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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)

The USS Enterprise ( NCC-1701-C ), sometimes referred to as the Enterprise -C , was a Federation starship , an Ambassador -class heavy cruiser in service to Starfleet in the mid- 24th century . In the year 2344 , the Enterprise and her crew sacrificed themselves to save a Klingon outpost from a Romulan attack; this had the effect of boosting the deteriorating relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire , and was seen as a honorable act by the Klingons, later leading to a full Federation-Klingon Alliance. The Enterprise-C had an illustrious service career, and served as flagship of the Federation, the fourth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise . ( TNG episode : " Yesterday's Enterprise ", Decipher RPG modules : Starfleet Operations Manual , Starships )

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Service history [ ]

The new starship Enterprise .

The Enterprise was commissioned in 2332 at Earth Station McKinley , where she was placed under the command of Captain Rachel Garrett . ( ST reference : Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual , Starfleet Academy novel : The Haunted Starship , ST - The Lost Era novels : The Art of the Impossible , Well of Souls ; TNG short story : " The Fourth Toast ").

Not long following its launch in 2332, the Enterprise -C under the command of Captain Garrett encountered three vessels representing an unknown alien race while exploring a binary star system ; the unknown ships deployed an array of probes against Enterprise , causing the deaths of several crew members. Despite this, the Enterprise still managed to destroy several of the probes and escape back into Federation space. ( Enterprise Logs short story : " Hour of Fire ")

In late 2335 or early 2336 , first Officer Commander Nigel Holmes was killed in a raid by Klingon renegades, and replaced by Commander Samir al-Halak . Al-Halak became involved in the Asfar Qatala cartel while taking shore leave on Farius Prime , and was later captured by Qatala agents who posed as Starfleet Intelligence operatives. These false agents then had the Enterprise -C dispatched to the Draavid nebulae cluster . There, the Enterprise discovered a disabled Atawhean colony ship. The Enterprise rescued the colonists, and transferred them to the USS Blakely .

Alerted to the ruse after this rescue, the Enterprise tracked Halak to a dead pre- Cardassian world, where they discovered Captain Garrett's ex-husband, Ven Kaldarren , attempting to find a portal that would have been used by the Hebitians to travel from this world to Cardassia Prime . Alien entities then attacked the Enterprise away team , and Kaldarren sacrificed himself so the rest could escape. ( ST - The Lost Era novel : Well of Souls )

On stardate 16883.1, the Enterprise -C visited the planet Zalda to initiate first contact with the Zaldan government. Commander al-Halak, Lieutenant Commander Darya Bat-Levi , and chief medical officer Jo Stern took part in the landing party, but Stern took the lead in discussions, given the Zaldans' aversion to falsehoods and appreciation of blunt honesty. ( ST novel : A Singular Destiny )

On either Saturday, 5 February, or in May 2344 (stardate 21096.4), the Enterprise -C was patrolling near the Klingon-Romulan border, when they received a distress call from a Klingon outpost on Narendra III . Upon arrival at Narendra, the Enterprise found the outpost under attack by four Romulan warbirds ; the Enterprise put up a gallant fight, but was ultimately destroyed by the superior numbers. Some of the crew survived, however, and were taken prisoner by the Romulans. ( TOS novel : Vulcan's Heart ; TNG episodes : " Yesterday's Enterprise ", " Redemption II ")

The only members of the Enterprise crew to survive and also avoid Romulan capture were Doctor Frances Stewart , two security guards, and a shuttle pilot , all of whom were assigned to accompany the stricken Saavik to Vulcan . They survived because their shuttle left the ship before the Romulan attack took place. ( TOS novel : Vulcan's Heart )

Alternate timelines [ ]

The Enterprise -C arrives at her final fate.

Battle stations.

Before the Enterprise 's destruction, she traveled through a temporal rift to an alternate 2366 , where they were discovered by the USS Enterprise -D . The Enterprise -C crew were, at first, eager to stay in the future, but after discovering that the Federation is facing destruction at the hands of the Klingon Empire, they decided to return after their successors deduced that the Enterprise -C's sacrifice in the past would avert the current war.

A Klingon attack on both Enterprise s leaves Captain Garrett dead, but Lieutenant Richard Castillo assumes command and takes the ship back in time, along with Lieutenant Natasha Yar . ( TNG episode : " Yesterday's Enterprise ")

Following the battle with the Romulans, both officers survive, and are taken prisoner. ( TNG episode : " Redemption II ")

The Enterprise -C, held at a Tholian facility in the alternate timeline in 2409.

While attempting to return to their own time, the Enterprise was accidentally pulled farther into the future, into an anomaly in the Azure Nebula in 2409 , thus again restoring the timeline in which the Klingons defeated the Federation in war. The Enterprise was captured and held at a Tholian facility, and the crew forced to work.

In this timeline, some time after the Klingons defeated the Federation, the Bajorans discovered the wormhole. Once discovered, the Dominion invaded the Alpha Quadrant , allying with the Cardassians and the Breen . With the Federation gone and the quadrant in disarray, the Dominion conquered or subsumed the major powers. The Tholians signed a non-aggression pact with the Dominion and as part of the deal, were given the Azure Nebula.

With help from other temporally-displaced officers, the Enterprise -C escaped and returned to its own time. ( STO mission : " Temporal Ambassador ")

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Enterprise's trip & reed actors reenact classic star trek shuttlepod episode, the conners season 7 cannot avoid a major roseanne character return after surprising season 6 cameo.

• Star Trek: Enterprise was a prequel series set a century before Star Trek: The Original Series, with dwindling ratings leading to its cancellation after season 4.
• The main characters of Star Trek: Enterprise included Captain Jonathan Archer, Sub-Commander T'Pol, Commander Trip Tucker, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, Ensign Hoshi Sato, Ensign Travis Mayweather, Dr. Phlox, Admiral Maxwell Forrest, Ambassador Soval, and Shran.
• Streaming services have helped renewed appreciation for Star Trek: Enterprise among fans, despite criticisms that the show recycled concepts and didn't explore darker stories like other Star Trek series.

