The final episode of "Star Trek: Enterprise" -- titled "These Are the Voyages..." -- aired on May 13, 2005, and it looked like the long road of "Star Trek" had finally come to an end. "Enterprise" debuted only two weeks after 9/11, and the world, it seemed, was no longer in the mood for the franchise's optimistic messages about diplomacy and peace. "Star Trek" encouraged people to reach out to enemies and find common ground while the pop world was singing "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way." By 2005, the franchise's time was finally near.
Yet, as the property limped out the door, fans were presented with a disappointing series finale wherein all the show's loose ends had to be wrapped up in a hurry. To achieve this, the "Enterprise" showrunners conceived a crossover event wherein Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) from "Star Trek: The Next Generation...
Yet, as the property limped out the door, fans were presented with a disappointing series finale wherein all the show's loose ends had to be wrapped up in a hurry. To achieve this, the "Enterprise" showrunners conceived a crossover event wherein Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) from "Star Trek: The Next Generation...
- 5/6/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When the Borg were first introduced on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (in the 1989 episode "Q Who"), they were terrifying. Clearly inspired by the works of H.R. Giger, the Borg sported tubes, servos, wires, and ineffable black machinery sprouting from their bodies. The Borg were made up of other species that had been kidnapped and assimilated into their collective, their minds wiped and replaced with a singular, terrifying machine consciousness. The Borg traversed space in outsized cube-shaped vessels, likewise crisscrossed with wires and ducts. They only had one goal: to grow. As Q (John de Lancie) described them, the Borg are the ultimate users. They look out at the universe and emotionlessly see nothing but raw materials to expand with.
The Borg returned periodically throughout "Next Generation," becoming one of the show's more impressive antagonists. The race of soulless machine people proved to be a great villain.
Naturally, when "Next Generation" moved into feature films,...
The Borg returned periodically throughout "Next Generation," becoming one of the show's more impressive antagonists. The race of soulless machine people proved to be a great villain.
Naturally, when "Next Generation" moved into feature films,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Captain's Holiday", Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) was forced to take a vacation on the sexed-up beach resort planet of Risa where his impishly playful crew hoped he would have a drink, get laid, and return to the job less stern and more relaxed. Picard, a studious and intellectual fellow, would have been more content drinking tea and reading James Joyce's "Ulysses" in a dark room.
Luckily, Risa proves to be more exciting than Picard realized. He had no interest in beach shenanigans, but he did fall into the company of the utterly dazzling Indiana-Jone-type adventurer Vash (Jennifer Hetrick), a roguish tomb raider. Picard and Vash end up having to protect a rare, powerful artifact from time-traveling Vorgons, and fall in lust as a result. Picard returns to the Enterprise more relaxed and with a new romantic interest in the back of his mind.
Luckily, Risa proves to be more exciting than Picard realized. He had no interest in beach shenanigans, but he did fall into the company of the utterly dazzling Indiana-Jone-type adventurer Vash (Jennifer Hetrick), a roguish tomb raider. Picard and Vash end up having to protect a rare, powerful artifact from time-traveling Vorgons, and fall in lust as a result. Picard returns to the Enterprise more relaxed and with a new romantic interest in the back of his mind.
- 4/21/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Identity Crisis", Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) discovers from an old friend named Lieutenant Commander Susanna Leijten (Maryann Plunkett) that they are the only two people still alive and accounted for from a mysterious away mission on the planet Tarchannen III, conducted years before. The other members of the team have all mysteriously fled to Tarchannen III -- sometimes stealing shuttlecrafts to do so -- and vanished without a trace. It won't be long before Leijten begins exhibiting strange, nervous symptoms of an unknown disease, causing her to become fearful and twitchy. She, too, it seems, is being irresistibly drawn back to Tarchannan III. Is Geordi next? Not to spoil anything, but yes he is.
It's eventually revealed that an undetectable spore on Tarchannen III infected the members of Geordi's old away mission, causing them to mutate. It seems the spores are...
It's eventually revealed that an undetectable spore on Tarchannen III infected the members of Geordi's old away mission, causing them to mutate. It seems the spores are...
- 4/15/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — called "All Good Things..." — aired on May 23, 1994. It was an excellent send-off for the show, featuring a complex time-travel story about an eerie spatial phenomenon that gets larger the more it travels back in time. Trekkies could likely have survived for many years on the satisfaction brought to them by "All Good Things..." Unwilling to leave well enough alone, however, Paramount immediately began production on "Star Trek: Generations," the first movie based on "Next Generation." The film opened in theaters on November 18, 1994, just under six months after we last saw the crew of the Enterprise-d. We didn't even get a chance to miss them.
"Generations" is less satisfying than "All Good Things...," as it features a magical temporal nexus that allows Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) to come face-to-face with Captain Kirk (William Shatner). The film is all about tiresome passing-the-torch moments that it didn't need.
"Generations" is less satisfying than "All Good Things...," as it features a magical temporal nexus that allows Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) to come face-to-face with Captain Kirk (William Shatner). The film is all about tiresome passing-the-torch moments that it didn't need.
- 3/30/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
David Carson's 1994 film "Star Trek: Generations" has a farfetched premise, even by Trek's own outlandish standards. It seems there is a mysterious energy ribbon called the Nexus that periodically floats through the galaxy. The Nexus destroys any starships it encounters but also sweeps living beings into its own mysterious pocket dimension. The Nexus' pocket dimension is essentially Heaven, where its victims live out their happiest memories. Time also stands still in the Nexus, allowing its inhabitants to remain there eternally.
The physical existence of Heaven, one might think, would be a heady concept for a humanist franchise like "Star Trek." How would the universe react if Heaven was in a physical location one could visit? One might think there would be a mad dash to get there as soon as possible, rapidly depleting the galaxy's population.
Sadly, "Generations" sidesteps any interesting ideas in favor of a useless "pass the...
The physical existence of Heaven, one might think, would be a heady concept for a humanist franchise like "Star Trek." How would the universe react if Heaven was in a physical location one could visit? One might think there would be a mad dash to get there as soon as possible, rapidly depleting the galaxy's population.
Sadly, "Generations" sidesteps any interesting ideas in favor of a useless "pass the...
- 3/9/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Data's Day", it was revealed that Data (Brent Spiner) had acquired a pet cat. Likely looking through a database of popular pet names, Data chose the name "Spot" for his orange tabby. Spot was played by a series of cats over his tenure on "Star Trek," including Bud Monster, Brandy, Tyler, Spencer, and Zoe. In the episode "Genesis", Spot devolved into an iguana (don't ask), played by a reptile named Willie. Spot, previously referred to as "he" transformed into a female in "Genesis," likely because the show's writers wanted him to have kittens.
Spot appeared in eight episodes of "Next Generation," had a few scenes in both "Star Trek: Generations" and "Star Trek: Nemesis," and was resurrected for a dream sequence in an episode of "Star Trek: Picard." The cat actor for "Picard" seems to have wanted to remain uncredited. It was...
Spot appeared in eight episodes of "Next Generation," had a few scenes in both "Star Trek: Generations" and "Star Trek: Nemesis," and was resurrected for a dream sequence in an episode of "Star Trek: Picard." The cat actor for "Picard" seems to have wanted to remain uncredited. It was...
