By Chris Snellgrove | Published 1 month ago Star Trek: Voyager had plenty of special effects, but arguably none were more impressive than when the ship landed on a planet in the Season 2 premiere episode “The 37’s.” This was a first for the franchise, bringing to life one of Gene Roddenberry’s ideas that he … Read more
By Chris Snellgrove | Published 1 month ago One of the things that made Star Trek: The Original Series so popular was that it was broadcast in color at a time when many popular TV shows were still in black-and-white. In addition to the bright colors of the uniforms, the early sets were especially colorful … Read more
By Chris Snellgrove | Published 1 month ago Star Wars is a franchise that commented explicitly on Vietnam, with creator George Lucas once specifying that the Ewoks fighting against a technologically advanced force symbolized the Viet Cong. However, outside of Original Series episode “A Private Little War,” rival sci-fi franchise Star Trek rarely touched on … Read more
By Chris Snellgrove | Published 4 weeks ago Star Trek fans often debate the franchise’s themes, including the idea that advanced civilizations should not influence the development of less advanced civilizations. This is the Prime Directive, and it has caused more arguments in the fandom than almost anything else. Ironically enough, Star Trek: The Next … Read more
By Joshua Tyler | Updated 3 weeks ago With all the negative Star Trek news fans have been forced to endure recently, it’s important to remember the good times. And the best time in Star Trek will forever be our favorite decade. The 90s! The 1990s were Star Trek’s golden age, with numerous successful Trek … Read more
By Drew Dietsch | Published 2 weeks ago Hey y’all, Drew Dietsch here for Giant Freakin Robot and we’re talking about Star Trek again. But not just any Star Trek. We’re gonna take a look at a Star Trek series that broke all the rules, was controversial with fans, got halfway abandoned by the studio, … Read more