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Geordie
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Geordie /ˈdʒɔːrdi/ is both a regional nickname for a person from the larger Tyneside region of North East England and the name of the Northern English dialect spoken by its inhabitants. The term is associated with Tyneside, south Northumberland and northern parts of County Durham and this linguistic conservatism can be seen today to the extent that poems by the Anglo-Saxon scholar the Venerable Bede translate more successfully into Geordie than into present-day Standard English. Thus in Northern England and the Scottish borders area, then dominated by the kingdom of Northumbria, later Irish and Scottish admixture influenced the dialect. In more recent years, the North East area has received migrants from the rest of the world as well, in recent times, the word Geordie can refer to a supporter of Newcastle United, despite many Geordies supporting other local teams. The Geordie Schooner glassware is used to serve beer in the United States, the Geordie dialect and self-identification as a Geordie are primarily associated with those of a working-class background. A2008 newspaper survey found the Geordie accent the most attractive in England, the term itself, according to Brockett, originated from all the North East coal mines. The catchment area for the term Geordie can include Northumberland and County Durham or be confined to an area as small as the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, people from Sunderland, where they traditionally considered themselves Geordies, have differentiated themselves as Mackems in recent decades. The earliest known recorded use of the term found by an Oxford English Dictionary word hunt occurred only as late as 1988, Geordie is occasionally called Tyneside English. One explanation is that it was established during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, the Jacobites declared that the natives of Newcastle were staunch supporters of the Hanoverian kings, in particular of George I during the 1715 rebellion. This contrasted with rural Northumbria, which supported the Jacobite cause. If true, the term may have derived from the popular anti-Hanoverian song Cam Ye Oer Frae France, which calls the first Hanoverian king Geordie Whelps, a play on George the Guelph. Using the chronological order of two John Trotter Brockett books, Geordie was given to North East pitmen, later he acknowledges that the pitmen also christened their Stephenson lamp Geordie. It occurs in the titles of two songs by songwriter Joe Wilson, Geordy, Haud the Bairn and Keep your Feet Still, Newcastle publisher Frank Grahams Geordie Dictionary states, The origin of the word Geordie has been a matter of much discussion and controversy. All the explanations are fanciful and not a piece of genuine evidence has ever been produced. In Grahams many years of research, the earliest record he found of the use was in 1823 by local comedian Billy Purvis. Purvis had set up a booth at the Newcastle Races on the Town Moor, noo, yor a fair doon reet feul, not an artificial feul like Billy Purvis. Gan an get thy picks agyen, thou may de for the city, but never for the west end o wor toon. Graham is backed up historically by John Camden Hotten, who wrote in 1869, Geordie, general term in Northumberland and Durham for a pitman, origin not known, the term has been in use more than a century
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Star Trek
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Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called Star Trek and now referred to as The Original Series, debuted in 1966 and it followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew aboard the starship USS Enterprise, an exploration vessel. The Star Trek canon of the franchise include The Original Series, a series, four spin-off television series, its film franchise. In creating Star Trek, Roddenberry was inspired by the Horatio Hornblower novels, the satirical book Gullivers Travels and these adventures continued in the short-lived Star Trek, The Animated Series and six feature films. The adventures of The Next Generation crew continued in four feature films. In 2009, the franchise underwent a reboot set in an alternate timeline, or Kelvin Timeline. This film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the show, their adventures were continued in the sequel film. The thirteenth film feature and sequel, Star Trek Beyond, was released to coincide with the franchises 50th anniversary, a new Star Trek TV series, titled Star Trek, Discovery, will premiere in May 2017 on the digital platform CBS All Access. Star Trek has been a phenomenon for decades. Fans of the franchise are called Trekkies or Trekkers, the franchise spans a wide range of spin-offs including games, figurines, novels, toys, and comics. Star Trek had an attraction in Las Vegas that opened in 1998. At least two museum exhibits of props travel the world, the series has its own full-fledged constructed language, Klingon. Several parodies have been made of Star Trek, in addition, viewers have produced several fan productions. As of July 2016, the franchise had generated $10 billion in revenue, Star Trek is noted for its cultural influence beyond works of science fiction. The franchise is also noted for its civil rights stances. The Original Series included one of televisions first multiracial casts, Star Trek references can be found throughout popular culture from movies such as the submarine thriller Crimson Tide to the animated series South Park. As early as 1964, Gene Roddenberry drafted a proposal for the series that would become Star Trek
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Encounter at Farpoint
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Encounter at Farpoint is the first episode and series premiere of the American science fiction television series Star Trek, The Next Generation, which premiered in syndication on September 28,1987. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry and directed by Corey Allen, Roddenberry was the creator of Star Trek, and Fontana was a writer on the original series. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise, the episode was made as a pilot for the new Star Trek series, and was a double length episode at Paramount Television Groups insistence. After the show was announced on October 10,1986. The show utilized some existing sets and props from the Star Trek films, new actors were hired for the pilot, which in some cases required the character concepts to be redeveloped to better fit the actor. The show made its debut in syndication to a critical response. In 2364, the newest flagship of the United Federation of Planets, Starfleets USS Enterprise, Enterprise is to open relations with the simple Bandi people who have somehow been able to tap immense energy reserves and construct Farpoint Station, much to the surprise of the Federation. Before letting the ship resume its course, Q warns Captain Picard that he is destined to fail, as the Enterprise arrives, the crew members explore the offerings of Farpoint Station and establish relations with their Bandi host, Groppler Zorn. The crew becomes suspicious when items they desire seem to appear out of nowhere moments later, Deanna Troi, an empath, senses a being with powerful yet despairing emotions nearby, and the crew discover a strange labyrinth beneath the station, but Zorn does not offer an explanation. As the Enterprise crew continues its explorations, an unknown alien craft enters orbit and begins to fire upon an older Bandi settlement near Farpoint Station. Before Picard orders the ships phasers to be fired at the craft, Q appears to him of humanitys trial. The away team discovers the craft has passages similar to those under Farpoint and their actions cause the alien craft to transform into a jellyfish-like space creature, and Picard is able to deduce the mystery of Farpoint Station. The creature now in orbit is trying to free its mate by attacking those who hold it captive. Though Q goads Picard into punishing the Bandi, Picard refuses, the beam allows the land-bound creature to transform back into its jellyfish-like form, and it flies into orbit to join its fellow being. As the crew watches the reunion of the creatures, Q reluctantly tells Picard that they have succeeded in their test. The new Star Trek series was announced on October 10,1986 by the head of Paramount Television Group and he announced that the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, was to be executive producer and lead the creation of the new series. When the decision was not to proceed with the Paramount network it had been slated to be the flagship for. Paramount had pitched ideas to Roddenberry earlier in 1986 as it was the anniversary of the original series
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Star Trek, The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series in the Star Trek franchise created by Gene Roddenberry that ran between 1987 and 1994. Roddenberry, Maurice Hurley, Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor served as producers at different times throughout its production. The series involves a starship named Enterprise and is set in the regions of the Milky Way galaxy. The first episode takes place in the year 2364,100 years after the start of the mission described in the original series. It features a new cast and a new starship Enterprise, the fifth to bear the name within the franchises storyline and these are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations. TNG premiered the week of September 28,1987, drawing 27 million viewers, in total,176 episodes were made, ending with the two-hour finale All Good Things. The week of May 23,1994, the series was broadcast in first-run syndication with dates and times varying among individual television stations. Three additional Star Trek spin-offs followed The Next Generation, Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, Star Trek, Voyager, and Star Trek, Enterprise. The series formed the basis for the seventh through to the tenth of the Star Trek films, and is also the setting of novels, comic books. In its seventh season, Star Trek, The Next Generation became the first, the series received a number of accolades including 19 Emmy Awards, two Hugo Awards, five Saturn Awards, and a Peabody Award. The series follows the adventures of a crew on board the starship USS Enterprise, the fifth Federation vessel to bear the name and registry. The series is set about 70 years after the mission of the original Enterprise crew under the command of James T. Kirk. Beverly Crusher, conn officer Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, and junior officer Lieutenant Worf, the death of Lieutenant Yar in the series first season prompts an internal shuffle of personnel, making Worf official chief of security. Geordi La Forge is promoted to engineer at the beginning of season 2. The series begins with the crew of the Enterprise-D put on trial by a nefarious, the god-like entity threatens the extinction of mankind for being a race of savages, forcing them to solve a mystery at nearby Farpoint Station to prove their worthiness to be spared. After successfully solving the mystery and avoiding disaster, the crew departs on its mission to explore strange new worlds. Subsequent stories focus on the discovery of new life and sociological and political relationships with alien cultures, several new species are introduced as recurring antagonists, including the Ferengi, the Cardassian, and the Borg
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LeVar Burton
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Levardis Robert Martyn LeVar Burton Jr. is an American actor, presenter, director, and author. He has also directed a number of episodes for various iterations of Star Trek. Burton was born to American parents at the U. S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in West Germany and his mother, Erma Gene, was a social worker, administrator, and educator. His father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, was a photographer for the U. S. Army Signal Corps at the time he was stationed at Landstuhl, Burton and his two sisters were raised by his mother in Sacramento, California. Burton was raised Roman Catholic and, at the age of thirteen, entered St. Pius X seminary in Galt, California, Burton attended St. Pius X Seminary in Galt and graduated in the class of 1974. While in seminary, he works by the philosophers Lao-Tzu, Nietzsche. At seventeen, Burton left the seminary to enroll at the University of Southern California with a drama scholarship, while at the University of Southern California, Burton was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Californias School of Theatre, LeVar Burton made his acting debut in 1977 when he played Kunta Kinte in the ABC award-winning drama series Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. Burtons audition for the role of Kinte was the first of his professional career, as a result of his performance, he was nominated for the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Burton reprised the role of Kunta Kinte in the 1988 television film Roots, when asked about the societal impacts of Roots, Burton is quoted as saying, It expanded the consciousness of people. Blacks and whites began to see each other as human beings, and if you throw a pebble into the pond, youre going to get ripples. I think the constant is change, and its always slow. Anything that happens overnight is lacking in foundation, Roots is part of a changing trend, and its still being played out. In 1986, he appeared in the video for the song Word Up. by the funk/R&B group Cameo. Burton accepted an invitation to host Rebop, a series designed for young people ages 9–15. Burton was the host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow starting in 1983 for PBS, the series ran for 23 seasons, making it one of the longest-running childrens programs on the network. Furthermore, the series garnered over 200 broadcast awards over its run, Burton himself won 12 Emmy awards as host and producer of the show. After Reading Rainbow went off the air in 2006, Burton and his business partner, Mark Wolfe, acquired the rights to the brand and formed RRKIDZ
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United Federation of Planets