Star Trek: Enterprise introduced a host of new characters who would become pivotal players in Star Trek 's 22nd century . The 4th Star Trek show developed by executive producer Rick Berman, the series was originally titled simply Enterprise in its first two seasons, and it was a prequel set a century before Star Trek: The Original Series. By season 3, the show was retitled Star Trek: Enterprise , but despite a creative shakeup and a more serialized format, the series delivered dwindling ratings for the UPN Network and was canceled after season 4 in 2005.

Infamous for Star Trek: Enterprise 's aligned theme song "Where My Heart Will Take Me" sung by Russell Watson, the prequel depicted the pioneering voyages of the NX-01 Enterprise commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula). Enterprise provided origins and explanations for various Star Trek tropes, but it leaned towards recycling concepts such as a primary trio made up of the Captain, a Vulcan, and a Southerne r. Enterprise also eschewed potentially darker and more harrowing stories, preferring to stick to more familiar Star Trek tales that, unfortunately, felt like a shadow of those seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its other spinoffs. However, Star Trek: Enterprise has found a renewed appreciation among fans thanks to streaming services and binging. Here are the main characters of Star Trek: Enterprise .

Star Trek: Enterprise's 20 best episodes use darker themes and moral ambiguity as Captain Jonathan Archer and crew explore the stars.

Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer

Captain of the nx-01 enterprise.

Considered "the greatest explorer of the 22nd century," Captain Jonathan Archer commanded the NX-01 Enterprise , the first Starfleet ship capable of warp 5 travel. As the first human Starfleet Captain to explore deep space, Archer faced serious challenges, from time-traveling Suliban to Klingons to the multi-species aliens called the Xindi. Archer played a major role in the initial formation of the United Federation of Planets , and he served as the first Federation President after the events of Star Trek: Enterprise . Archer's loyal beagle Porthos also joined the NX-01 Enterprise's voyages, going where no dog has gone before. Scott Bakula is a beloved actor best known for his starring role in Quantum Leap.

Jolene Blalock as Sub-Commander T'Pol

Vulcan science officer and first officer of the nx-01 enterprise.

T'Pol served as Science Officer and First Officer of the NX-01 Enterprise. Originally a liaison representing the Vulcan High Command, T 'Pol gradually shifted her loyalties to Captain Archer and Starfleet. T'Pol was a source of calm, experience, and logic among the NX-01 Enterprise's human crew, and she developed an unlikely romantic relationship with Commander Trip Tucker. T'Pol predates Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy/Ethan Peck) by a century as the first Vulcan to canonically serve on the Enterprise. Jolene Blalock also appeared in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder and Stargate SG-1 .

Connor Trinneer as Commander Trip Tucker

Chief engineer of the nx-01 enterprise.

Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III was the Chief Engineer of the NX-01 Enterprise. Trip completed the core command trio with Archer and T'Pol, and he is an old friend of Jonathan's. A good ol' Southerner in the mold of Star Trek: The Original Series ' Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Trip kept Enterprise's engines running and personally experienced many of the wonders and dangers of deep space exploration. Trip and T'Pol also became a romantic item for a time before he was killed off in Star Trek: Enterprise' s controversial series finale . Connor Trinneer also starred in Stargate: Atlantis and The Fabelmans, and he is cohost of The Shuttlepod Show podcast.

Dominic Keating as Lieutenant Malcolm Reed

Armory officer of the nx-01 enterprise.

Lt. Malcolm Reed was the tactical and armory officer of the NX-01 Enterprise. The British Reed developed many of the tactical procedures Starfleet would later adopt, and his "Reed Alert would evolve into "Yellow Alert" and "Red Alert." Reed also had an affiliation with Section 31 prior to serving on Enterprise. Dominic Keating also appeared in Sherlock Holmes and The Host.

Star Trek: Enterprise stars Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer brilliantly reenacted "Shuttlepod One" on their podcast, The Shuttlepod Show.

Linda Park as Ensign Hoshi Sato

Communications officer of the nx-01 enterprise.

Ensign Hoshi Sato was the Communications Officer of the NX-01 Enterprise. A talented linguist who can speak 40 languages, including Klingon, Sato's work would eventually lead to the development of the universal translator. Star Trek: Enterprise 's series finale revealed that Hoshi served on the Enterprise for a decade. In the Mirror Universe, however, Hoshi cunningly installed herself as the first Empress of the Terran Empire. Linda Park also appeared in Crash and For All Mankind.

Anthony Montgomery as Ensign Travis Mayweather

Helmsman of the nx-01 enterprise.

Ensign Travis Mayweather was the conn officer, navigator, and helmsman of the NX-01 Enterprise. Mayweather was a "boomer" who grew up on cargo ships in deep space before he joined Starfleet. Travis was perhaps the most underdeveloped character among Star Trek: Enterprise' s main cast, and he has been injured, incapacitated, or even "killed" more times than any other character. Anthony Montgomery also stars in Greenleaf and All The Queen's Men.

John Billingsley as Dr. Phlox

Chief medical officer of the nx-01 enterprise.

Dr. Phlox was the Chief Medical Officer of the NX-01 Enterprise. As a Denobulan, Phlox was on Earth as part of the Interspecies Medical Exchange before he was called to serve on Enterprise. Phlox was knowledgeable and tolerant of other alien species, and he was another source of experience about the perils of deep space for Enterprise's human crew. Phlox had unusual physical characteristics as a Denobulan , and he utilized offbeat methods of medicine in his Sickbay, including live alien species . John Billingsley also starred in Intelligence, Turn: Washington's Spies, and The Orville .

Vaughn Armstrong as Admiral Maxwell Forrest

Captain archer's commanding officer.

