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[Retro Review] Schisms; TNG Season 6

Alien abduction isn't exactly an innovative or creative plot device. Long before the X Files became the most popular brand of alien conspiracy in media, we had everything from the memorably dazzling abduction in Close Encounters of the Third Kind to the found footage wonder The McPherson Tape. For Star Trek, however, it's an odd concept to include. Humanity is a space faring species and some of our best pals are aliens. If one crept into your bedroom in the middle of the night and took you on board their ship, that's more of a diplomatic nightmare than a horrific conspiracy. So when it did happen in Next Gen's Schisms it all felt a bit weird and creepy. Mostly in a good way.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA October 15, 2024

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[Retro Review] Unification; Next Generation S5E708

Over several era's and realities within the Star Trek Universe, there are very few who can tie them all together. Kirk may have met Picard thanks to the Nexus, and Riker may have joined the crew of the Cerritos, but before those events crossed over there was one landmark event that not only helped to bridge the worlds of the original series and the Next Generation, but would begin a thread that would help spawn both the Kelvin Timeline era as well as the new revival of Star Trek. During it's time the Next Generation had a cameo or two from the original series. Even right at the beginning as a much older Dr McCoy, now an Admiral, had a brief scene comparing Data to his old friend Spock in the first of many “passing the torch” moments for the […]

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA June 18, 2024

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A Fistful Of Times The Prime Directive Was Ignored

Since the early years of Star Trek, the Prime Directive has been one of the key elements of Starfleet's exploration. Sometimes cited as General Order One, the Prime Directive was implemented as an ethical rule to ensure Starfleet and the Federation stayed neutral in the wider galaxy and ensured non interference in any culture or civilisation.

SFCQ2 Comms May 7, 2024

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[Retro Review] The Chase: Next Generation S6E20

Infinite diversity in infinite combinations. That's the mantra of Star Trek fans across the world. Yet when it came to alien life the infinite combinations and diversity often came down to face-paint and prosthetics on noticeably normal people. There's little to separate human and Betazoid aside from dark eyes. Vulcans are human looking with pointed ears. Even the reptilian Cardassians have human features buried under rubber and glue.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA April 16, 2024

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[Retro Review] Best of Both Worlds

The word 'Legacy' has been storming every corner of fan circles since the closing episode of Star Trek Picard which saw the former captains story with the Borg come full circle in more ways than one. While showrunner Terry Matalas has said there's nothing confirmed with Paramount to his grand plan to continue the stage set by the finale, we're digging into the Comms archive to look back at one of the touch stones of the seasons story arcs.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA January 16, 2024

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[Retro Review] Tapestry, TNG

In a diplomatic mission gone wrong, Captain Picard is beamed back home to the Enterprise after being shot in the chest and dies. The shot blew out his mechanical heart and as he crosses the celestial border from life to death, he's met with his creator. Or at least someone claiming to be God, his old pal Q. Q explains the situation. The heart, or lack of, killed him. Then he plays back the fight that made him lose hos actual heart; a bar room brawl with a Nausican when the Captain was a newly minted Ensign. As Picard watches his young self being stabbed through the chest, leading to an artificial heart being implanted leading to it being shorted out decades later, Q gives his old pal a choice. Stay dead, or go back and fix the mistake.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA September 19, 2023

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