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The Federation was first introduced in the 1966–1969 television show Star Trek as the organization that sent the starship USS Enterprise on its mission of peaceful exploration. As the Federation has continued to explore the galaxy and expanded its membership, it has been challenged by hostile alien civilizations such as the Borg. The survival, success, and growth of the Federation and its principles of freedom have become some of the Star Trek franchises central themes, the Federation was originally conceived as an idealized version of the United Nations. The Federation has been well received by critics and fans, becoming one of the most enduring storylines. As part of the message he wanted the show to convey, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry intended to depict the Federation as an ideal. The social structure within the Federation is classless and operates within a money-less New World Economy, the Federation is described as stressing, at least nominally, the values of universal liberty, equality, justice, peace, and cooperation. The Federation also maintains its own quasi-militaristic and scientific exploratory agency, the television series and films depict Earth and humanity as holding a center-stage political role within the Federation, in some ways first among equals. The legislature, the Federation Council, is located at the Presidio of San Francisco, several other bodies of the Federation have been depicted. There is an executive headed by a Federation President, who keeps offices in the Palais de la Concorde in Paris. There is a branch as well, the highest court of which is the Federation Supreme Court. The Federations scientific, diplomatic and defensive/military arm is Starfleet, depicted as being headquartered at Fort Baker, just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. The Federation comes into conflict with other major powers in the galaxy such as the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Cardassian Union, the Borg. The United Federation of Planets has existed as part of the Star Trek universe since the first season of the series and is the primary focus of all the Star Trek series. Several episodes of Star Trek, Enterprise follow events leading up the creation of the Federation, the formation of the Coalition seems to have been the event that provoked the xenophobic Terra Prime incident in the episodes Demons and Terra Prime. After Terra Prime leader John Frederick Paxton exploited the xenophobia on Earth, many of the aliens were unnerved, however, they were convinced by a speech from Captain Jonathan Archer to give the idea of a united organization of worlds a chance. Six years later in 2161, the United Federation of Planets was organized, the Federation is founded under a document known as the Charter of the United Federation of Planets October 9,2161, which is occasionally referred to informally as the Constitution. It draws text and inspiration from the United Nations Charter and other sources and this is intended to prevent even well-intentioned Federation personnel from introducing changes which could destabilize or even destroy other pre-warp-era cultures through interference. Starfleets Omega Directive supersedes the Prime Directive allowing for any means possible to destroy the Omega particle if encountered and it includes a set of guarantees of civil rights, the Seventh Guarantee being analogous to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and its protection against self-incrimination
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Starfleet
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Starfleet is a fictional organization in the Star Trek media franchise. While the majority of Starfleets members are human and it is headquartered on Earth, hundreds of species are also represented. During production of episodes of the original series, several details of the makeup of the Star Trek universe had yet to be worked out. However, references to the United Earth Space Probe Agency, for example, the Friendship One probe is marked with the letters UESPA-1 in the Star Trek, Voyager episode Friendship One. Other background props included additional UESPA references, such as Captain Jean-Luc Picards family album in Star Trek Generations, during the production of Star Trek, Enterprise, some larger Starfleet insignia designs included the name United Earth Space Probe Agency. However, the Starfleet that is in existence before the Federation is a different organization than that of the Federation Starfleet, Starfleet acts under a Prime Directive of non-interference with developing worlds or their internal politics. The Prime Directive and Starfleets first-contact policies are at the center of several episodes in each Star Trek series, Starfleet Headquarters is shown to be located on Earth, northeast of the Golden Gate Bridge in the present-day Fort Baker area. Starfleet Academy is located in the general area. Additionally, various episodes show Starfleet operating a series of starbases throughout Federation territory, as ground facilities, the flagship of Starfleet is often considered to be the starship USS Enterprise. Starfleet has many components, including the following, As early as the original Star Trek, later series establish it as an officer training facility with a four-year educational program. The main campus is located near Starfleet Headquarters in what is now Fort Baker, Starfleet Command is the headquarters/command center of Starfleet. The term Starfleet Command is first used in TOS episode Court Martial and its headquarters are depicted as being in Fort Baker, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco, in Star Trek, The Motion Picture and Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home. Overlooking the Command from the side of the Golden Gate is the permanent site of the Council of the United Federation of Planets in what is now the Presidio of San Francisco. StarTrek. com notes that many of Starfleets ships are built on Mare Island near San Francisco, the Enterprise-D and USS Voyager are depicted to have been constructed at a shipyard named Utopia Planitia in Mars orbit. The Utopia Planitia served as Starfleets main ship yards throughout a portion of Starfleets existence. After the Enterprise-D encountered the Borg in the episode Q Who the size of the Utopia Planitia shipyards was doubled out of fear of a Borg strike and they were once again doubled after the Dominion threat became more evident. In the 2013 sequel, Montgomery Scotty Scott discovers a covert Starfleet facility, near Jupiter, as one minion of the Dominion in the Star Trek, DS9 episode, Rocks and Shoals notes, Starfleet engineers are reputed to be able to Turn rocks into replicators. Additionally, Pocket Books has published a series of eBooks and novels in the Starfleet Corps of Engineers series, Starfleet Intelligence is an intelligence agency of the United Federation of Planets
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
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The USS Enterprise is a fictional vessel. It is a Sovereign-class starship in the Star Trek franchise and it appears only in the films Star Trek, First Contact, Star Trek, Insurrection and Star Trek Nemesis, where it serves as the primary setting. It is the sixth Federation starship to carry the name Enterprise, the Enterprise-E, a Sovereign class starship, launched in 2372 from the San Francisco Fleet Yards under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Picard and most of the key officers were from Enterprise-D, according to the non-canon novel Ship of the Line, the originally planned name for the vessel was USS Honorious, and Montgomery Scott was part of the team of engineers that designed the Enterprise-E. The Borg hijacked and almost assimilated the ship until Captain Picard, in Star Trek, Insurrection, the crew stops a Sona attempt to forcibly relocate the Baku people from their homeworld. In Star Trek Nemesis, the Enterprise is heavily damaged while stopping Shinzon from using a weapon of destruction to destroy all life on Earth. The ship returns to spacedock to undergo extensive repairs, in the novels published by Pocket Books after Nemesis, the Enterprise-E remains under the command of Picard as of 2385 in the 2013 novel miniseries Star Trek, The Fall. Data was resurrected in the novels similarly to the comic miniseries Countdown, a designers blueprints show that the Enterprise has new phaser banks and torpedo launchers in Star Trek Nemesis that were not present in Star Trek, Insurrection. It also shows the warp nacelles have been moved upwards and forward slightly, Star Trek, Ships of the Line, written by Star Treks technical consultant Michael Okuda, states that the Enterprise can travel at up to warp 9.995. Captain Jean-Luc Picard Captain of the Enterprise from the launch in 2372. Commander William Thomas Riker First officer of the Enterprise from its launch in 2372, promoted to Captain in 2379, and left the Enterprise with his wife, Ships Counselor Commander Deanna Troi, to take command of the USS Titan. Lieutenant Commander Data Data was Operations Officer from its launch in 2372, Commander Deanna Troi Commander Troi was the ships Counselor from its launch in 2372, until the end of Star Trek, Nemesis, when she departed with her new husband, Captain Riker, for the Titan. Commander Beverly Crusher, M. D. Crusher was the ships Chief Medical Officer from its launch in 2372, in the non-canon 2007 novel Death in Winter, she again took a position as head of Starfleet Medical, but returned to the Enterprise in the novel Resistance. Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge Chief Engineer from the acceptance into Starfleet service. Lieutenant Reginald Barclay Present during the events of Star Trek, First Contact, lieutenant Hawk Flight Controller until assimilation by the Borg and death at the hands of Worf in Star Trek, First Contact
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Star Trek: First Contact
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Star Trek, First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the feature film in the Star Trek film franchise. In the films plot, the crew of the Starship USS Enterprise-E travel back in time to the mid-21st century to stop the cybernetic Borg from conquering Earth by changing the past. After the release of the film, Star Trek Generations, Paramount tasked writers Brannon Braga. Braga and Moore wanted to feature the Borg in the plot, after two better-known directors turned down the job, cast member Jonathan Frakes was chosen to direct, to make sure the task fell to someone who understood Star Trek. It was Frakes first theatrical film, the script required the creation of new starship designs, including a new USS Enterprise. Production designer Herman Zimmerman and illustrator John Eaves collaborated to make a ship than its predecessor. Principal photography began with weeks of shooting in Arizona and California before production moved to new sets for the ship-based scenes. Effects company Industrial Light & Magic rushed to complete the special effects in less than five months. Traditional optical effects techniques were supplemented with computer-generated imagery, Jerry Goldsmith and his son Joel collaborated to produce the films score. First Contact was the film on its opening weekend, making $30.7 million. The film made $92 million in the United States & Canada, critical reception was mostly positive, critics including Roger Ebert considered it one of the best Star Trek films. The Borg and the effects were lauded, while characterization was less evenly received. First Contact was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup, the film has been released on videotape, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray home video formats. Scholarly analysis of the film has focused on Captain Jean-Luc Picards parallels to Herman Melvilles Ahab, Captain Jean-Luc Picard wakes from a nightmare in which he relived his assimilation by the cybernetic Borg six years earlier. Starfleet informs him of a new Borg attack against The Federation, intercepting the overwhelmed fleets audio communications, Picard disobeys orders and heads the Enterprise for Earth, where a single, damaged Borg Cube destroys opposing Starfleet vessels. The Enterprise arrives in time to save the crew of the USS Defiant, Picard takes command of the fleet and, after hearing Borg communications in his mind, orders it to concentrate its firepower on a seemingly non-vital section of the Borg ship. The Cube is destroyed but manages to launch a smaller sphere ship towards the planet before disintegrating, the Borg sphere generates and enters a temporal vortex
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Star Trek: Insurrection
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Star Trek, Insurrection is a 1998 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the feature film in the Star Trek film franchise. In addition to that cast, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, the crew of the USS Enterprise-E rebel against Starfleet after they discover a conspiracy with a species known as the Sona to steal the peaceful Bakus planet for its rejuvenating properties. Paramount Pictures sought a change in pace after the film, Star Trek. Michael Piller was asked to write the script, which was created from story ideas by Piller, the storys first drafts featured the Romulans, and the Sona and Baku were introduced in the third draft. After Ira Steven Behr reviewed the script, Piller revised it, the ending was further revised after test screenings. The special effects depicting outer space were completely computer generated, a first for a Star Trek film, the Baku village was fully built on location at Lake Sherwood, California, but suffered weather damage. Sets from the television series Star Trek, Voyager and Star Trek, Michael Westmore created the make-up for the new alien races, and Robert Blackman revised the Starfleet dress uniform designs. Sanja Milkovic Hayes created costumes for the Baku from cellulose fibers, Jerry Goldsmith produced the films score, his fourth for the franchise. Insurrection was the film on its opening weekend, making US$22.4 million. The film made over $70.1 million in the United States and Canada, Insurrection was nominated for both a Saturn Award and a Hugo Award, but the only award it received was a Youth in Film Award for Michael Welch. The film has released on videotape, DVD and Blu-ray home video formats. Lieutenant Commander Data is temporarily transferred to an undercover mission observing the peaceful Baku people, while on their planet, he malfunctions and reveals the presence of the joint Federation–Sona task force observing the Baku. Admiral Matthew Dougherty contacts the USS Enterprise-E to obtain Datas schematics, Captain Picard decides to ignore these orders and takes the Enterprise to capture Data. After stopping Data, Captain Jean-Luc Picard becomes suspicious of Doughertys insistence that the Enterprise is no longer needed and his crew investigates the cause of Datas malfunction. They discover that the Baku have advanced technology, but have rejected its use to live simpler lives, due to unique radiation or metaphasic particles emanating from their planets rings, they are effectively immortal. Doughertys allies, the Sona, are a race who use medical techniques to prevent death. The Enterprise crew also begin to experience the effects of the planet
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Star Trek: Nemesis
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Star Trek, Nemesis is a 2002 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the film in the Star Trek film franchise and is the fourth and last film to star the cast of the television program Star Trek. It was directed by Stuart Baird and written by John Logan, principal photography took place from November 2001 to March 2002. Jerry Goldsmith composed the films score, the film was released in North America on December 13,2002. The film received mixed reviews, with publications criticizing the film for being the least successful in the Star Trek franchise. The film went on to earn $67,312,826 worldwide, following the failure of the film and the cancellation of Star Trek, Enterprise, Berman and Erik Jendresen began development on the unproduced Star Trek, The Beginning. Three years later, Viacom split from CBS Corporation and Paramount eventually rebooted the series in 2009 with Star Trek by J. J. Abrams. On Romulus members of the Romulan Imperial Senate debate whether to accept the terms of peace and alliance with the Reman rebel leader Shinzon, the Remans are a slave race of the Romulan Empire, used as miners and as cannon fodder. A faction of the military is in support of Shinzon, but the Praetor, after rejecting the motion, the Praetor and remaining senators are disintegrated by a device left in the room by a military-aligned senator. Meanwhile, the crew of the USS Enterprise-E prepare to bid farewell to first officer Commander William Riker and Counselor Deanna Troi, en route, they discover a positronic energy reading on a planet in the Kolaran system near the Romulan Neutral Zone. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Lieutenant Commander Worf, and Lieutenant Commander Data land on Kolarus III, when the android is reassembled it introduces itself as B-4. The crew deduce it to be a less-advanced, earlier version of Data, Picard is contacted by Vice-Admiral Kathryn Janeway and orders the ship on a diplomatic mission to nearby Romulus. Janeway explains that the Romulan Empire has been taken over in a coup by Shinzon. On arrival, they learn Shinzon is a clone of Picard, the project was abandoned when he was still a child and he was left on Remus to die as a slave. After many years, Shinzon became a leader of the Remans, and constructed his heavily armed flagship, there are also unexpected attempts to communicate with the Enterprise computers, and Shinzon himself violates Trois mind through the telepathy of his Reman viceroy. Dr. Crusher discovers that Shinzon is aging rapidly because of the used to clone him. Shinzon kidnaps Picard from the Enterprise, as well as B-4, however, Data reveals he has swapped places with B-4, rescues Picard, and returns with Picard to the Enterprise. The Enterprise races back to Federation space but is ambushed by the Scimitar in the Bassen Rift, Two Romulan Warbirds come to the aid of the Enterprise, as they do not want to be complicit in Shinzons genocidal plans, but Shinzon destroys one and disables the other
