The concept of Klingon honour might vary depending on which Star Trek series you're watching. We meet the Klingons a handful of times during Star Trek: The Original Series, and in each case they're introduced as the bad guys - the evil, opposite number to Starfleet and the Federation. Usually, the Klingon commanders get the spotlight in these episodes. They are usually … [Read more...] about Klingons – Bloody conquerors or honoured warriors?
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Review: That Hope is You (Part 1) – Star Trek Discovery Season 3
Minor spoilers follow. Star Trek Discovery Season 3 picks up seconds after Season 2 concluded. Or some 900 years later, depending on your point of view. Discovery has always had an exciting conceit that cuts to Trek's core: the need to discover. You'd think the spore drive would facilitate this, allowing the NCC-1031 to jump into unknown sectors. But that was rarely … [Read more...] about Review: That Hope is You (Part 1) – Star Trek Discovery Season 3
Star Trek Discovery – The Ultimate Guide
Star Trek Discovery was announced by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman in 2015. It's a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, taking place around 2255; this is roughly 10 years before the adventures of Captain Kirk and the Enterprise. This also places it about 100 years after Star Trek: Enterprise and over 100 years before Star Trek: The Next Generation. As such, they've … [Read more...] about Star Trek Discovery – The Ultimate Guide
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Ultimate Guide
In 1966, Gene Roddenberry created a new television show that he pitched to television executives as "Wagon Train amongst the stars." This referred to a very popular show at the time set in the old west, where settlers travelled across a brand new America having adventures and encountering various dangers. But this new show, called Star Trek, would be set about 300 years in … [Read more...] about Star Trek: The Original Series – The Ultimate Guide
Rebecca Romijn: From Most Wanted to First Officer, she’s No. 1
Rebecca Romijn has had a wide variety of movie and TV roles over the past few decades, with recurring roles in Just Shoot Me (1999-2000), Ugly Betty (2007-08), NTSF:SD:SUV (2011-12) and The Librarian (2014-18). But the role she's probably best known for is that of Mystique: the sultry, blue skinned, deadly mutant terrorist in the X-Men movie franchise. Romijn played the part … [Read more...] about Rebecca Romijn: From Most Wanted to First Officer, she’s No. 1