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Nichelle Nichols’ 1975 Pep Talk to Fans Still Relevant Today

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When I was at Star Trek Las Vegas this year I picked up two issues of a fan-produced Star Trek news magazine called Stardate. In Issue #10 a fan had transcribed an informal talk Nichelle Nichols had given to a group of fans at the 1975 Star Trek convention in Chicago. It turned out to …

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Reed on the hull with the mine

“Minefield” – ENT 2X3

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With a new year upon us, I decided the least I could resolve for 2019 was to try and finally finish Enterprise. I’ve seen almost all of Season 1 plus a smattering of episodes from the other seasons, but it’s time to fill in the gaps, starting with “Minefield.” If “Shuttlepod One” wasn’t enough, get …

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Gene Roddenberry on media portrayals of drug addiction

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No, they haven’t approached drugs at all the right way. I’m upset, for example, that the MIAMI VICEs of the world look at drug offenders the same way we looked at insane people 300 years ago. What emotional things are we doing to those people who need a substance to get by? We should be examining …

Kate Mulgrew on Janeway’s appearance

by trekkiefeminist

The hair, the bosom, the boots, the voice. I mean, it was a CONSTANT examination of my gender. Until I finally marched into the producer’s office and I said ‘You know, Rick, you’ve GOT to stop this. If those people are examining my bosoms with the same intensity as you all are, it gives Star …

Jack, Lauren and Patrick in "Statistical Probabilities"

“Statistical Probabilities” – DS9 6X9

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In “Statistical Probabilities” we meet a group of people who were institutionalized after childhood genetic re-sequencing left them with “unintended side-effects.”  Turns out they’re super brilliant and Bashir may be able to harness their intelligence to the advantage of the Federation in the war. Cool concept, right? Except most DS9 audience members would read the savants’ …

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Kang, Kirk and Spock at the end of the episode

“Day of the Dove” – TOS 3X7

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“Day of the Dove” is a classic Trek episode with a strong message about the futility of war as well as how war is perpetuated through racism. We also get to see the first Klingon woman, and she’s pretty cool. But before we get into that, we need to take a moment to talk about …

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Spock with the electronic device on his head controlling his movements

“Spock’s Brain” – TOS 3X1

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How to even approach an episode as iconically, awesomely bad as “Spock’s Brain”? It’s infamous as one of the worst TOS episodes, and yet is so over the top that it’s hard not to just laugh at. Even though yes, it’s sexist. Kyle Andersen at Nerdist actually argued it’s more sexist than “Mudd’s Women.”  Michelle Erica Green at Trek Today …

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