- 2/29/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for The Orville, Star Trek: The Original Series, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Featuring broad comedy and characters who don’t seem to be taking their jobs very seriously, the first trailer for The Orville suggested that the Fox series would be a spoof of Star Trek.
In said trailer, Captain Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) tries to eat a marble and asks an alien to move over so he is framed better in the viewscreen. Lt. Gordon Malloy (Scott Grimes) drinks beer while on duty, flying a shuttle, at 9:15 a.m. Commander Kelly Grayson’s (Adrianne Palicki) former marriage to Mercer is treated to rather stale “comic” arguments about going to therapy. Mercer’s reaction to Lt. Commander Bortus’s (Peter Macon) species being entirely male is to observe, with truly cutting and original wit, that they probably don’t have many arguments about leaving the toilet seat up.
Featuring broad comedy and characters who don’t seem to be taking their jobs very seriously, the first trailer for The Orville suggested that the Fox series would be a spoof of Star Trek.
In said trailer, Captain Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) tries to eat a marble and asks an alien to move over so he is framed better in the viewscreen. Lt. Gordon Malloy (Scott Grimes) drinks beer while on duty, flying a shuttle, at 9:15 a.m. Commander Kelly Grayson’s (Adrianne Palicki) former marriage to Mercer is treated to rather stale “comic” arguments about going to therapy. Mercer’s reaction to Lt. Commander Bortus’s (Peter Macon) species being entirely male is to observe, with truly cutting and original wit, that they probably don’t have many arguments about leaving the toilet seat up.
- 2/28/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. The night Enterprise, later to be named Star Trek: Enterprise, premiered with “Broken Bow.” I didn’t get to see it that night, probably since it was a school night and I was 10. I taped it on VHS and watched it with my mom a day or so later. We both enjoyed it well enough.
Until we got to a certain scene.
The crew was just attacked on an alien planet. The plot was ramping up. But first? Trip (Connor Trinneer) and T’Pol (Jolene Blalock) strip down to their underwear and lather each other up with gel. I never get to know why because my mom made me fast forward through the scene, feeling it was, “inappropriate.” We got to the next scene and resumed watching, never speaking of the “inappropriate” scene again. I didn’t rewatch “Broken Bow” until earlier this year and finally got to watch the forbidden scene.
Until we got to a certain scene.
The crew was just attacked on an alien planet. The plot was ramping up. But first? Trip (Connor Trinneer) and T’Pol (Jolene Blalock) strip down to their underwear and lather each other up with gel. I never get to know why because my mom made me fast forward through the scene, feeling it was, “inappropriate.” We got to the next scene and resumed watching, never speaking of the “inappropriate” scene again. I didn’t rewatch “Broken Bow” until earlier this year and finally got to watch the forbidden scene.
- 2/19/2024
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
Here lies Thomas Eugene Paris, beloved mutant. That’s what Trekkies think about every Jan. 29, known among some as “Threshold Day,” commemorating the 1996 airing of the Star Trek: Voyager season two episode “Threshold.” Threshold Day consists mostly of memes and jokes, poking fun at what most consider one of the series’ worst episodes, if not one of the most embarrassing Star Trek episodes of all time.
While it is certainly corny, “Threshold” doesn’t quite deserve its ignoble reputation. Not only is it far from the worst episode of Voyager (Chakotay’s ancestors’ bones play no part in the story), but it contains a lot of qualities found in the best Star Trek episodes. Is that enough to elevate “Threshold” to the upper Trek tiers? No, but it is enough to give the episode a better reputation than the one it has now.
Crossing the Threshold
Directed by TV veteran Alexander Singer,...
While it is certainly corny, “Threshold” doesn’t quite deserve its ignoble reputation. Not only is it far from the worst episode of Voyager (Chakotay’s ancestors’ bones play no part in the story), but it contains a lot of qualities found in the best Star Trek episodes. Is that enough to elevate “Threshold” to the upper Trek tiers? No, but it is enough to give the episode a better reputation than the one it has now.
Crossing the Threshold
Directed by TV veteran Alexander Singer,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
By 2001, "Star Trek" had — for better or for worse — fallen into a groove. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" launched in 1987 and took place almost a century after the events of the original series. It was bold new ground to cover for the then-20-year-old franchise, and the universe of the 24th century had to be built from the ground up. Over the next few years, "Next Generation" established how strong and dynamic a series it was, clearly distinguishing itself from its forebear. Indeed, "Next Generation" became so popular that when "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" debuted in 1993, it took place within the same time frame.
Then, keeping the ball rolling, the 1995 series "Star Trek: Voyager," continued directly in the same timeline, running concurrently with "Deep Space Nine" (albeit in an entirely different part of the galaxy). The continuation of the same NextGen timeline into "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager" only...
Then, keeping the ball rolling, the 1995 series "Star Trek: Voyager," continued directly in the same timeline, running concurrently with "Deep Space Nine" (albeit in an entirely different part of the galaxy). The continuation of the same NextGen timeline into "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager" only...
- 2/10/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
It's worth recalling that "Star Trek: Enterprise" is one of the less popular "Star Trek" shows. "Enterprise" debuted in late September 2001, and was set about a century before the events of the original "Star Trek" series. It followed the adventures of the very first human vessel sent on a long-range space voyage, and took place at a time when a lot of familiar "Star Trek" technologies/notions hadn't been invented yet; there were no tractor beams, no shields, no human-safe transporters, and no Prime Directive. "Enterprise" clearly wanted to revive the old-world frontiersmanship so familiar to fans of the 1966 series.
"Enterprise," however, only lasted four seasons; the three previous Trek shows ran for seven years each. The series was canceled in 2005, and, at the time, it seemed like "Star Trek" was pretty much over and done with. Some might credit the show's writing as a culprit for its unpopularity; it...
"Enterprise," however, only lasted four seasons; the three previous Trek shows ran for seven years each. The series was canceled in 2005, and, at the time, it seemed like "Star Trek" was pretty much over and done with. Some might credit the show's writing as a culprit for its unpopularity; it...
- 2/4/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Anyone who has seen "The Orville" will intuit immediately that show creator Seth MacFarlane is a huge fan of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." In addition to the archetypal characters one might find in any post-"Star Trek" sci-fi show, MacFarlane borrowed a lot of "Star Trek" stories and key notions for his series. "The Orville" takes place in a future devoted to starship-driven space exploration, and starships tend to look a lot like the U.S.S. Enterprise, with various workstations lining the walls of a bridge overseen by a pair of commanding officers. Likewise, the Orville itself belongs to the Planetary Union, an organization similar to the Federation from "Star Trek." On top of all that, the crew of the Orville is a melting pot of various alien cultures, and its workers have to overcome their differences to solve problems and engage in diplomacy.
Perhaps to encourage further...
Perhaps to encourage further...
