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SIDDIG DISCOVERY MISSION
INTERVIEWS
ALEXANDER SIDDIG TONY TODD KIRSTIE ALLEY
HOW TREK'S PAST MAY SHAPE ITS NEW FRONTIER
WE NEED TO
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No: 59 Winter 2016
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REGULARS
6STATUSREPORT
The latest Star Trek news from across
the quadrants.
74TREKNOLOGY
Today’s technology inspired by Star Trek, plus
the search for alien life.
84TRICORDER
Trek non-fiction authors, plus DSTE and the
latest merch reviewed.
93FISTFULOFDATA
Trexpert Larry Nemecek clears up your
canon conundrums.
97STARSHIPTREKKERS
Going badly where no-one has gone before,
in “Journey to Buble!”
TWOGREATTREK
ARTREK
ANNIVERSARY
BOOK
OTHER CHARACTER,
BUT NOTHING HAS
STUCK THE SAME WAY
AS STAR TREK HAS.”
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PINS
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68TONYTODD
80SHORTHOPS:KIRSTIEALLEY
SALLYGIMPEL
ALEXANDER
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FEATURES
Regular Newss dition
12DISCOVERINGDISCOVERY
Uncovering the Star Trek pedigree of the Discovery Executive Producer.
24WENEEDTOTALKABOUT...KRALL
Star Trek Beyond’s big bad gets our Trek-talkers’ attention.
32HAILINGFREQUENCIESOPEN
The host of Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast engages with STM.
38TIME’SARROW
Madcap mayhem with the Starfleet captains that went off the range.
44THEBIGFIVE-O:PARTTWO
Our quest to get to the heart of Star Trek continues.
60STARTREKONLINE
Exclusive Star Trek Online short fiction.
64REMEMBERME
Giving credit to the NBC insiders that kept Star Trek on air.
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CONTENTS
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52STARFLEET’SFINEST:
SCIENCEOFFICERS
STAR TREK MAGAZINE6
BEAT THATDSTE Extends Trek Cosplay Record
T
he bigdrawat DestinationStar TrekEurope
– literally– wastheevent’sattempt to beat
DST’sownGuinnessWorld Record for the
numberofStarTrek cosplayersgathered in
one room.
Asfansfloodedinto the Enterprise stage area
onSaturday8thOctober, it wastouch and go asto
whetherthey’dmatchthe existing record of 1,063,
evenwithalast minute push and a flurry of gold,
blue,andreduniforms.After a tense head-count,
and one of thebiggestmassVulcansaluteson
record, the totalwasin…and1,138StarTrek
cosplayerscheeredtheirsuccess.
“Asa team,wearethrilledtoimproveupon
what appearstobeourown‘old’record,”saidJill
Ubdegrove ofeventorganizer,Showmasters,“and
to confirmthattheEuropeanfansleadtheway
when it comestocosplay.”
OfficialconfirmationfromGuinnessWorld
RecordsisexpectedbeforeChristmas.
A mass Vulcan salute
Crowds gather at Birmingham's NEC for
the Star Trek cosplay record attempt
7STAR TREK MAGAZINE
STATUSREPORT
HAIL TO THE (EX)CHIEF
And Obama Still Loves Star Trek
B
arackObama,formerPresident of the United Statesof America, was
“asuckerfor StarTrek”in hisyouth.
In an exclusive video interview with Wired, prior to the
conclusion of his final term as President, Obama reflected on why
Gene Roddenberry’s groundbreaking show has survived so long,
saying “it wasn’t actually just about technology. It was about values and
human relationships. It was really talking about a notion of a common
humanity, and a confidence in our ability to solve problems.”
Obama,whopreviouslyinvitedNichelleNicholstotheWhiteHouse,and
madeapersonaltributetoLeonardNimoy,followingtheSpockactor’sdeath,
wentontosay“Ifweeverlosethatspirit,thenwe’regoingtolosewhat’s
essentialaboutAmerica,andwhatIthinkisessentialaboutbeinghuman.” J
anuary is another thrilling month
across IDW Comics’ Star Trek titles.
Issue 4 of its ongoing Kelvin timeline
series, Star Trek: Boldly Go, takes the
Federation to the edge of all-out war
with the Romulans, while Spock has
apparently taken to working the Locutus look,
if the excellent cover (see above) is anything
to go by. See page 52 for our review of the firs
issue of this promising storyline.
Meanwhile, 6-issue anthology series
Waypoint this month focuses on Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Cecil
Castellucci’s “Mother’s Walk” sees Kira on a Bajoran pilgrimage that
requires a set number of relatives – only most of hers are long dead.
Over in the Delta Quadrant, Voyager is in danger, and it’s the unlikeliest
member of her crew that could save it, in Mairghread Scott’s “The
Wildman Maneuver.”
There’s also another dip into superhero crossover territory, with
Kelvin timeline Star Trek once again getting mixed up with Green
Lantern. Written by Mike Johnson (the busy writer of Boldly Go),
“Stranger Worlds” issue 2 of 6 has the Lantern Corps join forces with
Starfleet to battle Sinestro and the Klingons, in an ultimate battle.
BEYOND
BEYONDIDW Boldly Goes On
Bryan Fuller Beams Away
st
Barack Obama with Nichelle Nichols
in the White House
News broke at the end of October that Bryan Fuller
would be stepping away from showrunner duties
on Star Trek: Discovery, to focus on other projects.
While Fuller will continue to be involved
as Executive Producer on the new Trek, his
commitment to an adaptation of writer
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, and Steven
Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, led to him stepping
down from the day-to-day running of the show.
Long-term collaborators Gretchen Berg and Aaron
Harberts, who initially joined the show to support
Fuller, will oversee the first season of the series
in his place, alongside Alex Kurtzman and the
established creative team.
CBS Television Studios said of the personnel
change “We are extremely happy with the creativ
direction of Star Trek: Discovery and the strong
foundation that Bryan Fuller has helped us create
for the series.”
By now, filming should be well underway,
but as this issue of Star Trek Magazine went
to press, there were yet to be any cast
announcements. Discovery is set to premiere
on CBS All Access in May, 2017.
ve
e
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W
hilethecrewoftheInternationalSpaceStationkickback
withacopyofStarTrekBeyond,therestofuscanenjoythe
high-definitiongloryofStarTrek:TheAnimatedSeries,
remasteredonBlu-ray.
Releasedlastmonth,the4-discbox-setincludesall22
episodesofStarTrek’s“fourth”series.Featuringextrasoriginally
foundonthe2006DVDrelease,includinga240-minutemaking-of
featurette,therearealsoaudiocommentariesfromproducerDavid
Wise,writerDavidGerrold,andMichaelandDeniseOkuda,plusa
storyboardgalleryand22poster-stylecardsillustratingeachepisode,
createdbyartistJuanOrtizespeciallyforthisrelease.
HI-DEF
M’RESSAnimated Adventures on Blu-ray
A
s you while away the months
until Discovery launches, there
will be plenty of new Trek
adventures to enjoy, thanks to
Pocket Books’ expanding line
of novels, each set in a different
period of Trek’s expansive history.
January sees the release of
Christopher L. Bennett’s original series
era novel “The Face of the Unknown”
– a sequel to classic episode “The
Corbomite Maneuver.” This is followed
in February by “Headlong Flight,” a
Next Generation story from popular
author Dayton Ward that lands Commander Worf and his landing party
on a dimension-hopping planet.
DavidR.George pensMarch’sDeep Space Nine adventure, “TheLong
Mirage,”whichfindsQuark stilldesperately seeking Morn, and Kira
returnsfromtwoyearsspent living in Bajor’spast.
DS9 alumni Julian Bashir is also back on the trail of Section 31, in
David Mack’s taught new thriller, “Control.” Can Julian bring down the
illegal spy organization, and at what cost?
THE NEXT FRONTIER
New Novels from Simon & Schuster
/ Pocket Books
C
reation Entertainment
have announced their first
confirmed special guest
for 2017’s Official Star
Trek Convention – and it’s
the legendary William Shatner.
Shatnerwill be on stage on the
Saturdayofthe convention, and
available forautographsand photo
ops.Fanswill be especially keen to
get theirphototakenwith the Kirk
actoronarecreationof the original
Enterprise bridge.
Ifyou’ve neverbeen to one of
Creation’sVegasconventions, a video of hghlightsfromthe 2016eventis
available at creationent.com.
GoldWeekendPackagesfor the event have already sold out, and
Captain’sChairPackagesare going fast.
THE ROAD TO RIOVegas Convention: First Guest Confirmed
Photo:AspenPhoto/Shutterstock.com
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STATUSREPORT
LAST MINUTE
SHOPPING
o one wants to unwrap a bottle of
discount bubble bath from the local
drugstore on Christmas morning, so
here are some cool gift ideas for
Great Trek Gifts
This Holiday Season
PIN MATES
Possibly the cutest Star Trek collectable
this holiday season is an Entertainment
Earth exclusive, but as it’s limited to just
500 units, we may already have missed
out! This retro-styled Enterprise bridge
playset from Bif Bang Pow! is scaled to
accommodate their fun range of 2-inch
scale wooden figurines, featuring the
original series crew.
