Questions tagged [star-trek]
A science-fiction franchise, comprising TV series, movies and other media created by Gene Roddenberry.
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Why has Paramount not released Star Trek: Starfleet Academy?
Why is Paramount sitting on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy?
The first season just completed filming, but they're not releasing the show until next year. Why?
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Did the visor obstruct Levar Burton's vision?
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Levar Burton's character, Geordi LaForge, was born blind and had to wear a visor to see. Ironically enough, seeing him wear the visor in scenes from the show has led ...
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Why is homemade food preferable over replicated food?
I don't have exact examples, but I'm sure that I've seen it happen on many different starships in the Star Trek universe: replicator technology exists, but the people have a strong preference for food ...
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Is space travel restricted in “Star Trek: Picard” when compared to other interations of the “Star Trek” franchise?
In previous incarnations of Star Trek there was an emphasis on exploration. The cast would frequently leave the Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise personal excursions using Federation Shuttles, ...
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Was it ever explained why The Pagemaster (1994) had so many actors from Star Trek in it?
The 1994 film The Pagemaster cast the voices of a rather large number of actors then famous for their work on Star Trek, including Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, and Christopher ...
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When was it first confirmed in canon that the wars that nearly destroyed the Vulcans was fought using high technology weapons?
In the original series (TOS) of Star Trek the audience is told that the Vulcans fought a series of devastating wars that almost destroyed their species, before embracing logic and pacifism.
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Was the Enterprise 1701-A ever severed from its nacelles?
So I bought a second (third-,... ,seventh?)-hand ArtAsylum Enterprise 1701-A (Wrath of Khan-ish), no battle damage, and I noticed that for some reason it is possible to remove the nacelles from the ...
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Did Star Trek: Picard casually add the notion of simultaneous Borg Queens?
Star Trek's Everything You Need to Know About the Borg Queen states "Only one Queen exists at any given time".
But a recent episode
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Why are there so many clocks on the bridge of the Enterprise in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country?”
In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, the bridge of the Enterprise prominently features digital clocks above the viewscreen and all over the bridge. Why?
Time is not relevant to the plot. The ...
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Is there any explanation for why the front/side screens on Star Trek ships show stars going much faster than the rated warp speeds?
In ST:TOS, we see stars slowly come from the front and move to the side as the crew looks forward in normal flight. Even this makes it look like their speed is at least several light years per minute. ...
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Is there a time in Star Trek where "bypass the plasma/EPS" relays failed and caused damage to the ship?
I watched this video today by Cathode Ray Dude who made an analogy to real life battle shorts to the fictional plasma/EPS relays that are frequently "bypassed" in the Star Trek TV series as ...
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How are Star Trek medical devices attached to the neck?
In Star Trek Voyager, it happens a few times that a medical device is attached to the neck. For example, in S03E02 "Flashback" at 8:28, the doctor attaches a device to Tuvok's neck. ...
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Did Star Trek: Picard get new writers for Season 2?
The tone, substance, and quality of the second season of Star Trek: Picard seem vastly different than season one. I understand that there are people out there who view this as an improvement, but my ...
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How are Star Trek ship explosions produced?
I always wondered how older ship explosions in Star Trek were created. In Star Trek Generations, there's a Bird of Prey exploding (YouTube). It does not look like CGI but more like they blew up an ...
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What happened to the knowledge of VGER?
In the first full length Star Trek movie The Motion Picture, Commander Decker assumes the role of The Creator and directly inputs the final code sequence so VGER can transmit its vast amount of ...
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