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Annika Hansen
Seven of Nine (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character introduced in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Jeri Ryan, she is a former Borg drone who joins the crew of the Federation starship ''Voyager''. Her full Borg designation was Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero One. While her birth name became known to her crewmates, after joining the ''Voyager'' crew she chose to continue to be called Seven of Nine, though she allowed "Seven" to be used informally. Seven of Nine was introduced in the fourth-season premiere, " Scorpion, Part II". The character replaced Kes in the main cast, and was intended to introduce a foil to Captain Kathryn Janeway, similar to the role Spock performs for Captain Kirk in ''Star Trek: The Original Series''. The character appeared through the final episode, "Endgame". Stories related to her relationship with Captain Janeway and with The Doctor appeared throughout the series; some episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into various films, television series, video games, novels, and comic books. With an estimated $10.6 billion in revenue, it is one of the most recognizable and highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began with ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', which debuted in the US on September 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on NBC. It was first broadcast on September 6, 1966 on Canada's CTV network. It followed the voyages of the crew of the starship USS ''Enterprise'', a space exploration vessel built by the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd century, on a mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before". In creating ''Star Trek'', Roddenberry w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. She was the Captain of the Starfleet starship USS ''Voyager'' (on '' Star Trek: Voyager'') while it was lost in the Delta Quadrant on the other side of the galaxy. After returning home to the Alpha Quadrant, she is promoted to Vice-Admiral and briefly appears in the 2002 film '' Star Trek: Nemesis''. She is seen again commanding the ''USS Dauntless'' in '' Star Trek: Prodigy'', searching for the missing ''USS Protostar'' which was being commanded by Captain Chakotay, her former first officer on ''Voyager'', at the time of its disappearance. Although other female captains had appeared in previous ''Star Trek'' episodes and other media, Janeway was the only one to serve as the central character of a live-action ''Star Trek'' TV series. She has also appeared in other media including books and video games. In all of her screen appearances, she was played by Kate Mulgrew. Casting ''Star Trek: Voyager'' Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeri Taylor
Jeri Taylor (born June 30, 1938) is a television scriptwriter and producer, who wrote many episodes of the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager'' series. Early life She is an alumna of Indiana University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She also received her M.A. in English from California State University, Northridge, in 1966. ''Star Trek'' screenwriting Taylor wrote scripts for television series like ''Little House on the Prairie'' and ''The Incredible Hulk'', then served as a producer and director on ''Quincy, M.E.'' and ''Jake and the Fatman''. While working on ''Jake and the Fatman'', Taylor and her producer partner David Moessinger hired J. Michael Straczynski (who would later go on to create ''Babylon 5'') as an executive story consultant, giving him his first experience working on an hour-long show. Taylor was recommended to the producers of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' by Lee Sheldon, with whom she had worked on ''Quincy''. Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Skies
''Dark Skies'' is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that debuted on NBC on September 21, 1996, and ended on May 31, 1997, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel; 18 episodes and a two-hour pilot episode were broadcast as a part of NBC's short-lived Thrillogy block. The success of ''The X-Files'' on Fox proved an audience existed for science-fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie." Series overview The series presents the idea that 20th-century history as people know it is a lie. It depicts aliens having been among humans since the late 1940s, with a government cover-up concealing their existence from the public. As the series progresses, viewers follow John Loengard and Kim Sayers through the 1960s as they attempt to foil the plots of the alien "Hive". The Hive is an alien race that planned to invade Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek Encyclopedia
''The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future'' is a 1994 encyclopedia of in-universe information from the ''Star Trek'' television series and films. It was written by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, who were production staff on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and Debbie Mirek. It was illustrated by Doug Drexler. Overview The ''Encyclopedia'' features highly detailed information about characters, planets, technologies and ships of the ''Star Trek'' franchise as well as brief episode and film synopses. It is organised alphabetically and is replete with illustrations, many of which are in color in later editions. The ''Encyclopedia'' mostly covers material from the ''Star Trek'' television series and the ''Star Trek'' motion pictures. It is an officially licensed publication and includes some completely original information not included in any ''Star Trek'' movie or television episode. According to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Contact