Please note, the set is aimed at fans
over 14 years-of-age, and is listed as
“Not A Toy!” We wouldn’t dream of
playing with it. No, Sir. Not until we’ve
got it out of the packaging…
AMOND SELECT
ores,andavailableonline,isDiamondSelect’sstunningne
of-Prey(seeright).Asyoucanseefromthecompany’srece
tedphoto,thisde-cloakedbeautycomesfullylit,windowsand
Also available now is DST’s latest Star Trek Select figure – The
Reliant’s command chair, with free Khan action figure (I’m sure we g
that the right way around – that chair looks mighty comfortable!). Kha
comes with numerous arms and legs, so he can shake a choice of fists at
pesky foe “KIIIIIRRKK!!” (Did we get that quote right?)
ev ryy ar Trek fan’s sh p lis
PIN MATES
DIA
Insto
Bird-
tweet
A
pesky foe KIIIIIRRKK!! (Did ww
HALLMARK
Baublesaresolastcentury(unlessit’sa
DysonSphere,whichisawholedifferent
ballgame),andtheonlydecorationany
self-respectingTrekfanwillbehanging
ontheirtreethisyearisHallmarks
deliciousgold“TheCage”Enterprise.It
comeswithsound-effectstoo–Trek’sfamousopening
monologueandasliceofthethemetune–althoughconfusingly
it’sKirkratherthanPikeincommand.
Ifgoldisn’tyourthing,therewasalsoaversionintheship’s
traditionalwhiteliveryavailableatvariousconventionsin2016,
butyoumaybeabletopickoneupaftermarket,fromCyrano
Jonesifhe’sintown.
Othertree-friendlyHallmarkornamentsthisseasoninclude
KirkbeingmenacedbytheSaltVampire(picturedinShortHops,
thisissue),andaserious-lookingChekov.
t
!
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hat happens when cosplay is
transformed into funky everyday and
party wear? We’ll find out in late
2017, when Anovos – known for their
out a range of Trek-inspired clothing unlike
anything we’ve seen before.
Teaming up with cult purveyors of cool
geek-wear Gold Bubble Clothing, Anovos will
four unique designs that will allow fans
to express their love of Star Trek in spectacular
fashion (pun intended). This collection could
be the first of many, so maybe it’s time to clear
out your wardrobe to make way for something
more futuristic.
FROM CATWALK TO SIDEWALK
Anovos Gets Fashionable
P
layers join forces with special guest stars from Star Trek, as they investigate the mystery beh
numerous deadly attacks on frontier worlds. There will also be a chance to earn a brand-new s
a new anniversary Reputation project, and play several new mini-games in which players com
cool STO prizes.
STO fanswillalso be pleased to hear that Q willbe backintimeforChristmas,withhisspecia
holidaycheer,andavariety of fun winter-themed games. ReturningfavoritesincludetheFastestGameo
Fights,andthe Winter Invasion Queue. Playerscan defend the GingerbreadVillagefromthesinisterSnow
ConesofConduct,and battle-assimilated Snow-Borg in Tide of Ice.Plusthere’sanewgamethisyear–in
Fishing,playerscompete with honor to collect tasty candy fish fromthefrigidlake–ifthefishdon’tcatc
StarTrek Onlineisavailable now on PC, and on Xbox One andPlayStation4consoles.
ind
starship, in
mpete to win
lbrandof
onIce,Snowball
wconians,in
nKlingonIce
hthemfirst!
E Q CONTINUUM
Celebrating Star Trek Online’s seventh anniversary in
early 2017, Cryptic Studios are all set to release their
latest Featured Episode, “Harbingers.”
igh end r lica cc s umes –– b release f
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The captain's chair
under construction, as
tweeted by Fuller
Ralph McQuarrie's Enterprise concept
S
ometimesthe starsjust align. Case in point: the tappingof Bryan FullertobeamaboardStarTrek:
Discovery,cominginMay from CBS AllAccess. He’sthe right man forthejob–ahardcore,
longtime sci-fi andStarTrekaficionado, stillyoungat 47 yearsold butalsoexperienced,pretty
muchuniversallypopularwith Trekfans, and a guy who can write action,darkhumor,political
intrigue,life-and-deathexaminations, thriller elements, andemotionalityequallywell.Histrack
recordas acreator,writerandproducer speaksfor itself. Wonderfalls, DeadLikeMe,PushingDaisies,
andHannibal were alldiverse,provocative, visually stunning, daring,quirky,smart,andwell-cast,notto
mentionthoroughlyinclusive.
So,whoexactlyisBryanFuller, and in what wayshave allpathsled himtoStarTrek:Discovery?
DAYJOBTODREAMJOB
BorninClarkston,Washington,Fuller studied at Lewis-Clark State College inLewiston, Idaho,priorto
transferringtothe USCFilmSchool. A fan at the time ofStar Trek: Deep SpaceNine,Fullersetouttowrite
fortheshow.Remember, thiswasbackin the day –the 1990s–when theStar Trekproductionswelcomed
fansubmissions.Afewfanssold story ideas, and a couple actually contributedscripts.Fullerattended
thewriters’ workshopsthat Brannon Bragaand Ronald D. Moore hosted, atCreationEntertainment’s
GrandSlamconventionsinPasadena, California.
Despite his departure as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery,
Bryan Fuller’s creative fingerprints are all over the new show.
With five months to go until the series debuts on CBS All
Access, Star Trek Magazine looks to Fuller’s résumé for hints
as to what Star Trek might look like come May 2017.
Words: Ian Spelling
"Drone" – a high-concept Fuller story Emotional drama in "Friendship One"
Photo:CarlaVanWagoner/Shutterstock.com
DISCOVERING DISCOVERY
“SohereIam,onthefrontrowofthe
workshop,talkingthetalkandthinking,‘Ican
writeoneofthosethings!’”Fullerrecountedtothe
officialVoyagerMagazine.“Ifeltpassionate
enoughaboutit,andIcouldgetmyteethintoit.”
Sureenough,Fuller,operatingasafreelancer,
craftedthestoriesfortheDeepSpaceNine
episodes“TheDarknessandtheLight,”and
“EmpokNor,”bothofwhichairedin1997.
Fuller–stillfreelancing–wasinvitedto
rewritetheVoyagerstory(andtodevisethe
demiseofKes),forwhatwouldbecome“TheGift.”
However,circumstancesrequiredthatafull-time
staffer,JoeMenosky,penthatepisodeatwarp
speed.Instead,Fullerendeduprewriting“The
Raven,”itselfarushjob,inameresixdays.The
storyfollowedVoyagerandhercrewasthey
encounteredtheB’omar,axenophobicspeciesthat
stoodinthewayoftheirjourneyhome,while
SevenofNinerevertedtobeingaBorgdrone,
completewithvisionsofreturningtothespotof
herassimilation.
Soonafter,BragainvitedFullertojointhe
Voyagerwritingstaff.Thatcallcamenotamoment
toosoon.ThetalegoesthatFullerreceivedhis
life-changingcommunicationfromBragaonly
hoursafterbeingfiredfromhisdayjob,writing
pressreleasesforahealthcarepublicrelations
tradeassociation.Thereasonforhisabrupt
dismissal?Fakingonetoomanyabsencestohis
boss(animaginarycystonhisback,aninfection
hecaughtfromhiscat,evenadeathinthefamily),
inordertomaketimetoreshape“TheRaven.”Asa
veryhappyFullerrecountedtoVoyagerMagazine,
“Igotfiredfrommycrappydayjobandgothired
withthedreamjob–thatday.Thatday!”
WHATSTARTREK DOESBEST
Fullergainedhisfirstsolowritingcrediton
VoyagerbywhippinganinitialpitchfromKathy
Hankinsonintothepowerfulinstallment,“Mortal
Coil.”Atvariouspointsinitsdevelopment,Ensign
Wildman,andthenChakotay,andfinallyNeelix,
diedandcamebacktolife,experiencingacrisisof
“The Raven”
SevenofNine becomesconvinced she isbeing
drawnbacktothe Borg Collective, after
sufferingstrange hallucinations.
“Mortal Coil”
Neelix questionshisfaith after he iskilled in
anaccident andbrought back to life by Seven,
usingBorgnanprobes.
“Retrospect”
HasSeven beenphysicallyassaultedbyan
armsdealer, oraretheVoyagercrewbeing
lessthan impartial?
“Living Witness”
The Doctor, broughtbackonlineafter700
years, investigatesaccusationsofwarcrimes
againstVoyager.
"Mortal Coil" enscapulates Fuller's Star Trek
“Drone”
Anewtype ofBorgiscreated after a
transporteraccident involving Seven and
The Doctor.
“Bride of Chaotica”
ACaptainProtonholodeck adventure goes
southwhenagroupof trans-dimensional
aliensmistake it forreality.
“Gravity”
ParisandTuvokare stranded on an otherwise
desertedplanet,where an alien female fallsin
love withthe Vulcansecurity officer.
“Course: Oblivion”
The crew of Voyageraredying,andtheshipis
falling apart. Butaretheyreallywhothey
think they are?
“Juggernaut”
The Voyager crewbattletostopadamaged
Malon freighterexploding,andmakingan
entire sector uninhabitable.
“Relativity”
A starship fromthefutureenlistsSevenof
Nine in an attempttosaveVoyagerfrom
destruction.
SEASON 5
SEASON 4
FULLER’S TREKA potted guide to the Star Trek: Voyager
episodes written or co-written by Bryan Fuller.
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faith along the way. Fuller’s comments to
Voyager Magazine simultaneously address the
episode specifically, and offer a glimmer into
his view of Star Trek.
“What would be worse,” Fuller wondered,
“than having your own dead grandmother come
back and say, ‘You know, there is no God. This is
all a figment of your imagination. You’re going
to die, and there’s nothing after. You disappear,
and that’s that. See ya!’ So that one, I think,
really speaks to many fears.
“And in a way that’s what Star Trek does
best,” he continued. “It turns a secular element,
that runs through everyone’s lives, on its ear
– and tells it in a different way that you can
appreciate, and you won’t be offended by it.