Admiral Maxwell Forrest was Captain Jonathan Archer's friend and superior officer. Forrest oversaw Starfleet's NX Program, which was Earth's successful attempt to develop a warp 5 engine. Forrest was a recurring character on Star Trek: Enterprise who gave Archer orders, and he was an ally regarding Starfleet's thorny dealings with the Vulcan High Command. Forrest was killed on Vulcan during a terrorist bombing in Star Trek: Enterprise season 4. Prior to Enterprise , Vaugh Armstrong portrayed numerous alien characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager .

Gary Graham as Ambassador Soval

A vulcan who lived too long among humans.

Soval is the Vulcan Ambassador to Earth in the 22nd century. Although disliked by Captain Archer, who saw him as the spokesman for the Vulcan hindrance of Starfleet, Soval eventually revealed himself to be quite fond of humans, and his actions were intended to protect humanity. Soval was also one of the rare Vulcans of his era capable of mind-melds. Soval represented Vulcan in the alliance of worlds including Earth, Andoria, and the Tellarite homeworld that would lead to the founding of the United Federation of Planets. Gary Graham is best-known for the Alien Nation franchise, and he also appears in The Expendables.

Jeffrey Combs as Shran

Enterprise's andorian ally.

Thy'lek Shran is an Andorian who was a popular recurring character on Star Trek: Enterprise . Shran was a Commander in the Andorian Imperial Guard whom the NX-01 Enterprise first encountered when a Vulcan listening station that spied on Andoria was discovered on the moon, P'Jem. Although initially disliking humans, who he called "pink-skins," Shran eventually became a trusted ally of Captain Archer, and he gained respect for Vulcans like T'Pol. Had Star Trek: Enterprise received a season 5, Shran would have likely joined the main cast in a bigger role. Jeffrey Combs has played numerous characters in the Star Trek franchise, including Weyoun and Liquidator Brunt.

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After refusing to cooperate, Captain Kirk watches as the miniature Enterprise is encased in an “impenetrable force field” represented by a clear plastic block. While that original prop may live today in the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum archives, Factory Entertainment has developed a brand new replica for fans to bring home this summer.

Retailing for $100 USD each and available for preorder now, this limited-edition 1:1-scale “Catspaw” prop replica contains a machined-aluminum miniature  Enterprise model inside a block of clear acrylic, all of which hangs from a metal chain matched as closely as possible to the surviving prop.

In addition, the company is also rolling out another one of their popular  Star Trek bottle openers Following their Original Series Type I phaser opener, Factory Entertainment his week debuted their Star Trek: The Next Generation ‘cricket’ phaser bottle opener as the second exclusive for the 2024 convention season.

Available for preorder at $22 USD, the bottle opener is made from solid die-cast metal and is perfect for popping open a bottle of your local craft synthale.

While both convention-exclusive releases can be preordered at their website today (with shipping expected in August), those of you heading to San Diego Comic Con and the Las Vegas STLV Star Trek convention at the end of July can visit the Factory Entertainment booth where they’ll be on sale directly to event attendees.

You can also enter to win one of these collectibles directly from Factory Entertainment using the entry forms below.

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Star Trek: Prodigy Almost Made Janeway Captain of the Enterprise , Until Kate Mulgrew Said No

By the time Voyager returns home from the Delta Quadrant at the end of its seven-season run , Kathryn Janeway has seen more in her tour of duty than most Starfleet captains see in their lifetimes (even if she and her crew got to skip out on that whole, y’know, cataclysmic interstellar war thing ). So it makes sense that she quickly shoots up Starfleet’s ranks into Admiralty, and is offered a bunch of plush positions—but it also makes sense that she’d insist on returning to her own tough little ship.

One of those plush positions almost became a thing in Star Trek: Prodigy’s second season , which finally begins streaming on Netflix today after a long, strange road to release saw it ushered away from Paramount . In the new season, with Prodigy’s young alien heroes having made their way to Starfleet and helped save the day—earning their place among the next generation of Academy cadets—they are tasked with joining Admiral Janeway on a dangerous rescue mission to find her former first officer and the missing captain of the experimental ship Protostar the kids spent season one racing around in, Chakotay. To do so, Janeway heads out on a newly refitted Voyager-A, but she almost commandeered a far more prestigious vessel in the form of Starfleet’s flagship, the Enterprise.

Prodigy is set around 2384, which means at the time the Enterprise in operation is either the Sovereign-class Enterprise-E —although a ship with its registry is seen in Prodigy’s season 1 finale having been heavily damaged, if not destroyed outright—or its follow up, the Odyssey-class Enterprise-F . They’re both pretty awesome ships, as far as the Enterprise goes, but… they’re no starship Voyager. I may be slightly biased , but hey, so is Kate Mulgrew herself, as she should be: because apparently when told that Janeway could commandeer the Enterprise in Prodigy, the actress behind her flatly refused.

“There was a moment where we were playing with the idea that [season 2’s ship] could be the Enterprise instead,” Prodigy co-creator Dan Hageman told IGN in a new interview . “We [asked] Kate, ‘What do you think if you’re the new captain of the Enterprise,’ and she was not thrilled. She’s like, ‘I’d rather it be the Voyager.’”

Putting aside that Voyager is one of the all-time great Star Trek ship designs, giving Janeway a refit of her home-away-from-home in the Delta quadrant on a mission to relocate Chakotay of all people just makes sense, for the sentimentality of it all. Plus, in-universe, the Voyager herself at this point is an admired and beloved ship in its own rights, a champion of Starfleet’s exploratory ideals in having survived the best part of a decade in a far-flung sector of the galaxy with little in the way of Federation support. It’s only fitting that Janeway get a chance to at last see what Starfleet could do in a souped-up refit of her most beloved ship, rather than just handing her the Enterprise like it’s a prize for passing into Admiralty.

Sure, a vaunted Admiral is “worthy” of the flagship, but maybe we should be asking: is the Enterprise worthy of Kathryn Janeway ?

