‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ is an animated series billed to be a self-parody and comedy of the beloved Star Trek franchise. Instead, it made the whole concept of the science fiction series the subject of mockery, putting a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. In part 2 of my epic rant, I discuss why the series…
Fans, audiences, Trekkers, and Trekkies have been demanding Star Trek content. So Alex Kurtzman brings us a steaming pile of mess that is ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ Check out the episode below: I have never been shy about my thoughts on the Star Trek animated series. Here is a series of tweets with my running…
The CBS-Paramount science fiction franchise Star Trek has always found a collection of all-star actors to play starship captain. From William Shatner to Patrick Stewart to Kate Mulgrew to Avery Brooks and beyond, they always find someone who is able to become iconic. With Star Trek in flux, who should sit in the captain’s chair…
Captain Jean-Luc Picard served as commanding officer for NCC-1701-D (later E) Enterprise in the science fiction television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was played brilliantly by actor Sir Patrick Stewart and he is making his comeback as the character in Star Trek: Picard. During TNG‘s seven-year-run and subsequent movie sequel, Captain Picard was…
Good news for fans of the Kelvin Timeline. ‘Star Trek 4’ is back in production with a new director and hopefully, a bold new direction devoid of anything related to Quentin Tarantino. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Paramount Pictures has enlisted the aid of Noah Hawley in both writing and directing a fourth Star Trek…
All of the Quentin Tarantino fanboys were elated to hear all of the rumors and leaks of information regarding the big-budget grindhouse director’s possible screenwriting and even directing of a sequel to Star Trek Beyond. At first, it seemed that his deal has been dropped by Paramount/CBS following accusations of abuse on the set of…
After Star Trek Beyond got little love from audiences and critics, the hunt for a new Trekker director was on. The proposed Star Trek 4 was to be mistakenly directed by Quentin Tarantino, but after a scandal, he was dropped in favor of British director SJ Clarkson, whom was also in talks of directing a spin-off. Now…
Star Trek Beyond was the last full-length feature film in the Star Trek universe. While it got a somewhat lackluster response, personally, I enjoyed it. That aside, there has been some stirrings at Paramount on who will direct the new feature film in this rebooted movie universe. At first, Paramount had hired Quentin Tarantino to direct…
Captain Benjamin Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, takes command in Star Trek Deep Space Nine on board a space station of the same name. Years after the Cardassian War ended, the planet Bajor gives the station to Starfleet. While it had a somewhat soap opera feel to it and its series finale was lackluster, the…
Thrown into deep space with a Starfleet crew and a rebel crew, Captain Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, broke the glass ceiling as the first female captain to headline in Star Trek Voyager. Airing from January 1995 through May 2001, the show lacked some of the imagination of Next Generation, it still has a solid…