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
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USS Enterprise is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek, The Next Generation television series. The Enterprise-D also appears in the episode of Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, the series finale of Star Trek, Enterprise. The Enterprise-D is a Galaxy-class ship and the sixth Federation starship in the Star Trek universe to carry the name Enterprise, Enterprise-D is the flagship of Starfleet. In most of its service in the Star Trek universe, the officer of Enterprise-D is Captain Jean-Luc Picard. In Star Trek Generations, after combat with the Duras sisters ship, the stardrive section was destroyed. The ship was replaced by the Sovereign class starship USS Enterprise, andrew Probert, who helped update the original Enterprise for Star Trek, The Motion Picture, designed the Enterprise-D. Originally assigned to design the bridge, Probert had a what if sketch hanging on his wall that he had drawn after working on The Motion Picture. Story editor David Gerrold saw the sketch and brought it to creator Gene Roddenberrys attention, Probert received a design patent on the Enterprise-D design in 1990. For the third season, model-maker Greg Jein built a four-foot miniature, the six-foot model was used whenever a saucer separation sequence needed to be filmed, and it was then updated by ILM for use in Star Trek Generations. Jonathan Frakes said, When we negotiate our contracts, Paramount’s company line is that the ship is in fact the star of the show and its projected value was $20,000 to $30,000, but the final sale price was $576,000. It was the most expensive item in the auction, iLMs John Knoll also built a CGI Electric Image model of the Enterprise-D for the film Star Trek Generations. That model was transferred to LightWave and used to create various Galaxy-class starships in episodes of Star Trek, Deep Space Nine and in the Star Trek, Voyager episode Timeless. Eden FXs Gabriel Köerner built a new CGI LightWave model for the Enterprise-Ds appearance in Star Trek, Enterprises series finale, the proportions of the Galaxy-class Enterprise-D were different from the original Enterprise while retaining its familiar dual warp nacelles and saucer section appearance. The nacelles were made smaller than the saucer section, based on the idea that warp engines would have become more efficient over time. The Enterprise-D is first seen in the episode Encounter at Farpoint under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, several episodes, as well as the ships dedication plaque, establish that the Enterprise was built at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in orbit around Mars. The Enterprise-D is the third Galaxy-class starship, after the pathfinder ship USS Galaxy, during the Star Trek, The Next Generation series, the ships crew makes first contact with multiple species, including the Borg in Q Who and the Q Continuum in Encounter at Farpoint. The Enterprise-D is instrumental in the defeat of the Borg during their 2366 attempt to invade the Federation in The Best of Both Worlds, Part II. In 2371, as depicted in Star Trek Generations, the Klingon Duras sisters obtain the phase modulation frequency of the Enterprise-Ds shields, although the Enterprise-D destroys the sisters ship, damage to the warp drive coolant system prompts an emergency saucer separation
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Star Trek Generations
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Star Trek Generations is a 1994 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. Generations is the feature film based on Star Trek, and is the first film in the series to star the cast of the television series Star Trek. Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-D teams up with his predecessor Captain James T, Kirk to stop a villain from destroying a planet. Parts of the film were shot at the Valley of Fire State Park near Overton, Nevada, Paramount Studios, while the film received mixed reviews from critics, it performed well at the box office. In the year 2293, retired Captain James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott, during the voyage, Enterprise is pressed into a rescue mission to save two El-Aurian ships from a strange energy ribbon. Enterprise is able to some of the refugees before their ships are destroyed. In 2371, the crew of the USS Enterprise-D celebrate the promotion of Worf to Lieutenant Commander, Captain Jean-Luc Picard receives a message that his brother and nephew were killed in a fire, meaning the storied Picard family line will end with him. Enterprise receives a call from an observatory in orbit of the star Amargosa. The android Data and engineer Geordi La Forge discover a compound called trilithium in a room of the observatory. Soran appears, knocks La Forge unconscious, and launches a solar probe at Amargosa. The probe causes the star to implode, sending a shock wave toward the observatory, Data is rescued just before the station is destroyed by the shock wave. Guinan, Enterprises bartender, tells Captain Jean-Luc Picard more about Soran, Guinan explains that Soran is obsessed with reentering the Nexus, an extra-dimensional realm where time has no meaning and anyone can experience whatever they desire. Upon entering the Veridian system, Enterprise makes contact with the Duras Bird of Prey, Picard offers himself to the sisters in exchange for La Forge, but insists that he be transported to Sorans location first. La Forge is returned to Enterprise, but he inadvertently reveals Enterprises shield frequency, Enterprise destroys the Bird of Prey, but has sustained irreversible damage to its warp core. Commander William Riker orders an evacuation to the saucer section of the ship which separates from the star drive. The shock wave from the star drives destruction sends the saucer crashing to the surface of Veridian III, Picard fails to talk Soran out of his plan and is too late to stop him from launching his missile. The collapse of the Veridian star alters the course of the Nexus ribbon as predicted, in the Nexus, Picard finds himself surrounded by the family he never had, including a wife and children, but realizes it is an illusion. He is confronted by an echo of Guinan, after being told that he may leave whenever he chooses and go wherever and whenever he wishes, Guinan sends him to meet Kirk, also safe in the Nexus
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Helmsman
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A helmsman or helm is a person who steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, or spacecraft. On small vessels, particularly privately owned vessels, the functions of skipper. On larger vessels, there is an officer of the watch. An ordinary seaman is commonly restricted to steering in open waters, moreover, military ships may have a seaman or quartermaster at the helm. A professional helmsman maintains a steady course, properly executes all rudder orders, a helmsman relies upon visual references, a magnetic and gyrocompass, and a rudder angle indicator to steer a steady course. The mate or other officer on the bridge directs the helmsman aboard merchant or navy ships, clear and exact communication between the helmsman and officer on the bridge is essential to safe navigation and ship handling. Subsequently, a set of standard steering commands, responses by the helmsman, the helmsman repeats any verbal commands to demonstrate that the command is heard and understood. The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers requires that a helmsman be able to understand and respond to orders in English. The proliferation of systems and the increased computerization of operations on a ships bridge lessen the need for helmsmen standing watch in open waters. Helm orders or commands fall into two categories, rudder commands and heading commands, a rudder command dictates changing the angle of the rudder, which is a single-event action. Whereas steering a heading is a long event and will require ongoing or continuous rudder adjustments. An expert helmsman has a sense of how a particular ship will respond to the helm or how different sea conditions impact steering. For instance, experience teaches a helmsman the ability to correct the rudder in advance of a ship substantially falling off course and this requires the capacity to anticipate the delay between when the helm is applied and when the ship responds to the rudder. Similarly, a skilled helmsman will avoid overcompensating for a movement caused by local conditions, such as wind, swells, currents. Computer-based ship simulators provide an environment for learning skills to steer a ship. Training can be programmed to replicate a variety of ship sizes, scenarios depicted in 3-D graphics range from making course corrections in open waters to maneuvering in port, rivers, or other shallow waters. Cost compared to a vessel is low. Mariners learn responses to situations, such as steering failure
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Star Trek uniforms
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Star Trek uniforms are worn by crew members in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. Though design varied among the successive costume designers, the uniforms costumes, costumes were re-designed to improve appearance when filmed and to improve the comfort for actors. Deliberately mixing styles of uniforms from the series was occasionally used to enhance the sense of time travel or alternative universes. The rank system of the Star Trek universe resembles that of the United States Navy, in later television series, ranks are indicated by varying numbers of pips or bars on the individuals uniform collars. The insignia are worn on the left breast by all personnel, originally gold with a black border, but the shape differed based on the ship or base to which the person was assigned as seen in TOS episodes Court Martial, The Doomsday Machine, etc. In the case of the Enterprise, the insignia was a delta or arrowhead shape, in the second pilot, the science/medical and engineering/operations symbols were reversed, and there were other slight variations between the insignia as used in the pilots and in the regular series. A rank of captain is mentioned in two episodes, but no insignia are shown. The original uniform designs were the product of designer William Ware Theiss, the original series uniforms consisted of a colored top and dark pants, with significant variations between the designs used in the pilot episodes and the rest of the series. The original concept used a heavy, ribbed turtle neck collar of the color as the tunic for the men, with a cowl neck variation for the women. Officers in the first Star Trek pilot, The Cage, wear a single gold stripe, with only the officer grades lieutenant. A chief is also wearing a different sleeve stripe. Characters addressed as crewman wear no sleeve insignia, in the first pilot, the uniforms also include gray coats with silver rank stripes on the sleeves, worn on away missions and identical for men and women, and an optional gray cap. In the second episode, Where No Man Has Gone Before, most officers again wear a single stripe. The crew wore a triangular assignment patch that identified them as being with the USS Enterprise, personnel from other Starfleet vessels or Starfleet Command wore different assignment patches. Certain operations and engineering personnel wore red jumpsuits with black undershirts, the frequent death of red-uniformed security officers led to the coining of the popular term redshirt. The most commonly used command division shirts were actually green but appeared gold under the lights used on the set, in later series, the gold color was canonized in dialog. The green tunics may have the stripes on the sleeves or on the collar. The differently colored tunics were worn with dark gray trousers — which appeared black on camera — for the men, miniskirt length dresses with dark tights were worn by the women
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Science fiction on television
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Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality. The combination of initial cost and lower maintenance cost pushed producers into building these techniques into the basic concept of a series. The broad term special effects includes all the techniques here, visual effects involve photographic or digital manipulation of the onscreen image, usually done in post-production. Mechanical or physical effects involve props, pyrotechnics, and other methods used during principal photography itself. Some effects involved a combination of techniques, a ray gun might require a pyrotechnic during filming, stunts are another important category of physical effects. In general, all kinds of special effects must be planned during pre-production. Babylon 5 was the first series to use computer-generated imagery, or CGI, for all exterior space scenes, the technology has made this more practical, so that today models are rarely used. In the 1990s, CGI required expensive processors and customized applications, models have been an essential tool in science fiction television since the beginning, when Buck Rogers took flight in spark-scattering spaceships wheeling across a matte backdrop sky. The original Star Trek required an array of models, the USS Enterprise had to be built in several different scales for different needs. Gerry Anderson created a series of using puppets living in a universe of models and miniature sets. ALF depicted an alien living in a family, while Farscape included two puppets as regular characters, in Stargate SG-1, the Asgard characters are puppets in scenes where they are sitting, standing, or lying down. As animation is completely free of the constraints of gravity, momentum, in general, science fiction series are subject to the same financial constraints as other television shows. However, high production costs increase the risk, while limited audiences further complicate the business case for continuing production. Star Trek was the first television series to cost more than $100,000 per episode, while Star Trek and this enabled merchandising such as toy lines, animated cartoon adaptations, and other licensing. Creative settings also often call for broader story arcs than is found in mainstream television. Science fiction television producers will sometimes end a season with a cliffhanger episode to attract viewer interest. Dark Angel is one of many shows ending with a scene that left critical questions open when the series was cancelled
