Jun 29, 2018
Writing the MACOs Into Starfleet.
The Military Assault Command Operations became a part of Star Trek:
Enterprise in season three. Not a division of Starfleet, they were
a United Earth military organization that had trained relentlessly
as soldiers, but had little actual battle experience outside of
simulations, though...
Jun 22, 2018
Season 4 Retrospective Part 2.
Genetically enhanced humans have popped up in all forms of science
fiction media for almost as long as the genre has existed, and Star
Trek is no exception. Our first look at "augments," or genetically
engineered humans, came in the original Star Trek series episode
"Space Seed", when we...
Jun 15, 2018
Fathers of Star Trek: Enterprise.
In most stories, mothers are generally represented in a positive
light, but what about fathers? In many stories, fathers are
presented as stern, authority figures that generally lack displays
of emotion. Many characters have strained relations ships with
their fathers, and there are...
Jun 8, 2018
Death on the NX-01.
Fans of Star Trek often debate which Captain is their favorite,
which generally leads to the debate of which Captain is "the best."
Discussions often include topics such as which Captain was the most
diplomatic, disobeyed the Prime Directive the most, which Captain
would you like to serve under,...
Jun 1, 2018
NX-01 Movie Night: Frankenstein.
Friendship and fellowship is important for people's general health
and well-being. All of the Star Trek series have shown some sort of
interaction between the members of its crew on screen in varying
ways. The Next Generation had poker, Deep Space Nine had Vic's
lounge, Voyager had...