This post contains spoilers up to the ninth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
If one is a user of social media ... well, first off, my apologies. But, if so, enterprising Trekkies may find that the hashtag "#StarTrekLegacy" has floated through the discourse. "Star Trek: Legacy" is already the name of a "Trek" tie-in 2006 PC game that allowed players to engage in elaborate starship tactics using vehicles from "Star Trek," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and "Star Trek: Enterprise." The hashtag, however, has nothing to do with the game and is, instead, a plea to Paramount from many fans of "Star Trek: Picard" to launch a spin-off TV series.
For many Trekkies, this fan-proposed television show would ideally be set on board the U.S.S. Titan-a and would star Todd Stashwick as Captain Liam Shaw and Jeri Ryan as his first officer, Seven of Nine. "Picard" also introduced several...
If one is a user of social media ... well, first off, my apologies. But, if so, enterprising Trekkies may find that the hashtag "#StarTrekLegacy" has floated through the discourse. "Star Trek: Legacy" is already the name of a "Trek" tie-in 2006 PC game that allowed players to engage in elaborate starship tactics using vehicles from "Star Trek," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and "Star Trek: Enterprise." The hashtag, however, has nothing to do with the game and is, instead, a plea to Paramount from many fans of "Star Trek: Picard" to launch a spin-off TV series.
For many Trekkies, this fan-proposed television show would ideally be set on board the U.S.S. Titan-a and would star Todd Stashwick as Captain Liam Shaw and Jeri Ryan as his first officer, Seven of Nine. "Picard" also introduced several...
- 4/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Warning. This post contains spoilers through the eighth episode of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard."
The eighth episode of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," called "Surrender," is climactic in several regards. In it, the villainous Changeling Vadic (Amanda Plummer) has taken control of the U.S.S. Titan and demands that Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) be delivered to her. As previously established, Jack Crusher is some sort of evolutionary step forward, possessed of eerie and undefined psychic powers. He can reach into people's minds and influence their actions and also seems to have picked up supernatural super kung-fu fighting skills. Vadic wants him, and her Changeling compatriots hidden throughout the Federation have conspired to abduct the dead biological body of Admiral Picard for nefarious, currently unexplained, reasons.
In the episode's climactic scene, Vadic lines up the entire bridge crew of the Titan and threatens to execute...
The eighth episode of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," called "Surrender," is climactic in several regards. In it, the villainous Changeling Vadic (Amanda Plummer) has taken control of the U.S.S. Titan and demands that Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) be delivered to her. As previously established, Jack Crusher is some sort of evolutionary step forward, possessed of eerie and undefined psychic powers. He can reach into people's minds and influence their actions and also seems to have picked up supernatural super kung-fu fighting skills. Vadic wants him, and her Changeling compatriots hidden throughout the Federation have conspired to abduct the dead biological body of Admiral Picard for nefarious, currently unexplained, reasons.
In the episode's climactic scene, Vadic lines up the entire bridge crew of the Titan and threatens to execute...
- 4/6/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Star Trek hasn’t always been great about introducing new characters in legacy stories. Sure, Lieutenant Saavik was pretty great, at least in her first incarnation, but no one wanted to see more of David or William Dekker (bullet dodged on that last one). But like an odd-numbered Trek movie that everyone loves, Star Trek: Picard‘s Captain Liam Shaw has broken the mold. The cantankerous Captain of the USS Titan has whistled his way into our hearts, with his jazz-hating, protocol-loving, Picard-down-putting ways.
So even as members of the Picard creative team play will they/won’t they with the possibility of continuing the show beyond its planned third and final season, fans have been calling for a USS Titan series featuring Shaw at the helm. The idea of seeing the prim and proper Shaw complain his way through more Star Trek-style adventures is just too good to resist,...
So even as members of the Picard creative team play will they/won’t they with the possibility of continuing the show beyond its planned third and final season, fans have been calling for a USS Titan series featuring Shaw at the helm. The idea of seeing the prim and proper Shaw complain his way through more Star Trek-style adventures is just too good to resist,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
One of the great pleasures of the new season of "Star Trek: Picard" has been the introduction of Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), the hard-nosed commander of the U.S.S. Titan-a. While many of the previous captains on "Star Trek" have been approachable or at least diplomatic, Captain Shaw is an unapologetic jerkwad. Previously an engineer, Shaw prefers order and adheres to rules, refusing to bend them -- even a little bit -- for visiting dignitaries like Picard (Patrick Stewart). He inherited the Titan from Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who left his vast collection of jazz records on the ship's computer. In what might amount to an act of terrorism, Captain Shaw deleted all of the Titan's jazz. He also disrespects his first officer, Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), and happily calls Starfleet security when Seven, Riker, and Picard hijack his ship. He is brusque and even rude. He is an awesome character.
- 3/15/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Back in 2020, prior to the debut of "Star Trek: Picard," lead actor Patrick Stewart explained to several reporters that he would only return to the show if he wasn't required to wear a Starfleet uniform. He didn't want to simply go back to the same schtick seen on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" some 30 years earlier, preferring to revisit Picard as a retired civilian. While this is a reasonable demand, a "Star Trek" series that wasn't about Starfleet, or that didn't take place on a starship that was actively trekking, proved difficult for the writers. The first two seasons of "Picard" centered on outsized, byzantine mysteries that involved interdimensional robots (in season 1) and causality loops (in season 2). There was no formal chain of command and no central technological haven for the characters to reconnoiter.