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 1)
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Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D. It was the first live-action television series in the franchise to be broadcast since Star Trek, The Original Series was cancelled in 1969, and the first to feature all new characters. Paramount Television eventually sought the advice of the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, the characters in the series gradually changed during preproduction, with adjustments made to the names, genders and ethnicity. When the cast was announced at first, LeVar Burton was the main actor highlighted because of his work on the Roots mini series, his character, Geordi La Forge was named for a disabled fan. Although the casting was managed by producers Rick Berman and Robert H. Justman, Roddenberry intervened to switch the characters assigned to Marina Sirtis and Denise Crosby. Sirtis took over Crosbys role as Deanna Troi, and Crosby became Tasha Yar, behind the scenes, the writing team became chaotic. Eddie Milkis had quit prior to casting, with Berman taking over from him, Roddenberrys insistence on re-writing scripts and unusual behaviour alienated some staff. Fontana quit, filing a claim with the Writers Guild of America as she had been acting as editor but was unpaid in the role. Such were the troubles that the series had a problem recruiting potential writers halfway through the season, by the end of the second season, all the writing staff recruited during season one except for Rick Berman had quit. As the series was being launched directly into syndication, there were concerns that it could affect the ratings, while highly anticipated, initial reviews other than for Encounter at Farpoint were poor. The second episode, The Naked Now had fans and critics concerned that The Next Generation would re-hash plots of The Original Series and it was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning in makeup, costume design and sound editing. The Big Goodbye was awarded a Peabody Award, while cast member Wil Wheaton was nominated for an award at the 9th Youth in Film Awards, the season was first released on DVD on March 26,2002 on Region 1, and was subsequently released in other regions. The pilot episode of Phase II, entitled In Thy Image was changed to become the first Star Trek film, Star Trek, Paramount spoke to Leonard Nimoy, who was still portraying Spock in the film franchise, about the new series. They offered him the chance of producing the new series, Next, Paramount sought to consult franchise creator Gene Roddenberry. He turned down the idea of running the show, given the time production of The Original Series had distracted him from his family. Although they had not planned on it originally, Paramount hired Roddenberry to oversee the production, however, one of his ideas appeared in the premise of The Next Generation, that the Federation and the Klingons had become allies. The first announcement of a new series was made by Roddenberry publicly on October 10,1986, several stars of The Original Series and the film franchise stated that they did not like the premise of a new series set in the same universe that did not feature them. James Doohan, who played Montgomery Scotty Scott, said that Star Trek was about the characters and with a new cast the studio was trying to fool the public, and thats bad business
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Prosthesis
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In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or congenital conditions. A persons prosthetics should be designed and assembled according to the patients appearance, for instance, a patient may need a transradial prosthesis, but need to choose between an aesthetic functional device, a myoelectric device, a body-powered device, or an activity specific device. The patients future goals and economical capabilities may help choose between one or more devices. Craniofacial prostheses include intra-oral and extra-oral prostheses, extra-oral prostheses are further divided into hemifacial, auricular, nasal, orbital and ocular. Intra-oral prostheses include dental prostheses such as dentures, obturators, limb prostheses include both upper- and lower-extremity prostheses. A transradial prosthesis is a limb that replaces an arm missing below the elbow. Two main types of prosthetics are available, cable operated limbs work by attaching a harness and cable around the opposite shoulder of the damaged arm. The other form of prosthetics available are myoelectric arms and these work by sensing, via electrodes, when the muscles in the upper arm move, causing an artificial hand to open or close. In the prosthetic industry a trans-radial prosthetic arm is referred to as a BE or below elbow prosthesis. Lower-extremity prostheses provide replacements at varying levels of amputation and these include hip disarticulation, transfemoral prosthesis, knee disarticulation, transtibial prosthesis, Symes amputation, foot, partial foot, and toe. The two main subcategories of lower extremity prosthetic devices are trans-tibial and trans-femoral, a transfemoral prosthesis is an artificial limb that replaces a leg missing above the knee. Transfemoral amputees can have a difficult time regaining normal movement. In general, a transfemoral amputee must use approximately 80% more energy to walk than a person with two whole legs and this is due to the complexities in movement associated with the knee. In the prosthetic industry a trans-femoral prosthetic leg is often referred to as an AK or above the knee prosthesis, a transtibial prosthesis is an artificial limb that replaces a leg missing below the knee. A transtibial amputee is usually able to regain normal movement more readily than someone with an amputation, due in large part to retaining the knee. Lower extremity prosthetics describes artificially replaced limbs located at the hip level or lower, in the prosthetic industry a trans-tibial prosthetic leg is often referred to as a BK or below the knee prosthesis. Prosthetics have been mentioned throughout history, the earliest recorded mention is the warrior queen Vishpala in the Rigveda. The Egyptians were early pioneers of the idea, as shown by the wooden toe found on a body from the New Kingdom, roman bronze crowns have also been found, but their use could have been more aesthetic than medical
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Gene Roddenberry
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Eugene Wesley Gene Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series, born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II, later, he followed in his fathers footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he also began to write scripts for television. As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun–Will Travel, in 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, which premiered in 1966 and ran for three seasons before being canceled. He then worked on projects, including a string of failed television pilots. The syndication of Star Trek led to its popularity, this, in turn, resulted in the Star Trek feature films, on which Roddenberry continued to produce. He continued to consult on the series until his death in 1991, years after his death, Roddenberry was one of the first humans to have his ashes carried into earth orbit. The popularity of the Star Trek universe and films has inspired films, books, comic books, video games, and fan films set in the Star Trek universe. Roddenberry was born on August 19,1921, in his parents rented home in El Paso, Texas, the family moved to Los Angeles in 1923 after Genes father passed the Civil Service test and was given a police commission there. During his childhood, Roddenberry was interested in reading, especially magazines, and was a fan of stories such as John Carter of Mars, Tarzan. Roddenberry majored in science at Los Angeles City College, where he began dating Eileen-Anita Rexroat. He obtained a license through the United States Army Air Corps-sponsored Civilian Pilot Training Program. He enlisted with the USAAC on December 18,1941, and he graduated from the USAAC on August 5,1942, when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was posted to Bellows Field, Oahu, to join the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group, of the Thirteenth Air Force, which flew the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. On August 2,1943, while flying out of Espiritu Santo, the plane Roddenberry was piloting overshot the runway by 500 feet and impacted trees, crushing the nose, the official report absolved Roddenberry of any responsibility. Roddenberry spent the remainder of his career in the United States. He was involved in a plane crash, this time as a passenger. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal, in 1945, Roddenberry began flying for Pan American World Airways, including routes from New York to Johannesburg or Calcutta, the two longest Pan Am routes at the time
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Trekkie
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A Trekkie or Trekker is a fan of the Star Trek franchise, or of specific television series or films within that franchise. In 1967, science fiction editor Arthur W. Saha used the term in an interview with Pete Hamill that Hamill was conducting for TV Guide concerning the phenomenon of science fiction. The first Star Trek fanzine, Spockanalia, appeared in September 1967, Roddenberry, who was aware of and encouraged such activities, a year later estimated that 10,000 wrote or read fanzines. Many early Trekkies were also fans of The Man From U. N. C. L. E, another show with science fiction elements and a devoted, cult-like audience. Perhaps the first large gathering of fans occurred in April 1967, another was in January 1968, when more than 200 Caltech students marched to NBCs Burbank, California studio to support Star Treks renewal. The first fan convention devoted to the show occurred on 1 March 1969 at the Newark Public Library, some fans were so devoted that they complained to a Canadian TV station when it cancelled a show in July 1969 for coverage of Apollo 11. However, the Trekkie phenomenon did not come to the attention of the public until after the show was cancelled in 1969. The first widely publicized fan convention occurred in January 1972 at the Statler Hilton Hotel in New York, featuring Roddenberry, Isaac Asimov, and two tons of NASA memorabilia. The organizers expected 500 attendees at the First International Star Trek Convention but more than 3,000 came, attendees later described it as packed and like a rush-hour subway train. Some actors, such as Nichelle Nichols, were unaware of the size of the shows fandom until the conventions, the conventions so grew in popularity that the media cited Beatlemania and Trudeaumania as examples to describe the emerging cultural phenomenon. 6,000 attended the 1973 New York convention and 15,000 attended in 1974, by then the demand from Trekkies was large enough that rival convention organizers began to sue each other. The first UK convention was held in 1974 and featured special guests George Takei, after this, there was an official British convention yearly. Because Star Trek was set in the future the show did not become dated, the entire cast reunited for the first time at an August 1975 Chicago convention that 16,000 attended. Star Trek Lives. an early history and exploration of Trekkie culture published that year, was the first mass-market book to introduce fan fiction, by 1976 there were more than 250 Star Trek clubs, and at least three rival groups organized 25 conventions that attracted thousands to each. By the late 1990s an estimated two million people in the United States, or about 5% of 35 million weekly Star Trek watchers, were what one described as hard-core fans. The Trek fandom was notably fast to use the World Wide Web, the Guardians Damien Walter joked that the 50% of the early world wide web that wasnt porn was made up of Star Trek, The Next Generation fansites. There are some fans who have become overzealous and they leap out of bushes, look in windows and lean against doors and listen. Since only about a dozen quarterbacks are selected during the typical draft and this is the stuff of Star Trek conventions
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Star Trek: The Original Series
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Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek, The Original Series to distinguish the show within the franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s, the ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk, first officer and science officer Spock, and chief medical officer Leonard McCoy. Shatners voice-over introduction during each episodes opening credits stated the purpose, Space. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise and its five-year mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. The series was produced from September 1966 to December 1967 by Norway Productions and Desilu Productions, Star Trek aired on NBC from September 8,1966 to June 3,1969 and was actually seen first on September 6,1966, on Canadas CTV network. Star Treks Nielsen ratings while on NBC were low, and the network cancelled it after three seasons and 79 episodes. Several years later, the became a bona fide hit in broadcast syndication, remaining so throughout the 1970s, achieving cult classic status. The series contains significant elements of Space Western, as described by Gene Roddenberry, on March 11,1964, Gene Roddenberry, a long-time fan of science fiction, drafted a short treatment for a science-fiction television series that he called Star Trek. This was to be set on board a large interstellar spaceship S. S. Yorktown in the 23rd century, whose crew was dedicated to exploring a small portion of our galaxy. Some of the influences on his idea that Roddenberry noted included A. E. van Vogts tales of the spaceship Space Beagle, Eric Frank Russells Marathon series of stories, and the film Forbidden Planet. Roddenberry also drew heavily from C. S. Foresters Horatio Hornblower novels that depict a sea captain who exercises broad discretionary authority on distant sea missions of noble purpose. Roddenberry often humorously referred to Captain Kirk as Horatio Hornblower in Space, Roddenberry had extensive experience in writing for series about the Old West that had been popular television fare earlier in the 1960s and the 1950s. Armed with this background, the first draft deliberately characterizes the new show as Wagon Train to the stars. Like the familiar Wagon Train, each episode was to be an adventure story, set within the overarching structure of a continuing journey. With the notable exception of Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, all future television, in Roddenberrys original concept, the protagonist was Captain Robert April of the starship S. S. Yorktown. This character was developed into Captain Christopher Pike, first portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter, in April 1964, Roddenberry presented the Star Trek draft to Desilu Productions, a leading independent television production company. He met with Herb Solow, Desilus Director of Production, Solow saw promise in the idea and signed a three-year program-development contract with Roddenberry
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David Gerrold
