TNG

Greatness Adjusted for Inflation: Meet the Best Trek Ever by Trek fm

It’s probably safe to assume that you have your favorite version of Star Trek that you’ll readily defend until the sun explodes. Whether you’re an Original Series purist, a Picard-Diehard, a fan of the Abramsverse, or you just love it all, you’re one of the millions of dedicated fans across the globe.

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eBook Review: "The Stuff of Dreams" by James Swallow by Charlynn Schmiedt

James Swallow’s new eBook, The Stuff of Dreams, sees the return of the Nexus. It’s a semi-sequel to Star Trek: Generations and directly follows David Mack’s recent Cold Equations series. Swallow has written a poignant, heartfelt story that dives into the depths of Jean-Luc Picard, leaving the reader with a better understanding of one of Star Trek’s greatest captains and one of its most fascinating anomalies.

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'Tis the Season for TNG Holiday Avatars! by Charlynn Schmiedt

The weather outside might be frightful, but the holiday spirit on the Enterprise is delightful. The crew recently set aside some time on the holodeck for their own merry celebration — a time away from staff meetings, escorting prestigious diplomats, and negotiations in the Neutral Zone. Trek.fm’s managing editor, Charlynn Schmiedt, talked each member of the crew into posing for a portrait with a Santa hat.

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The Good, the Bad, and Ugly of Holodeck Programs by Lorrie Sears

With Microsoft recently developing a basic “holo-desk” program that allows users to manipulate 3-D computer generated objects, a second look has been given to Star Trek holodeck programs and their uses.  Whether holodecks were used for training, medical programs, sports and recreation, the re-creation of real-life characters, novels, children’s’ entertainment and learning, or sex, the programs filled a need in starship crews’ lives.

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Trek Children: Looking Back At the Franchise's Youngest Crew Members by Lorrie Sears

TNG had Wesley Crusher. DS9 had Jake and Nog. Voyager had Naomi Wildman. Children, the literal “next generation,” are a small presence in Star Trek, yet some have a big impact. Whether they are annoying or endearing, the kids of Trek are not easily forgotten. Let’s take a look at those we got to know the most.

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Riker! Riker! Won't You Please Sit Down? by Trek fm

William T. Riker always wanted his own command. It was his Number One priority—in terms of his career anyway. It’s hard to imagine the allure of the captain’s chair winning out over Minuet, Etana Jol, or certainly Deanna Troi. Yes, Riker’s love of women has been well documented over the years, but there is one other thread that ran through all of TNG: Riker’s desire to one day command his own ship. Fortunately, in the end, he didn’t have to choose. He got his ship and his Imzadi, too. But the road to that final destination was a long and winding one

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A Night in Soho: Screening TNG HD in London by Trek fm

On a cold January night, in the heart of Soho and a stone’s throw from London’s bustling Regent Street, I was privileged enough to be invited to a preview screening of a show I’ve loved my entire life. Thanks to SciFi Now, with a little help from Lady Luck, I won the chance to be one of the few to see the remastered Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot fresh out of spacedock, ahead of general release.

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The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation by Trek fm

Asking a fan to name the five best episodes of a Star Trek series is like asking Barclay which holodeck program is the best escape from reality. There are too many good ones to choose just five. Neverthless, I’m going to set out to name five of the very best episodes from each of the series and explain why I feel they are some of the greatest examples of Star Trek. In this first installment my focus was on The Original Series, and now I’m moving on to the first of the modern series, The Next Generation.

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