- 2/3/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
According to IMDb, "All Good Things..." -- the final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" -- filmed on the Paramount lot and around Southern California from March 11, 1994, to April 5. The episode aired on May 23. The final episode made extensive use of the show's many sets, filming on the bridge, in Ten Forward, and throughout various corridors on the Enterprise-d. The series ended with a complex time-travel story, and the implication that the adventures of the Enterprise-d would continue, but that audiences simply wouldn't be allowed to watch them. Had "Star Trek" ended there, I think many Trekkies would have been perfectly content. Or, more likely, we would have happily shifted focus to "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" which debuted in January of 1993.
Paramount, it seems, wanted "Next Generation" to remain fresh in people's minds, however, and the production of the first "NextGen" feature film, "Star Trek: Generations," overlapped with "All Good Things.
Paramount, it seems, wanted "Next Generation" to remain fresh in people's minds, however, and the production of the first "NextGen" feature film, "Star Trek: Generations," overlapped with "All Good Things.
- 1/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," called "All Good Things..." saw Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) becoming unstuck in time, very similar to what happened in Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five." Picard finds himself in his present, but frequently traveling uncontrollably to a point seven years in his past, just before the first episode of "Next Generation." Then, just as uncontrollably, Picard would be thrown several decades into his future, now a bearded old man wrestling with a brain ailment. Picard's time jumps, it seems, are a test of Q (John De Lancie), the trickster god intent on gauging humanity's moral worthiness for space travel.
The future sequences would likely be most fascinating to Trekkies. Where would the "NextGen" characters be in several decades? Would the Enterprise-d still be in use? Would their careers change? Would the show's main characters remain friends or drift apart? As it so happens,...
The future sequences would likely be most fascinating to Trekkies. Where would the "NextGen" characters be in several decades? Would the Enterprise-d still be in use? Would their careers change? Would the show's main characters remain friends or drift apart? As it so happens,...
- 1/14/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The series finale of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was called "All Good Things..." and it aired as a two-hour special event on May 23, 1994. The story followed Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) as he found himself uncontrollably skipping between three time periods. In one time period, it was merely his present, and he investigated his temporal mystery as he would on any other episode of the series. In the second, he was hurled back in time seven years to when the Enterprise-d was just beginning its first mission. In the third timeline, Picard was in his own future, now an old man suffering from a rare brain disease.
The "time skips" were seemingly orchestrated by the trickster god Q (John De Lancie) whose impishness caused Picard to accidentally create -- in all three timelines simultaneously -- a spatial cloud that got larger and larger the further backward in time it traveled.
The "time skips" were seemingly orchestrated by the trickster god Q (John De Lancie) whose impishness caused Picard to accidentally create -- in all three timelines simultaneously -- a spatial cloud that got larger and larger the further backward in time it traveled.
- 1/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The article contains spoilers for "For All Mankind" season 4.
Somehow, while no one was looking, Apple TV+ became the home of terrific sci-fi TV -- from the incredible adaptation of "Foundation" to the "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" series that expands the MonsterVerse's lore in meaningful ways and, of course, "For All Mankind." Originally billed as an alternate history show about a world where the Soviet Union reached the moon before the U.S., "For All Mankind" is one of the best current dramas on TV. It also serves as a pseudo-prequel to sci-fi shows like "The Expanse" or "Star Trek," bridging futuristic sci-fi with contemporary grounded drama.
As a drama, the show has plenty of memorable characters and compelling plotlines, aided by a story spanning decades that the show constantly mines for conflict and pay-offs. Then there's the sci-fi. As the show goes on, it introduces more and more changes to the timeline,...
Somehow, while no one was looking, Apple TV+ became the home of terrific sci-fi TV -- from the incredible adaptation of "Foundation" to the "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" series that expands the MonsterVerse's lore in meaningful ways and, of course, "For All Mankind." Originally billed as an alternate history show about a world where the Soviet Union reached the moon before the U.S., "For All Mankind" is one of the best current dramas on TV. It also serves as a pseudo-prequel to sci-fi shows like "The Expanse" or "Star Trek," bridging futuristic sci-fi with contemporary grounded drama.
As a drama, the show has plenty of memorable characters and compelling plotlines, aided by a story spanning decades that the show constantly mines for conflict and pay-offs. Then there's the sci-fi. As the show goes on, it introduces more and more changes to the timeline,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
At the beginning of the 1992 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Cause and Effect," the U.S.S. Enterprise-d is going about its daily business. The senior staff is enjoying a poker game when the ship encounters a bizarre colossal negative space wedgie. Unexpectedly, a Soyuz-class starship appears out of the wedgie and crashes into the Enterprise, blowing it up. Everyone on board the Enterprise dies.
Then there's a hard reset. The Enterprise staff is mysteriously back at the first scene, playing poker on board a restored starship. They have no memory of being exploded. The day proceeds as it did the first time, only this time some crew members encounter strange aural phenomenon echoing through the ship. Also, everyone seems to have an uncanny sense of déjà vu. After cruising along for a day, the Enterprise encounters the same negative space wedgie as before. Once again, a Soyuz-class starship exits the wedgie,...
Then there's a hard reset. The Enterprise staff is mysteriously back at the first scene, playing poker on board a restored starship. They have no memory of being exploded. The day proceeds as it did the first time, only this time some crew members encounter strange aural phenomenon echoing through the ship. Also, everyone seems to have an uncanny sense of déjà vu. After cruising along for a day, the Enterprise encounters the same negative space wedgie as before. Once again, a Soyuz-class starship exits the wedgie,...
- 11/18/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Star Trek" was the undisputed king of sci-fi television in the 1990s, but it lost that crown in the 2000s; prequel series "Star Trek: Enterprise" ended the franchise's reign with an abbreviated four season run (2001 to 2005). Different shows won the hearts of online fandom, including two contemporaries of "Enterprise" — "Futurama" and "Firefly."
The legacy of "Firefly" far outlasted its 14 episode run; fan demand led to the creation of the finale movie "Serenity" in 2005. Meanwhile, "Futurama" enjoyed a respectable 72 episode run from 1999 to 2003, but enduring popularity has revived it twice, first from 2007 to 2013, and again for a new season which premiered this summer. Short length doesn't mean a show will be forgotten, especially when the Internet can sustain a fandom like never before.
As detailed in "Star Trek" oral history book "The Fifty Year Mission" by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, these three shows intertwined in an episode of miscommunication and Hollywood office politics.
The legacy of "Firefly" far outlasted its 14 episode run; fan demand led to the creation of the finale movie "Serenity" in 2005. Meanwhile, "Futurama" enjoyed a respectable 72 episode run from 1999 to 2003, but enduring popularity has revived it twice, first from 2007 to 2013, and again for a new season which premiered this summer. Short length doesn't mean a show will be forgotten, especially when the Internet can sustain a fandom like never before.
As detailed in "Star Trek" oral history book "The Fifty Year Mission" by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, these three shows intertwined in an episode of miscommunication and Hollywood office politics.
- 9/11/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
"Star Trek: Enterprise" was originally intended to be a lot more low-tech than it was. "Enterprise" is set roughly a century prior to the original "Star Trek," and show co-creator Brannon Braga initially conceived of a series that was a lot more earthbound. There were to be no transporters, no phasers, and -- perhaps most controversially -- no trekking. Braga wanted the bulk of the show's first season to take place entirely on Earth as the Enterprise is built and humanity prepares for its first extended mission into space. Paramount, however, didn't like Braga's ideas, feeling that the Enterprise needed to be launched in the pilot. Also transporters. Also phasers. Recognizable Trek iconography was required. Braga reached a compromise by including transporters, but stating that it was still a new technology unsafe for human use. And, yes, Enterprise officers carried phasers.
