Earlier this year, Tori took me out for my birthday to Paramount Pictures in Hollywood for their studio tour. The reason for this is quite obvious given the studio’s association with Star Trek dating back to when Desilu occupied a section of the lot during the original series. I’ve always Read more…
In short, Section 31 is a mess. It’s the latest film since 2016’s Star Trek: Beyond, ending an eight-year hiatus, and this time, the newest feature is intended for streaming. It’s probably a way to get a few more eyes on Paramount+, but I’m not convinced this is the best Read more…
I could have pursued the easier more modern route by introducing Star Trek to my partner, Tori, beginning with TNG or current programs like Strange New Worlds or Discovery, as the look and storytelling methods are concurrent with today’s audiences. Yes, I’m aware that TNG was over thirty years ago, Read more…
Although Star Trek is broadly known for its idealism and optimistic approach to humanity’s future, there are moments when Gene Roddenberry’s vision was helmed by others that tested its limits. After his death in 1991, Rick Berman took over and plotted the franchise on a sometimes darker course with shows Read more…
In the face of adversity, when all seems hopeless, there are two paths: We can give up and travel further down the road of despair, grow distant from our dreams, jaded and inflexible, thus live out an existence guided by doubt. As we age, some chalk up bitterness to a Read more…
Jeffrey Hunter as Christopher Pike was the first captain of “Star Trek”. Yes, the franchise revealed others before him, including a previous vessel named Enterprise. However, in 1965 when “The Cage” was filmed and its footage retooled in the following year for “The Menagerie”, audiences back then had no knowledge Read more…