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Janice Rand
Janice Rand is a fictional character in the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' during its first season, as well as three of the ''Star Trek'' films. She is the Captain's yeoman on board the USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701), and first appeared in the episode "The Man Trap". She had significant roles in the episodes " The Enemy Within", where she fights off an evil version of Captain James T. Kirk; "Charlie X" where a young man with god-like powers falls in love with her; and "Miri" where she is infected with a deadly disease while on an away mission and is kidnapped by jealous children. Rand was portrayed by American actress Grace Lee Whitney, who had previously worked with ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry in both ''The Lieutenant'' and a pilot for a show he created called ''Police Story''. Whitney as Rand was involved in promoting ''Star Trek'' before it aired, but did not appear in the first two pilots. Roddenberry set out the ro ... [...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] |
Star Trek Convention
Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of the speculative fiction genre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expression as films, television, comics, animation, and games. The format can vary but will tend to have a few similar features such as a guest of honour, discussion panels, readings and large special events such as opening/closing ceremonies and some form of party or entertainment. Science fiction conventions started off primarily in the UK and US but have now spread further and several countries have their own individual conventions as well as playing host to rotating international conventions. History The precise time and place of the first science fiction convention is a matter of some dispute. The idea and form was clearly anticipated in Robert Bloch's short story about a large convention of writers, "The Ultimate Ultimatum" (''Fantasy M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shatner Star Trek
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols (, born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her portrayal of Nyota Uhura in ''Star Trek'' and its film sequels. Nichols' portrayal of Uhura was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American television. From 1977 until 2015, Nichols volunteered her time to promote NASA's programs and recruit diverse astronauts, including some of the first female and ethnic minority astronauts. Nichols was born in Robbins, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. She trained in dance, and began her career as a dancer, singer, and model in Chicago. She went into stage acting, and had a television and film career. Early life Grace Dell Nichols was born the third of six children on December 28, 1932, in Robbins, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, to Samuel Earl Nichols, a factory worker who was elected both town mayor of Robbins in 1929 and its chief magistrate, and his wife, Lishia (Parks) Nichols, a hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majel Barrett
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (; born Majel Leigh Hudec; , '''', December 21, 2008 February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008) was an American actress and producer. She was best known for her roles as various characters in the '''' franchise: Nurse Christine Chapel (in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Dromm
Andrea Dromm (born February 18, 1941) is a former American actress. She is the daughter of an engineer, and attended school in Patchogue and later in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Career Dromm's career began as a child model at the age of six, but she felt it interfered with her school work. She attended the University of Connecticut, where she studied drama, acting in student productions of ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', ''The Crucible'', and '' Romeo and Juliet''. She dropped out and hitchhiked to San Francisco, but eventually returned for her degree, after which she began work as a New York model, signing with the Eileen Ford Agency. Her career rose dramatically after her appearance in a National Airlines television commercial in 1963 as the stewardess asking "Is this any way to run an airline? You bet it is!" On the strength of the ad's popularity, she was urged to seek a Hollywood career. Her first job was in an episode of '' Star Trek'' playing Yeoman Smith in "Where No Man H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where No Man Has Gone Before
"Where No Man Has Gone Before" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series, ''Star Trek''. Written by Samuel A. Peeples and directed by James Goldstone, it first aired on September 22, 1966. In the episode, after the ''Enterprise'' attempts to cross the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy, two crew members develop powerful ESP abilities which threaten the safety of the crew. The episode was the second pilot, produced in 1965 after the first pilot, " The Cage", was rejected by NBC. Reportedly, Lucille Ball, who owned Desilu Productions (where the pilot was produced), persuaded NBC management to consider a second pilot, thereby exercising a special option agreement it had with Desilu, because she liked Gene Roddenberry and believed in the project. The episode was eventually broadcast third in sequence, and it was the first episode to be shown in the United Kingdom by the BBC on July 12, 1969. commented out because it is never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel Goodwin
Laurel Goodwin (August 11, 1942 – February 25, 2022) was an American film and television actress who is known for her role as the love interest of Elvis Presley in the 1962 film ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'', as well as appearing as Yeoman J.M. Colt in the rejected '' Star Trek'' pilot episode. Life and career Goodwin was born in Wichita, Kansas, on August 11, 1942. She later moved with her family to San Diego, and then San Francisco. A child model, Goodwin made her screen debut as the love interest of Elvis Presley in the film, ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1962). She was a co-star in the Paramount comedy ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' (1963), playing Augusta Griffith, the daughter of Jack (Jackie Gleason) and Amberlyn Griffith. She also appeared in the western films '' Stage to Thunder Rock'' (1964), '' Law of the Lawless'' (1964) and ''The Glory Guys'' (1965). Her work as a guest actor on several drama television series included a role as Yeoman J. M. Colt in the 1964 '' Star T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Gods And Men
Of Gods and Men may refer to: * ''Of Gods and Men'' (film), a 2010 French drama film * '' Star Trek: Of Gods and Men'', a three-part unofficial ''Star Trek'' fan mini-series {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Voyages
''Star Trek: New Voyages'', known from 2008 until 2015 as ''Star Trek: Phase II'', was a fan-created science fiction webseries set in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe. The series was designed as a continuation of the original ''Star Trek'' (aka ''ST:TOS'' or just ''TOS''), beginning in the fifth and final year of the starship ''Enterprise's'' "five-year mission." The first episode was released in January 2004, with new episodes released at a rate of about one per year. Production on new episodes halted in June 2016 following the release of new fan film guidelines by CBS/Paramount in response to the '' Star Trek: Axanar'' controversy, with three episodes in post-production left unreleased. The sets constructed for ''New Voyages'' were licensed as a 'Studio Set Tour' beginning in July 2016. The series was the first such show with extensive standing sets, and that it has attracted the talents of a number of professional writers and actors associated with official ''Star Trek' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Film
A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book, book, or video game created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some of the more notable films have actually been produced by professional filmmakers as film school class projects or as demonstration reels. Fan films vary tremendously in quality, as well as in length, from short faux-teaser trailers for non-existent motion pictures to full-length motion pictures. Fan films are also examples of fan labor and the remix culture. Closely related concepts are fandubs, fansubs and vidding which are reworks of fans on already released film material. History The earliest known fan film is ''Anderson 'Our Gang'',Young, Clive (2008) Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera, Continuum Books, New York / London which was produced in 1926 by a pair of itinerant filmmakers. Shot in Anderson, South Carolina, the short is based on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undiscovered Country
The Undiscovered Country may refer to *'' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' * ''The Undiscovered Country ''(album), an album by Destiny inspired by the film {{DEFAULTSORT:Undiscovered Country, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