Paramount wasn't happy with just those cosmetic additions, however.
Paramount wasn't happy with just those cosmetic additions, however.
- 9/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When making "Star Trek: Enterprise," show creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga clearly aimed to skew into the "old-fashioned." They wanted to strip "Star Trek" of a lot of its more familiar high-tech machinery, leaving its characters in a more daring, exploratory position. What would it be like to venture out into the cosmos in an 87-person vessel only capable of warp-5, and not equipped with tractor beams, replicators, shields, phasers, or human-ready transporters? What if the Prime Directive hadn't been written yet, and you were familiar with very few alien species? This was meant to be a "Trek" that leaned into the franchise's more frontiersman-like elements.
Even the characters were bold, simple archetypes. Captain John Archer (Scott Bakula) was a smiling, fresh-faced military man eager to "get out there." He was a Boy Scout, not unlike something one might see in a 1950s Western. One can see Archer's...
Even the characters were bold, simple archetypes. Captain John Archer (Scott Bakula) was a smiling, fresh-faced military man eager to "get out there." He was a Boy Scout, not unlike something one might see in a 1950s Western. One can see Archer's...
- 9/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Because it was set a century before the events of "Star Trek," the 2001 series "Star Trek: Enterprise" had to undergo a massive design overhaul. The title ship couldn't look as slick or as roomy or as functional as the U.S.S. Enterprise did in 1966, so the designers backscaled everything 100 years. They eventually found a perfect sweet spot resting somewhere between modern-day NASA and James T. Kirk.
The cushiness of Federation starships has only increased over time. In the 24th century of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," the U.S.S. Enterprise-d was carpeted, calming, and contained a lounge, an arboretum, and a sonic shower in every crew quarter. The bridge even had a control panel mounted on a swooping wooden appliance. In contrast, back in Kirk's 23rd century, the U.S.S. Enterprise was square, more severe, and more functional. There were lounges but they were cramped, and the quarters hardly looked comfortable.
The cushiness of Federation starships has only increased over time. In the 24th century of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," the U.S.S. Enterprise-d was carpeted, calming, and contained a lounge, an arboretum, and a sonic shower in every crew quarter. The bridge even had a control panel mounted on a swooping wooden appliance. In contrast, back in Kirk's 23rd century, the U.S.S. Enterprise was square, more severe, and more functional. There were lounges but they were cramped, and the quarters hardly looked comfortable.
- 8/28/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sharp-eyed Trekkies can easily see a throughline connecting Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) from "Star Trek: Voyager" directly to T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) from "Star Trek: Enterprise." Seven of Nine was brought onto "Voyager" in its fourth season as an attempt to boost flagging ratings, a mercenary tactic openly admitted by the show's creators. On the special features included on the "Voyager" DVDs, executive producer Brannon Braga suggested to fellow executive Rick Berman that their show should include a Borg as a character. Berman suggested it be "a Borg babe," and history was made. Ryan was squeezed into an architecturally impressive corset, and ratings began to go up.
Prior to and during her acting career on "Enterprise," Jolene Blalock was a professional model, having appeared in multiple magazines like FHM, Maxim, and Playboy, clothed. Casting Blalock as the Vulcan first officer in "Enterprise," then, seemed as mercenary as casting Ryan as...
Prior to and during her acting career on "Enterprise," Jolene Blalock was a professional model, having appeared in multiple magazines like FHM, Maxim, and Playboy, clothed. Casting Blalock as the Vulcan first officer in "Enterprise," then, seemed as mercenary as casting Ryan as...
- 8/27/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Fans of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" always got a little giddy when Brannon Braga's name appeared in an episode's writing credits. Braga became a staff writer on Tng in its fourth season, right when the show was getting great. Braga was often the one responsible for the weirder, more psychedelic episodes of the show, starting with "Identity Crisis," a 1991 episode wherein Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) transformed into an invisible alien.
Braga proceeded to write the episode wherein multiple clones of Data (Brent Spiner) took over an Old West town. He wrote the episode wherein the Enterprise was caught in a time loop and didn't notice until several go-throughs of being destroyed. He wrote the one where Riker (Jonathan Frakes) woke up in an alien asylum, convinced the Enterprise was a hallucination. He wrote the one where Barclay (Dwight Schultz) devolved into a spider and the one where Data started having nightmares.
Braga proceeded to write the episode wherein multiple clones of Data (Brent Spiner) took over an Old West town. He wrote the episode wherein the Enterprise was caught in a time loop and didn't notice until several go-throughs of being destroyed. He wrote the one where Riker (Jonathan Frakes) woke up in an alien asylum, convinced the Enterprise was a hallucination. He wrote the one where Barclay (Dwight Schultz) devolved into a spider and the one where Data started having nightmares.
- 8/26/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
It's hard to imagine there are many Trekkies in the world who are immensely fond of Russell Watson's rendition of "Where My Heart Will Take Me," the theme song to "Star Trek: Enterprise." Imagine if Rod Stewart were straining to produce a particularly stubborn bowel movement, and you can hear the gravelly strains of Mr. Watson's vocals. The insipid lyrics wax elegiac about the progress we've made "getting from there to here," and how the singer's "time is finally near." No one can hold back the song's narrator as he has "faith of the heart." Nothing's gonna bend or break him. The effect of the song is more or less equivalent to a black-bordered inspirational poster hung on a corporate office wall next to a cubicle. You have strength of the soul.
One might be able to see why the makers of "Star Trek: Enterprise" wanted a pop song,...
One might be able to see why the makers of "Star Trek: Enterprise" wanted a pop song,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In 1984, Jason Voorhees (Ted White) finally met his end in Joseph Zito's "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter." He was finally dead. In 1991, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) finally met his end in Rachel Talalay's "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare." He was finally dead. In 1993, Jason Voorhees met his end again in Adam Marcus' "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday." He was finally dead again. In 1994, Freddy Krueger finally met his end again in "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." He was finally dead again.
The two monsters were once again somehow alive to face off in Ronny Yu's excitable 2003 battle royale "Freddy vs. Jason," a film that felt like it came too late to bank on the popularity of the characters, but that was a massive hit nonetheless. Longtime fans of 1980s slasher movies were eager to see two of the most popular monsters of its heyday (played...
The two monsters were once again somehow alive to face off in Ronny Yu's excitable 2003 battle royale "Freddy vs. Jason," a film that felt like it came too late to bank on the popularity of the characters, but that was a massive hit nonetheless. Longtime fans of 1980s slasher movies were eager to see two of the most popular monsters of its heyday (played...
- 8/15/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When Star Trek Generations came out in 1994, it did a lot better than anyone expected. In fact, it did just about as well at the box office as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country did, leading many to believe that the Next Generation crew seemed primed for a long run on the big screen. Up to this point, Paramount’s primary goal for making Star Trek movies was to keep the budgets as low as possible. After all, the series never did all that well internationally, so there was no reason to give them an A-budget. But, that thinking changed, for a while anyway, when Paramount went ahead and greenlit the most ambitious Star Trek movie since The Motion Picture: Star Trek First Contact.
