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Pon Farr
''Pon farr'' is a phenomenon in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe. A part of the reproductive cycle of Vulcans, ''pon farr'' features in the canonical television series as well as in various spin-offs and fan fiction. An extreme physical and psychological imbalance every seven years requires a mating ritual or death can ensue. Description Every seven years, Vulcan males and females become aroused. If the normally calm and rational Vulcans do not mate with someone with whom they are empathically bonded they eventually enter ''plak tow'', the blood fever, become violent, and finally die unless they mate with someone or engage in a ritual battle known as ''kal-if-fee''. A common misconception associated with the series (and Spock in particular) is that Vulcans only have sex once every seven years. However, ''pon farr'' is not coincident with the sex lives of Vulcans, and they are able to have intercourse without the affliction, and thus more than once every seven years. ''Star T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pon Farr
''Pon farr'' is a phenomenon in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe. A part of the reproductive cycle of Vulcans, ''pon farr'' features in the canonical television series as well as in various spin-offs and fan fiction. An extreme physical and psychological imbalance every seven years requires a mating ritual or death can ensue. Description Every seven years, Vulcan males and females become aroused. If the normally calm and rational Vulcans do not mate with someone with whom they are empathically bonded they eventually enter ''plak tow'', the blood fever, become violent, and finally die unless they mate with someone or engage in a ritual battle known as ''kal-if-fee''. A common misconception associated with the series (and Spock in particular) is that Vulcans only have sex once every seven years. However, ''pon farr'' is not coincident with the sex lives of Vulcans, and they are able to have intercourse without the affliction, and thus more than once every seven years. ''Star T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard McCoy
Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, known as "Bones", is a character in the American science-fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. McCoy was played by actor DeForest Kelley in the original ''Star Trek'' series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the animated ''Star Trek'' series, six ''Star Trek'' films, the pilot episode of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and in numerous books, comics, and video games. A decade after Kelley's death, Karl Urban assumed the role of McCoy in the ''Star Trek'' reboot film in 2009. Depiction McCoy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2227. The son of David McCoy, he attended the University of Mississippi and is a divorcé. McCoy later married Natira, the priestess of Yonada, characterized in the episode, "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky". In 2266, McCoy was posted as chief medical officer of the USS ''Enterprise'' under Captain James T. Kirk, who often calls him "Bones". McCoy and Kirk are good friends, even "brotherly". The passionate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to " simpleton". The shorts became a part of '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). Since its debut on Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enterprise (series)
''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on United Paramount Network (UPN). The sixth series in the '' Star Trek'' franchise, it is a prequel to ''Star Trek: The Original Series''. Set in the 22nd century, a hundred years before the events of ''The Original Series'', it follows the adventures of the ''Enterprise'', Earth's first starship capable of traveling at warp five, as it explores the galaxy and encounters various alien species. Following the culmination of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and with '' Star Trek: Voyager'' scheduled to end, Paramount asked Braga and Berman to create a new series to continue the franchise. Rather than setting it in the 24th century alongside ''Deep Space Nine'' and ''Voyager'', they decided to set it in an earlier period, allowing them to explore n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kludge
A kludge or kluge () is a workaround or quick-and-dirty solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend and hard to maintain. This term is used in diverse fields such as computer science, aerospace engineering, Internet slang, evolutionary neuroscience, and government. It is similar in meaning to the naval term ''jury rig''. Etymology The word has alternate spellings (''Wikt:kludge, kludge'' and ''Wikt:kluge, kluge''), pronunciations ( and , rhyming with ''judge'' and ''stooge'', respectively), and several proposed etymologies. Jackson W. Granholm The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2nd ed., 1989), cites Jackson W. Granholm's 1962 "How to Design a Kludge" article in the American computer magazine ''Datamation''. kludge Also kluge. [J. W. Granholm's jocular invention: see first quot.; cf. also ''bodge'' v., ''fudge'' v.]'An ill-assorted collection of poorly-matching parts, forming a distressing whole' (Granholm); esp. in ''Computing'', a machine, system, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holodeck
