Screen Rant - Star Trek

Q Is Star Trek’s Ghost Of Christmas Past, Present And Future

Mark Donaldson — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:30:16 GMT

Cosmic trickster Q (John de Lancie) is the closest that the Star Trek franchise has to a ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. There's much debate over whether Christmas exists in Gene Roddenberry's secular vision of the future, but several Star Trek characters are aware of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. For example, a repentant Lt. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) alluded to Dickens' classic Christmas story in the Star Trek: Voyager pilot when he referred to being visited by three ghosts in the night. Before that, Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) tried to further his understanding of human emotions by playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the holodeck.

A Christmas Carol Taught Star Trek’s Data What It Means To Be Human

Mark Donaldson — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 16:30:18 GMT

Charles Dickens' enduring novella A Christmas Carol taught Star Trek: The Next Generation's Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) a valuable lesson about humanity. TNG's beloved android finally became human in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but Data was always one of the most human of souls aboard the USS Enterprise-D. Data's quest to understand more about humanity took in the great literary works of human history from Shakespeare to Dickens. Data was also keen to understand humanity through acting, and would regularly seek feedback from Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) on his performances in Henry V and The Tempest.

Enterprise’s Holodeck Is Star Trek’s “Most Imaginative” Invention, Says TNG Producer

Rachel Hulshult — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:30:16 GMT

The holodeck turned out to be one of the greatest inventions introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and TNG co-producer Brannon Braga knew a good idea when he saw one. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew on the USS Enterprise-D embarked on all kinds of adventures throughout TNG's seven seasons, and the holodeck provided some much-needed recreation. Not only was the holodeck an incredibly cool piece of technology, it also allowed the writers of TNG to play around with various genres. Whether Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) wanted to play Sherlock Holmes or Captain Picard wanted to play a hard-boiled detective, the holodeck allowed the characters and the actors to have some fun.

World Famous Physicist Stephen Hawking’s TNG Appearance Explained By Star Trek Producer

Rachel Hulshult — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:30:16 GMT

Celebrated physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking made a brief cameo as himself on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and executive producer Rick Berman explained how Hawking's appearance came to be. One of the most brilliant minds to ever live, Stephen Hawking not only revolutionized the way scientists think about black holes and relativity, but also sought to make theoretical physics and cosmology more understandable to the average person. Considering Hawking's legacy, it's not surprising that Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) would place him alongside the likes of Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein.

Star Trek vs Alien Crossover Was Meant to Give Picard His Ultimate Challenge

Shaun Corley — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:30:17 GMT

A scrapped crossover between Star Trek and Alien would have given Captain Picard his biggest challenge. Star Trek has crossed over with several other pop culture franchises, and in the 2010s, fans nearly got to see the crew of the Enterprise encounter the deadly Xenomorphs. The book, titled Acceptable Losses, was announced, and preliminary art was created, gunning for a 2017 release. However, the book was scrapped, depriving the world of what promised to be an explosive crossover.

15 Best Star Trek Movie Quotes

Emma Biddulph — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:30:17 GMT

The Star Trek movies are endlessly quotable, with many famous words, passages, and phrases working their way into regular use. With thirteen entertaining and varied movies to select from, we're looking at fifteen of the best quotations - the most meaningful, significant, and recognized. From funny to sentimental, tragic to terrifying, witty to wily to wise, there's a wealth of delectable dialogue from a range of unique and extraordinary characters. From the first Star Trek movie in 1979 to the most recent in 2016, there have been many adventures, pitfalls, triumphs, friendships, foes, and memorable mumbles. Let's look at 15 of the best.

Star Trek Confirms Starfleet Has Finally Rescinded Its Brutal General Order 7 Death Sentence

Shaun Corley — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:19 GMT

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Defiant #10!

20 Best Star Trek Time Travel Episodes & Movies, Ranked

Dana Hanson — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 18:30:16 GMT

Star Trek is full of incredible time travel episodes, spanning across every series and the movie franchise. As one of the quintessential science fiction concepts, time travel was incorporated into Star Trek from its very earliest days, showing up as early as Star Trek: The Original Series season 1, episode 4, "The Naked Time." From there, the franchise took the concept and ran with it, including time travel or elements of it into countless episodes and making it the focal point of some of the best storylines across the series.

Star Trek’s Only Christmas Movie Is Sad & Bleak

Mark Donaldson — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:00:16 GMT

Released in November 1994, Star Trek Generations is the franchise's only Christmas movie, and it's an incredibly sad and bleak story that is all about grief and loss. Generations paired up Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) for a movie that served as a cinematic passing of the torch between the casts of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. As well as being the movie that killed off the legendary Jim Kirk, Star Trek Generations holds the distinction of being the only time that the franchise has explicitly acknowledged Christmas.

Star Trek's Dr. McCoy Quit Starfleet As a Tribute to Captain Kirk (Not an Insult)

Shaun Corley — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 15:34:15 GMT

Star Trek’s Doctor McCoy quit Starfleet as a tribute, not an insult, to Captain Kirk. When Star Trek returned to live-action in 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture, some of the Enterprise’s senior officers, including Spock and Doctor McCoy, had left Starfleet. Their reasons for doing so were never explored on screen, but in Star Trek: Mission’s End #5, McCoy’s reason for leaving the service is finally revealed–and it is a tribute to his friend Kirk.