Because it’s this little hedgehog guy from outer
space doing it, then it’s much more palatable.
You can get in through the back door.”
Fuller went on to write, or co-write, a total
of 20 Voyager episodes. Those episodes covered
many parsecs of territory, story-wise; explored
the various characters individually, and as a
crew; delivered scares and elicited chuckles. As
a writer, Fuller seemed to learn from the
misfires – such as “Retrospect,” which he
admitted was his “least favorite” episode from
his first year with Voyager – and he built on his
successful outings, among which were the
Doctor-centric episode, “Living Witness,” and
the previously mentioned “Mortal Coil.”
By the time Voyager concluded its run in
2001, Fuller had risen through the ranks to the
role of co-producer.
CREATINGSTRANGENEWWORLDS
While re-watching Fuller’s Star Trek episodes
might give us some clue as to the style of Trek
he prefers, it’s his work beyond Roddenberry’s
universe – especially the shows that Fuller
himself has created – that might point towards
the kind of show he’ll help deliver in 2017.
In 2002, Fuller moved on from Voyager to
write a TV movie adaptation of the Stephen King
horror classic, Carrie, before creating, writing,
and producing Dead Like Me, a 2003 cable
television series about a teenager who dies and
becomes a Grim Reaper, but can’t resist keeping
tabs on the grieving family she left behind. It’s
the kind of high-concept, left-field premise
that has become something of a Fuller hallmark.
Fuller exited after five episodes, but the show
ran on for two seasons.
Next, in 2004, Fuller created
Wonderfalls. Again, the premise mixes
the domestic with the fantastic, as a
disenfranchised young woman
(played by Caroline Dhavernas),
working in a Niagra Falls giftshop, is
shocked when the inanimate souvenirs
lining the store’s shelves talk directly
to her, compelling her to help others and
become a better person. A 13-episode
season was made, but network Fox
decided to cancel the show after just 4
episodes had aired. Despite gaining a
positive critical reception, Wonderfalls
failed to find a broad enough audience,
although the show would become a beloved
cult favorite. Does any of that sound kind
of familiar…?
“THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS WHY WE SETTLED ON
DISCOVERY, BUT THE CHIEF ONE AMONGST THEM WAS
THAT I COULDN’T THINK OF A MORE STARTREK-
THEMED NAME FOR A SHIP.”
BRYAN FULLER
Fuller’snextproject,in2006,wasaproposed
seriesbasedontheMikeMignolacomicbook,The
Amazing Screw-OnHead.Fullerwroteand
developed thepilot,buttheshowwasnotpicked
up, and he movedontojointhewritingteamon
superpower series,Heroes.
By 2007,hewasbackworkingonanother
creation of hisown.PushingDaisieswasan
inventive fantasyshowaboutapie-makerwho
can, for a fleetingmoment,bringdeadthingsback
to life. FullerearnedanEmmyAwardnomination
for hiswriting,buttheseriesneverattracteda
wide audience,andwascanceledaftertwo
seasons. Followingthat,Fullercreated
MockingbirdLane,a2012rebootofThe
Munsters,whichhadbeenafavoriteshow
fromhisyouth.Sadly,thatshowdidn’tmake
it beyondapilot,butFullerbouncedback
with perhapshisbiggesthittodate,
Hannibal.BasedontheThomasHarrisnovels
RedDragonandHannibal,thiswasa
gruesomeandcompellingexplorationofthe
twisted,symbioticrelationshipbetweenFBI
specialinvestigator,WillGraham(played
by HughDancy)andthemurderous
psychologist,HannibalLecter(Mads
Mikkelsen,inblood-curdlingform).
Hannibalranforaremarkable,andgory,
threeseasons.
Despitesomeshortrunsandafew
deadends,surelythetake-homefromthis
summaryofFuller’soutputisitsevidence
of a highlycreativemanwithboundless
imagination,loftyambition,anda
willingnesstotakenarrativerisks.Thiscan
only bodewellforfansofStarTrek.
VOYAGEOFDISCOVERY
Fuller’srecentslatehasincludedanadaptationof
AmericanGods,andhespentmuchof2016
developingarebootoftheStevenSpielberg
anthologyseriesAmazingStories,but2017isall
aboutStarTrek:Discovery.
In February 2016, CBS made the
announcement that Fuller, alongside Alex
Kurtzman, would be creating the new Star Trek
TV show, with Heather Kadin producing.
Subsequent announcements revealed the
involvement of Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, Trek
creator Gene Roddenberry’s son, and his
production partner, Trevor Roth, as co-executive
producers. Then came word that Trek author
Kirsten Beyer and Nicholas Meyer (writer-
director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and the
co-writer of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home),
had boarded the writing staff, as had Joe
Menosky and Jesse Alexander. News later broke
that Emmy-nominated director David Semel
would helm the first episode, while Gretchen J.
Berg and Aaron Harberts, both of whom
collaborated with Fuller on Wonderfalls and
Pushing Daisies, were confirmed to be working
as Discovery co-showrunners. One thing is for
certain: Discovery has amassed a formidable
line-up of talent behind it.
Withtheshowinitiallyintendedtoairnext
January,CBSannouncedinSeptemberthat
DiscoverywouldinsteaddebutinMayof2017,via
streamingservicesCBSAllAccessintheUnited
States,BellMediainCanada,andonNetflixin188
countriesaroundtheworld.
FullerandKurtzmanissuedastatementthat
read:“BringingStarTrekbacktotelevisioncarries
aresponsibilityandmission:toconnectfansand
newcomersaliketotheseriesthathasfedour
imaginationssincechildhood.Weaimtodream
biganddeliver,andthatmeansmakingsurethe
demandsofphysicalandpost-productionfora
showthattakesplaceentirelyinspace,andthe
needtomeetanairdate,don’tresultin
compromisedquality.Beforeheadinginto
production,weevaluatedtheserealitieswithour
partnersatCBS,andtheyagreed:StarTrek
Will the move to a streaming platform allow for more "Flesh and Blood" in Discovery?
Fuller tweeted a
mysterious make-up test...
deserves the verybest, andthese extra few
monthswillhelpusachieveavisionwecanallbe
proudof.”
WegotapeepatthatvisioninAugust,when
Fullertweetedaphotoofwhatappearedtobethe
make-uptestforanalien–aheadpiecewithsome
distinctiveantennae…AnAndorian,perhaps?
Fullerhasbeenplayfullyusingthehashtag
#StarTrekDiscowhentweetingabouttheshow,so
searchthatoutifyou’relookingformoreinsider
hintsoverthecomingmonths.
WHATDOWEKNOW
Atpress-time,specificplotandcharacterdetails
remainedscarce.Buthere’swhatcanbeconfirmed,
inmostcasesdirectlybyFullerhimself:Discovery’s
eventswilltakeplaceinthe“Prime”universe,
about10yearspriortothedaysofKirkandSpock
andtheEnterprise,asseenintheoriginalStarTrek
series.Theprotagonistwillbefemale,possibly
African-American,andknownas“NumberOne,”at
leastinitially–anditseemsshewillnotsitinthe
captain’schair,notforawhileanyway.
“We’ve seen six characters from the
captain’s point of view,” Fuller commented at
the Television Critics Association (TCA)
gathering, last spring. “In order to understand
something that is so completely alien from her,
she must first understand herself. That’s part of
our journey on this planet, to get along, and
that’s part of our journey in this first season.”
So far as the story’s thrust, Fuller teased that,
“There’s an incident in the history of Starfleet
that had been talked about but never fully
explored. It’s something I want to see.”
Season1will run13serialized episodesthat
unfoldlike anovel,“witheachepisode being a
chapter of that novel,andwithinthatchapter
there’sa beginning,middle,andend,”Fuller
noted at TCA. “We willhaveepisodesthatexistby
themselves, but areapartofamuchbiggerstory.”
Further, he stated, airingonCBSAllAccessmeans
“we’re not subject tobroadcaststandardsand
practices,” and suggestedthatitwillprovidethe
Discoverycreative staffa“broaderspectrum”in
telling stories. Fanscanexpectrobots,newand
familiar aliens, aswellasanopenlygayregular
character. “Absolutely, wearehavingagay
character,” Fuller hasconfirmed.
During theStarTrek50thanniversaryevents
at San Diego Comic-Con,inJuly,2016,Fuller
screened a teaser trailerforDiscoverythatgave
the nearly 6,000 fansinHallHtheirfirstlookat
the work-in-progresshero ship,basedondesigns
that the lateStar WarsillustratorRalphMcQuarrie
created for the abortedStarTrek:PhaseIIseries.
And it wasat Comic-Conthattheworldfirst
learned the show’sofficialname.Askedwhyhe
chose the nameDiscoveryforboththeship,and
for the show’s title,Fullersmiledandreplied,
“There are so manyreasonswhywesettledon
Discovery, butthe chiefoneamongstthemwas
that I couldn’t thinkofamoreStarTrek-themed
name for a ship.”
“Barge of the Dead”
Killedinashuttleaccident,Torresfindsshe
hasbeencondemnedtoanafterlifein
Gre’thor–thehellfordishonoredKlingons.
“Alice”
Analienintelligenceaboardasalvaged
shuttle manipulatesTomParisintodoing
itsbidding.
“One Small Step”
Voyagerencountersthe wreckageofoneof
Earth’searlymannedmissionstoMars.
“Spirit Folk”
Theholographicresidentsofholoprogram
townFairHavenmistakethe Voyagercrew
formagicalbeings.