None of the enemies the Next Generation crew faced on the Enterprise D were more feared – or iconic than the Borg. A hive collective of cyborgs that consisted of assimilated humans,...
None of the enemies the Next Generation crew faced on the Enterprise D were more feared – or iconic than the Borg. A hive collective of cyborgs that consisted of assimilated humans,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
"Star Trek: Enterprise" struggled throughout its four-season run. A prequel set in the 22nd century, before the Federation's founding, the series often felt like "Star Trek" was stuck in the past in more ways than one. The first two seasons hardly broke from the typical "Trek" formula despite the unfamiliar setting and the show bled viewership. Shake-ups in seasons 3 and 4 weren't enough to save the series. "Enterprise" was the first "Star Trek" since the original to not reach seven seasons and it put the franchise on hiatus, cementing its black sheep reputation. It didn't help that the series finale, "These Are The Voyages..." was a clunker.
The episode is centered around "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode, "The Pegasus." In that episode, Will Riker's (Jonathan Frakes) former commanding officer Admiral Pressman (Terry O'Quinn) comes to the Enterprise to lead a recovery mission of his old ship, the source of the episode's title.
The episode is centered around "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode, "The Pegasus." In that episode, Will Riker's (Jonathan Frakes) former commanding officer Admiral Pressman (Terry O'Quinn) comes to the Enterprise to lead a recovery mission of his old ship, the source of the episode's title.
- 8/7/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
In 1991, the original crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise signed off – literally – with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country earning critical acclaim and the biggest box office for the franchise since The Wrath of Khan. With Star Trek – The Next Generation ending its successful seven-season run, the time was right to give the new crew the reigns to their big-screen franchise. But, all involved were wary of making what would be seen as just an extended episode. Thus the bold move was made to work in none other than James T. Kirk, who – gasp – would die in the movie’s climax, passing the torch to Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard. That’s right; it’s time to tackle Star Trek Generations!
To shepherd the Next Generation’s move to the big screen, Paramount Pictures decided to give the reigns to the feature film over to Next Generation producer Rick Berman,...
To shepherd the Next Generation’s move to the big screen, Paramount Pictures decided to give the reigns to the feature film over to Next Generation producer Rick Berman,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
New Delhi, July 11 (Ians) San Diego Comic-Con is back, and the excitement surrounding the 2023 edition of this fan-favourite event is reaching new heights.
Over the years, San Diego Comic-Con has played host to countless celebrities, with stars from Hollywood and the world of entertainment gracing its stages. But did you know that one of the first Indian celebrities to attend this event was none other than the charismatic Anil Kapoor?
In the year 2009, Anil made headlines when he stepped onto the stage of San Diego Comic-Con alongside a star-studded lineup, including Keifer Sutherland, Howard Gordon, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Katee Sackhoff, Freddie Prinze Jr, Brannon Braga, and David Fury, among others.
This remarkable gathering was for the press conference of the popular TV show ’24’.
Kapoor’s presence at San Diego Comic-Con marked a significant moment, not just for himself, but also for the Indian film industry.
As he shared the stage with internationally acclaimed stars,...
Over the years, San Diego Comic-Con has played host to countless celebrities, with stars from Hollywood and the world of entertainment gracing its stages. But did you know that one of the first Indian celebrities to attend this event was none other than the charismatic Anil Kapoor?
In the year 2009, Anil made headlines when he stepped onto the stage of San Diego Comic-Con alongside a star-studded lineup, including Keifer Sutherland, Howard Gordon, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Katee Sackhoff, Freddie Prinze Jr, Brannon Braga, and David Fury, among others.
This remarkable gathering was for the press conference of the popular TV show ’24’.
Kapoor’s presence at San Diego Comic-Con marked a significant moment, not just for himself, but also for the Indian film industry.
As he shared the stage with internationally acclaimed stars,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bill Nye is 67 years old now, but in most ways he’s still the same enthusiastic, charming, bow-tied dude who hosted the iconic 1990s series “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” Or you might know him from the Netflix science series “Bill Nye Saves the World.” But the trained mechanical engineer still has lofty goals in working to educate the public about the world of science and how it can spur them to take action to better their lives and save a vulnerable earth. “That’s why I did this show. I wanted to change the world,” Nye says on his ambitious and apocalyptic six-episode Peacock series “The End is Nye,” “I want people to take action.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Nye is the co-writer, executive producer and host of the docuseries that’s designed to scare viewers into seizing the opportunity to halt potential disasters before they threaten the planet.
Nye is the co-writer, executive producer and host of the docuseries that’s designed to scare viewers into seizing the opportunity to halt potential disasters before they threaten the planet.
- 4/24/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.
Let’s be honest. Nobody loves the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. Where the first six movies in the franchise managed to add depth and satisfying character development to the Original Series crew, the Tng movies felt like a foretaste of problems that would later dog the Kelvin reboot series. Ignoring the satisfying conclusion that we got when Picard finally asked to be dealt into the bridge crew poker game at the end of “All Good Things…” the Tng movies gave us action movie Jean-Luc, a ripped dude who drove dune buggies and was the spitting image of Tom Hardy, apparently.
Out of the four Tng films, First Contact gets the most love. Not only does it try to pull a Wrath of Khan by reframing the Captain as a man obsessed, complete with high literary references, but it also deals with...
Let’s be honest. Nobody loves the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. Where the first six movies in the franchise managed to add depth and satisfying character development to the Original Series crew, the Tng movies felt like a foretaste of problems that would later dog the Kelvin reboot series. Ignoring the satisfying conclusion that we got when Picard finally asked to be dealt into the bridge crew poker game at the end of “All Good Things…” the Tng movies gave us action movie Jean-Luc, a ripped dude who drove dune buggies and was the spitting image of Tom Hardy, apparently.
Out of the four Tng films, First Contact gets the most love. Not only does it try to pull a Wrath of Khan by reframing the Captain as a man obsessed, complete with high literary references, but it also deals with...
- 3/9/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
At long last, all four Star Trek: The Next Generation movies will be making the leap to 4K. After several months of rumours, Paramount Pictures officially announced that Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis will be released for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and Hdr-10 on April 4th, just in time for First Contact Day.
All four Star Trek: The Next Generation movies will be available in a boxset presented in an illustrated slipcase that will include each movie on 4K Ultra HD, as well as a fully remastered Blu-ray. You can check out the cover art for the upcoming release below.
The four movies will also be available individually, with each film including all legacy bonus content as well as access to a Digital copy. You can find a list of that bonus content, as...
All four Star Trek: The Next Generation movies will be available in a boxset presented in an illustrated slipcase that will include each movie on 4K Ultra HD, as well as a fully remastered Blu-ray. You can check out the cover art for the upcoming release below.
The four movies will also be available individually, with each film including all legacy bonus content as well as access to a Digital copy. You can find a list of that bonus content, as...