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Gerrold was born to a Jewish family on January 24,1944 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Van Nuys High School, Los Angeles Valley College, although Star Trek producer Gene L. Coon rejected the outline, he realized Gerrold was talented and expressed interest in his submitting some story premises. Bearing preliminary titles and, in cases, preliminary character names. A third premise, Bandi, involved a small being running about the Enterprise as someones pet, a fourth premise, The Protracted Man, applied science fiction to an effect seen in West Side Story, when Maria twirls in her dancing dress and the colours separate. Gerrolds story involved a man transported from a shuttlecraft trying out a new space warp technology, the man is no longer unified, separating into three visible forms when he moves, separated by a fraction of a second. As efforts are undertaken to correct the condition and move the Enterprise to where corrective action can be taken, the fifth premise, The Fuzzies, was also initially rejected by Coon, but a while later he changed his mind and called Gerrolds agent to accept it. Gerrold then expanded the story to a television story outline entitled A Fuzzy Thing Happened To Me…. The name Fuzzy was changed because H, beam Piper had written novels about a fictional alien species of the same name. The script went through numerous rewrites, including, at the insistence of Gerrolds agent, Gerrold later wrote a book, The Trouble With Tribbles, telling the whole story about producing the episode and his earlier premises. The Trouble with Tribbles was one of two books Gerrold wrote about Star Trek in the early 1970s after the series had been canceled. Gerrold contributed two stories for the Emmy Award-winning Star Trek, The Animated Series which ran from 1973 to 1974, More Tribbles, More Troubles, Bem featured the first use of James T. Kirks middle name, which was revealed to be Tiberius. This was later entered into live-action canon in the movie Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country when Captain Kirk, many of the changes Gerrold had advocated in The World of Star Trek were incorporated into Star Trek, The Next Generation when it debuted in 1987. He parted company with the producers at the beginning of the first season, Gerrold wrote a script for Star Trek, The Next Generation entitled Blood and Fire, which included an AIDS metaphor and a gay couple in the ships crew. The script was purchased by the TNG producers, but eventually shelved and he later reworked the story into the third book in the Star Wolf series and again as a two-part episode of the fan-produced Star Trek, New Voyages, which he also directed. Gerrold had wanted to appear onscreen in an episode of Star Trek and he also had an in joke cameo of sorts in Star Trek The Animated Series, More Tribbles, More Troubles where a very thin Ensign is told to seal off the transporter room area by Kirk. Gerrold also provided the voice for alien Em/3/Green in The Jihad, in 2006, for the 40th anniversary of Star Trek, he co-edited, with Robert J. Sawyer, an essay collection titled Boarding the Enterprise. Gerrold acted as a consultant for fan-produced series Star Trek, New Voyages and Star Trek. In June 2013 he was named Show Runner of the series and he also is a creative consultant for Star Trek, Axanar
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Jamaican Patois
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It exhibits a gradation between more conservative creole forms and forms virtually identical to Standard English. Jamaicans refer to their language as patois, the term may have arisen from the notion of a clumsy or rough manner of speaking. Jamaican pronunciation and vocabulary are different from English, despite heavy use of English words or derivatives. Jamaican Patois displays similarities to the pidgin and creole languages of West Africa, significant Jamaican-speaking communities exist among Jamaican expatriates in Miami, New York City, Toronto, Hartford, Washington, D. C. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, also London, Birmingham, Manchester, a mutually intelligible variety is found in San Andrés y Providencia Islands, Colombia, brought to the island by descendants of Jamaican Maroons in the 18th century. Mesolectal forms are similar to very basilectal Belizean Kriol, Jamaican Patois exists mostly as a spoken language. Although standard British English is used for most writing in Jamaica, Claude McKay published his book of Jamaican poems Songs of Jamaica in 1912. Patois and English are frequently used for stylistic contrast in new forms of internet writing, accounts of basilectal Jamaican Patois postulate around 21 phonemic consonants and between 9 and 16 vowels. ^2 The palatal stops, and are considered phonemic by some accounts, for the latter interpretation, their appearance is included in the larger phenomenon of phonetic palatalization. Examples of palatalization include, /kiuu/ → → /ɡiaad/ → → /piaa + piaa/ → → Voiced stops are implosive whenever in the onset of prominent syllables so that /biit/ is pronounced and /ɡuud/ as. The span of a command of the continuum generally corresponds to the variety of social situations he encounters. The tense/aspect system of Jamaican Patois is fundamentally unlike that of English, there are no morphological marked past tense forms corresponding to English -ed -t. There are two particles, en and a. These are not verbs but simply invariant particles that cannot stand alone like the English to be and their function also differs from the English. According to Bailey, the category is marked by /a~da~de/. Alleyne claims that /a~da/ marks the progressive and that the aspect is unmarked but by its accompaniment with words such as always, usually. Some varieties of Jamaican Patois do not have the gender or case distinction, other languages, such as Portuguese and Italian, make a similar distinction. The vast majority of persons are speakers of Jamaican, widely referred to as Patwa
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Roots (1977 miniseries)
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Roots is an American television miniseries based on Alex Haleys 1976 novel, Roots, The Saga of an American Family, the series first aired on ABC-TV in January 1977. Roots received 37 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won nine and it also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. S. It was produced on a budget of $6.6 million, the series introduced LeVar Burton in the role of Kunta Kinte. A sequel, Roots, The Next Generations, first aired in 1979, and a sequel, Roots, The Gift. A related film, Alex Haleys Queen, is based on the life of Queen Jackson Haley, in 2016, a remake of the original miniseries, with the same name, was commissioned by the History Channel and screened by the channel on Memorial Day. In The Gambia, West Africa, in 1750, Kunta Kinte is born to Omoro Kinte, a Mandinka warrior, while trying to carry out a task to catch a bird and take it home unharmed, Kunta sees white men carrying firearms, along with their black collaborators. Later, while fetching wood outside his village to make a drum for his younger brother and he is then sold to a slave trader and placed aboard a ship under the command of Capt. Thomas Davies for a three-month journey to Colonial America. During the voyage a group of rebels among the human cargo try but fail to stage a mutiny, the ship eventually arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1767, where the captured Africans are sold at auction as slaves. John Reynolds, an owner from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Fredericksburg, buys Kunta. Reynolds assigns an older slave, Fiddler, to teach Kunta to speak English, Kunta, in a persistent struggle to become free again, makes several unsuccessful attempts to escape. Further, to preserve his Mandinka heritage and maintain his Mandinka roots, he not to change his name. An overseer, Ames, gathers the slaves and directs one of them to whip Kunta after his latest attempt to escape, for events that occur in 1775, between the above period and the post-Revolutionary War, where the next section begins, see Roots, The Gift. In 1776 the adult Kunta Kinte experiences serving as a slave and feels haunted by his Mandinka roots. Kunta tries again to escape, but a pair of slave-catchers seize him, bind him, Kunta meets Bell, the cook for Williams family. Bell successfully treats both Kuntas mangled foot and his wounded spirit, by 1780 he eventually submits to the harsh life, and he marries Bell in a ceremony, which includes jumping across a broom. Bell bears a daughter, to whom Kunta gives the name Kizzy, Fiddler continues to mentor and befriend Kunta, and Fiddler eventually dies at an old age in 1790. An adulterous relationship between Dr. William Reynolds and John Reynoldss wife produces a daughter, Anne, whom John apparently believes to be his own offspring. Missy Anne and Kizzy, about two younger than Anne, become playmates and best friends within the social limits of the plantation culture
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Robert H. Justman
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Robert Harris Bob Justman was an American television producer, director, and production manager. He worked on many American TV series including Lassie, The Life of Riley, Adventures of Superman, The Outer Limits, Star Trek, Mission, Impossible, and Then Came Bronson. He was also the assistant director of the first two Star Trek episodes, The Cage and Where No Man Has Gone Before. During Star Trek, The Original Series, he served as Gene Roddenberrys right-hand man, Justman was reportedly the first to call Gene Roddenberry The Great Bird of the Galaxy, drawn from a throwaway line from the original series episode The Man Trap. Paramount radically reduced the budget during its third season. Justmans motion picture credits as an assistant director included The Big Combo, Kiss Me Deadly, The Big Knife, Attack, Justman also appeared in front of the camera once as an actor. He appeared as the Elder of Luminos in the A Feasibility Study episode in The Outer Limits and his name also became the name of a shuttlecraft in The Next Generation. Along with Herbert F. Solow, Justman wrote the book Inside Star Trek, The Real Story, published by Pocket Books in 1996. According to Publishers Weekly, As told by Solow, Star Treks co-producer, and Justman, the executive in charge of production, this is arguably the definitive history of the TV show. Justman was also a guest of the U. S. Air Forces special study at Maxwell Air Force Base in 1993–94 on the future of the military and he was a speaker and future thinker for the SPACECAST2020 program. Justman died on May 28,2008 in Los Angeles from the complications of severe Parkinsons disease
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Wesley Snipes
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Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer and martial artist. His prominent film roles include New Jack City, White Men Cant Jump and he formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. He has been training in martial arts since the age of 12, earning a 5th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate, Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of Maryann, a teachers assistant, and Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. He grew up in the Bronx, New York and he attended the High School of Performing Arts of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts but moved back to Florida before he could graduate. After graduating from Jones High School in Orlando, Snipes returned to New York and he also attended Southwest College in Los Angeles, California. At the age of 23, Snipes was discovered by an agent while performing in a competition and he made his film debut in the 1986 Goldie Hawn vehicle Wildcats. Later that year, he appeared on the TV show Miami Vice as a pimp in the episode Streetwise. In 1987, he appeared as Michael Jacksons nemesis in the Martin Scorsese–directed music video Bad and that same year, Snipes was also considered for the role of Geordi La Forge in the TV series Star Trek, The Next Generation, but the role eventually went to LeVar Burton. Snipes performance in the music video Bad caught the eye of director Spike Lee, Snipes turned down a small role in Lees Do the Right Thing for the larger part of Willie Mays Hayes in Major League, beginning a succession of box-office hits for Snipes. Lee would later cast Snipes as the jazz saxophonist Shadow Henderson in Mo Better Blues and he then played Thomas Flanagan in King of New York opposite Christopher Walken. He played the drug lord Nino Brown in New Jack City and he also played a drug dealer in the 1994 film Sugar Hill. Julie Newmar where he played a drag queen, Snipes has appeared in dramas like The Waterdance and Disappearing Acts. In 1997, he won the Best Actor Volpi Cup at the 54th Venice Film Festival for his performance in New Line Cinemas One Night Stand, in 1998, Snipes had his largest commercial success with Blade, which has grossed over $150 million worldwide. The film turned into a series and he also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, SUNY/Purchase. In 2005, Snipes sued New Line Cinema, and David S. Goyer, director of Blade, Trinity, the suit was later settled, but no details were released. He has discussed reprising the role of Blade as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and he later appeared in The Contractor, filmed in Bulgaria and the UK, Gallowwalkers, released in 2012, and Game Of Death. Snipes was originally slated to play one of the four leads in Spike Lees 2008 war film Miracle at St. Anna but had to leave the film due to tax problems, his role eventually went to Derek Luke. Snipes made a performance in Brooklyns Finest as Casanova Caz Phillips
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Reggie Jackson
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Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. Jackson was nicknamed Mr. October for his hitting in the postseason with the Athletics. He helped Oakland win five consecutive American League West divisional pennants, Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles, from 1977 to 1981. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional pennants in 1982 and 1986, Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game 6 of the 1977 World Series. Jackson hit 563 career home runs and was an American League All-Star for 14 seasons and he won two Silver Slugger Awards, the AL Most Valuable Player Award in 1973, two World Series MVP Awards, and the Babe Ruth Award in 1977. The Yankees and Athletics retired his uniform number in 1993 and 2004. Jackson currently serves as an advisor to the Yankees. Jackson was born in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, just north of Philadelphia and his father was Martinez Jackson, a half Puerto Rican, who worked as a tailor and who was a former second baseman with the Newark Eagles of Negro league baseball. He was the youngest of four children from his mother, Clara and he also had two half-siblings from his fathers first marriage. Martinez Jackson was a father, and theirs was one of the few black families in Wyncote. Jackson graduated from Cheltenham High in 1964, where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, a tailback in football, he injured his knee in an early season game in his junior year. He was told by the doctors he was never to play football again, in that game, Jackson fractured five cervical vertebrae, which caused him to spend six weeks in the hospital and another month in a neck cast. Doctors told Jackson that he never walk again, let alone play football. On the baseball team, he batted.550 and threw several no-hitters, in the middle of his senior year, Jacksons father was arrested for bootlegging and was sentenced to six months in jail. In football, he was scouted by Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, Jackson declined Alabama and Georgia because he was fearful of the South at the time, and declined Oklahoma because they told him to stop dating white girls. For baseball, Jackson was scouted by Hans Lobert of the San Francisco Giants who was desperate to sign him, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins also made offers, and the hometown Philadelphia Phillies gave him a tryout but declined because of his hitting skills. His father wanted his son to go to college, where Jackson wanted to both football and baseball. He decided to attend Arizona State University on a football scholarship and his high-school football coach knew ASUs head football coach Frank Kush, and they discussed the possibility of him playing both sports