“Fury”
AvengefulKesreturnstoVoyager,obsessed
withexactingrevengeonCaptainJaneway.
“The Haunting of
Deck Twelve”
Neelixrecounts aghoststory tothechildren
ofVoyager.
“Flesh and Blood” Parts 1 & 2
AdistresscalldrawsVoyagertoaHirogen
outpost, onlytofindthatithasbeenall-
but-destroyedbyholographictechnology
giventothembyJaneway.
“Workforce” Parts 1 & 2
Voyager’screwhasbeenkidnapped,and
forcedtoworkinavastindustrialcomplex
onanalienworld.
“Friendship One”
VoyagerisdispatchedbyStarfleetCommand
torecover a21st CenturyEarthprobe,lostin
theDeltaQuadrant.
“BRINGING STARTREKBACK TO TELEVISION CARRIES
A RESPONSIBILITY AND MISSION: TO CONNECT FANS
AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE TO THE SERIES THAT HAS
FED OUR IMAGINATIONS SINCE CHILDHOOD.”
BRYAN FULLER & ALEX KURTZMAN
FULLER’S TREKA potted guide to the Star Trek:
Voyager episodes written or
co-written by Bryan Fuller.
SEASON 6
SEASON 7
Who will be our new Number One?
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DISCOVERING DISCOVERY
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From enthusiastic, bushy-tailed young physician to
seasoned battlefront medic, by the finale of Deep
Space Nine Julian Bashir was a character who’d
evolved. The same could be said for Bashir’s real-
life alter ego, actor Alexander Siddig.
Words: Ian Spelling
19STAR TREK MAGAZINE
B
orn in Sudan and raised in England,SiddigElTahirEl
FadilElSiddig Abderahman MohammedAhmedAbdel
Karim ElMahdi–better known asactorAlexander
Siddig –arrived in the United Statesinlate1992,to
audition for the role of Star Trek: DeepSpaceNine’s
Dr. Julian Bashir. At the time, he could claimnoHollywood
creditsand wasan eligible bachelor. WhenDS9ended
itsrun, in the summer of 1999, he wasanactingveteran,
married to co-star Nana Visitor, and a dadtoboot.
Talk about a life-changing role.
“It couldn’t have had a more dramaticeffectonmy
life,” Siddig confirms, “I have to thank (DeepSpaceNine
executive producer) Rick Berman, becauseastonishingly
it wasallpositive. God, yeah, it’sasif I’dbeenrebuilt,like
some sort of superhero, from thisguy whowasjusthanging
out and teaching in London, trying to figureoutwhereto
make the next penny, to a bona fide Hollywoodactor.”
SinceDeepSpaceNineended,Siddighasbeenone
ofTrek’smost-in-demandactors,rivalingthepost-Trek
successofPatrickStewartandthenearubiquitousColm
Meaney(Siddig’sDS9bestie,MilesO’Brien).Oftenturning
upasabadguy,he’sactedoppositewizards(inMerlin),
dinosaurs(inPrimeval),spies(TheFifthEstate),and
gangsters(PeakyBlinders).Inevitably,likemanyofits
characters,healsorecentlymetagrislyendinGameof
Thrones,butthat’sanotherstory.Siddigreadilyagreesthat
StarTrekmadeallthispossible,butadmitsthathehadno
conceptofwhatitwoulddoforhiscareeratthetime.
“Peoplewouldcutofftheirrightarmforthekindofjob
Ihad,andIdidn’treallyrealizethatthen,”theactorsays,
“Ididn’trealizehowimportantthepeopleinHollywoodsaw
thatkindofroleasbeinguntilwayintomyDeepSpaceNine
career.Iwaslike,‘Thisisjustanotherjob,’becauseIwas
only26,orwhateverageIwas.
INTERVIEW: ALEXANDER SIDDIG
20 STAR TREK MAGAZINE
because you begin to learn your skill, your craft,
as an actor over six years, with a group of people
you see day in, day out. This was like repertory
theater, with a bunch of different directors,
where money doesn’t seem to be any object.
Where, even if you make a mistake, unlike a
sportsman you can have four bad games on Star
Trek, four bad episodes, and they’re not going
to fire you. They’re invested in you, so you can
make mistakes and learn in safety.”
Nothing in entertainment compared to the
Star Trek juggernaut between 1987 and 2005.
Back then, a Trek job pretty much meant seven
years of steady work, regular paychecks, and
no need to wait by the phone at the end of each
season, hoping and praying for a renewal. It
was, he explains, “unprecedented,” and an
“honor to be one of the seven or eight people on
any one of the five or six Trek shows.” That said,
it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, either.
“L.A. really didn’t work for me at that age,”
Siddig explains. “The fame, money, and all
those things… I just wasn’t responsible enough
to deal with any of it. I didn’t go crazy and have
cocaine or anything, but I just wasn’t entirely
happy all the time, which I should’ve been. I
should’ve been much happier.”
One happy event was the birth of his son,
Django, from his five-year marriage to Nana
Visitor; the embodiment of how Star Trek sent
Siddig’s life in unexpected new directions.
Django also reminds the star how long ago his
Trek experience was.
“Ihavethiswonderfulson,whoisnow19,”
Siddigsmiles,“andthat’showIknowhowoldthe
showis.Hewasborninthethirdorfourthseason.
Wehaveaphenomenalrelationship,andheis
goingintofilm–notasanactor,Ihope,Ithink,I
pray.Yeah,mylifechanged.Butoncesomething
changes,youhavenoideawhatitwould’vebeen.”
OURMANBASHIR
The official synopsis of the Deep Space Nine
premiere, “Emissary,” described Bashir as “a
cocky and ambitious young doctor.” Another
adjective would be inexperienced. As the credits
Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
“I didn’t think it was really exciting, which
is probably why I got the job at the audition,”
Siddig laughs. “I was so relaxed. It didn’t matter
to me. Right up until the time I got on the plane,
I thought it was for a guest role on The Next
Generation – I didn’t even realize it was a brand
new show. I got a contract, but I didn’t know how
to read that. I just didn’t pay too much attention.
So, when someone came to me after the audition
and said, ‘We’re so happy to have you for the
next six years,’ it all began to sink in that this is
going to be very different.”
The opportunity came at the perfect time
for Siddig, who had no ties and was ready for
anything. The reward was an enviable on-the-
job learning experience.
“Kids can move countries really easily; they
don’t care where they are, so I didn’t,” says
Siddig, “The older you get, the more ties you
form. So, it was easy for me to just pick up my
bags, march into L.A. and rent an apartment, and
that’s precisely what I did. It’s a surreal way to
start, and an amazingly privileged way to start,
“I THINK JULIAN IS EXACTLY
THE KIND OF GUY WHO’D STILL
BE HAPPY, 20 YEARS LATER,
WITH HIS CHOICES.”
Julian Bashir (Siddig) makes
himself at home in DS9's med-bay
The Dominion War story arc saw
a more mature Bashir emerge
("Inquisiton")
Siddig reveals, “And being in L.A. was a brilliant
starting point for landing on DS9, because
L.A. – compared to London in those days, in the
90s – was as good as some other planet, as far
as I was concerned. I had the security of wealth,
which I’d never had before, and people wanting
to know me, which I’d never experienced before.
And being called by random, strange girls…
These things were not part of my ordinary
life. So when that started happening in L.A., I
could’ve been on Deep Space Nine. I could use
that stuff.
“And there werebattles,thereweredifficult
things, crises, and problems,andlearningthat
money doesn’t meanmuchhappiness,”continues
Siddig. “It wasallofthethingseveryonegoes
through when you’reinthatsituation,andalotof
people get destroyedbyit.So,inasense,Iwas
war-torn by the end.Idorememberclearly
that I wasreally in controlofthat
character. I had himdown.
I had nothing else. So,if
I didn’t get himunder
controlI would’ve beena
totally loose, rudderless
boat floatingin
the ocean.”
rolled on the series finale, “What You Leave
Behind,” 176 episodes later, Bashir had matured
as a person, gained experience as a medic,
admitted an uncomfortable truth about himself
(that his parents had him genetically enhanced
as a child), and emerged from the Dominion
conflict more than a little war-torn. It could be
argued that, to a degree, Bashir’s arc mirrored
Siddig’s personal evolution. Siddig agrees.
“I was really conscious of it happening at
the time,” he says, aware that the writers used
him as inspiration to develop the character.
“There was an enormous amount of manipulation
going on there. I mean, as an actor I had just
me to work off, really. When you’re dealing
with sci-fi, you can’t go and sit in space and
figure out how they do stuff. That’s why it’s
so important for producers to hire the right
actors, because once you’ve got them, they’re
going to build scripts around them, and the
relationships. The inspiration comes as much
from performances as it does from the writers’
minds. I absolutely knew what was happening,
and I just tried to stay one step ahead of it.
“I tried to put Bashir two years younger
than me on any given day, and use my
experiences, and what I was going through,”
S
iddig’smost recent project wasthe four-hour TV mini-series
The Kennedys:AfterCamelot, set to air in 2017, in which
heplaysAristotle Onassisopposite Katie HolmesasJackie
KennedyOnassis.Heavy-duty make-upand prostheticsenable
Siddigtoresemble the Greek tycoon, leaving the actor to
figurehowbest tobringhimtolife.