These missing elements were restored for the third season of "Picard," and it seems they were...
These missing elements were restored for the third season of "Picard," and it seems they were...
- 3/9/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
While her name may not be one heard regularly around the water cooler (yet!), Stephanie Czajkowski (pronounced "check-house-key" as per her helpful webpage) is a memorable presence on screen.
Perhaps known best for her recurring role as Hammerhead, one of Crazy Jane's alter personalities on HBO Max's Doom Patrol, she currently portrays the Vulcan Science Officer, Lt. T'Veen, aboard the USS Titan on Star Trek: Picard.
Speaking with TV Fanatic from her home via Zoom, Czajkowski was generous with her time and thoughtful answers as we delved into her experiences joining the Star Trek family and how it's influenced her perspective on the fandom, the industry, and her ears!
Czajkowski comes by her love of Star Trek honestly. The franchise has been a part of her life from an early age.
"My father was a very, very big Star Trek fan, so Star Trek had been weaved pretty deftly throughout my life.
Perhaps known best for her recurring role as Hammerhead, one of Crazy Jane's alter personalities on HBO Max's Doom Patrol, she currently portrays the Vulcan Science Officer, Lt. T'Veen, aboard the USS Titan on Star Trek: Picard.
Speaking with TV Fanatic from her home via Zoom, Czajkowski was generous with her time and thoughtful answers as we delved into her experiences joining the Star Trek family and how it's influenced her perspective on the fandom, the industry, and her ears!
Czajkowski comes by her love of Star Trek honestly. The franchise has been a part of her life from an early age.
"My father was a very, very big Star Trek fan, so Star Trek had been weaved pretty deftly throughout my life.
- 3/4/2023
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
This article contains mild spoilers for Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
One general complaint Trekkies may make about "Star Trek" in general is its geocentricity. Every single "Star Trek" series to date ("Star Trek: Prodigy" notwithstanding) has featured a human captain from Earth. And while each show usually features several alien/artificial characters in prominent roles, humans are still the overwhelming norm. Indeed, Starfleet Headquarters is located on Earth, the Federation was officially founded on Earth, and all Starfleet vessels are constructed at the Utopia Planitia shipyards orbiting Mars.
These creative decisions are understandable from a production perspective; all the people making "Star Trek" are indeed humans, and all its viewers are from Earth. The aliens and androids on "Star Trek" are meant to offer human viewers a fresh perspective on their own humanity, inviting us to look at our own foibles as a species from the perspective of a non-human outsider.
One general complaint Trekkies may make about "Star Trek" in general is its geocentricity. Every single "Star Trek" series to date ("Star Trek: Prodigy" notwithstanding) has featured a human captain from Earth. And while each show usually features several alien/artificial characters in prominent roles, humans are still the overwhelming norm. Indeed, Starfleet Headquarters is located on Earth, the Federation was officially founded on Earth, and all Starfleet vessels are constructed at the Utopia Planitia shipyards orbiting Mars.
These creative decisions are understandable from a production perspective; all the people making "Star Trek" are indeed humans, and all its viewers are from Earth. The aliens and androids on "Star Trek" are meant to offer human viewers a fresh perspective on their own humanity, inviting us to look at our own foibles as a species from the perspective of a non-human outsider.
- 3/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.
Only two episodes in, it’s clear that season three of Star Trek: Picard has a lot more on its mind than just bringing back the crew from The Next Generation. Already, we’ve seen callbacks to not only Deep Space Nine and Enterprise but to the movies starring The Original Series cast, including the boatswain’s whistle from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and a surprise twist very reminiscent of The Wrath of Khan.
So it’s no surprise that the series would give some love to the first movie in the franchise. Released in 1979, after the success of Star Wars convinced studio execs that Gene Rodenberry’s long in gestation Tos follow-up should be a movie instead of the TV series Star Trek: Phase II, Star Trek: The Motion Picture remains a controversial entry in the franchise. For some, it...
Only two episodes in, it’s clear that season three of Star Trek: Picard has a lot more on its mind than just bringing back the crew from The Next Generation. Already, we’ve seen callbacks to not only Deep Space Nine and Enterprise but to the movies starring The Original Series cast, including the boatswain’s whistle from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and a surprise twist very reminiscent of The Wrath of Khan.
So it’s no surprise that the series would give some love to the first movie in the franchise. Released in 1979, after the success of Star Wars convinced studio execs that Gene Rodenberry’s long in gestation Tos follow-up should be a movie instead of the TV series Star Trek: Phase II, Star Trek: The Motion Picture remains a controversial entry in the franchise. For some, it...
- 2/28/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Supergirl" episode 4 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "How Does She Do It?" And it turns out that we're going to see some pretty dramatic and intense stuff go down as major bombings take place while Kara scrambles to stop them and babysit simultaneously, and more! In the new, 4th episode press release: Kara Is Pulled In Opposite Directions When She Babysits Cat's Son While Trying To Stop A Series Of Bombings, On "Supergirl," Monday, Nov. 16. Press release number 2: Kara's two identities is going to get stretched thin when Supergirl must protect National City from a series of bombings and Kara is tasked with babysitting Cat's son, Carter. Also, James will be conflicted when his ex-girlfriend, Lucy Lane, seeks to rekindle their relationship. Levi Miller guest stars as Carter Grant, Cat's son, and Jenna Dewan-Tatum guest stars as Lucy Lane.
- 11/9/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
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