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Tim Russ
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Timothy Darrell Tim Russ is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. Russ was born in Washington, D. C. to a government employee mother. He spent part of his childhood in Turkey, during his early life, Tim Russ had many dogs. Russ made a appearance in the comedy movie Spaceballs as the trooper who shouts We aint found shit. while combing the desert with an afro comb. Russ has been involved in the Star Trek franchise, as a voice and film actor, writer, director. He played several roles before landing the role as the main character Tuvok. Russ screen-tested for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek, the Mirror Universe counterpart of his Voyager character, Tuvok, who was a member of the Terran Resistance in the Deep Space Nine episode Through the Looking Glass. In 1995, Russ co-wrote the story for the Malibu Comics Star Trek, Deep Space Nine #29 and 30, Russ performed voice acting roles as Tuvok for the computer games Star Trek, Voyager – Elite Force and Star Trek, Elite Force II. Russ is also the director and one of the stars of the fan series Star Trek, Of Gods and Men, Montana in The Highwayman was a reference to Trek writer D. C. In 1990 he appeared in an episode of Freddys Nightmares, the episode had multiple quotes and hints suggesting to Star Trek fandom, such as, Beam me up Scotty, Captain. The dilithium crystals are running out, and Tim Russ character being named Picard and this can be considered an early precursor to his extensive Star Trek career. Russ is directing and co-starring in Star Trek, Renegades, Russ appeared as Frank, a sarcastic doorman in Christina Applegates ABC comedy, Samantha Who. from 2007 to 2009, and appeared for 7 seasons as Principal Ted Franklin in Nickelodeons show iCarly. He also portrayed a surgeon on an episode of Hannah Montana, I Am Hannah, Russ won an Emmy Award in 2014 for public service ads he did for the FBIs Los Angeles Field Office on intellectual property theft and cyber bullying. Russ has been a musician for over 40 years, and a singer for at least 35
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Tuvok
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Tuvok /ˈtuːvɒk/ is one of the main characters on the television series Star Trek, Voyager. Tuvok is a member of the fictional Vulcan species who serves as the ships Chief of Security, Tim Russ portrayed Tuvok throughout the shows run, from 1995 to 2001. In the episode Unimatrix Zero, the Tuvok character states that he was born on stardate 38774 on Vulcanis, a lunar colony belonging to the Vulcan people. As a teenager, portrayed in flashback sequences during Gravity by LeRoy D. Brazile, Tuvok is revealed to have fallen in love with Jara, daughter to a diplomat of the alien species called Terrelians. When Jara did not return his affections, Tuvoks jealousy caused him to be expelled from school, Tuvok attended Starfleet Academy in San Francisco. Upon graduation, he was commissioned an ensign at age 29, serving as a science officer on the USS Excelsior. He went into pon farr six years later, leading to his marriage to TPel, fifty years later, after much self-examination, Tuvok rejoined Starfleet as a training instructor at Starfleet Academy. His return to Starfleet was marked by a maturity and a reconsideration of the service provided. In 2371, Tuvok was assigned to infiltrate the Maquis organization aboard Chakotays vessel, although Tuvok was conscious throughout the experiments, Teero wiped his memory when he had finished, ensuring that Tuvok was unable to remember any details. Following the ordeal, Tuvok was released back among the Maquis and this time-bomb was activated by a message hidden in a letter from Tuvoks son that caused the events seven years later in the Voyager timeline. During an incident involving the Maquis ship and the USS Voyager, at that time, Voyager also picked up two Delta Quadrant natives, Neelix, a Talaxian, and his partner Kes, from Ocampa. Tuvok recognized Kes psionic abilities and helped her develop them, Tuvok learned to tolerate Neelixs overly friendly and emotional behavior. Later, an accident fused Tuvok and Neelix together into a new humanoid appropriately named Tuvix. They were eventually restored to their individual forms under the orders of Captain Janeway, using a procedure devised by the EMH, Tuvok still had issues with Neelix after the experience and many of them are raised again in the episode Riddles. The two eventually became friends, though it was apparent from Neelixs end. At the opening of the season episode Revulsion, relatively dated 2374. Before this in most of the 1st season he is referred to as lieutenant. It is learned during Endgame, the episode of the series, that Tuvok suffers from a degenerative neurological disease
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Star Trek: Voyager
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Star Trek, Voyager was an American science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. The series takes place during the years 2371 to 2378 and it follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant while searching for a renegade Maquis ship. Voyager has to make the estimated 75-year journey home, Voyager was produced for seven seasons, from 1995 to 2001, and is the first and only Star Trek TV series with a female captain, Kathryn Janeway, as the lead character. Berman served as executive producer in charge of the overall production for the series during its entire run. He was assisted by a second in command executive producer who generally functioned as the day-to-day showrunner, four were used throughout the series run, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor, Brannon Braga, and Kenneth Biller. Star Trek, Voyager aired on UPN and was the networks second-longest running series, some streaming services also show the pilot as a single episode rather than splitting it up into two parts. As Star Trek, The Next Generation ended, Paramount Pictures wanted to continue to have a second Star Trek TV series to accompany Star Trek, the studio also planned to start a new television network, and wanted the new series to help it succeed. This was reminiscent of Paramounts earlier plans to launch its own network by showcasing Star Trek, Phase II in 1977. Initial work on Star Trek, Voyager began in 1993, when the seventh and final season of Star Trek, The Next Generation, Voyager was shot on the stages The Next Generation had used, and where the Voyager pilot Caretaker was shot in September 1994. Costume designer Robert Blackman decided that the uniforms of Voyagers crew would be the same as those on Deep Space Nine, Star Trek, Voyager was the first Star Trek series to use computer-generated imagery, rather than models, for exterior space shots. SeaQuest DSV and Babylon 5 had previously used CGI to avoid the expense of models, amblin Imaging won an Emmy for Voyagers opening CGI title visuals, but the weekly episode exteriors were captured with hand-built miniatures of Voyager, its shuttlecraft, and other ships. This changed when Voyager went fully CGI for certain types of shots midway through season three, Foundation Imaging was the studio responsible for special effects during Babylon 5s first three seasons. Season threes The Swarm was the first episode to use Foundations effects exclusively, Star Trek, Deep Space Nine began using Foundation Imaging in conjunction with Digital Muse one year later. In its later seasons, Voyager featured visual effects from Foundation Imaging, the digital effects were produced at television resolution and therefore the series cannot be re-released in HD format without re-creating the special effects. In the pilot episode, Caretaker, USS Voyager departs the Deep Space Nine space station on a mission into the treacherous Badlands. They are searching for a ship piloted by a team of Maquis rebels, which Voyagers security officer. There, Voyager finds the Maquis ship, and eventually the two reluctantly agree to join forces to survive their journey home. Chakotay, leader of the Maquis group, becomes Voyagers first officer, BElanna Torres, a half-human/half-Klingon Maquis, becomes chief engineer
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Holodeck
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The holodeck, and holographic technology in general, is a plot device used in stories set within the Star Trek universe. It is used to stories with locations and characters that could not otherwise exist in the Star Trek setting. Although Star Treks conception of technology is fictional, some scientists have predicted that virtual reality tools similar to the holodeck will become a consumer-ready product by 2024. Most holodeck programs shown in the run in first person subjective mode, in which the user actively interacts with the program. Writer Phil Farrand has often pointed out how in many episodes matter from the holodeck that gets on a person still exists when the real person exits the holodeck. In Encounter at Farpoint, Wesley Crusher falls into a holodeck stream, in The Big Goodbye, Picard has lipstick on his cheek after encountering a holodeck simulation of a 20th-century woman. In Elementary, Dear Data, Data and Geordi La Forge exit the holodeck with a piece of paper that originated in the holodeck and this could be explained using replicated rather than holographic matter. In most episodes, the holodeck is controlled by voice commands and they also include safety protocols to protect the users. Some users may develop an addiction to the holodeck, leading to them spending unhealthy amounts of time there and this was demonstrated by the Starfleet human character Reginald Barclay in the Voyager episode Pathfinder and The Next Generation episode Hollow Pursuits. In the timeline of the universe, the concept of a holodeck was first shown to humans in an encounter with the Xyrillian race in the Star Trek. In real-time, the holodeck is first presented as a called the Rec room within the Star Trek animated series (released in 1974. During the episode The Practical Joker, Dr McCoy, Sulu, Holodeck variations of being by the sea, in a forest, falling down a pit and being trapped in a snow-storm all having physical characteristics place the lives of McCoy, Sulu and Uhura at risk. When they were running from the Borg on his starship they hid in the holodeck, the Star Trek Holodeck was inspired by New York inventor and holographer, Gene Dolgoff, who is also the inventor of the digital projector. His holography laboratory, built in 1964, was the first holography lab in New York City, in 1973, Dolgoff was giving a technical paper on his holographic model of the human brain at a conference in Prague. There he met Melanie Toyofuku, also based in New York, Dolgoff had won 4th prize in the student paper contest in 1968 in which he described how such a holographic TV system could work. Roddenberry wrote the concept into Star Trek, The Next Generation, however, the concept had already been tested in 1974 in Star Trek, the Animated Series. Starfleet personnel use holodecks for training, diagnostics and recreation, the Emergency Medical Hologram on ships such as USS Voyager applies holodeck technology to present a single character within the otherwise natural environment of the ships sick bay. An example of the holodecks recreational functions are the holosuites that are owned and rented out—often for sexual purposes—by Quark on Deep Space Nine, writing stories and plotlines for the holodeck is an activity pursued by people known as holonovelists
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Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian periods, though not the first fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes is arguably the most well-known, with Guinness World Records listing him as the most portrayed movie character in history. Auguste Dupin is generally acknowledged as the first detective in fiction and served as the prototype for many that were created later, Conan Doyle once wrote, Each is a root from which a whole literature has developed. Where was the story until Poe breathed the breath of life into it. Conan Doyle repeatedly said that Holmes was inspired by the figure of Joseph Bell, a surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing conclusions from minute observations. However, he wrote to Doyle, You are yourself Sherlock Holmes. Sir Henry Littlejohn, Chair of Medical Jurisprudence at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, is cited as an inspiration for Holmes. Littlejohn, who was also Police Surgeon and Medical Officer of Health in Edinburgh, One is thought to be Francis Tanky Smith, a policeman and master of disguise who went on to become Leicesters first private detective. Another might be Maximilien Heller, by French author Henry Cauvain and it is not known if Conan Doyle read Maximilien Heller, but in this 1871 novel, Henry Cauvain imagined a depressed, anti-social, polymath, cat-loving, and opium-smoking Paris-based detective. Details about Sherlock Holmess life, except for the adventures in the books, are scarce in Conan Doyles original stories, nevertheless, mentions of his early life and extended family paint a loose biographical picture of the detective. An estimate of Holmess age in His Last Bow places his year of birth at 1854 and his parents are not mentioned in the stories, although Holmes mentions that his ancestors were country squires. In The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, he claims that his grandmother was sister to the French artist Vernet, without clarifying whether this was Claude Joseph, Carle. Mycroft has a civil service position as a kind of human database for all aspects of government policy. He lacks Sherlocks interest in investigation, however, preferring to spend his time at the Diogenes Club. Holmes says that he first developed his methods of deduction as an undergraduate, his earliest cases, the two take lodgings at 221B Baker Street, London, an apartment at the upper end of the street, up seventeen steps. Holmes worked as a detective for twenty-three years, with physician John Watson assisting him for seventeen and they were roommates before Watsons 1887 marriage and again after his wifes death. Their residence is maintained by their landlady, Mrs. Hudson, most of the stories are frame narratives, written from Watsons point of view as summaries of the detectives most interesting cases
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Data (Star Trek)