“It’sdifficult,whenyou’redoing realpeople,” Siddigexplains,
“There’sacertainamount ofpreconception; everybody’sgot an idea
ofwhatthisguyislike.He wasthe richest man alive, and a force of
nature,soyou’ve got tobe careful. Well, you’ve either got to be incredibly
detailed,anddoit exactly,oryou’ve got to take an enormousamount ofartistic
license,andtrytocapture the essence. There’salmost no footage of Aristotle
Onassisanywhere.He did[one]interview, but there’sonly a couple of snippetsofit,
andit’sabout three seconds[long]. So you have nothing to go off, except forbiographical
detail.Iwent,‘Right,sodit,I’m going to just make thisstuff up. I’m going totryandmake
himaforce ofnature,give himasmuch charmasI possibly can, and let thefat-suitdothe
work.’Andthat’swhat Idid.”
AFTER BAJOR
INTERVIEW: ALEXANDER SIDDIG
e of Deep Space Nine’s
Bashir formed strong
ost notably with Miles
Meaney), and Cardassian
(Andrew Robinson).
zia Dax (Terry Farrell),
romanced Dax’s next
, Ezri (Nicole de Boer).
he saved many lives,
olicitations of Section 31,
y played spy in “Our Man
g embraced every twist
one storyline got under
in, and it still rankles –
ngineering revelation in
sode, “Doctor Bashir,
eonrecordacouple
ngthatIreallydidn’t
ddigsays,firmly.“Iwas
intheday.Iobjectedto
somethingsopatently
asbeingputonsomeone
nityItreasuredand
didn’tmindhimpossibly
fSection31.Ididn’t
ecausethatcouldbe
therealmofthishuman
ation.ButIthoughtthe
BATTLELINES
Over the course
seven seasons,
friendships, mo
O’Brien (Colm M
“tailor” Garak (
He fancied Jad
but ultimately
symbiont host,
Along the way
resisted the so
and winsomel
Bashir.” Siddi
and turn, but o
the actor’s ski
the genetic en
Season 5 epis
I Presume.”
“I’vegon
oftimessayin
likethat,”Sid
furious,back
thefactthats
fabricatedwa
whosehuma
protected.Id
beingpartof
mindthat,b
donewithin
being’ssitua
geneticengineeringstorywasacynicalployby
thestudio.”
Itseemsthat,despitetheperceivedsecurity
ofaleadroleinaStarTrekseries, Siddigdidn’t
feelsosecureafterall.
“Ithinktherewerebattleseveryyeartohave
mefired,”hereveals.“DeepSpaceNinewasnot
doingaswellasitshouldhaveinthe ratings,oras
wellastheyexpecteditto,andtheywent,‘Well,
let’smakehimmorelikeData.’Ihonestlythink
that’swhattheytriedtodo.‘Maybethat’llmake
himmorepopular.’Ithoughtthatwascynicaland
unimaginative,andI’mhappytosaythewriters
didn’tgetthatexcitedaboutit,either. Ididitfor
acoupleofshows,blandlydeliveredthose lines,
andtheyjustletitdriftaway.”
Onamorepositivenote, Siddigdidenjoy
thelate-bloomingromancebetween Bashirand
Ezri.Helaughsashecontemplateswhetherornot
they’restilltogetherandiftheyremainashappy
astheyappearedwhenviewers lastsawthem.
“Isometimeswonder,”Siddigwistfully
admits.“IthinkJulianisexactlythekindofguy
who’dstillbehappy,20yearslater,withhis
choices.Isometimeswonderwhathappenedto
him,whetherthespysideofhisstorywould’ve
takenover,morethanthedoctorsideofhisstory.
IthinkDeepSpaceNine endedatapointwhere
Bashircould’veendedupanywhere.Hecould’ve
goneontobeadoctoronaship,hecouldhave
Bashir (Siddig) and Sisko (Avery Brooks)
witness Earth's turbulent history, in
two-part DS9 classic, "Past Tense"
A
sDeepSpace Ninefurther explored the
back-storiesofitsmain characters, a facet
ofJulianBashir’shistorywasintroducedthat
changedthe character deeply.
We learnedthat ‘Jules’(asoriginally
namedbyhisparents)hadbeen an awkward
child,sufferingfromsome unspecifiedlearning
difficultiesandfallingbehindat school.
Concerned,andhopingto improve their child’s
life-chances,Amshaand Richard Bashirtook the
decisiontohave theirson undergo treatments
that wouldaccelerate theformation of critical
neural pathways.Inessence, thisinvolved the
re-sequencingofthe seven-year-old child’sentire
DNA,geneticallyenhancing ‘Jules’into a virtually
newperson.Returningto schoolon Earth, Bashir
wasnowthe starpupil instead of the strange boy
atthe backofthe class.
At the age of15,when he discovered what
hisparentshaddone tohim, young Bashir was
horrified,believinghisparentshad considered
himsub-standardorfaulty. He changedhisname
toJulian,refusingtoever again acknowledge the
name hisparentshadgiven him.
BECOMING
JULIAN
BASHIR
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STARFLE
“‘FASCINATING’ISAWORDIUSEFORTHE
UNEXPECTED.INTHISCASE,ISHOULDTHINK
‘INTERESTING’WOULDSUFFICE.”
SPOCK,“THESQUIREOFGOTHOS”
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T
he job of a Star Trek Science Officer is to provide quick answers to any scientific question
that arises, whether it’s an unfamiliar lifeform, a strange spatial phenomenon, or a problem
in temporal mechanics. The Captain needs information, and the Science Officers provide it.
If the science problem is the main story, finding the information takes time and effort. If
science is incidental to the main story, the Science Officers often speed the story along by
supplying the answers on the spot.
For Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise, the assignment of scientific technobabble
is easy, since each has a designated Science Officer – Spock, Jadzia Dax, and T’Pol have little
competition in scientific expertise among their respective crews.
In The Next Generation and Voyager, the Science Officer role is not specifically assigned,
at least not on camera. The Next Generation does acknowledge scientific specializations by
introducing crew members who are subject specialists, such as Botanist Keiko O’Brien, and Stellar
Cartographer Neela Darren (“Lessons”). The ship’s large crew complement makes this not only
believable but also essential for realism.
Voyager’s bridge science station also is not manned by any regular named character. Because
of its location, forward and well off to the side of the helm station, it isn’t even seen in many
common camera angles. It’s likely the absence of a senior Science Officer is due to Voyager being a
small ship on what was supposed to be a military mission.
In the real world, no one is just a
“scientist.” They are botanists,
mathematicians, microbiologists,
chemists, physicists, astronomers,
geologists, zoologists, and many
more. Most scientists are experts,
not in all sciences, but in one
scientific field and often in one
narrow specialization. With Star
Trek’s Science Officers, those
specializations go out the airlock.
Words: K. Stoddard Hayes
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STAR TREK MAGAZINE6 BEAT THATDSTE Extends Trek Cosplay Record T he bigdrawat DestinationStar TrekEurope – literally– wastheevent’sattempt to beat DST’sownGuinnessWorld Record for the numberofStarTrek cosplayersgathered in one room. Asfansfloodedinto the Enterprise stage area onSaturday8thOctober, it wastouch and go asto whetherthey’dmatchthe existing record of 1,063, evenwithalast minute push and a flurry of gold, blue,andreduniforms.After a tense head-count, and one of thebiggestmassVulcansaluteson record, the totalwasin…and1,138StarTrek cosplayerscheeredtheirsuccess. “Asa team,wearethrilledtoimproveupon what appearstobeourown‘old’record,”saidJill Ubdegrove ofeventorganizer,Showmasters,“and to confirmthattheEuropeanfansleadtheway when it comestocosplay.” OfficialconfirmationfromGuinnessWorld RecordsisexpectedbeforeChristmas. A mass Vulcan salute Crowds gather at Birmingham's NEC for the Star Trek cosplay record attempt
7STAR TREK MAGAZINE STATUSREPORT HAIL TO THE (EX)CHIEF And Obama Still Loves Star Trek B arackObama,formerPresident of the United Statesof America, was “asuckerfor StarTrek”in hisyouth. In an exclusive video interview with Wired, prior to the conclusion of his final term as President, Obama reflected on why Gene Roddenberry’s groundbreaking show has survived so long, saying “it wasn’t actually just about technology. It was about values and human relationships. It was really talking about a notion of a common humanity, and a confidence in our ability to solve problems.” Obama,whopreviouslyinvitedNichelleNicholstotheWhiteHouse,and madeapersonaltributetoLeonardNimoy,followingtheSpockactor’sdeath, wentontosay“Ifweeverlosethatspirit,thenwe’regoingtolosewhat’s essentialaboutAmerica,andwhatIthinkisessentialaboutbeinghuman.” J anuary is another thrilling month across IDW Comics’ Star Trek titles. Issue 4 of its ongoing Kelvin timeline series, Star Trek: Boldly Go, takes the Federation to the edge of all-out war with the Romulans, while Spock has apparently taken to working the Locutus look, if the excellent cover (see above) is anything to go by. See page 52 for our review of the firs issue of this promising storyline. Meanwhile, 6-issue anthology series Waypoint this month focuses on Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Cecil Castellucci’s “Mother’s Walk” sees Kira on a Bajoran pilgrimage that requires a set number of relatives – only most of hers are long dead. Over in the Delta Quadrant, Voyager is in danger, and it’s the unlikeliest member of her crew that could save it, in Mairghread Scott’s “The Wildman Maneuver.” There’s also another dip into superhero crossover territory, with Kelvin timeline Star Trek once again getting mixed up with Green Lantern. Written by Mike Johnson (the busy writer of Boldly Go), “Stranger Worlds” issue 2 of 6 has the Lantern Corps join forces with Starfleet to battle Sinestro and the Klingons, in an ultimate battle. BEYOND BEYONDIDW Boldly Goes On Bryan Fuller Beams Away st Barack Obama with Nichelle Nichols in the White House News broke at the end of October that Bryan Fuller would be stepping away from showrunner duties on Star Trek: Discovery, to focus on other projects. While Fuller will continue to be involved as Executive Producer on the new Trek, his commitment to an adaptation of writer Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, and Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, led to him stepping down from the day-to-day running of the show. Long-term collaborators Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts, who initially joined the show to support Fuller, will oversee the first season of the series in his place, alongside Alex Kurtzman and the established creative team. CBS Television Studios said of the personnel change “We are extremely happy with the creativ direction of Star Trek: Discovery and the strong foundation that Bryan Fuller has helped us create for the series.” By now, filming should be well underway, but as this issue of Star Trek Magazine went to press, there were yet to be any cast announcements. Discovery is set to premiere on CBS All Access in May, 2017. ve e
