. Here’s a series of moments that makes Worf a cut above when it comes to caring.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
The Origins of Mary Sue
When it comes to critiques of female characters in media, one word we’ve all seen thrown around is Mary Sue. It’s a simple phrase that refers to a perfect, well liked, and often almost completely flawless character, who can be seen as unrealistic and one dimensional. But this phrase wasn’t always as mainstream as it is today. The concept of Mary Sues stemmed from the community built world of fandom. More specifically, it came from the niche little world of parody.
By C.E. Tidswell5 years ago in Futurism
Part I: Best Second Tier Episodes of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'
As in the original series, The Next Generation has a tier below "Tapestry," "All Good Things," "Yesterday’s Enterprise," and "The Inner Light." Here are my first two installments.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
If This Show, Then Why Not That One
If This Show, Then Why Not that One I am more of a science fiction buff myself, and I enjoy Star Wars, Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek the New Generation. I remember watching Dune when it first aired in nineteen eighty-five. I enjoyed it, but it is an old show with old graphics and technologies. If they have created a more recent version of it, I do not know about it, and someone should send a complaint to their public relations office to let them know they did not do their job well!
By Ladybug5 years ago in Futurism
Star Trek: The Orville. Top Story - March 2021.
I love The Orville. It has a great dynamic between characters. There’s plenty of scifi. It’s a lot of fun. And overall, I’d say it’s scifi, and Trek, done right. I don’t think it was his intention, but MacFarlane, in trying to make a show that somewhat parodied Star Trek, while also being a homage to it, really did create a spiritual successor to Star Trek instead. This article is an updated version of my original review, written near the beginning of season one.
By Daniel Goldman5 years ago in Futurism
Recurring Characters Give Star Trek: The Next Generation A Leg Up
Photo by Archman8 One of the many area in which Star Trek: The Next Generation was superior to the Original Series was the introduction of recurring characters. They provided a welcome change up from the typical infallibility of the main characters and returned a much more human component to the drama.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism