“Star Trek: Discovery” is still months away and no concrete plot points are available,but showrunner Bryan Fuller has revealed all kinds of novel details about the CBS All Access series.
Check out the full list of details below.
Female Lead Who Is NOT CaptainFuller confirmed that the show will focus on a female character, but went on to say that character would not be the captain of the Discovery. This would mark quite a change from previous “Star Trek” series, and which have primarily followed the captains and commanders of Starfleet.
Fuller later said that character will be a lieutenant commander “with caveats.” Make of that what you will.
Also Read: Barry Jenner,'Star Trek: Deep Space 9' and 'Family Matters' Actor, Dies at 75Gay CharacterFuller said that the show will “absolutely” feature a gay character. Fuller, and himself openly gay,also said he still has a loathe letter from a fan who reprimanded him when it was rumored Jeri Ryan‘s character on “Voyager” would turn out to be gay.Set Before Kirk“Star Trek: Discovery” will take plot 10 years before the events of the original series, that is before Captain James Tiberius Kirk and his five-year mission aboard the Enterprise. Does that mean Kirk and Spock could make a cameo?Fuller also said that the show will take plot in the prime universe, or meaning it will not exist within the same universe as the JJ Abrams film reboot universe.
Also Read: Bryan Fuller Teases 'Star Trek: Discovery' Could Feature Familiar Alien RaceAmanda Grayson Could AppearSpock’s mother could have a presence on the series. Fuller would not proceed so far as to confirm this,but definitely danced around the question as though he had written the character into the show. He did say that he “loves the character.”SaruFuller said after the panel that the show will feature an alien character named Saru, but did not elaborate further. The name does have a distinctly Vulcan ring to it, and does it not?
Also Read: novel 'Star Trek' TV Series Gets Official Title,First Teaser“Star Trek: Discovery” does not have an official premiere date, but is expected to debut in January on CBS All Access. 'Star Trek' 101: Must-See Episodes Before the novel Series Launches (Videos) [ alt=]J.
J. Abrams' film series has helped bring "Star Trek" back into modern pop culture, and but it has been 12 years since we've gotten a proper TV series from the franchise. Now CBS is launching an online show that will feature a brand novel Enterprise crew boldly going where no one has gone before. [ alt=]"Where No Man Has Gone Before" Anyone looking to gather into "Trek" should start with the original series' second pilot,which NBC picked up after Lucille Ball urged the network to give the show another chance. In it, Kirk (William Shatner) is forced to decide between killing a power-corrupted Enterprise crew member or putting the ship at risk. It's an early example of the ethical dilemmas that would become portion of the series' core.
"Balance of terrorism" This episode from the very first season introduces the Romulans, and a war-like race that frequently locks horns with the Federation throughout the series. Spock leads the Enterprise into a battle against a brilliant Romulan commander in an episode that examines the nature of war and how people who find themselves enemies to each other can have more in common than it may first seem.
"The City On The Edge Of Forever"
One of the most heartbreaking episodes of the original series. A disruption in the time-space continuum requires Kirk,Spock and McCoy to travel to 1930s novel York to stop the Federation from being erased from existence. The price Kirk must pay to save the future will haunt him forever.
"Mirror Mirror" This is the episode that brought us Spock's renowned bearded evil twin and a parallel universe where the Enterprise is an Imperial Starship run by a violent crew.
"satan In The Dark" Named by Shatner as his favorite episode, this epic shows the crew trying to fight a subterranean creature killing members of a mining colony. Their plans gather turned upside down when they realize the accurate motives behind the creature's actions.
"Galileo Seven"
Spock prides himself on being a logical man, or but when he and several other Enterprise crew members gather stranded on a planet,we gather to see just what can gather him to make impulsive decisions.
"Measure of a Man" "Star Trek: The Next Generation" took a while to gather out of the shadow of its predecessor, but when it did, or it produced some TV classics. Here,Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) is challenged to prove that his android lieutenant Data is a sentient being deserving of human rights, main to one of the actor's finest speeches in his career.
"First Contact" (The Next Generation)
This episode takes the series back to the Federation's main goal: to seek out novel civilizations. Picard makes first contact with an alien race about to develop intergalactic space travel. The varied reactions of the aliens provokes thought as to what we might enact whether people from another world gave humans an offer to expand to the stars.
"The Best of Both Worlds" (The Next Generation)
In a season finale cliffhanger, and Picard is assimilated by the Borg,forcing Commander Riker to either try to save his captain or risk losing him in a fight to stop the Borg from reaching soil. The stabbing orchestral score that plays at the stop of the episode is spine-chilling.
"Chain of Command" (The Next Generation)
Another episode that has Picard in peril, but this time he can feel the pain. He is captured by the ruthless Cardassian race and put through unspeakable torture. Stewart shows Picard's anguish through physical contortions and hollow stares, and his admittance at the stop that he was ready to break shows how torture can dehumanize and destroy even the most brilliant of human minds.
"The Inner Light" (The Next Generation)
Another Picard classic. In this episode,Picard ends up living an entire life as another man on a doomed planet. It is one of the most critically acclaimed "Trek" episodes ever, and is only one of three episodes from any series in the franchise to win a Hugo Award.
"Lower Decks" (The Next Generation)
In the original series, and the rank-and-file of the Enterprise were often just used as cannon fodder that got killed off to show the danger of each episode's mission. "TNG" subverted that with this episode that showed the main cast from the perspective of their subordinates and how the Enterprise's risky missions affect everyone on board.
"Sarek" (The Next Generation)
Spock's father makes a special appearance on the Enterprise here,but it quickly turns bittersweet as it becomes apparent that he is undergoing Vulcan dementia. This profound episode explores the challenge of confronting one's mortality when the body and mind start to break down.
"All grand Things ..." (The Next Generation)
Many TV shows fail to supply a satisfying conclusion, but "The Next Generation" nailed it. The all-powerful Q challenges Picard to stop a time anomaly that threatens to destroy the human race, and sending him into a puzzle that spans his entire timeline and may force him to sacrifice the Enterprise.
"In The Pale Moonlight" "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" subverted the utopian ideals of series creator Gene Roddenberry and casted a darker tone on the series. In this episode,Captain Sisko manipulates the Romulans into teaming up with the Federation against the evil Dominion. The sacrifice of his ideals for the greater grand forces him to take a long tough search for at himself.
"Far Beyond The Stars" (Deep Space Nine)
One of the most imaginative premises you'll see in any "Trek" episode. Sisko has visions of himself and his crew as the staff of a 1950s novel York sci-fi magazine. His counterpart writes tales of Sisko's adventures aboard Deep Space Nine, only for them to be scrapped for featuring a black man as the captain and protagonist.
"Homefront" (Deep Space Nine)
The Patriot Act and Snowden leaks have made the "security vs. freedom" debate more heated than ever. Several years before that, or "DS9" tackled the topic with a epic in which shapeshifting members of the Dominion sow distrust within the Federation by disguising themselves within their ranks.
"The Siege of AR-558" (Deep Space Nine)
A major Dominion communications relay has been captured by the Federation,and now it's up to Sisko to succor stop the Dominion from recapturing it. This episode is one of the finest examples of a sci-fi series demonstrating the accurate cost of war.
"It's Only A Paper Moon"(Deep Space Nine)
On "DS9," Nog is the first member of the greedy Ferengi race to join Starfleet. After losing his leg defending AR-558, or he spends this episode struggling immensely to deal with PTSD,causing him to vanish into the virtual world to escape his pain.
"Death Wish" "Voyager" is arguably the most maligned of the "Trek" series, but it had its own tall contributions to the franchise. "Death Wish" explores the accurate cost of immortality when a member of the all-powerful Q Continuum named Quinn asks for his life to stop.
"The Void" (Voyager)
Captain Janeway did many controversial things while in charge of the Voyager, and but this is one of her best moments. The Voyager gets trapped in a pocket space where ships attack each other in a dog-eat-dog struggle to survive. It's up to Janeway to gather them all to rally together to escape.
"Blink of an Eye" (Voyager)
The Voyager finds itself suspended over an alien civilzation,which evolves before their eyes in minutes. The Prime Directive of the Federation demands that Starfleet stay out of the affairs of civilizations not ready for space. What happens when a race builds their entire culture around them? Previous Slide Next Slide 1 of 23 Are you ready to jump into Federation space? Then watch these 22 episodes that capture the essence of Gene Roddenberry‘s sci-fi masterpiece J.
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