8 STAR TREK MAGAZINE W hilethecrewoftheInternationalSpaceStationkickback withacopyofStarTrekBeyond,therestofuscanenjoythe high-definitiongloryofStarTrek:TheAnimatedSeries, remasteredonBlu-ray. Releasedlastmonth,the4-discbox-setincludesall22 episodesofStarTrek’s“fourth”series.Featuringextrasoriginally foundonthe2006DVDrelease,includinga240-minutemaking-of featurette,therearealsoaudiocommentariesfromproducerDavid Wise,writerDavidGerrold,andMichaelandDeniseOkuda,plusa storyboardgalleryand22poster-stylecardsillustratingeachepisode, createdbyartistJuanOrtizespeciallyforthisrelease. HI-DEF M’RESSAnimated Adventures on Blu-ray A s you while away the months until Discovery launches, there will be plenty of new Trek adventures to enjoy, thanks to Pocket Books’ expanding line of novels, each set in a different period of Trek’s expansive history. January sees the release of Christopher L. Bennett’s original series era novel “The Face of the Unknown” – a sequel to classic episode “The Corbomite Maneuver.” This is followed in February by “Headlong Flight,” a Next Generation story from popular author Dayton Ward that lands Commander Worf and his landing party on a dimension-hopping planet. DavidR.George pensMarch’sDeep Space Nine adventure, “TheLong Mirage,”whichfindsQuark stilldesperately seeking Morn, and Kira returnsfromtwoyearsspent living in Bajor’spast. DS9 alumni Julian Bashir is also back on the trail of Section 31, in David Mack’s taught new thriller, “Control.” Can Julian bring down the illegal spy organization, and at what cost? THE NEXT FRONTIER New Novels from Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books C reation Entertainment have announced their first confirmed special guest for 2017’s Official Star Trek Convention – and it’s the legendary William Shatner. Shatnerwill be on stage on the Saturdayofthe convention, and available forautographsand photo ops.Fanswill be especially keen to get theirphototakenwith the Kirk actoronarecreationof the original Enterprise bridge. Ifyou’ve neverbeen to one of Creation’sVegasconventions, a video of hghlightsfromthe 2016eventis available at creationent.com. GoldWeekendPackagesfor the event have already sold out, and Captain’sChairPackagesare going fast. THE ROAD TO RIOVegas Convention: First Guest Confirmed Photo:AspenPhoto/Shutterstock.com
9STAR TREK MAGAZINE STATUSREPORT LAST MINUTE SHOPPING o one wants to unwrap a bottle of discount bubble bath from the local drugstore on Christmas morning, so here are some cool gift ideas for Great Trek Gifts This Holiday Season PIN MATES Possibly the cutest Star Trek collectable this holiday season is an Entertainment Earth exclusive, but as it’s limited to just 500 units, we may already have missed out! This retro-styled Enterprise bridge playset from Bif Bang Pow! is scaled to accommodate their fun range of 2-inch scale wooden figurines, featuring the original series crew. Please note, the set is aimed at fans over 14 years-of-age, and is listed as “Not A Toy!” We wouldn’t dream of playing with it. No, Sir. Not until we’ve got it out of the packaging… AMOND SELECT ores,andavailableonline,isDiamondSelect’sstunningne of-Prey(seeright).Asyoucanseefromthecompany’srece tedphoto,thisde-cloakedbeautycomesfullylit,windowsand Also available now is DST’s latest Star Trek Select figure – The Reliant’s command chair, with free Khan action figure (I’m sure we g that the right way around – that chair looks mighty comfortable!). Kha comes with numerous arms and legs, so he can shake a choice of fists at pesky foe “KIIIIIRRKK!!” (Did we get that quote right?) ev ryy ar Trek fan’s sh p lis PIN MATES DIA Insto Bird- tweet A pesky foe KIIIIIRRKK!! (Did ww HALLMARK Baublesaresolastcentury(unlessit’sa DysonSphere,whichisawholedifferent ballgame),andtheonlydecorationany self-respectingTrekfanwillbehanging ontheirtreethisyearisHallmarks deliciousgold“TheCage”Enterprise.It comeswithsound-effectstoo–Trek’sfamousopening monologueandasliceofthethemetune–althoughconfusingly it’sKirkratherthanPikeincommand. Ifgoldisn’tyourthing,therewasalsoaversionintheship’s traditionalwhiteliveryavailableatvariousconventionsin2016, butyoumaybeabletopickoneupaftermarket,fromCyrano Jonesifhe’sintown. Othertree-friendlyHallmarkornamentsthisseasoninclude KirkbeingmenacedbytheSaltVampire(picturedinShortHops, thisissue),andaserious-lookingChekov. t !
10 STAR TREK MAGAZINE hat happens when cosplay is transformed into funky everyday and party wear? We’ll find out in late 2017, when Anovos – known for their out a range of Trek-inspired clothing unlike anything we’ve seen before. Teaming up with cult purveyors of cool geek-wear Gold Bubble Clothing, Anovos will four unique designs that will allow fans to express their love of Star Trek in spectacular fashion (pun intended). This collection could be the first of many, so maybe it’s time to clear out your wardrobe to make way for something more futuristic. FROM CATWALK TO SIDEWALK Anovos Gets Fashionable P layers join forces with special guest stars from Star Trek, as they investigate the mystery beh numerous deadly attacks on frontier worlds. There will also be a chance to earn a brand-new s a new anniversary Reputation project, and play several new mini-games in which players com cool STO prizes. STO fanswillalso be pleased to hear that Q willbe backintimeforChristmas,withhisspecia holidaycheer,andavariety of fun winter-themed games. ReturningfavoritesincludetheFastestGameo Fights,andthe Winter Invasion Queue. Playerscan defend the GingerbreadVillagefromthesinisterSnow ConesofConduct,and battle-assimilated Snow-Borg in Tide of Ice.Plusthere’sanewgamethisyear–in Fishing,playerscompete with honor to collect tasty candy fish fromthefrigidlake–ifthefishdon’tcatc StarTrek Onlineisavailable now on PC, and on Xbox One andPlayStation4consoles. ind starship, in mpete to win lbrandof onIce,Snowball wconians,in nKlingonIce hthemfirst! E Q CONTINUUM Celebrating Star Trek Online’s seventh anniversary in early 2017, Cryptic Studios are all set to release their latest Featured Episode, “Harbingers.” igh end r lica cc s umes –– b release f
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12 STAR TREK MAGAZINE The captain's chair under construction, as tweeted by Fuller Ralph McQuarrie's Enterprise concept
S ometimesthe starsjust align. Case in point: the tappingof Bryan FullertobeamaboardStarTrek: Discovery,cominginMay from CBS AllAccess. He’sthe right man forthejob–ahardcore, longtime sci-fi andStarTrekaficionado, stillyoungat 47 yearsold butalsoexperienced,pretty muchuniversallypopularwith Trekfans, and a guy who can write action,darkhumor,political intrigue,life-and-deathexaminations, thriller elements, andemotionalityequallywell.Histrack recordas acreator,writerandproducer speaksfor itself. Wonderfalls, DeadLikeMe,PushingDaisies, andHannibal were alldiverse,provocative, visually stunning, daring,quirky,smart,andwell-cast,notto mentionthoroughlyinclusive. So,whoexactlyisBryanFuller, and in what wayshave allpathsled himtoStarTrek:Discovery? DAYJOBTODREAMJOB BorninClarkston,Washington,Fuller studied at Lewis-Clark State College inLewiston, Idaho,priorto transferringtothe USCFilmSchool. A fan at the time ofStar Trek: Deep SpaceNine,Fullersetouttowrite fortheshow.Remember, thiswasbackin the day –the 1990s–when theStar Trekproductionswelcomed fansubmissions.Afewfanssold story ideas, and a couple actually contributedscripts.Fullerattended thewriters’ workshopsthat Brannon Bragaand Ronald D. Moore hosted, atCreationEntertainment’s GrandSlamconventionsinPasadena, California. Despite his departure as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery, Bryan Fuller’s creative fingerprints are all over the new show. With five months to go until the series debuts on CBS All Access, Star Trek Magazine looks to Fuller’s résumé for hints as to what Star Trek might look like come May 2017. Words: Ian Spelling "Drone" – a high-concept Fuller story Emotional drama in "Friendship One" Photo:CarlaVanWagoner/Shutterstock.com DISCOVERING DISCOVERY