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Chris Pine Wonders How ‘Star Trek 4’ Will Deal With Kirk Now That He Is “A Lot Older”

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We are just a few weeks away from the 8th anniversary of the release of Star Trek Beyond , the third entry in the Kelvin timeline Star Trek movies staring Chris Pine as James T. Kirk. Paramount continues to say they are committed to a follow up movie, and now the star is starting to wonder how it will deal with how he isn’t getting any younger.

Pine curious about Star Trek 4

For the last couple of years, since he has recommitted to return as James T. Kirk for a fourth Star Trek movie, actor Chris Pine has often expressed his enthusiasm for the return, but also some frustrations. His latest comments from from a recent appearance at ACE Superhero Comic in San Antonio, TX. Pine acknowledged the well-reported ups and downs the Beyond sequel has gone through over the past decade (via PopVerse ), saying “In terms of the next phase of [Star Trek], obviously you’re all fans, so I’m sure you’ve read it.”

Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek Beyond

The actor then talked about how he and his fellow cast are ready to get back to the Enterprise, but he wonders how the movie will deal with how he is getting older, saying:

“We all like one another a lot. I’m good friends with everybody I’ve worked with. We have a great time doing it. I’m a lot older now, so I would be curious where that next story lands us in terms of what it would be and what we’ve said in the press.”

Pine, now 43, was 29 when he first appeared as James T. Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek movie. Last year the actor talked about how he was hoping to do “many more” movies as Kirk, saying it would be “super cool” to play the same character through the course of his career. Original Kirk actor William Shatner was 35 when the Star Trek television show premiered and 63 when he last appeared as the character in the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations . Pine is still younger than Shatner when he played Admiral Kirk in Star Trek: The Motion Picture  in 1979. In Star Trek Beyond , Kirk turned down a promotion to admiral and was set to head out on a new USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-A). If the next movie were set a decade later, Kirk and his crew could have already completed two 5-year missions.

Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) looking up at new Enterprise in Star Trek Beyond

Various follow-ups to Beyond have been in the works over the last 8 years. In March of this year, it was reported that Paramount and producer J.J. Abrams had brought on yet another screenwriter to take a crack at what the studio is now calling the final movie for the Kelvin crew. Pine later expressed some frustration with this move, telling Business Insider “I thought there was already a script, but I guess I was wrong, or they decided to pivot. As it’s always been with ‘Trek,’ I just wait and see.”

Even now entering middle age, Pine is still keeping it sharp. He recently shaved off his beard (but kept the ‘stache) as can be seen from an appearance at a fashion event in Milan in mid-June…

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This is the longest five-year mission in history…

Just because the TOS timeline had 5-yr.missions, there is no reason the Kelvin timeline would.

They mention it’s a five year mission in one of the movies.

But Into Darkness established that they did, and Beyond confirmed that they were halfway through one.

It certainly is. Eight years since Beyond, wow.

It’s been so long since the last Star Trek movie set in the Kelvin timeline, that by the time they finally make another one none of the crew of the Enterprise will still serve on that ship.

They’ll all have moved on to other assignments, pretty much like the original cast did in The Motion Picture.

I mean I don’t think they can just pick up where they left off in Beyond , so yeah the next one (if it happens) will hopefully skip ahead a decade or so.

At this point, what was it all for? The Kelvin movies did nothing for Star Trek. It was Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, SNW, etc that saved it. The Kelvin movies contributed nothing.

While certainly not my favorite Trek, I would like to see it get a final outing. Of course, as long as that final outing doesn’t come at the expense of other Trek.

Star Trek did not need saving and Discovery has done the franchise no favours.

‘Beyond’ flopped and stalled the movie series. Disc at least has led to multi spin off shows and ST first TVM.

During the moments that worked (not saying there were a ton of them), BEYOND felt a lot more like STAR TREK than anything else I’ve seen this whole century.

I think it’s probably too late to make this movie starting where they left off on the Enterprise. They really would need to write a story where they have to reconnect for one final mission, which might be worth doing. That being said, an aging crew is nothing new for Star Trek.

Bust him back to cadet.

i imagine the writers/abrams etc are trying to figure out to do a standalone thing with the cast like Beyond (i.e. their TMP and TUC in one movie) or buy into the multiverse stuff going around and have them interact with their primeverse counterparts (via CG/AI ) or the TNG cast etc for a big anniversary movie ..

maybe they’ll go with the 1st option (Kelvin standalone/finale) and do a primeverse only ST Legacy movie for Paramount+ (various actors from TNG/DS9/VOY maybe ENT and SNW) – both aimimg for 2026

I mean you have a 40 something year old playing a 25 year old Kirk on Strange New Worlds and he looks older than Pine!

The casting decision there continues to baffle me. And yeah I agree, Pine does look younger than Wesley.

Now, Wesley has grown on me a bit, but it does still baffle me as well. He reminds me more of Crawley’s Kirk (fan film) than Shatner’s Kirk, and that’s not a good thing.

Ummm…..

Admiral deciding he’s sick of being in a desk job…kinda like last time?

In ’09, the snark was to call this Trek/Muppet Babies in Space. The then producers wanted a cast that could last for several movies without getting too old. AND… that might have worked if the studio(S!) hadn’t delayed so many of these films. Frankly, we should have five or six, not three. Thank god, the suits all got their bonuses and golden parachutes (several deployed btw) and important stuff like that.

We’ve seen how the Prime Kirk ages from young captain to admiral to old captain. It would be interesting to see Kelvin Kirk take a different pathway. Maybe he has a family. Maybe he is stuck in a Klingon prison. Maybe he is riding through the desert with a picnic lunch.

If JJ was available and Skydance ends up buying Paramount, they should get him to direct part 4. Make it an event movie, no more nonsense about spinoffs or low budget this or that. Disney Star Wars is dead. Capitalize on that.

