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Battle At The Binary Stars
"Battle at the Binary Stars" is the second episode of the first season of the American television series '' Star Trek: Discovery'', which is set roughly a decade before the events of the original ''Star Trek'' series and shows the beginnings of the Federation–Klingon cold war. The episode was written by showrunners Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts, from a story by series co-creator Bryan Fuller, and was directed by Adam Kane. Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, the First Officer of the USS ''Shenzhou''. Series regular Doug Jones also appears in the episode, which serves as the second in the series' two-part premiere that act as a prologue to the rest of the series, setting up a season-long story arc for Burnham. Guest starring for the two-part premiere are Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou, captain of the ''Shenzhou'', and Chris Obi as the Klingon leader T'Kuvma. "Battle at the Binary Stars" was released on CBS All Access on September 24, 2017, along with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery
Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discovery or Discoveries may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Discovery'' (film), a 2017 British-American romantic science fiction film * Discovery Channel, an American TV channel distributed by Discovery Communications * ''Discovery'' (Canadian TV series), a 1962–1963 Canadian documentary television program * ''Discovery'' (Irish TV series), an Irish documentary television programme * ''Discovery'' (UK TV programme), a British documentary television programme * ''Discovery'' (U.S. TV series), a 1962–1971 American television news program * '' Star Trek: Discovery'', an American television series ** USS ''Discovery'' (NCC-1031), a fictional space craft on ''Star Trek: Discovery'' Literature * ''The Discovery'' (Frances S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingon
The Klingons ( ; Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a fictional species in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were swarthy humanoids characterized by prideful ruthlessness and brutality. Klingons practiced feudalism and authoritarianism, with a warrior caste relying on slave labor. With a greatly expanded budget for makeup and effects, the Klingons were completely redesigned for '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), acquiring ridged foreheads. In subsequent television series and in later films, the militaristic traits of the Klingons were bolstered by an increased sense of honor and strict warrior code similar to those of bushido. Klingons are recurring antagonists in the 1960s television series ''Star Trek'', and have appeared in all subsequent series, along with ten of the ''Star Trek'' feature films. Initially intended to be antagonists for the crew of the USS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shazad Latif
Shazad Latif (born Iqbal Amin; 8 July 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series '' Spooks'', Clem Fandango on ''Toast of London'', and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in ''Penny Dreadful''. In 2017, he was cast as Chief of Security Ash Tyler in the CBS All Access (now Paramount+) television series '' Star Trek: Discovery''. He will portray Captain Nemo in the upcoming live-action series ''Nautilus''. Early life Born in London and originally named Iqbal Amin, Shazad Latif is of mixed Pakistani, English and Scottish descent. He grew up in Tufnell Park, North London. His father was Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani. He studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and performed in many stage productions including ''King Lear'', playing Cornwall, and Richard Sheridan's comedy ''School for Scandal'', as Joseph Surface. He left the school a year early to take up his role in ''Spooks''. Career '' Spooks'' was his first major role on television, as the highly skilled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippa Georgiou
'' Star Trek: Discovery'' is an American television series created for Paramount+ (originally known as CBS All Access) by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman. Set roughly a decade before the events of the original ''Star Trek'' series and separate from the timeline of the concurrent feature films, ''Discovery'' explores the Federation–Klingon war while following the crew of the USS ''Discovery''. It premiered on September 24, 2017. The series stars Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, a Starfleet mutineer who is given a war-time field assignment as a science specialist on the USS ''Discovery'' and the adopted sister of original series character Spock. Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, and Mary Wiseman round out the main cast. They were joined by Jason Isaacs for the first season and Anson Mount for the second. Characters seen previously in ''Star Trek'' also appear in recurring roles, including Spock's father Sarek, portrayed by James Frain, and Harry Mudd, portrayed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also the head writer, script and story editor. They consult with network and studio bosses and lead the artistic vision of the show, including the writers room, editing department, as well as select the set design, staff, cast members, and each actor's wardrobe and hairstyle. In many instances, the showrunner also created the show, and subsequent seasons could feature different showrunners. While the director has creative control over a film's production, and the executive producer's role is limited to investing, in television shows, the showrunner outranks the episodic directors. History In a January 1990 submission to the United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qo'nos
The Klingons ( ; Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a fictional species in the science fiction franchise '' Star Trek''. Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were swarthy humanoids characterized by prideful ruthlessness and brutality. Klingons practiced feudalism and authoritarianism, with a warrior caste relying on slave labor. With a greatly expanded budget for makeup and effects, the Klingons were completely redesigned for '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), acquiring ridged foreheads. In subsequent television series and in later films, the militaristic traits of the Klingons were bolstered by an increased sense of honor and strict warrior code similar to those of bushido. Klingons are recurring antagonists in the 1960s television series '' Star Trek'', and have appeared in all subsequent series, along with ten of the ''Star Trek'' feature films. Initially intended to be antagonists for the crew of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahless
Kahless the Unforgettable ( ''Klingon'': qeylIS'e' lIjlaHbe'bogh vay') is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' universe. He is portrayed in ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' by Robert Herron and in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' by Kevin Conway. The character is referenced in media relating to the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe, and is a Klingon alien spiritual and historical figure. The character is frequently mentioned in the first season of '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Kahless is also written about in ''Star Trek'' novels, such as ''Kahless'', by Michael Jan Freeman. The character and its presentation in the ''Star Trek'' franchise has been studied in explorations of ''Star Trek'' and philosophy. Kahless was also the subject of a Klingon language opera in the Netherlands. Pronunciation In the Klingon language, Kahless's name is spelt ''qeylIS''. While Klingon began as fictional language created for the ''Star Trek'' universe by creative professionals, it has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloaking Device
A cloaking device is a hypothetical or fictional stealth technology that can cause objects, such as spaceships or individuals, to be partially or wholly invisible to parts of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum. Fictional cloaking devices have been used as plot devices in various media for many years. Developments in scientific research show that real-world cloaking devices can obscure objects from at least one wavelength of EM emissions. Scientists already use artificial materials called metamaterials to bend light around an object. However, over the entire spectrum, a cloaked object scatters more than an uncloaked object. Conceptual origins ''Star Trek'' screenwriter Paul Schneider, inspired in part by the 1958 film ''Run Silent, Run Deep,'' and in part by ''The Enemy Below,'' which had been released in 1957, imagined cloaking as a space-travel analog of a submarine submerging, and employed it in the 1966 ''Star Trek'' episode " Balance of Terror", in which he introduced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfleet
Starfleet is a fictional organization in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Within this fictional universe, Starfleet is a uniformed space force maintained by the United Federation of Planets ("the Federation") as the principal means for conducting deep space exploration, research, defense, peacekeeping, and diplomacy (although Starfleet predates the Federation, having originally been an Earth organization, as shown by the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''). While most of Starfleet's members are human and it has been headquartered on Earth, hundreds of other species are also represented. Most of the franchise's protagonists are Starfleet commissioned officers. History During production of early episodes of the original series, several details of the makeup of the ''Star Trek'' universe had yet to be worked out, including the operating authority for the USS ''Enterprise''. The terms ''Star Service'' ("The Conscience of the King"), ''Spacefleet Command'' ("The Squire of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kor (Star Trek)
Kor or KOR may refer to: Codes * kor, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 and IOC country code for South Korea * kor, ISO 639-2 code for the Korean language * kor, ISO 639-3 code for Modern Korean Places * Kor River, in Fars Province, Iran * Kor, East Azerbaijan, a village in Iran * Kor-e Sofla, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * South Korea, ISO Alpha-3 code People Surname * Avshalom Kor (born 1950), Israeli linguist * Eva Mozes Kor (1934–2019), Romanian-born American Holocaust survivor * Layton Kor (1938–2013), American rock climber * Paul Kor (1926–2001), Israeli painter, graphic designer, children's author, and illustrator * Rasoul Kor (born 1989), Iranian footballer Given name * Kor Sarr (1975–2019), Senegalese football player and manager Stage name * KOR, a professional wrestler in Vermont(USA) In fiction * Kor (''Star Trek''), a Klingon character in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe * Kor (''Forgotten Realms''), a fictional deity of the Al-Qadim ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcan (Star Trek)
Vulcans, sometimes referred to as Vulcanians, are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the ''Star Trek'' universe and media franchise. In the various ''Star Trek'' television series and films, they are noted for their attempt to live by logic and reason with as little interference from emotion as possible. Known for their pronounced eyebrows and pointed ears, they originate from the fictional planet Vulcan. In the ''Star Trek'' universe, they were the first extraterrestrial species to make contact with humans. The most notable portrayal of a Vulcan is by actor Leonard Nimoy, who first played the character Mr. Spock (picture shown at right) in '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' (1966–1969). "Pointy ears", the " Vulcan salute" (hand gesture) and the "Vulcan nerve pinch" are aspects of this fictional race that have entered popular culture. Development The Vulcan, Spock, first appeared in the original 1965 ''Star Trek'' pilot, " The Cage", shown to studio execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS All Access
Paramount+ is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Media Networks and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks), and Paramount Pictures, while also including original series and films, live streaming Broadcasting of sports events, sports coverage, and in the U.S., live streaming of local CBS broadcast stations. The service was first launched in the United States on October 28, 2014, as CBS All Access; the service initially focused on the live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates, as well as on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. The service began to expand into original programming in 2016, beginning with Spin-off (media), spin-offs of CBS programs such as ''Big Brother: Over the Top, Big Brother,'' ''The Good Fight'', and the new ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