The Holodeck is a fictional device from the television franchise ''Star Trek'' which uses "holograms" (projected light and electromagnetic energy which create the illusion of solid objects) to create a realistic 3D simulation of a real or imaginary setting, in which participants can freely interact with the environment as well as objects and characters, and sometimes a predefined narrative. In several series, holodecks are an amenity available to the crew of starships. In the series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', a similar device is referred to as a holosuite, operated by the owner of the space station's bar, Quark, who rents them out to customers. From a storytelling point of view, the holodeck permits the introduction of a wide variety of locations and characters, such as events and persons in the Earth's past, or imaginary places or beings, that would otherwise require the use of plot mechanisms such as time-travel or dream sequences. Writers often use it as a way to pose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuvok
Tuvok is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. One of the main characters on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Tuvok is a member of the fictional Vulcan species who serves as the ship's second officer, Chief of Security, and Chief Tactical Officer. Tim Russ portrayed Tuvok throughout the show's run from 1995 to 2001, and has also been involved in subsequent portrayals. Tuvok's backstory is that, up to the time of the first episode, "Caretaker", he was working as an undercover Federation agent in a Maquis group led by Chakotay aboard the Maquis ship the ''Val Jean''. His recovery is the mission ''Voyager'' is sent on, a mission that is completed by Janeway at the cost of about one third of her crew and seven years in space, creating the basic setting of the series. Overview Over the course of the seven seasons of ''Voyager'' Tuvok's character and back-story are revealed. Tuvok is working as a Federation spy aboard the Maquis raider ''Val Jean'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Paris
Lieutenant Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris is a fictional character in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and is portrayed by Robert Duncan McNeill. Paris is the chief helmsman, as well as a temporary auxiliary medic, of the USS ''Voyager'', a Starfleet ship that was stranded in the Delta Quadrant by an alien entity known as the Caretaker. Initially recruited by Captain Kathryn Janeway as a Starfleet "observer" on ''Voyager'''s first mission into the Badlands, Paris was reinstated as a Starfleet officer by Janeway and took on the role of being ''Voyager'''s helmsman after the original helmsman was killed during the ship's turbulent displacement from the Alpha Quadrant. The character's middle name, "Eugene", is a tribute to ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry. Background The writers planned to use the character of Nicolas Locarno as a template for Tom Paris, a previous similar character played by McNeill in the '' Next Generation'' episode "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in ''Star Trek: Voyager'' played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2346 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. She was admitted to Starfleet academy but dropped out before graduating. Torres joined the Maquis (Star Trek), Maquis in 2370 and was serving on the ''Val Jean'' when taken to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker alien using his station. After being used for medical experiments, she was left in an Ocampa colony maintained by the same alien that had abducted the ''Val Jean''. That ship was destroyed in a space battle at the Array and she and what remained of that crew joined the USS Voyager (Star Trek), USS ''Voyager''. On the ship she was given field commissioned rank of Lieutenant, junior grade and posted in engineering. In 2371, she was promoted to Chief Engineer. In 2377, she married Tom Paris and gave birth to their daughter Miral at the beginning of the next year, while ''Voyager'' was returnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vorik
This is a list of minor fictional characters from the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Characters here are members of the crew, or passengers, on the starship ''Voyager'' as it makes its way home through unknown space during the course of the series. The minor characters generally appear at most in several episodes (out of 172), sometimes in episodes that largely concern them. Of these characters, the only ones who joined the ship during its travels are the four alien children (Azan, Icheb, Mezoti, and Rebi) taken from a Borg cube. Characters are ordered alphabetically by family name, and only characters who played a significant recurring role in any of the series are listed. For the main cast, see Star Trek: Voyager#Cast. Due to the connected nature of the Star Trek science fiction universe, these characters have appeared in the other Star Trek media. Ayala Ayala was played by Tarik Ergin. He appears in the background of almost every episode, more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