Should have gone all in after Into Darkness, instead they played it safe with Beyond a tired old formula. Should have been new worlds, new twists if we had to have characters from Prime, do something different with them in Kelvin now that they were done with Khan, but no they had to make insipid Beyond. Guardians of the Furious.

I think you’re right. Go all out and make a final, great film for the Kelvinverse characters.

As to where they go with it, I don’t know. The simplest thing is to just have them on the ship, maybe coming home from their mission and then they get a call about an emergency. One last adventure. Maybe someone has to die, for drama. Maybe somehow, someway, via the Nexus or Q or the Guardian of Forever, Pine meets Shatner’s Kirk. Yeah, that probably will not happen but that would certainly help the film if they could find some way to make it an important part of the film.

Anyway, I’m all in for another Kelvin film. I loved all three of them, even though I had quibbles with some of JJ’s choices in Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness and thought making Sulu gay in Beyond was a complete and embarrassing fail.

Sulu being gay in ‘beyond’ a minor issue compared to the film’s real faults

Good point about SW its cooked atm, no movies being made anytime soon , that Rey movie not even the hard core wants and the Dawn of the Force movie from Mangold (whose Indiana Jones movie tanked to tune of a 100m loss), and the other film based on the Zahn novels like an Episode 6.5 (probably with not quite there CGI deaged Han Luke Leia) , any of those probably as likely to happen anytime soon as the Beyond sequel after 2016, (a loong wait with lots of faux announcements). so really you got similar scenario as that late 00s/early 10s era with ST09/ID filling in for SW for space action.

And yeah they messed up on Beyond , letting Orci go when he had the obvious way to go for the 3rd film/anniversary – Shatner returning, battle for the timelines stuff.

The last SW film to feature rey made a billion so there is still an audience waiting for a new one. But I bet rey will not be the central character this time.

Reading between the lines here……”a lot older” suggests he knows another movie is still years, maybe even decades away.

I think Pine’s just resigned to whatever happens will happen. He’s not getting his hopes up.

I think the 4th film should be titled, Star Trek: Kirk.

I wish they can adapt William Shatner’s first Star Trek story, Ashes of Eden.

Kelvin cast sequel is the ONLY viable movie worth making at this stage. Anything else will bomb hard.

I remember watching “Beyond” in the theater. No way that was 8 years ago already… wow.

Time flies. I also watched Beyond in the theater, and out of the three Kelvin-verse films it felt the most Trekkian to me. I can remember the smell of the popcorn and the twizzlers from that day.

The age of the crew or the actors is not the biggest problem with previous or upcoming films.

If it another ‘mad man with a grudge and a galactic WMD….’

They should adapt the Prime Directive novel for the next film. I would go see it. I doubt any of these writers know the book exists.

Meh. Some of the original cast members of Star Trek found about a hundred ways to keep on showing up despite being decades older. It’s sci-fi! All ya gotta do to explain stuff away is wave your hands around in the air and say stuff like, “quantum singularity!” or “it’s The Borg! The Borg did a thing!”. Inexplicable aging and time-space continuum inconsistancies are basically all one 8-second mumbo-jumbo explanation away with that franchise. It’ah be fiiiiiiine. lol

In general, I prefer a story with more “seasoned” characters, so it’s not a bad place to pick up for me. Showing the characters more matured is one of the major draws of a sequel.

It’s simple Chris – it’s time to put on the Monster Maroons! He’ll look as old as Shat from TWOK, TSFS, TVH

Also dark rinse with perm

Star trek 4 need a title like New horizon coming summer 2026 and the New starship enterprise a on a mission to explore strange New worlds and New villian of This epic final chapter of the kelvin timeline im a Star trek fan long live trekkies live long and prosper

Star Trek Wayyyy Beyond

Pull the plug on the Kelvin timeline and crew.

At some point Vger should be showing up to destroy Earth in the alternate universe that diverged with the Kelvin incident. I don’t want to see The Motion Picture remade but there might be a story there to tell somewhere …..

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Star Trek just confirmed the jaw-dropping final fate of Doctor M’Benga’s daughter. When fans last saw M’Benga’s daughter in the first season of Strange New Worlds , she had bonded with a non-corporeal alien, and departed for parts unknown. Now, nearly a century later, in Star Trek #21, Rukiya M’Benga returns–and in the years since, she has ascended to something more than human.

Star Trek #21 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Megan Levens. Captain Sisko and the crew of the Theseus have arrived at the Pleroma , the newly-revealed “Realm of the Gods.” As the first mortals to lay eyes upon it, Sisko and his crew are overwhelmed at the assembly in front of them. One of them is Rukiya M’Benga.

Thanks to the alien she bonded with, Rukiya has evolved into a god-like being, one that is welcome in the Pleroma. While sympathetic to Sisko’s plight, she votes no on T’Lir’s plan.

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Doctor M’Benga debuted during the classic Star Trek show, but only appeared in two episodes. Despite these scant appearances, M’Benga left a huge enough impression on audiences that he was revived nearly 50 years later for the spin-off Strange New Worlds . Still a blank slate, M’Benga was finally given a backstory. It was revealed that he had been the Chief Medical Officer of the Enterprise under Captain Pike. While elevating M’Benga to such a vaunted position should have been a cause for celebration, it came with a dark twist.

As revealed in Strange New World’s first season, Doctor M’Benga was a family man. Unfortunately, his daughter Rukiya was born with a rare, terminal disease. M’Benga cheated the clock by keeping his daughter in a transporter buffer, hoping to delay her death long enough for him to find a cure. Later, in the episode “The Elysian Kingdom,” Rukiya meets and befriends a non-corporeal entity. She would bond with it, and the two departed the Enterprise , presumably to share adventures together. It was a bittersweet moment for Doctor M’Benga.

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• On Star Trek: The Next Generation , Counselor Deanna Troi wore uniforms different from those of the rest of the USS Enterprise crew.
• In the pilot episode, Deanna Troi was seen in the Starfleet skant, which actor Marina Sirits called "the cosmic cheerleader" outfit.
• However, near the end of Star Trek: TNG, Deanna Troi starts to wear a Starfleet uniform with good reason to do so.