- 2/21/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Days after her grandmother’s death, a young professional woman returns to her family home to sort through what was left behind. Wrapped in a blanket to warm herself from the storm raging outside, the woman senses a ghostly presence, one that visited her in a dream the night before. The presence begins to speak, bidding the woman closer, promising that he loves her as much as he once loved her grandmother. Terror grips the woman’s face, but with it, desire.
I’m not describing a beloved rom-com or a scene from a Harlequin novel. This is a scene from Star Trek: The Next Generation; specifically the season seven episode “Sub Rosa.” If you haven’t seen “Sub Rosa,” you may still be very aware of it. Known as the one in which Dr. Beverly Crusher has sex with a candle ghost, “Sub Rosa” regularly ends up on lists...
I’m not describing a beloved rom-com or a scene from a Harlequin novel. This is a scene from Star Trek: The Next Generation; specifically the season seven episode “Sub Rosa.” If you haven’t seen “Sub Rosa,” you may still be very aware of it. Known as the one in which Dr. Beverly Crusher has sex with a candle ghost, “Sub Rosa” regularly ends up on lists...
- 2/3/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Mayfair Witches is now a few episodes in on AMC, and fans are loving the Anne Rice adaptation. The series stars Alexandra Daddario as Dr. Rowan Fielding, a neurosurgeon who discovers that she’s part of a powerful family of New Orleans witches known as the Mayfairs. New episodes are available every week, but if you just can’t get enough of the supernatural drama, check out these shows like Mayfair Witches.
Alexandra Daddario as Rowan Fielding in ‘Mayfair Witches’ | Alfonso Bresciani/AMC ‘Interview With the Vampire’
Mayfair Witches is the second series in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe on AMC, following closely behind Interview With the Vampire. Both shows stand on their own and tell different stories, but Mayfair Witches and Interview With the Vampire do share a character. The creators have even discussed some future crossovers between the projects.
Interview With the Vampire follows a vampire named Louis...
Alexandra Daddario as Rowan Fielding in ‘Mayfair Witches’ | Alfonso Bresciani/AMC ‘Interview With the Vampire’
Mayfair Witches is the second series in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe on AMC, following closely behind Interview With the Vampire. Both shows stand on their own and tell different stories, but Mayfair Witches and Interview With the Vampire do share a character. The creators have even discussed some future crossovers between the projects.
Interview With the Vampire follows a vampire named Louis...
- 1/28/2023
- by Elise Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Orville, a Seth MacFarlane sci-fi comedy that pays homage to Star Trek, is back for Season 3.
Director Jon Cassar and executive producers Brannon Braga and David Goodman recently sat down with uInterview founder Erik Meers for an exclusive interview where they discussed what it was like working with show creator and actor Seth MacFarlane.
“I worked with his side-by-side, especially in the last five episodes,” Cassar revealed. “After Covid, we came back and we put them all together as one giant schedule between the two of us on any given day. I had epsidoes, he had epsidoes, I did some of the action stuff for him. It was like almost two directors on every episode. Being beside him all that time, I realized not only is he a great writer which he is, comedy and drama. Not only is he a great preformer, but he’s a fantastic director.
Director Jon Cassar and executive producers Brannon Braga and David Goodman recently sat down with uInterview founder Erik Meers for an exclusive interview where they discussed what it was like working with show creator and actor Seth MacFarlane.
“I worked with his side-by-side, especially in the last five episodes,” Cassar revealed. “After Covid, we came back and we put them all together as one giant schedule between the two of us on any given day. I had epsidoes, he had epsidoes, I did some of the action stuff for him. It was like almost two directors on every episode. Being beside him all that time, I realized not only is he a great writer which he is, comedy and drama. Not only is he a great preformer, but he’s a fantastic director.
- 9/9/2022
- by Rose Carter
- Uinterview
This review of The Orville: New Horizons contains spoilers.
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 9
When The Orville: New Horizons was introduced eight weeks ago, it appeared to be everything you’d want to see was on the horizon. It was shiny, big, bold, exciting, and most importantly: it introduced new ingredients that promised to take the show in directions it had yet to explore.
Yet it would be all for naught if the scripts didn’t bring that same revitalized energy, or take any chances in terms of the story. If New Horizons lacked vision, then this could easily be an overinflated last horizon for the show.Proving once again that the writing team had a cohesiveness that makes this third season easily the strongest, “Domino” opens ominously on the rainy planet of Krill, where Chancelor Teleya (Michaela McManus) and a Moclan delegation meet to discuss an alliance against the Planetary Union.
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 9
When The Orville: New Horizons was introduced eight weeks ago, it appeared to be everything you’d want to see was on the horizon. It was shiny, big, bold, exciting, and most importantly: it introduced new ingredients that promised to take the show in directions it had yet to explore.
Yet it would be all for naught if the scripts didn’t bring that same revitalized energy, or take any chances in terms of the story. If New Horizons lacked vision, then this could easily be an overinflated last horizon for the show.Proving once again that the writing team had a cohesiveness that makes this third season easily the strongest, “Domino” opens ominously on the rainy planet of Krill, where Chancelor Teleya (Michaela McManus) and a Moclan delegation meet to discuss an alliance against the Planetary Union.
- 7/28/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Bill Nye is returning to TV with a cataclysmic new series. Everyone's favorite Science Guy is taking on world-ending disasters in the upcoming Peacock show The End Is Nye. Co-created by Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga and Nye, the six-part docuseries premieres August 25. "Earth is constantly on the edge of disaster," Nye says in the series' first look trailer, which dropped at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con on July 23. From gigantic meteors to colossal storms to deadly diseases, each episode will see the scientist break down a different global catastrophe, "each one leading to my imminent doom," as he says in the teaser. With some scientific...
- 7/25/2022
- E! Online
At today’s San Diego Comic-Con panel for The Orville: New Horizons, the show’s Emmy award-winning actor, writer, director and producer Seth MacFarlane announced that all three seasons of the Emmy-nominated, fan favorite sci-fi series will be available to stream on Disney+ starting on August 10. The epic space adventure series will also continue to stream on Hulu.
The series first debuted on Fox in 2017 before moving to Hulu, where Season 3 dropped on June 3.
“I’m thrilled to bring all three seasons of The Orville to Disney+. Making this show has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my career, and I’m immensely grateful to Disney for providing us the opportunity to expand our Orville community further. I can’t wait for new audiences to experience this series,” said MacFarlane.
Set 400 years in the future, the series follows the adventures of The Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship. Its crew,...
The series first debuted on Fox in 2017 before moving to Hulu, where Season 3 dropped on June 3.
“I’m thrilled to bring all three seasons of The Orville to Disney+. Making this show has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my career, and I’m immensely grateful to Disney for providing us the opportunity to expand our Orville community further. I can’t wait for new audiences to experience this series,” said MacFarlane.
Set 400 years in the future, the series follows the adventures of The Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship. Its crew,...
- 7/23/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
This review of The Orville: New Horizons contains spoilers.
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 8
When Den of Geek spoke to the creative team of The Orville: New Horizons, director Jon Cassar, and executive-producers David A. Goodman and Brannon Braga spoke of how many of the episodes in this third season felt like making small films. There is no doubt “Midnight Blue” is the ultimate example of that creative approach.
