On Number One: Gene never got around to fleshing her out, so I made up her back story. I saw her as a genetically bred human from another planet, a place never disclosed. Although she was cloned, I decided that she had grown up in a normal human family kind of atmosphere. She was totally …
In honour of First Contact Day (April 5), let’s take a moment to celebrate Lily Sloane, the woman without whom the first warp flight – and First Contact with the Vulcans – may never have been possible. Although in First Contact the Enterprise crew seems to have no idea who she is, the novels clarify she is …
Some highlights from a December 1998 Star Trek Communicator interview with Star Trek: Insurrection Costume Designer Sanja Milkovic Hays (who is also working on the costumes for Justin Lin’s upcoming Trek reboot movie). On getting the job: “I was petrified! It’s Star Trek. It’s bigger than life! I literally brought a cartful of books and I kept talking. …
I’m at Fan Expo Vancouver this weekend. It was great to run into a bunch of other Vulcans and Trek fans in general today!
I think Anij is very autonomous, part of a culture of people who are very contemplative, meditative, who truly live in the moment. She is not intrusive in terms of what she expects from others but focuses more on what she expects of herself. She’s strong, protective, soulful, and spiritual. She was actually a great …
“Home” wraps up the Xindi arc and introduces two new, significant female characters: Captain Erika Hernandez and T’Pol’s mom, T’Les. It’s got a lot that’s awesome, but also suffers some familiar blind spots. The episode starts out with a familiar theme in Enterprise: people overlooking Hoshi. Hoshi at this point is still suffering from the …
Nearly 25 years before 50 Shades of Grey became a movie, Star Trek brought us a TNG episode called “Shades of Gray.” 50 Shades of Grey has been called “its own form of torture” (USA Today), “painfully dull” (Newsday) and “punishment by boredom” (Rolling Stone). “Shades of Gray” has been called “Worst. Finale. Ever.” (Jammer’s Reviews), “just an …