One of the most underappreciated characters on Star Trek: The Next Generation was the newest addition to the Enterprise's bridge crew. Recognizing the importance of mental health, a counselor was added to the cast of Starfleet officers. Yet, Deanna Troi rarely wore a Starfleet uniform until the final seasons of The Next Generation , and the reason is surprising. Interestingly, despite spawning three sequel series, no other Star Trek series of the era included a ship's counselor, making Troi unique.

The real-world reason for Deanna Troi's penchant for civilian attire was lower-minded than Star Trek is supposed to be. Given the full-body costumes, there was little in the way of showing skin among the cast. Skimpy outfits for series regulars and guest stars were very common for Star Trek: The Original Series . However, the late 1980s and 1990s were different times. The new costumes provided a way for producers to add some "sexy" to the bridge, and it came via the low-cut, skin-tight outfits actor Marina Sirtis was forced to wear. The in-universe rationale, however, makes sense. The USS Enterprise-D was a ship with a crew complement of more than a thousand people, civilians, and children. The Starfleet uniform is a symbol of authority, so Troi wore civilian clothes, without rank, to make people feel more comfortable . Yet, that symbol of authority inspired her to wear only Starfleet uniforms later while on duty in The Next Generation Seasons 6 and 7.

Updated by Joshua M. Patton on July 3, 2024: By allowing her to wear a Starfleet uniform, the characterization of Deanna Troi was expanded, though the actor wished for a more complete and involved backstory. Instead, Troi was primarily defined by her relationship with Will Riker. While this is one of Star Trek's best romances, the character deserved more. This article has been updated to comport to CBR's current formatting standards.

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In the series pilot episode, Deanna Troi wears the "skant," a mini-skirt uniform worn by both men and women. "I was dressed as the cosmic cheerleader...[i]magine a potato with matchsticks sticking out of it," Sirtis says in The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman. After that episode, however, she sticks to civilian clothes, though the actor didn't find these outfits any more flattering. It wasn't until the two-part episode "Chain of Command" in Season 6 that she finally got her Starfleet uniform.

In the episode, Ronny Cox guest starred as the infamous Captain Jellico, given command of the Enterprise while Captain Picard went off on a secret mission. Jellico's brusque style contrasted in many ways with Picard's, causing severe friction with First Officer Will Riker . As Counselor Troi tries to explain to Jellico why the crew is resisting his many commands, he tells her to start wearing her uniform . He appreciated "formality on the bridge." After this episode, Troi is rarely seen out of uniform. While some might suggest it was Jellico's influence, Troi started this journey a season earlier.

The Season 5 episode "Disaster" involved a massive power outage on the Enterprise. Troi is the senior officer on the bridge and has to take command. Despite problems with how the character was written, "Disaster" is an excellent episode for Troi. She's uncertain in her role, and the officers under her command challenge her decisions. A member of the empathic Betazoid species, Troi uses her emotions in command, going with the orders that "feel" right. During "Conundrum," a later Season 5 episode where everyone loses their memories, she's the only one who notices something is wrong.

A Season 7 episode of The Next Generation , "To Thine Ownself," potentially explains why Troi stayed in uniform. She mentions her brief time in command as an exciting challenge. So, she decides to go up for promotion to full Commander. While she never mentions the Starfleet uniform, if Deanna Troi wanted to lead, she needed the authority a uniform provided . She still wore civilian clothes while off-duty, but once in uniform, the ship's counselor became a more involved crew member. This continued into the movies, where she donned the new grey and black uniform introduced in Star Trek: First Contact . However, Troi sticks to civilian clothing in Star Trek: Picard until she gets one of the leather Starfleet field jackets the rest of the crew wear.

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The creation of Deanna Troi is one of the Star Trek: Phase II ideas in The Next Generation , recycled by Gene Roddenberry. The character of Ilia, a Deltan, was used in The Motion Picture , and Troi was her replacement. The Betazoid abilities were supposed to be more than mere empathy, specifically manifesting in an increased libido. The character was supposed to have three breasts, though writer Dorothy "D.C." Fontana talked Roddenberry out of that. While it seems sexist now, it's equally possible it was a misguided attempt to challenge the moral conventions of the time about women and sex. Just as skants provided an updated version of The Original Series ' miniskirt but subverted expectations being worn by both men and women.

Still, as far as Sirtis was concerned, Deanna Troi's characterization improved once she donned a Starfleet uniform . "I was thrilled when I got my regulation Starfleet uniform," she told the BBC in 2001 , "consequently, I got all my brains back because when you have a cleavage, you can't have brains in Hollywood." Once she was in uniform, Troi would go on away missions, use phasers, and participate in more action-oriented scenes than before. Even still, Sirtis may be selling the early seasons of Troi a little short. While not always written powerfully, her character has always been a vital part of the crew in the eyes of both fans and her castmates.

Whether in uniform or more revealing civilian clothes, Deanna Troi is a remarkable character. She is the show's most compassionate and caring character, save perhaps for Whoopi Goldberg's Guinan. With her deep concern for people, she carved out a place for herself among leaders, warriors, and scientists. At its core, that is what Star Trek is supposed to be about. However, the change affected Sirtis, and her performance as Troi only strengthened once she started looking like a true member of Starfleet .

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While Marina Sirtis appreciated wearing what the cast calls "the spacesuit" more than civilian attire, she almost wore a uniform of a different color. When Star Trek: The Next Generation was still in the casting process, Sirtis auditioned for the role of security officer Tasha Yar. Meanwhile, model and actor Denise Crosby read for Troi. It was series creator Gene Roddenberry who made the call for the two actors to switch roles.