This third season has far surpassed the outreach of the previous two outings of The Orville in terms of scope, scale, and more importantly: social commentary. Only three episodes ago, in “A Tale of Two Topas”, the show dealt with an immensely important and topical issue when Topa (Imani Pullum), felt unhappy in their existence. While Topa had the support of one of her fathers, Bortus (Peter Macon), they truly only found themselves when they transitioned to female and once again claimed who she is.
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 8
When Den of Geek spoke to the creative team of The Orville: New Horizons, director Jon Cassar, and executive-producers David A. Goodman and Brannon Braga spoke of how many of the episodes in this third season felt like making small films. There is no doubt “Midnight Blue” is the ultimate example of that creative approach.
This third season has far surpassed the outreach of the previous two outings of The Orville in terms of scope, scale, and more importantly: social commentary. Only three episodes ago, in “A Tale of Two Topas”, the show dealt with an immensely important and topical issue when Topa (Imani Pullum), felt unhappy in their existence. While Topa had the support of one of her fathers, Bortus (Peter Macon), they truly only found themselves when they transitioned to female and once again claimed who she is.
- 7/21/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for The Orville: New Horizons and Star Trek.
With a team composed of comedic writers from Seth MacFarlane’s catalog of animated shows, and Star Trek veterans such as Brannon Braga and David A. Goodman, The Orville: New Horizons has been leaning further away from the comedy, and more toward the “Trek” lately.
That isn’t meant to insinuate that The Orville is derivative, as many of the comparisons have come from the same writing team who created the idea first. However, it does seem that they’ve often used successful character dynamics, tropes, or story beats from their past writing, even perhaps improving upon them the second time. If the writers are trying to make a good thing even better, many fans would agree it has worked, with some even calling The Orville the best Trek out there right now.
Yet one cannot help but make comparisons,...
With a team composed of comedic writers from Seth MacFarlane’s catalog of animated shows, and Star Trek veterans such as Brannon Braga and David A. Goodman, The Orville: New Horizons has been leaning further away from the comedy, and more toward the “Trek” lately.
That isn’t meant to insinuate that The Orville is derivative, as many of the comparisons have come from the same writing team who created the idea first. However, it does seem that they’ve often used successful character dynamics, tropes, or story beats from their past writing, even perhaps improving upon them the second time. If the writers are trying to make a good thing even better, many fans would agree it has worked, with some even calling The Orville the best Trek out there right now.
Yet one cannot help but make comparisons,...
- 7/21/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: NBCUniversal has big plans to take over Gaslamp Plaza in San Diego this month with its first-ever NBCU Corner @ San Diego Comic-Con, with content from NBC, Peacock, Syfy, and USA Network.
Shows that will be highlighted at the fan hub include Quantum Leap, La Brea, Chucky, Resident Alien, Reginald the Vampire, Vampire Academy, The End is Nye and The Resort. It will be located in Gaslamp Plaza, adjacent to the Tin Fish Restaurant. Comic-Con is scheduled for July 21-24.
Here is the panel line-up for the Syfy, USA Network and Peacock shows:
Thursday, July 21
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom
Comic-Con: A Glimpse Into the World of Peacock Original Supernatural YA Drama Series Vampire Academy
Showrunners and executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) and Marguerite MacIntyre (The Originals) will join series regulars Sisi Stringer (Rose Hathaway), Daniela Nieves (Lissa Dragomir), Kieron Moore...
Shows that will be highlighted at the fan hub include Quantum Leap, La Brea, Chucky, Resident Alien, Reginald the Vampire, Vampire Academy, The End is Nye and The Resort. It will be located in Gaslamp Plaza, adjacent to the Tin Fish Restaurant. Comic-Con is scheduled for July 21-24.
Here is the panel line-up for the Syfy, USA Network and Peacock shows:
Thursday, July 21
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom
Comic-Con: A Glimpse Into the World of Peacock Original Supernatural YA Drama Series Vampire Academy
Showrunners and executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) and Marguerite MacIntyre (The Originals) will join series regulars Sisi Stringer (Rose Hathaway), Daniela Nieves (Lissa Dragomir), Kieron Moore...
- 7/11/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“I don’t think there’s any way to tell a ‘Star Trek’ story today without really knowing ‘Star Trek.’
That’s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman’s ethos for his work on the franchise. “My first Star Trek convention was 1976,” he said. “I can mount a good defense of ‘Star Trek: Enterprise,’ and sing the theme song.”
If fans have been particularly taken with “Strange New Worlds,” a show set seven years before the start of “The Original Series” and starring a superlative Anson Mount as the Enterprise’s final pre-Kirk captain, Christopher Pike, it’s because the creative team seems especially to care about “knowing ‘Star Trek.’” Not just the lore. But the tone.
It may be set prior to “The Original Series” yet the tone of “Strange New Worlds” calls to mind another storied period of “Trek”: the 1990s, in which there was...
That’s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman’s ethos for his work on the franchise. “My first Star Trek convention was 1976,” he said. “I can mount a good defense of ‘Star Trek: Enterprise,’ and sing the theme song.”
If fans have been particularly taken with “Strange New Worlds,” a show set seven years before the start of “The Original Series” and starring a superlative Anson Mount as the Enterprise’s final pre-Kirk captain, Christopher Pike, it’s because the creative team seems especially to care about “knowing ‘Star Trek.’” Not just the lore. But the tone.
It may be set prior to “The Original Series” yet the tone of “Strange New Worlds” calls to mind another storied period of “Trek”: the 1990s, in which there was...
- 7/7/2022
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Disney-owned networks, studios and streamers will host 18 panels at Comic-Con later this month in San Diego.
Among the offerings: the return of Mayans M.C. in Hall H, a sneak peek of the upcoming Disney+ original series National Treasure: Edge of History and a panel for The Rookie spinoff featuring Nathan Fillion and Niecy Nash-Betts.
Here’s the lineup:
Thursday, July 21:
10:45-11:45 a.m. – Nathan Fillion And Niecy Nash-betts Present ABC’S The Rookie And The Rookie: Feds. Ballroom 20
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Abbott Elementary. Star and executive producer Quinta Brunson, and stars Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis and Sheryl Lee Ralph join executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker for a Live virtual panel. Indigo Ballroom
2:15-3:15 p.m. – National Treasure: Edge Of History – The cast and executive producers will share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look...
Among the offerings: the return of Mayans M.C. in Hall H, a sneak peek of the upcoming Disney+ original series National Treasure: Edge of History and a panel for The Rookie spinoff featuring Nathan Fillion and Niecy Nash-Betts.
Here’s the lineup:
Thursday, July 21:
10:45-11:45 a.m. – Nathan Fillion And Niecy Nash-betts Present ABC’S The Rookie And The Rookie: Feds. Ballroom 20
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Abbott Elementary. Star and executive producer Quinta Brunson, and stars Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis and Sheryl Lee Ralph join executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker for a Live virtual panel. Indigo Ballroom
2:15-3:15 p.m. – National Treasure: Edge Of History – The cast and executive producers will share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look...
- 7/6/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
This review of The Orville: New Horizons contains spoilers.