“SohereIam,onthefrontrowofthe workshop,talkingthetalkandthinking,‘Ican writeoneofthosethings!’”Fullerrecountedtothe officialVoyagerMagazine.“Ifeltpassionate enoughaboutit,andIcouldgetmyteethintoit.” Sureenough,Fuller,operatingasafreelancer, craftedthestoriesfortheDeepSpaceNine episodes“TheDarknessandtheLight,”and “EmpokNor,”bothofwhichairedin1997. Fuller–stillfreelancing–wasinvitedto rewritetheVoyagerstory(andtodevisethe demiseofKes),forwhatwouldbecome“TheGift.” However,circumstancesrequiredthatafull-time staffer,JoeMenosky,penthatepisodeatwarp speed.Instead,Fullerendeduprewriting“The Raven,”itselfarushjob,inameresixdays.The storyfollowedVoyagerandhercrewasthey encounteredtheB’omar,axenophobicspeciesthat stoodinthewayoftheirjourneyhome,while SevenofNinerevertedtobeingaBorgdrone, completewithvisionsofreturningtothespotof herassimilation. Soonafter,BragainvitedFullertojointhe Voyagerwritingstaff.Thatcallcamenotamoment toosoon.ThetalegoesthatFullerreceivedhis life-changingcommunicationfromBragaonly hoursafterbeingfiredfromhisdayjob,writing pressreleasesforahealthcarepublicrelations tradeassociation.Thereasonforhisabrupt dismissal?Fakingonetoomanyabsencestohis boss(animaginarycystonhisback,aninfection hecaughtfromhiscat,evenadeathinthefamily), inordertomaketimetoreshape“TheRaven.”Asa veryhappyFullerrecountedtoVoyagerMagazine, “Igotfiredfrommycrappydayjobandgothired withthedreamjob–thatday.Thatday!” WHATSTARTREK DOESBEST Fullergainedhisfirstsolowritingcrediton VoyagerbywhippinganinitialpitchfromKathy Hankinsonintothepowerfulinstallment,“Mortal Coil.”Atvariouspointsinitsdevelopment,Ensign Wildman,andthenChakotay,andfinallyNeelix, diedandcamebacktolife,experiencingacrisisof “The Raven” SevenofNine becomesconvinced she isbeing drawnbacktothe Borg Collective, after sufferingstrange hallucinations. “Mortal Coil” Neelix questionshisfaith after he iskilled in anaccident andbrought back to life by Seven, usingBorgnanprobes. “Retrospect” HasSeven beenphysicallyassaultedbyan armsdealer, oraretheVoyagercrewbeing lessthan impartial? “Living Witness” The Doctor, broughtbackonlineafter700 years, investigatesaccusationsofwarcrimes againstVoyager. "Mortal Coil" enscapulates Fuller's Star Trek “Drone” Anewtype ofBorgiscreated after a transporteraccident involving Seven and The Doctor. “Bride of Chaotica” ACaptainProtonholodeck adventure goes southwhenagroupof trans-dimensional aliensmistake it forreality. “Gravity” ParisandTuvokare stranded on an otherwise desertedplanet,where an alien female fallsin love withthe Vulcansecurity officer. “Course: Oblivion” The crew of Voyageraredying,andtheshipis falling apart. Butaretheyreallywhothey think they are? “Juggernaut” The Voyager crewbattletostopadamaged Malon freighterexploding,andmakingan entire sector uninhabitable. “Relativity” A starship fromthefutureenlistsSevenof Nine in an attempttosaveVoyagerfrom destruction. SEASON 5 SEASON 4 FULLER’S TREKA potted guide to the Star Trek: Voyager episodes written or co-written by Bryan Fuller. 14 STAR TREK MAGAZINE
faith along the way. Fuller’s comments to Voyager Magazine simultaneously address the episode specifically, and offer a glimmer into his view of Star Trek. “What would be worse,” Fuller wondered, “than having your own dead grandmother come back and say, ‘You know, there is no God. This is all a figment of your imagination. You’re going to die, and there’s nothing after. You disappear, and that’s that. See ya!’ So that one, I think, really speaks to many fears. “And in a way that’s what Star Trek does best,” he continued. “It turns a secular element, that runs through everyone’s lives, on its ear – and tells it in a different way that you can appreciate, and you won’t be offended by it. Because it’s this little hedgehog guy from outer space doing it, then it’s much more palatable. You can get in through the back door.” Fuller went on to write, or co-write, a total of 20 Voyager episodes. Those episodes covered many parsecs of territory, story-wise; explored the various characters individually, and as a crew; delivered scares and elicited chuckles. As a writer, Fuller seemed to learn from the misfires – such as “Retrospect,” which he admitted was his “least favorite” episode from his first year with Voyager – and he built on his successful outings, among which were the Doctor-centric episode, “Living Witness,” and the previously mentioned “Mortal Coil.” By the time Voyager concluded its run in 2001, Fuller had risen through the ranks to the role of co-producer. CREATINGSTRANGENEWWORLDS While re-watching Fuller’s Star Trek episodes might give us some clue as to the style of Trek he prefers, it’s his work beyond Roddenberry’s universe – especially the shows that Fuller himself has created – that might point towards the kind of show he’ll help deliver in 2017. In 2002, Fuller moved on from Voyager to write a TV movie adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic, Carrie, before creating, writing, and producing Dead Like Me, a 2003 cable television series about a teenager who dies and becomes a Grim Reaper, but can’t resist keeping tabs on the grieving family she left behind. It’s the kind of high-concept, left-field premise that has become something of a Fuller hallmark. Fuller exited after five episodes, but the show ran on for two seasons. Next, in 2004, Fuller created Wonderfalls. Again, the premise mixes the domestic with the fantastic, as a disenfranchised young woman (played by Caroline Dhavernas), working in a Niagra Falls giftshop, is shocked when the inanimate souvenirs lining the store’s shelves talk directly to her, compelling her to help others and become a better person. A 13-episode season was made, but network Fox decided to cancel the show after just 4 episodes had aired. Despite gaining a positive critical reception, Wonderfalls failed to find a broad enough audience, although the show would become a beloved cult favorite. Does any of that sound kind of familiar…? “THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS WHY WE SETTLED ON DISCOVERY, BUT THE CHIEF ONE AMONGST THEM WAS THAT I COULDN’T THINK OF A MORE STARTREK- THEMED NAME FOR A SHIP.” BRYAN FULLER
Fuller’snextproject,in2006,wasaproposed seriesbasedontheMikeMignolacomicbook,The Amazing Screw-OnHead.Fullerwroteand developed thepilot,buttheshowwasnotpicked up, and he movedontojointhewritingteamon superpower series,Heroes. By 2007,hewasbackworkingonanother creation of hisown.PushingDaisieswasan inventive fantasyshowaboutapie-makerwho can, for a fleetingmoment,bringdeadthingsback to life. FullerearnedanEmmyAwardnomination for hiswriting,buttheseriesneverattracteda wide audience,andwascanceledaftertwo seasons. Followingthat,Fullercreated MockingbirdLane,a2012rebootofThe Munsters,whichhadbeenafavoriteshow fromhisyouth.Sadly,thatshowdidn’tmake it beyondapilot,butFullerbouncedback with perhapshisbiggesthittodate, Hannibal.BasedontheThomasHarrisnovels RedDragonandHannibal,thiswasa gruesomeandcompellingexplorationofthe twisted,symbioticrelationshipbetweenFBI specialinvestigator,WillGraham(played by HughDancy)andthemurderous psychologist,HannibalLecter(Mads Mikkelsen,inblood-curdlingform). Hannibalranforaremarkable,andgory, threeseasons. Despitesomeshortrunsandafew deadends,surelythetake-homefromthis summaryofFuller’soutputisitsevidence of a highlycreativemanwithboundless imagination,loftyambition,anda willingnesstotakenarrativerisks.Thiscan only bodewellforfansofStarTrek. VOYAGEOFDISCOVERY Fuller’srecentslatehasincludedanadaptationof AmericanGods,andhespentmuchof2016 developingarebootoftheStevenSpielberg anthologyseriesAmazingStories,but2017isall aboutStarTrek:Discovery. In February 2016, CBS made the announcement that Fuller, alongside Alex Kurtzman, would be creating the new Star Trek TV show, with Heather Kadin producing. Subsequent announcements revealed the involvement of Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s son, and his production partner, Trevor Roth, as co-executive producers. Then came word that Trek author Kirsten Beyer and Nicholas Meyer (writer- director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and the co-writer of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), had boarded the writing staff, as had Joe Menosky and Jesse Alexander. News later broke that Emmy-nominated director David Semel would helm the first episode, while Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts, both of whom collaborated with Fuller on Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, were confirmed to be working as Discovery co-showrunners. One thing is for certain: Discovery has amassed a formidable line-up of talent behind it. Withtheshowinitiallyintendedtoairnext January,CBSannouncedinSeptemberthat DiscoverywouldinsteaddebutinMayof2017,via streamingservicesCBSAllAccessintheUnited States,BellMediainCanada,andonNetflixin188 countriesaroundtheworld. FullerandKurtzmanissuedastatementthat read:“BringingStarTrekbacktotelevisioncarries aresponsibilityandmission:toconnectfansand newcomersaliketotheseriesthathasfedour imaginationssincechildhood.Weaimtodream biganddeliver,andthatmeansmakingsurethe demandsofphysicalandpost-productionfora showthattakesplaceentirelyinspace,andthe needtomeetanairdate,don’tresultin compromisedquality.Beforeheadinginto production,weevaluatedtheserealitieswithour partnersatCBS,andtheyagreed:StarTrek Will the move to a streaming platform allow for more "Flesh and Blood" in Discovery? Fuller tweeted a mysterious make-up test...