According to The Fifty-Year Mission, an oral history of Star Trek , producers "selected [Denise Crosby and Marina Sirtis] for the opposite roles, and Gene said, 'I want Crosby to play Tasha and Marina to play Troi.'" Crosby was ultimately killed off near the end of the first season because, as Crosby reveals in the same book, she felt her character was being under-utilized, but she was forced to stand on the bridge for long hours on shooting days. Crosby would return for two episodes later in the run, however.

Troi's character underwent many changes during the development process , but she was always meant to be the counselor. Some writers, like Brannon Braga, felt the character didn't make sense, especially given the "Roddenberry Box," a set of rules declaring Starfleet officers don't have petty disagreements, fights, or jealousy. Despite writing some of the best Star Trek episodes across the franchise, a counselor was essential.

The ship is often in dangerous and traumatic situations, so it makes sense that the crew and civilians aboard would need someone to talk to. Consulting producer David A. Goodman credited the show and character "for making therapy palatable for a whole new generation" in The Fifty-Year Mission . Her seat on the bridge was meant to reinforce her importance as a member of the Bridge crew.

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By allowing Deanna Troi to wear a Starfleet uniform and seek promotion, The Next Generation storytellers gave the character more depth than she had previously. Yet, this late interest in her career wasn't enough for Marina Sirtis, at least in hindsight. At the Showmasters Comic-Con in 2023, Sirtis explained what she felt the character of Troi lacked. "In a general way, I'd have liked to known more about her," she said. "I always used to say, 'We know she's got a crazy mother, and that she's from Betazed and that she likes to work out in the ugliest leotard ever known to man...we know nothing [else] about her." The only other detail viewers got about Troi's past was her relationship with her "Imzadi," Riker.

When Deanna Troi returned for Seasons 1 and 3 of Star Trek: Picard , she was no longer an active member of Starfleet. She married Riker in Star Trek: Nemesis , and the couple had two children. There was Kestra, named after her deceased sister and Thad, who died of an incurable disease. She did serve with Riker while he was the captain of the USS Titan, but after that, she became a wife and mother. However, the Picard series finale showed she still worked as a counselor, in a humorous scene where she helped the nearly-human Data work out his new feelings. Still, Troi never got the kind of backstory or development characters like Worf or Beverly Crusher did .

Deanna Troi is an iconic Star Trek hero , no matter what uniform she's wearing, a Starfleet spacesuit or the goofy gray and pink workout outfit. The decision to allow Troi to wear a proper uniform and take on more command responsibility was, arguably, long overdue by Season 6. Yet, the writers struggled to live up to Troi's potential. She was supposed to be as intelligent as Spock, after all. Still, Sirtis was able to elevate the material and, thereby, Troi herself through her remarkable and heartfelt performance.

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On  Star Trek,  a TV series that aired in the late 1960s, more than 400 crew members explored the galaxy aboard the USS  Enterprise,  which had a length of 947 feet and weighed 190,000 tons. In actuality, the starship was an 11-foot-long model made of poplar wood and vacu-formed plastic.

Film of the model appeared in all 79 episode of the original series (broadcast from 1966–69), and the model was donated to the National Air and Space Museum by Paramount Studios in 1974.  Forty years later, the Museum undertook a two-year project to restore the  Enterprise  to how it looked during the filming of the 1967 episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"—the last known modification of the ship during the show's production. Today the Enterprise is displayed in the Museum's location in DC.

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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel

A Galaxy -class starship such as the USS Enterprise -D normally had a complement of approximately 1,000-6,000 crewmembers , including civilian residents and families. From commissioning in 2363 until destruction in 2371 , crewmembers joined the crew, and some departed or were lost.

As of 2366 , some thirteen species were represented among the ship's complement, at that time including Betazoid , Klingon , El-Aurian , Vulcan , and Human members. (" Sins of The Father ") Over the course of its mission, crew species included Bolian , Benzite , Bajoran , Napean , and an android .

Crew manifest [ ]

Civilian residents are listed without Starfleet ranks .

• Lieutenant Commander Argyle
• Ensign Alans
• Ensign Allenby
• Ensign Anaya
• Crewman Aron
• Jeremy Aster
• Lieutenant Marla Aster

Lieutenant Barclay

• Lieutenant Ballard
• Doctor Balthus
• Lieutenant junior grade Reginald Barclay
• Lieutenant Barnaby
• Lieutenant Bartel
• Ensign Bennett
• Doctor Harry Bernard, Sr.
• Harry Bernard
• Lieutenant Commander Brannon Braga
• Ensign Janet Brooks
• Marc Brooks
• Chief Brossmer
• Ensign Brower
• Ensign Burke
• Crewman Burton
• Eric Burton

Commander Beverly C. Crusher

• Ensign Cabot
• Ensign Maddy Calloway
• Ensign Carstairs
• Ensign Cheney
• Lieutenant Clancy
• Ensign Collins
• Science Officer Tom Corbin
• Ensign Corelki
• Lieutenant Corell
• Lieutenant Costa
• Commander Beverly Crusher
• Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher

• Lieutenant Commander Data
• Lieutenant Dick D'Angelo
• Lieutenant junior grade Jenna D'Sora
• Chief Daniels
• Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren
• Ensign Davies
• Ensign Davis
• Lieutenant Dean
• Science Officer Deng
• Ensign Dern (engineer)
• Ensign Dern (flight control officer)
• Lieutenant junior grade Duffy
• Ensign Suzanne Dumont

• Lieutenant Farrell
• Ensign Felton
• Lieutenant Wilbur Finks
• Lieutenant Commander Jerry Fleck
• Ensign Fletcher
• Marissa Flores
• Lieutenant Foley
• Lieutenant Don Foster, Jr.
• Jeffrey Fratis

• Ensign Giusti
• Ensign Gates
• Ensign Gibson
• Lieutenant Diana Giddings
• Chief Gillespie
• CPO Gladstone
• Ensign Gleason
• Ensign Sonya Gomez
• Jay Gordon Graas