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 4
Good science-fiction should challenge us. It should contain subtext that can teach, subvert, and even make us uncomfortable by shining a light on aspects of our world we don’t want to look at. Whether it is the golden standard of this layered writing style such as The Outer Limits, the legendary The Twilight Zone, or recent forays into the genre like Black Mirror, these tiny vignettes of fiction are loaded with political subtext and important morals. This week’s “Gently Falling Rain”, much like the season 3 premiere of The Orville: New Horizons perhaps goes from subtextual to “textual”, but can definitely be considered one of the biggest episodes of the series in terms of scope, impact, and timeliness.
Jon Cassar, director of “Gently Falling Rain”, chooses to open the story in a very ominous and almost silent fashion,...
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 4
Good science-fiction should challenge us. It should contain subtext that can teach, subvert, and even make us uncomfortable by shining a light on aspects of our world we don’t want to look at. Whether it is the golden standard of this layered writing style such as The Outer Limits, the legendary The Twilight Zone, or recent forays into the genre like Black Mirror, these tiny vignettes of fiction are loaded with political subtext and important morals. This week’s “Gently Falling Rain”, much like the season 3 premiere of The Orville: New Horizons perhaps goes from subtextual to “textual”, but can definitely be considered one of the biggest episodes of the series in terms of scope, impact, and timeliness.
Jon Cassar, director of “Gently Falling Rain”, chooses to open the story in a very ominous and almost silent fashion,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The mob stands no chance against Dana Delany: The Body of Proof and Desperate Housewives actress has joined Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming drama Tulsa King, from creator Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1883) and executive producer Terence Winter (The Sopranos), who serves as showrunner and writer.
The series — premiering with two episodes Sunday, Nov. 13 on Paramount+ — follows “New York mafia capo Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi (Stallone), after he is released from prison after 25 years and is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla,” per the official synopsis. “Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind,...
The series — premiering with two episodes Sunday, Nov. 13 on Paramount+ — follows “New York mafia capo Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi (Stallone), after he is released from prison after 25 years and is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla,” per the official synopsis. “Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Get ready for Bill Nye to blow your mind: The End is Nye starring the inimitable science educator will bow Aug. 25 on Peacock.
The unscripted series from Nye, Seth MacFarlane and Brannon Braga will “send Nye into the most epic global disasters imaginable – both natural and unnatural – and then demystifies them using science to show how we can survive, mitigate, and even prevent them,” according to Peacock. “Each stand-alone episode takes a hell-bent dive into the mystery and terror of one specific threat. Every catastrophe is abundant with thrills, but also offer hope and a way forward —a scientific blueprint for surviving anything that comes our way.”
The series is hosted and executive produced by Nye. Each 45-minute episode also features a brief cameo by longtime science advocate and series EP Seth MacFarlane. Peacock will drop six episodes.
“Right now our world is a very scary place, and yet full...
The unscripted series from Nye, Seth MacFarlane and Brannon Braga will “send Nye into the most epic global disasters imaginable – both natural and unnatural – and then demystifies them using science to show how we can survive, mitigate, and even prevent them,” according to Peacock. “Each stand-alone episode takes a hell-bent dive into the mystery and terror of one specific threat. Every catastrophe is abundant with thrills, but also offer hope and a way forward —a scientific blueprint for surviving anything that comes our way.”
The series is hosted and executive produced by Nye. Each 45-minute episode also features a brief cameo by longtime science advocate and series EP Seth MacFarlane. Peacock will drop six episodes.
“Right now our world is a very scary place, and yet full...
- 6/17/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s been no shortage of drama in the entertainment industry this year, from mega mergers, massive restructurings, sudden executive ousters and plummeting values for media giants on Wall Street. But from the perspective of a well connected, well funded and highly motivated producer with a track record like Seth MacFarlane, business has never been better.
“It seems to be as ripe a landscape as it’s ever been,” the “Family Guy” creator said Sunday during a wide-ranging Q&a with Erica Huggins, president of his Fuzzy Door procution banner, that was held Sunday as part of the two-day Produced By conference organized by the Producers Guild of America.
MacFarlane has carpe diem’ed the past half-dozen years of peak TV production to significantly expand the scope of Fuzzy Door, now based at Universal Content Productions. Huggins joined the company in 2018 after years on the feature side of Imagine Entertainment.
“It seems to be as ripe a landscape as it’s ever been,” the “Family Guy” creator said Sunday during a wide-ranging Q&a with Erica Huggins, president of his Fuzzy Door procution banner, that was held Sunday as part of the two-day Produced By conference organized by the Producers Guild of America.
MacFarlane has carpe diem’ed the past half-dozen years of peak TV production to significantly expand the scope of Fuzzy Door, now based at Universal Content Productions. Huggins joined the company in 2018 after years on the feature side of Imagine Entertainment.
- 6/12/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Peacock has acquired the civil rights documentary Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power ahead of its world premiere next week at the Tribeca Festival. A streaming release date will be announced soon for the pic, which is presented by Participant, a Multitude Films production, in association with The Atlantic and will bow on the streamer as a Peacock Original.
Told through first-person testimony and archival footage, the film chronicles a group of courageous, young Black activists who put their lives on the line not just to secure the right to vote, but for Black Power in Lowndes County, Al. It was inspired by Vann R. Newkirk II’s research and writing, as published in The Atlantic. He also served as consulting producer on the film, which premieres Tuesday in Tribeca’s Spotlight Documentary section.
“What stood out to us about the history of Lowndes County’s role...
Told through first-person testimony and archival footage, the film chronicles a group of courageous, young Black activists who put their lives on the line not just to secure the right to vote, but for Black Power in Lowndes County, Al. It was inspired by Vann R. Newkirk II’s research and writing, as published in The Atlantic. He also served as consulting producer on the film, which premieres Tuesday in Tribeca’s Spotlight Documentary section.
“What stood out to us about the history of Lowndes County’s role...
- 6/10/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
This review of The Orville: New Horizons contains spoilers.
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 2
The season 3 premiere of The Orville: New Horizons reinforced why this show picked up in popularity in its second season. It was poignant and character-driven, but not without the trademark Seth MacFarlane humor and sense of adventure. It accomplished so much, as well, introducing new characters, new dynamics, story threads that will undoubtedly be revisited and gave audience members the sense that this new era on Hulu is in fact a shinier “new horizon.”
It’s often the case that when someone is pitching an idea or presenting something to an audience, that they should start with a bang, and grab the attention of said audience. What is also common practice is that one of your weakest ideas should be sandwiched somewhere early on, often in the second spot. The writing team of The Orville...
The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 2
The season 3 premiere of The Orville: New Horizons reinforced why this show picked up in popularity in its second season. It was poignant and character-driven, but not without the trademark Seth MacFarlane humor and sense of adventure. It accomplished so much, as well, introducing new characters, new dynamics, story threads that will undoubtedly be revisited and gave audience members the sense that this new era on Hulu is in fact a shinier “new horizon.”
It’s often the case that when someone is pitching an idea or presenting something to an audience, that they should start with a bang, and grab the attention of said audience. What is also common practice is that one of your weakest ideas should be sandwiched somewhere early on, often in the second spot. The writing team of The Orville...
- 6/9/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
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