even inStar Trek's optimistic future. Sometimes the enemies are stronger, faster, or smarter. Sometimes the heroes lack the resources or strategy needed in order to win, and sometimes their hands are tied with directives from higher up the chain of command.Star...
This film, and the last TOS cast film (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), are the only two that do not use the original series fanfare in the opening credits of the film. That fanfare was not heard at all in the score to this film, and did not make an appearance until Star ...
The Lukari have built their first new starship under the command of Captain Kuumaarke (voiced by Kipleigh Brown), and discover that the Tzenkethi are detonating protomatter weapons in the frontier of the Alpha Quadrant near Lukari space. They request the aid of the Alliance, and forces ...
And (3) Star Trek has never known what admirals are for. The first Star Trek movie has a farcical conflict over whether Admiral Kirk or the newly assigned captain will assume command of the Enterprise. One wonders what Horatio Nelson and Captain Hardy were both doing on the HMS Victory. ...
Janeway agrees to help the Hirogen hunt down the renegade holograms and deactivate them. Forming an uneasy alliance (featuring the expected dosage of tension between Janeway and the Hirogen leaders), they undertake a mission that Janeway feels obligated to carry out; she gave the Hirogen this ...
In 2249, at the age of 16, Kirk attempted to lead a group of friends on a trek from Iowa to Oregon and on to South America, but only got as far as the dynacarrier Sir Christopher Cockerell before being detained by his father. Fearing that his son could be heading for a life of ...
Danni and Seba a chance to infiltrate a Yuuzhan Vong Slave Ship and rescue those captured inside. After the Jedi assistance and the information Luke offers Pellaeon, the Grand Admiral convinces the Moff Council to formerly join the Galactic Alliance and pledge the Inperial Fleet to the ongoing ...
Usually with a body-swapping comedy, the joke is that the actors play the part as if they are the other character, which inevitably involves them taking on the other actor's acting style (seeVoyager's "Body and Soul" for the bestTrekexample). But the joke here is that Spock and T'Pr...
“Yeah, I’m not like a 3D fanatic,” he says. “I did feel pressure to do it on Star Trek Into Darkness, but ultimately I understood why it was important to the studio. I was actually really glad in the long run that we did it that way, and I think it worked all right.” ...
The use of such tech in Star Trek makes for a utopian society as people are left with their desires for material goods satiated, with the more intangible things such as knowledge, friendships, and serving the federation (would you like to know more?) being the most desirable things. ...