• Ensign Haskell
• Doctor Hacopian
• Lieutenant Edward Hagler
• Crewman Hansen
• Ensign Hayes
• Lieutenant Hayes
• Chief Hedrick
• Christy Henshaw
• Ensign Herbert
• Geologist Hildebrant
• Doctor Hill
• Chief Maggie Hubbell
• Ensign Hutchinson
• Keiko Ishikawa O'Brien

• Captain Edward Jellico
• Lieutenant Jae
• Ensign Janeway
• Lieutenant J'Dan
• Lieutenant Juarez

Lieutenant junior grade Daniel L. Kwan

• Ensign Kane
• Ensign Keller
• Chief Kelso
• Jake Kurland
• Commander Kurn
• Lieutenant junior grade Daniel Kwan

• Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
• Lieutenant Larson
• Lieutenant junior grade Sam Lavelle
• Ensign Robin Lefler
• Lieutenant Lewis
• Ensign Locklin
• Lieutenant Logan
• Lieutenant Longo
• Ensign Lopez
• Lieutenant Commander Leland T. Lynch

Lieutenant Commander Sarah MacDougal

• Lieutenant Commander MacDougal
• Ensign Mandel
• Ensign Markson
• Lieutenant junior grade Marquez
• Doctor Martin
• Crewmember Martinez
• Nurse McClukidge
• Lieutenant McDowell
• Ensign McKnight
• Lieutenant Commander Jim Mees
• Ensign Mendon
• Paul Menegay
• Lieutenant Minnerly
• Lieutenant junior grade Monroe
• Ensign Nagel
• Lieutenant Nara
• Crewman Nelson
• Lieutenant John Nesterowicz

Ensign Alyssa Ogawa

• Keiko O'Brien
• Chief Miles Edward O'Brien
• Molly O'Brien
• Lieutenant junior grade Alyssa Ogawa

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Specialist Alfonse Pacelli
• Lieutenant junior grade Palmer
• Ensign Pavlik
• Ensign Peeples
• Chief Pendleton
• Lieutenant Pierson
• Lieutenant Pinder
• Willie Potts
• Lieutenant Andrew Powell
• Lieutenant Ben Prieto
• Metallurgist Prixus
• Commander Katherine Pulaski

• Commander William T. Riker
• Ensign Sariel Rager
• Ensign Rainer
• Crewman Ramos
• Ensign Reel
• Lieutenant Sandra Rhodes
• Science Officer Richardson
• Lieutenant Ro Laren
• Lieutenant B.G. Robinson
• Alexander Rozhenko

• Commander Elizabeth Shelby
• Chief Salazar
• Ensign Bruno Salvatore
• Lieutenant Selar
• Lieutenant Fernando Sepulveda
• Engineer Sherbourne
• Engineer Jim Shimoda
• Lieutenant junior grade Shipley
• Lieutenant junior grade Singh
• Ensign Sito Jaxa
• Tactical Officer Rebecca Smith
• Lieutenant junior grade Solis
• Paterson Supra
• Clara Sutter
• Ensign Sutter
• Science Officer Swenson

Lieutenant Commander Deanna Troi

• Ensign Taggert
• Ensign Taitt
• Crewman Simon Tarses
• Ensign Taurik
• Nurse Temple
• Ensign Thorne
• Ensign Torigan
• Lieutenant Torres
• Ensign Towles
• Ensign Toya
• Commander Deanna Troi
• Lieutenant junior grade Lian T'Su
• Ensign Tyler
• Lieutenant Umbato
• Lieutenant Van Mayter

Lieutenant Worf

• Lieutenant Darian Wallace
• Historian Whalen
• Ensign Williams
• Lieutenant Wong
• Lieutenant Commander Worf
• Lieutenant Wright

• Lieutenant Natasha Yar
• Ensign Youngblood

• Lieutenant Anaanda Ziff

Alternate and parallel personnel [ ]

• Commander Kieran MacDuff
• Lieutenant Barrett
• Lieutenant Gaines
• Captain Thomas Halloway
• Doctor Joshua Kim
• Lieutenant Walter Pierce
• Eric-Christopher
• Lieutenant Suna
• Ensign Thomas

Unnamed crewmembers [ ]

• Conn officers
• Operations station officers
• Tactical officers
• Ten Forward personnel
• Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel
• Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command personnel
• Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations personnel
• Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) sciences personnel

In DC comic book stories, the crew also included an Axgardian, Mister Forthol, in 2366.

External link [ ]

• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel roster at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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• 2 Daniels (Crewman)
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In a highly controversial decision, Paramount recently removed Prodigy from its streaming service along with Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies , drag singing competition Queen of the Universe , and comedy series The Game . The removal comes after a concerning trend of various studios removing content from their streaming platforms to take a tax write-off on supposedly un-profitable shows and movies.

Star Trek fans aren't to be taken lightly though as audiences have already rallied around Prodigy with a rousing campaign to save the series — either at Paramount or on a new streaming platform. Executive producer Aaron J. Waltke recently shared a series of ways that audiences can help revive the series including participating in the fan campaign on social media, purchasing physical or digital copies of the series, and buying officially licensed merchandise. A Change.org petition to save the series has passed 26,000 signatures and the creatives behind the animated show have not given up hope.

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Paramount's Future Plans for Star Trek

While the removal of Prodigy and Enterprise' s brief disappearance from the streamer is certainly cause for concern, Paramount+ still has big plans for the franchise. Prequel series Strange New Worlds and adult animated series Lower Decks were both given the green light on a third and fifth season respectively ahead of their new seasons airing this summer. Earlier this spring Paramount also announced that the long-awaited Section 31 series starring Michelle Yeoh as Phillipa Georgiou will now come to the streaming platform as a movie with the now Oscar-winning actress. A Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series, which is expected to follow a group of young students studying to become Starfleet officers, has also been greenlit at the streamer.

Star Trek: Enterprise is still currently available to stream on Paramount+. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates on the franchise.