JC's Trek Talk

Jean-Luc Picard This post is dedicated to the memory of Sir Patrick Stewart (1940-2026) Leader, diplomat, officer, archaeologist, pulp detective story afficionado, vintner, peacemaker, Jean-Luc Picard was many things.  From promising Starfleet officer he would go on to command two starships Enterprise and become one of the most renown and revered officers in Starfleet and Federation history. Early Years Born in La Barre, France in 2305 to Maurice and Yvette Picard, family owners of Chateau Picard Vineyard.  Jean-Luc had a somewhat rocky relationship with his older brother Robert.  Around 2316 Yvette Picard died by suicide, a memory which Jean-Luc would try to hide for the rest of his life.  In 2323, much to the displeasure of his father Jean-Luc entered Starfleet Academy.  During his academy years Jean-Luc would take an interest in archaeology, becoming a top student of professor Richard Galen.  In April 2323 he won the academy marathon at Danula II, the fi...

Hidden Truths Episode 1: New Mission Personal Log Stardate 53421.7 The Tal Shiar has given me a new assignment.  One that, they say, promises to be most interesting.   My first task: to find a long decommissioned Federation ship, the USS Somerville NCC-1322 a Hernandez Class science ship from the early 23rd century.  According to the information I've been provided, the ship was decommissioned in 2259, 117 years ago.  Why the Tal Shiar is so interested in this relic I'm not sure, I only know my orders: to access its computer core and download the files.  At my disposal is the Shrike class scout Reval.  Small but capable.  I foresee making great use of its services during this assignment. Personal Log Stardate 53425.6 Success.  Thanks to our operatives in the Federation and their updated security codes we had no issues bypassing the Federations tachyon detection grid.  After arriving at Qualor II we found the Somerville, fortunately still ...

Sir Patrick Stewart  1940-2026 Star Trek fans and many others around the world are mourning the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart on October 28th.  To trekkies he was and always will be Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the stalwart leader, accomplished diplomat and legendary captain of the USS Enterprise-D and USS Enterprise-E.  Rest in Peace to a fan favorite and a true acting legend.  Make it so.

A New Trek Series Concept All the recent talk of the franchise’s uncertain future and where Trek should go next has got me thinking.  A few years ago I did a basic breakdown of an idea I had for a new Star Trek series.  It would be a prequel, but set in 2196-2202, squarely between Enterprise and TOS.  This would help fill in a big "lost era" gap in the Star Trek timeline.  The show (I don’t have a name for it) would be mostly episodic with broad overarching story arcs (a-la DS9) and would see Starfleet and the Federation in the Federation’s formative years.  When I came up with this idea I wasn’t really considering Discovery, however in light of its first two seasons some of the ship classes from Discovery season 1 might be seen as background ships.  The ship design aesthetic and visual styling would be somewhere in between ENT and TOS, but closer to ENT.  The main ship initially would be a Daedalus class ship, with obvious visual cues from Enterprise....

Coming Soon Hidden Truths An episodic story told as a series of personal log entries.  Selain, a Tal Shiar operative embarks on on a top secret mission to investigate a mystery involving science, intrigue, Klingons and Starfleets past. Disclaimer: the log entry story style is not original, it is very much inspired by Venom Geek Media 98's AudioLogs Youtube series from 2021. 

 Walter Koenig 1936-2026 On its 60th anniversary year the franchise and its devoted fans bid farewell to another fan-favorite actor and Trek legend.  Walter Koenig, TOS's "Pavel Chekov" has passed away. 

 Starfleet Captains Greatest Quotes "Up until about a hundred years ago, there was one question that burned in every human, that made us study the stars and dream of traveling to them: are we alone?  Our generation is privileged to know the answer to that question.  We are all explorers, driven to know what's over the horizon, what's beyond our own shores.  And yet, the more I've experienced, the more I've learned that no matter how far we travel, or how fast we get there, the most profound discoveries are not necessarily beyond that next star.  They're within us, woven into the threads that bind us, all of us, to each other.  The final frontier begins in this hall. Let's explore it together." -Captain Jonathan Archer, Enterprise NX-01 "Universal law is for lackeys; context is for kings." -Captain Gabriel Lorca, USS Discovery "The real world doesn't always adhere to logic.  Sometimes down is up.  Sometimes up is down.  Sometimes when...

Star Trek 60th Anniversary Reflecting on the Franchise Trek at 60: Current Series and the Franchises' Future Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Spinning off of Discoverys second season and created in no small part because of the fan response to Anson Mount's Captain Pike, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows the adventures of the USS Enterprise (as previously seen in Discovery) on the second five year mission under Captain Pike, in the years leading up to the events of the Original Series.  Joining Anson Mount as Christopher Pike, Ethan Peck as Spock and Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley (Number One) are Celia Rose Gooding as Cadet/Ensign/Lieutenant Uhura, Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel, Babs Olusunmokun as Dr. M'Benga, Christina Chong as Lieutenant La'an Noonien-Singh, Melissa Navia as Lieutenant Erica Ortegas, and in later seasons Carol Kane as Pelia, Martin Quinn as Montgomery Scott and Paul Wesley as Commander James T. Kirk.  The first two seasons were produced back to back i...

Episode Spotlight TOS's Space Seed Stardate 3141.8.  On a routine patrol the Enterprise detects an unidentified vessel sending a distress signal.  Coming into visual range they discover it's an old Earth vessel from the late 20th century, a DY-100 sublight vessel labeled as the S.S. Botany Bay.  Unsure if it's derelict they scan the ship, detecting heartbeats, too faint to be human.  Spock finds no S.S. Botany Bay in the registry.  The vessel dates from the time of Earth's Eugenics Wars.  Taking the ship in tow Kirk and company beam over to get a closer look.  Along with them is the ship's historian, Lieutenant Marla McGivers.  One the Botany Bay they discover the occupants in suspended animation.  Scotty actives the lights, this causes one of the pods to activate and attempt to revive it's occupant.  The pod malfunction, Kirk is forced to break it to get the occupant out.  The occupant, a human male from northern India is beamed to...