First contact may refer to: *First contact (astronomy), the moment in astronomical transit when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch *First contact (anthropology), the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another * First contact (science fiction), a common science fiction theme about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life Media Film *'' Star Trek: First Contact'', a 1996 film in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise * ''First Contact'' (1983 film), a 1983 documentary by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson *'' Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact'', a 2001 theatrical film adaptation of the ''Ultraman Cosmos'' TV series Television * ''First Contact'' (Australian TV series), a 2014 Australian television documentary *First Contact (Canadian TV series), a 2018 Canadian documentary television series TV episodes * "First Contact" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), a 1991 episode of the science fiction television series ''Star Trek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Borg
The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. The Borg are cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in a hive mind called "the Collective". The Borg co-opt the technology and knowledge of other alien species to the Collective through the process of "assimilation": forcibly transforming individual beings into "drones" by injecting nanoprobes into their bodies and surgically augmenting them with cybernetic components. The Borg's ultimate goal is "achieving perfection".Star Trek: First Contact Aside from being recurring antagonists in the '' Next Generation'' television series, they are depicted as the main threat in the film '' Star Trek: First Contact''. In addition, they played major roles in the ''Voyager'' and '' Picard'' series. ''The Borg'' have become a symbol in popular culture for any juggernaut against which "resistance is futile", a common phrase uttered by the Borg. Concept The Borg represented a new anta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from January 3, 1993, to June 2, 1999, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, its narrative is centered on the eponymous space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. Following the success of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Paramount Pictures commissioned a new series set in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. In creating ''Deep Space Nine'', Berman and Piller drew upon plot elements introduced in ''The Next Generation'', namely the conflict between two alien species, the Cardassians and the Bajorans. ''Deep Space Nine'' was the first ''Star Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odo (Star Trek)
Odo , played by René Auberjonois, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. He is a member of a shapeshifting species called Changelings and serves as the head of security for the space station Deep Space Nine on which the show is set. Intelligent, observant and taciturn, Odo uses his unique abilities throughout the show to maintain security on the DS9 station and, later, aids the Bajoran people and the Federation throughout the Dominion War against his own people, the Founders. Overview ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' The original ''Writer's Bible'' from 1992 for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine described Odo as follows: Actor René Auberjonois describes Odo as "a very unformed being" who was "trying to get some kind of shape to his life". Co-creator of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', Michael Piller, speaks of Odo's role within the show as being prompted by needing "a character who represented the traditions of Spock an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation
Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young and middle-aged figures from British poetry Technology Next generation often means a new state of the art: * AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture (other), AMD products * Next Generation Air Transportation System, the Federal Aviation Administration's massive overhaul of the national airspace system * Next Generation Internet (other), various projects intended to drastically increase the speed of the Internet * Next Generation Networking, emerging computer network architectures and technologies * Next-generation lithography, lithography technology slated to replace photolithography beyond the 32 nm node * Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, software architecture designed by Microsoft * NextGen Healthcare Info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Data (Star Trek)
Data is a fictional character in the '' Star Trek'' franchise. He appears in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG'') and '' Star Trek: Picard''; and the feature films ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998), and '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002). Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. Data was found by Starfleet in 2338. He was the sole survivor on Omicron Theta in the rubble of a colony left after an attack from the Crystalline Entity. He is a synthetic life form with artificial intelligence, designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong in his own likeness (likewise portrayed by Spiner). Data is a self-aware, sapient, sentient and anatomically fully functional male android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the Federation starship USS ''Enterprise''-D and later the USS ''Enterprise''-E. His positronic brain allows him impressive computatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picard
Picard may refer to: *Picardy, a region of France *Picard language, a language of France Places * Picard, California, USA * Picard, Quebec, Canada * Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium People *Picard (name), a French surname (includes a list of people with this name) * Picards, a religious sect in the fifteenth century Star Trek *Jean-Luc Picard, a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise **The family of Jean-Luc, see List of Star Trek characters (N–S); **'' Star Trek: Picard'', a television series starring the fictional character Jean-Luc Picard Other uses * Picard (satellite), an orbiting solar observatory built by CNES *Picard (grape), an alternative name for several wine grape varieties *'' TSS Duke of Cumberland'' or ''Picard'', a steamship that operated between Tilbury and Dunkirk from 1927 to 1936 * Picard Surgelés, French retailer of frozen foods See also * * *Berger Picard, French breed of dog of the herding group of breeds *Les Fatal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