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Data is a character in the fictional Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek, The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek, Generations, Star Trek, First Contact, Star Trek, Insurrection, Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. Data was found by Starfleet in 2338 as a sole survivor on Omicron Theta in the rubble of a colony left after an attack from the Crystalline Entity and his positronic brain allows him impressive computational capabilities. This goal eventually led to the addition of a chip, also created by Soong. Gene Roddenberry told Brent Spiner that over the course of the series, Data was to more and more like a human until the end of the show, when he would be very close. That was the idea and thats the way that the writers took it, Spiner felt that Data exhibited the Chaplinesque characteristics of a sad, tragic clown. To get into his role as Data, Spiner used the character of Robby the Robot from the film Forbidden Planet as a role model. Commenting on Datas perpetual albino-like appearance, he said, I spent more hours of the day in make-up than out of make-up, Spiner also portrayed Datas manipulative and malignant brother Lore, and Datas creator, Dr. Noonien Soong. Additionally, he portrayed another Soong-type android, B-4, in the film Star Trek Nemesis, Spiner said his favorite Data scene takes place in Descent, when Data plays poker on the holodeck with a re-creation of the famous physicist Stephen Hawking, played by Hawking himself. Spiner reprised his role of Data in the Star Trek, Enterprise series finale These Are the Voyages. in a speaking part. Spiner felt that he had aged out of the role. Dialog in Datalore establishes some of Datas backstory and it is stated that he was deactivated in 2336 on Omicron Theta before an attack by the Crystalline Entity, a spaceborne creature which converts life forms to energy for sustenance. He was found and reactivated by Starfleet personnel two years later, Data went to Starfleet Academy from 2341–45 and then served in Starfleet aboard the USS Trieste. He was assigned to the Enterprise under Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 2364, in Datalore, Data discovers his amoral brother, Lore, and learns that he was created after Lore. Lore fails in an attempt to betray the Enterprise to the Crystalline Entity, in Brothers, Data reunites with Dr. Soong. There he meets again with Lore, who steals the emotion chip Soong meant for Data to receive, Lore returns in the two-part episode Descent, using the emotion chip to control Data and make him help with Lores attempt to make the Borg entirely artificial lifeforms. Data eventually deactivates Lore, and recovers, but does not install the damaged emotion chip, in The Measure of a Man, a Starfleet judge rules that Data is not Starfleet property. The episode establishes that Data has a capacity of 800 quadrillion bits
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Robin Hood
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Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green, he is portrayed as robbing from the rich. Robin Hood became a folk figure in the late-medieval period. Little John, Much the Millers Son and Will Scarlet all appear and this view first gained currency in the 16th century. It is not supported by the earliest ballads, the early compilation, A Gest of Robyn Hode, names the king as Edward, and while it does show Robin Hood accepting the Kings pardon, he later repudiates it and returns to the greenwood. The oldest surviving ballad, Robin Hood and the Monk, gives even less support to the picture of Robin Hood as a partisan of the true king. The setting of the early ballads is usually attributed by scholars to either the 13th century or the 14th, the early ballads are also quite clear on Robin Hoods social status, he is a yeoman. While the precise meaning of this changed over time, including free retainers of an aristocrat and small landholders. The essence of it in the present context was neither a knight nor a peasant or husbonde, artisans were among those regarded as yeomen in the 14th century. As well as ballads, the legend was also transmitted by Robin Hood games or plays that were an important part of the late medieval and early modern May Day festivities. The first record of a Robin Hood game was in 1426 in Exeter, the Robin Hood games are known to have flourished in the later 15th and 16th centuries. It is commonly stated as fact that Maid Marian and a jolly friar entered the legend through the May Games, the earliest surviving text of a Robin Hood ballad is the 15th century Robin Hood and the Monk. This is preserved in Cambridge University manuscript Ff.5.48, written after 1450, it contains many of the elements still associated with the legend, from the Nottingham setting to the bitter enmity between Robin and the local sheriff. The first printed version is A Gest of Robyn Hode, a collection of stories that attempts to unite the episodes into a single continuous narrative. After this comes Robin Hood and the Potter, contained in a manuscript of c, the Potter is markedly different in tone from The Monk, whereas the earlier tale is a thriller the latter is more comic, its plot involving trickery and cunning rather than straightforward force. Other early texts are dramatic pieces, the earliest being the fragmentary Robyn Hod, each of these three ballads survived in a single copy, so it is unclear how much of the medieval legend has survived, and what has survived may not be typical of the medieval legend. The story of Robins aid to the knight that takes up much of the Gest may be an example. The character of Robin in these first texts is rougher edged than in his later incarnations, of my good he shall haue some, Yf he be a por man
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Qpid
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Qpid is the 94th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek, The Next Generation, the 20th episode of the fourth season. The captain and Vash are reunited when the Enterprise hosts an archaeology symposium, enter Q, who offers to do Captain Picard a favor by getting him and his ladylove back together again. When Picard rejects the notion, Q transforms the captain into Robin Hood and sends him, Vash, Captain Picard is working late on a speech that he will present to visiting archaeologists when Counselor Troi tells him that the council members have arrived and been assigned quarters. Picard returns to his quarters and finds Vash waiting for him, the next morning, the two are sharing breakfast when Doctor Crusher arrives and offers to give Vash a tour. Vash expresses surprise and slight anger at the fact the Captain hasnt told his friends about her, after the reception, Q returns to repay Captain Picard for saving him in Déjà Q. Picard requests nothing, so Q decides to save Picard by testing Picards love for Vash, while Picard is addressing the delegates, Q transports the bridge crew to medieval England, where Captain Picard is Robin Hood and the bridge crew are the Merry Men. English soldiers attack the group and the retreats to the forest. Q assumes the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham and has imprisoned Vash, Picard must rescue Vash as she is sentenced to die for treason. Vash manipulates Sir Guy of Gisbourne into sparing her life by professing love, Picard realizes that if he does nothing, Vash will die. He orders his officers to remain in the woods, then disguises himself, Picard climbs up to the tower and through the window. The two bicker over the merits of Picards rescue plan, and Vash refuses to go, Picard begins to carry her away when a group enters. Picard is taken away by the guards, and Vash tries to send a message to Commander Riker, which is stopped by Q, at the chopping block, Picards officers reveal themselves disguised as monks and create a diversion. Picard and his staff prove themselves formidable fighters and win, Picard frees Vash, who leaves with Q to explore the galaxy. Q guarantees Vashs safety, with that, Picard considers Qs debt paid in full, Qpid at the Internet Movie Database Qpid at TV. com Qpid at Memory Alpha Qpid at StarTrek. com Qpid rewatch by Keith R. A. DeCandido And guest-starring. Robin Hood Large comparative study of Qpid and three other Robin Hood-related TV episodes
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Brent Spiner
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He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician. Brent Jay Spiner was born to a Jewish family on February 2,1949, in Houston, Texas, to Sylvia and Jack Spiner, after his fathers death, Spiner was adopted by Sylvias second husband, Sol Mintz, whose surname he used between 1955 and 1975. He attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas, Spiner became active on the Bellaire speech team, winning the national championship in dramatic interpretation. He attended the University of Houston, where he performed in local theatre, Spiner is married to the publicist Loree McBride, with whom he has one son, Jackson, born in 2002. He had a nonspeaking role in the film Stardust Memories, credited as Fan in Lobby. Spiner appeared as a technician in The Advocates, a second-season episode of the Showtime cable series The Paper Chase. In 1984, he moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in several pilots and he played a recurring character on Night Court, Bob Wheeler, patriarch of a rural family. In 1986, he played a soul in Dead Run. He made two appearances in three of the situation comedy Mamas Family, playing two different characters. Spiners first and only starring role was in Rent Control. In the Cheers episode Never Love a Goalie, Part II, Spiner also appeared in the Tales from the Darkside episode, A Case of the Stubborns, as a preacher. He portrayed Jim Stevens in the made-for-TV movie Manhunt for Claude Dallas, in 1987, Spiner started his 15-year run portraying Lieutenant Commander Data on Star Trek, The Next Generation, which spanned seven seasons and four feature films. As a main character, he appeared in all but one of the series 178 episodes and he reprised his role in the spin-off films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek, First Contact, Star Trek, Insurrection, and Star Trek, Nemesis. Although billed as the final Trek movie for the TNG cast, which aired in 2005, bringing the Star Trek TV franchise Spiner had helped establish 18 years earlier to a close. He also played Arik Soong in Star Trek- Enterprise as father of the Augments in S4E6, in 1997, he returned to Broadway, playing John Adams in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the musical 1776. The production was nominated for a Tony Award, a cast recording was released of the revival production. Spiner has appeared in the television series Deadly Games, Dream On, Frasier, Friends, Gargoyles, Law & Order, Criminal Intent, Mad About You, in the series The Big Bang Theory and Joey, he appeared as himself. He has acted in the movies The Aviator, Dude, Wheres My Car, I Am Sam, Independence Day, Independence Day, Resurgence, The Master of Disguise, Out to Sea, Phenomenon, The Ponder Heart and South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut
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Michael Dorn
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Michael Dorn is an American actor and voice artist who is known for his role as the Klingon Worf in the Star Trek franchise. He also appeared as Worfs namesake, Colonel Worf, in the film Star Trek VI, Dorn is also an accomplished pilot and owns and operates a Lockheed T-33 trainer jet, which he jokingly refers to as his starship. Dorn was born in Luling, Texas, the son of Allie Lee and Fentress Dorn and he grew up in Pasadena, California. He studied radio and television production at Pasadena City College, from there he pursued a career in music as a performer with several different rock music bands, traveling to San Francisco and then back to Los Angeles. Dorn first appeared in Rocky as Apollo Creeds bodyguard, though he was not credited and he first appeared as a guest on the television show W. E. B. in 1978. The producer was impressed with his work, so he introduced Dorn to an agent who introduced him to acting teacher Charles Conrad to study acting for six months. He then landed a role on the television series CHiPs. Dorns most famous role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Lieutenant J. G, Worf in Star Trek, The Next Generation and Star Trek, Deep Space Nine. If what happened to the first cast is called being typecast, Dorn says, of course, they didnt get the jobs after Trek. But they are making their sixth movie, name me someone else in television who has made six movies. Dorn is also one of six actors to lend his voice to Star Trek, Captains Chair, dorns appearance in the film Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country was as Colonel Worf, representing Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy at their trial on QonoS and also unmasking the real assassin, Dorn directed the Star Trek, Deep Space Nine episodes In the Cards, Inquisition and When It Rains. and also the Star Trek, Enterprise episode Two Days and Two Nights. In 2012, Dorn announced a desire to return to his Klingon role in a series tentatively titled Star Trek. He said, I had come up with the idea because I love and I think hes a character that hasnt been fully developed and hasnt been fully realized. Once I started thinking about it, it became obvious to me that I wanted to at least put it out there, which I have, weve been contacted by different individuals–I cant say who and all that–about wanting to come on board and be part of this. In 2014, Dorn participated in the fan produced Star Trek episode Fairest of Them All, Dorn has appeared in a number of TV shows, films, and video games. He has been the spokesman for Neutrogena T-Gel Shampoo, and has appeared in a car commercial, Dorn has appeared as Worf on Webster and Family Guy, the latter along with fellow Star Trek, The Next Generation stars. He had a role on the television series Castle, playing the therapist of NYPD police detective Kate Beckett
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Worf
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Worf, son of Mogh is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek and he is played by the actor Michael Dorn. Initially, Worf was not intended to be a regular character, accordingly, the June 1,1987 cast portrait did not include Worf. Several tall, slim, black actors auditioned for Worf before Michael Dorn came along, walking into the audition in character, the House of Mogh was a family of high social and political rank which was for a time represented on the Klingon High Council. In Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country, Colonel Worf appears as the advocate of Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy after they are accused of killing Chancellor Gorkon of the Klingon High Council and he was also a member of the Klingon delegation at Camp Khitomer. Although not explicitly stated, he was intended to be Worfs grandfather, Worf was born in 2340 on QonoS as the son of Mogh. Five years later, his parents moved to the Khitomer colony, Worfs parents were killed during a surprise attack by the Romulans on the Khitomer outpost. The colonys distress call was answered by the Federation starship USS Intrepid, Chief Petty Officer Sergey Rozhenko found Worf in the rubble and took him in after failing to find any living relatives. Rozhenko and his wife Helena raised him on a farm colony on the planet Gault. Worf also has a brother, Nikolai, with whom he often quarreled. He also spent time on Earth in his parents native city of Minsk, Worf did not take the Rozhenkos last name, preferring to be addressed by the Klingon designation Worf, son of Mogh. However, his son Alexander Rozhenko, who was raised by the Rozhenkos after his mother KEhleyr died, although Worf was raised by humans, he considered himself a Klingon at heart and studied the ways of his people. As an adult, his mannerisms and personality, as well as his sense of honor. Worfs brother Kurn, barely a year old at the time of the Khitomer attack, had left behind on the Klingon homeworld QonoS by his parents. Lorgh, a friend to House of Mogh, was charged with the care of the younger son, lorgh adopted Kurn after the attack, but informed Klingon authorities that he had died with the rest of the family. Kurn was not revealed as being alive until both brothers were adults, in 2357, Worf entered Starfleet Academy. He graduated in 2361 and was commissioned with the rank of Ensign, although Worf took immense pride and a sense of honor from serving in Starfleet, most other Klingons shunned and belittled his choice of vocation
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Jonathan Frakes
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Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor, author, and director. Frakes is best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek, The Next Generation, Frakes also hosted the television series Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction, challenging viewers to discern his stories of fact-based phenomena and fabricated tales. In June 2011, Frakes narrated the History Channel documentary Lee and he was also the voice actor of David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles. Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek, First Contact as well as Star Trek and he also directed Star Trek Voyager. He is also the author of a novel called The Abductors, Frakes married actress Genie Francis, who portrayed Laura Spencer on General Hospital, in 1988. Frakes was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, the son of Doris J. and he is of mostly German, and some English, descent. He grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a 1970 graduate of Bethlehems Liberty High School, he ran track and played with the Liberty High School Grenadier Band. Frakes received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts at Pennsylvania State University in the early 1970s, James R. Frakes died in early 2002. Frakes had a brother, Daniel, who died in 1997 from pancreatic cancer. Frakes first met actress Genie Francis on the set of the soap opera Bare Essence. They began dating in 1985, became engaged in 1986, for a time in the 1970s, Frakes worked for Marvel Comics, appearing at conventions in costume as Captain America. Frakes moved to New York City and became a member of the Impossible Ragtime Theater, in that company, Frakes did his first off-Broadway acting in Eugene ONeills The Hairy Ape directed by George Ferencz. His first Broadway appearance was in Shenandoah, at the same time, he landed a role in the NBC soap opera The Doctors. He played the part of Charles Lindbergh in a 1983 episode of Voyagers, in 1983, he had a role in the short-lived NBC prime time soap opera Bare Essence, and a supporting role in the equally short-lived primetime soap Paper Dolls in 1984. He also had recurring roles in Falcon Crest and the miniseries North and South before signing for the role of Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek, Frakes appeared in the 1986 miniseries Dream West. He had a small, uncredited role in the 1994 movie Camp Nowhere, later, he again played himself on another Family Guy episode, where all seven main TNG actors made voice appearances. Frakes is one of only two Star Trek regulars to appear on four different Star Trek series and he has also directed episodes in three of them and was a popular and innovative director on the Star Trek set, often finding completely new ways to shoot the shows familiar sets. His directing career has included the films Star Trek, First Contact and Star Trek, additionally, Frakes was an executive producer for the WB series Roswell, directed several episodes, and guest-starred in three episodes
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William Riker
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William Thomas Will Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe appearing primarily as a main character in Star Trek, The Next Generation. Throughout the series and its films, he is the Enterprises first officer. Frakes went to seven auditions over six weeks before being cast as Riker and he becomes comfortable on the Enterprise, repeatedly turning down offers of his own command, and he learns to cherish the company of his fellow officers. Nonetheless, Riker retains a willingness to occasionally disregard the chain of command, Riker is usually referred to as Will, although in early first-season episodes of TNG he is sometimes called Bill by Deanna Troi. He is also usually called Number One by Captain Picard, because of his position as first officer on the Enterprise, Rikers background is first explored in the second-season episode The Icarus Factor. In the episode, Rikers estranged father, Kyle, visits the Enterprise to offer his son the command of the USS Aries, which Riker refuses. We learn that Riker grew up in Valdez, Alaska on Earth, that his mother, Elizabeth, died when he was two old, and that he was raised by his father until the age of 15. In the episode, Riker had not spoken with his father for 15 years, in the episode Lower Decks a waiter at Ten Forward mistakenly states that Riker is Canadian, but in the same episode Riker clarifies that he grew up in Alaska. In the two-part episode The Best of Both Worlds Riker takes command of the Enterprise, assuming the rank of captain through a field promotion and orchestrates Picards rescue. This episode also explores the idea of Riker being unwilling to take chances since he had grown comfortable in his role as First Officer aboard the Enterprise. By the end of the episode, when he orders the Enterprise to fire on former Captain Picard, now Locutus of Borg, the sixth-season episode Second Chances reveals that Will Riker was duplicated long ago by a transporter malfunction. The second Riker takes the name Thomas, which is revealed to be William Rikers middle name, in the seventh-season episode The Pegasus, Riker must confront his former commanding officer, Admiral Erik Pressman, over a cover-up related to the destruction of the USS Pegasus. In the Enterprise series finale, Riker appears as a never before seen cook discussing matters of life, duty, before the beginning of the series, Riker was involved in a romantic relationship with Counselor Troi on her home planet Betazed. They often refer to other as imzadi, a Betazoid term of endearment meaning beloved. The novel Imzadi takes place before the beginning of the series and explores the history of the relationship between the two characters, the following movie, Star Trek Nemesis, begins with their wedding on board the Enterprise-E. At the start of the film, Riker finally accepts a promotion to Captain and an offer to command the USS Titan, during the final scenes he bids Picard. Although Riker was clean-shaven for the first season, he grew a beard at the start of the season that later would become something of a trademark. Frakes had grown a beard between seasons, for his role in the Civil War miniseries North and South, and Gene Roddenberry asked him to keep it, because he thought it made Riker look more nautical
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Patrick Stewart
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Sir Patrick Stewart OBE is an English actor whose career has included roles on stage, television, and film in a career spanning almost six decades. In 1993, TV Guide named Stewart the Best Dramatic Television Actor of the 1980s, in 2010, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. He has two brothers, Geoffrey and Trevor. Stewart grew up in a household with domestic violence from his father. He spent much of his childhood in Jarrow, as a result of his wartime experience during the Dunkirk evacuation, his father suffered from what was then known as combat fatigue. In a 2008 interview, Stewart said, My father was a very potent individual, a powerful man. It was said that when he strode onto the parade ground and it was many, many years before I realized how my father inserted himself into my work. Ive grown a moustache for Macbeth and my father didnt have one, but when I looked in the mirror just before I went on stage I saw my fathers face staring straight back at me. Stewart attended Crowlees Church of England Junior and Infants School and he attributes his acting career to a teacher of English named Cecil Dormand, who put a copy of Shakespeare in my hand said, Now get up on your feet and perform. In 1951, aged 11, having failed the examination, he entered Mirfield Secondary Modern School. Around the same time he met the actor Brian Blessed at a Mytholmroyd drama course, at the age of 15, Stewart left school and increased his participation in local theatre. His brother tells the story that Stewart had been attending rehearsals during work time, Stewart also trained as a boxer. At the age of eighteen, he lost his hair due to suffering from Alopecia areata, an experience he found traumatic, for him, acting served as a means of self-expression. Both Stewart and his friend Blessed later received grants to attend the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, following a period with Manchesters Library Theatre, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, remaining with them until 1982. He was an Associate Artist of the company in 1968 and he appeared with actors such as Ben Kingsley and Ian Richardson. In January 1967, he made his debut TV appearance on Coronation Street as a Fire Officer and he made his Broadway debut as Snout in Peter Brooks legendary production of A Midsummer Nights Dream, then moved to the Royal National Theatre in the early 1980s. Over the years, Stewart took roles in major television series without ever becoming a household name. He appeared as Vladimir Lenin in Fall of Eagles, Sejanus in I, Claudius, Karla in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smileys People and he even took the romantic male lead in the 1975 BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskells North and South
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Jean-Luc Picard
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Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise, most often seen as Captain of the starship USS Enterprise-D. He is most notably portrayed by actor Patrick Stewart, after the success of the contemporary Star Trek feature films, a new Star Trek television series featuring a new cast was announced on October 10,1986. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry named Picard for one or both of the twin brothers Auguste Piccard and Jean Felix Piccard, 20th-century Swiss scientists, Patrick Stewart, who has a background of theatre at the Royal Shakespeare Company, was initially considered for the role of Data. Roddenberry did not want to cast Stewart as Picard, since he had envisioned an actor who was masculine, virile and he had his toupee delivered from London to meet with Paramount executives, but Roddenberry ordered Stewart to remove the awful looking hairpiece. Stewarts stentorian voice impressed the executives, who approved the casting. As the series progressed, Stewart exercised more control over the characters development, there was a sort of double action that occurred. In one sense Picard was expanding like this and at the time he was also growing closer and closer to me as well. I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing Jean Luc Picard because it was one of the things that he does terrifically well, Stewart stated, however, that he is not nearly as serious or brooding as his alter ego. Stewart also stated, One of the delights of having done this series, several years after the series has ended. I enjoy hearing how much people enjoyed the work we did and its always gratifying to me that this bald, middle-aged Englishman seems to connect with them. Stewart has also commented that his role has helped open up Shakespeare to science fiction fans. He has noted the presence of Trekkies in the audience whenever he plays theater. And they say, Ive never seen Shakespeare before, I didnt think Id understand it, jean-Luc Picard was born to Maurice and Yvette Picard in La Barre, France, on 13 July 2305, and he dreamed of joining Starfleet. He and the rest of his family speak English, with English accents—the French language having become obscure by the 24th century, as mentioned in the Next Generation episode Code of Honor. Shortly after graduation, Picard was stabbed in the heart by a Nausicaan, leaving the organ irreparable and requiring replacement with a parthenogenetic implant, Picard eventually served as first officer aboard the USS Stargazer, which he later commanded. During that time, he invented a warp-speed starship battle tactic that would become known as the Picard Maneuver, though such resolutions are usually peaceful, Picard is also shown using his remarkable tactical cunning in situations when it is required. Picard has a fondness for stories, Shakespearean drama. He is frequently shown drinking Earl Grey tea and issuing the order, Make it so, or, Star Trek, The Next Generation depicts Picards command of the USS Enterprise
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Fictional universe
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A fictional universe is a self-consistent imaginary setting with events, and often other elements, that differ from the real world. It may also be called an imagined, constructed or fictional realm, fictional universes may appear in novels, comics, films, television shows, video games and other creative works. What distinguishes a fictional universe from a setting is the level of detail. A fictional universe has a continuity and internal logic that must be adhered to throughout the work. So, for instance, many books may be set in conflicting fictional versions of Victorian London, however, the various film series based on Sherlock Holmes follow their own separate continuities, and so do not take place in the same fictional universe. The history and geography of a universe are well-defined, and maps. When subsequent works are written within the universe, care is usually taken to ensure that established facts of the canon are not violated. Even if the fictional universe involves concepts such as magic that dont exist in the real world, a famous example of a detailed fictional universe is Arda, of J. R. R. Tolkiens books The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. He created first its languages and then the world itself, which he states was primarily linguistic in inspiration and was begun in order to provide the history for the Elvish tongues. Another, more recent, famous fictional universe is that of the Avatar film series, as James Cameron has invented an entire ecosystem, also, he commissioned a linguistics expert to invent the Navi language. Virtually every successful fictional TV series or comic book develops its own universe to keep track of the episodes or issues. Writers for that series must follow the story bible, which becomes the series canon. This creates a universe that future authors can write about. These stories about the universe or universes that existed before the retcon are usually not canonical, Crisis on Infinite Earths was an especially sweeping example. Some writers choose to introduce elements or characters from one work into another, for example, the character of Ursula Buffay from American sitcom Mad About You was also a recurring guest star in Friends, despite the two series having little else in common. Fellow NBC series Seinfeld also contained references to Mad About You. L. Frank Baum introduced the characters of Capn Bill and Trot, the two characters made a number of subsequent appearances in later Oz books. Sir Thomas Mores Utopia is one of the earliest examples of a fictional world with its own rules and functional concepts