deserves the verybest, andthese extra few monthswillhelpusachieveavisionwecanallbe proudof.” WegotapeepatthatvisioninAugust,when Fullertweetedaphotoofwhatappearedtobethe make-uptestforanalien–aheadpiecewithsome distinctiveantennae…AnAndorian,perhaps? Fullerhasbeenplayfullyusingthehashtag #StarTrekDiscowhentweetingabouttheshow,so searchthatoutifyou’relookingformoreinsider hintsoverthecomingmonths. WHATDOWEKNOW Atpress-time,specificplotandcharacterdetails remainedscarce.Buthere’swhatcanbeconfirmed, inmostcasesdirectlybyFullerhimself:Discovery’s eventswilltakeplaceinthe“Prime”universe, about10yearspriortothedaysofKirkandSpock andtheEnterprise,asseenintheoriginalStarTrek series.Theprotagonistwillbefemale,possibly African-American,andknownas“NumberOne,”at leastinitially–anditseemsshewillnotsitinthe captain’schair,notforawhileanyway. “We’ve seen six characters from the captain’s point of view,” Fuller commented at the Television Critics Association (TCA) gathering, last spring. “In order to understand something that is so completely alien from her, she must first understand herself. That’s part of our journey on this planet, to get along, and that’s part of our journey in this first season.” So far as the story’s thrust, Fuller teased that, “There’s an incident in the history of Starfleet that had been talked about but never fully explored. It’s something I want to see.” Season1will run13serialized episodesthat unfoldlike anovel,“witheachepisode being a chapter of that novel,andwithinthatchapter there’sa beginning,middle,andend,”Fuller noted at TCA. “We willhaveepisodesthatexistby themselves, but areapartofamuchbiggerstory.” Further, he stated, airingonCBSAllAccessmeans “we’re not subject tobroadcaststandardsand practices,” and suggestedthatitwillprovidethe Discoverycreative staffa“broaderspectrum”in telling stories. Fanscanexpectrobots,newand familiar aliens, aswellasanopenlygayregular character. “Absolutely, wearehavingagay character,” Fuller hasconfirmed. During theStarTrek50thanniversaryevents at San Diego Comic-Con,inJuly,2016,Fuller screened a teaser trailerforDiscoverythatgave the nearly 6,000 fansinHallHtheirfirstlookat the work-in-progresshero ship,basedondesigns that the lateStar WarsillustratorRalphMcQuarrie created for the abortedStarTrek:PhaseIIseries. And it wasat Comic-Conthattheworldfirst learned the show’sofficialname.Askedwhyhe chose the nameDiscoveryforboththeship,and for the show’s title,Fullersmiledandreplied, “There are so manyreasonswhywesettledon Discovery, butthe chiefoneamongstthemwas that I couldn’t thinkofamoreStarTrek-themed name for a ship.” “Barge of the Dead” Killedinashuttleaccident,Torresfindsshe hasbeencondemnedtoanafterlifein Gre’thor–thehellfordishonoredKlingons. “Alice” Analienintelligenceaboardasalvaged shuttle manipulatesTomParisintodoing itsbidding. “One Small Step” Voyagerencountersthe wreckageofoneof Earth’searlymannedmissionstoMars. “Spirit Folk” Theholographicresidentsofholoprogram townFairHavenmistakethe Voyagercrew formagicalbeings. “Fury” AvengefulKesreturnstoVoyager,obsessed withexactingrevengeonCaptainJaneway. “The Haunting of Deck Twelve” Neelixrecounts aghoststory tothechildren ofVoyager. “Flesh and Blood” Parts 1 & 2 AdistresscalldrawsVoyagertoaHirogen outpost, onlytofindthatithasbeenall- but-destroyedbyholographictechnology giventothembyJaneway. “Workforce” Parts 1 & 2 Voyager’screwhasbeenkidnapped,and forcedtoworkinavastindustrialcomplex onanalienworld. “Friendship One” VoyagerisdispatchedbyStarfleetCommand torecover a21st CenturyEarthprobe,lostin theDeltaQuadrant. “BRINGING STARTREKBACK TO TELEVISION CARRIES A RESPONSIBILITY AND MISSION: TO CONNECT FANS AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE TO THE SERIES THAT HAS FED OUR IMAGINATIONS SINCE CHILDHOOD.” BRYAN FULLER & ALEX KURTZMAN FULLER’S TREKA potted guide to the Star Trek: Voyager episodes written or co-written by Bryan Fuller. SEASON 6 SEASON 7 Who will be our new Number One? 17STAR TREK MAGAZINE Photo:PhilStafford/Shutterstock.com DISCOVERING DISCOVERY
18 STAR TREK MAGAZINE From enthusiastic, bushy-tailed young physician to seasoned battlefront medic, by the finale of Deep Space Nine Julian Bashir was a character who’d evolved. The same could be said for Bashir’s real- life alter ego, actor Alexander Siddig. Words: Ian Spelling
19STAR TREK MAGAZINE B orn in Sudan and raised in England,SiddigElTahirEl FadilElSiddig Abderahman MohammedAhmedAbdel Karim ElMahdi–better known asactorAlexander Siddig –arrived in the United Statesinlate1992,to audition for the role of Star Trek: DeepSpaceNine’s Dr. Julian Bashir. At the time, he could claimnoHollywood creditsand wasan eligible bachelor. WhenDS9ended itsrun, in the summer of 1999, he wasanactingveteran, married to co-star Nana Visitor, and a dadtoboot. Talk about a life-changing role. “It couldn’t have had a more dramaticeffectonmy life,” Siddig confirms, “I have to thank (DeepSpaceNine executive producer) Rick Berman, becauseastonishingly it wasallpositive. God, yeah, it’sasif I’dbeenrebuilt,like some sort of superhero, from thisguy whowasjusthanging out and teaching in London, trying to figureoutwhereto make the next penny, to a bona fide Hollywoodactor.” SinceDeepSpaceNineended,Siddighasbeenone ofTrek’smost-in-demandactors,rivalingthepost-Trek successofPatrickStewartandthenearubiquitousColm Meaney(Siddig’sDS9bestie,MilesO’Brien).Oftenturning upasabadguy,he’sactedoppositewizards(inMerlin), dinosaurs(inPrimeval),spies(TheFifthEstate),and gangsters(PeakyBlinders).Inevitably,likemanyofits characters,healsorecentlymetagrislyendinGameof Thrones,butthat’sanotherstory.Siddigreadilyagreesthat StarTrekmadeallthispossible,butadmitsthathehadno conceptofwhatitwoulddoforhiscareeratthetime. “Peoplewouldcutofftheirrightarmforthekindofjob Ihad,andIdidn’treallyrealizethatthen,”theactorsays, “Ididn’trealizehowimportantthepeopleinHollywoodsaw thatkindofroleasbeinguntilwayintomyDeepSpaceNine career.Iwaslike,‘Thisisjustanotherjob,’becauseIwas only26,orwhateverageIwas. INTERVIEW: ALEXANDER SIDDIG
20 STAR TREK MAGAZINE because you begin to learn your skill, your craft, as an actor over six years, with a group of people you see day in, day out. This was like repertory theater, with a bunch of different directors, where money doesn’t seem to be any object. Where, even if you make a mistake, unlike a sportsman you can have four bad games on Star Trek, four bad episodes, and they’re not going to fire you. They’re invested in you, so you can make mistakes and learn in safety.” Nothing in entertainment compared to the Star Trek juggernaut between 1987 and 2005. Back then, a Trek job pretty much meant seven years of steady work, regular paychecks, and no need to wait by the phone at the end of each season, hoping and praying for a renewal. It was, he explains, “unprecedented,” and an “honor to be one of the seven or eight people on any one of the five or six Trek shows.” That said, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, either. “L.A. really didn’t work for me at that age,” Siddig explains. “The fame, money, and all those things… I just wasn’t responsible enough to deal with any of it. I didn’t go crazy and have cocaine or anything, but I just wasn’t entirely happy all the time, which I should’ve been. I should’ve been much happier.” One happy event was the birth of his son, Django, from his five-year marriage to Nana Visitor; the embodiment of how Star Trek sent Siddig’s life in unexpected new directions. Django also reminds the star how long ago his Trek experience was. “Ihavethiswonderfulson,whoisnow19,” Siddigsmiles,“andthat’showIknowhowoldthe showis.Hewasborninthethirdorfourthseason. Wehaveaphenomenalrelationship,andheis goingintofilm–notasanactor,Ihope,Ithink,I pray.Yeah,mylifechanged.Butoncesomething changes,youhavenoideawhatitwould’vebeen.” OURMANBASHIR The official synopsis of the Deep Space Nine premiere, “Emissary,” described Bashir as “a cocky and ambitious young doctor.” Another adjective would be inexperienced. As the credits Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir “I didn’t think it was really exciting, which is probably why I got the job at the audition,” Siddig laughs. “I was so relaxed. It didn’t matter to me. Right up until the time I got on the plane, I thought it was for a guest role on The Next Generation – I didn’t even realize it was a brand new show. I got a contract, but I didn’t know how to read that. I just didn’t pay too much attention. So, when someone came to me after the audition and said, ‘We’re so happy to have you for the next six years,’ it all began to sink in that this is going to be very different.” The opportunity came at the perfect time for Siddig, who had no ties and was ready for anything. The reward was an enviable on-the- job learning experience. “Kids can move countries really easily; they don’t care where they are, so I didn’t,” says Siddig, “The older you get, the more ties you form. So, it was easy for me to just pick up my bags, march into L.A. and rent an apartment, and that’s precisely what I did. It’s a surreal way to start, and an amazingly privileged way to start, “I THINK JULIAN IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF GUY WHO’D STILL BE HAPPY, 20 YEARS LATER, WITH HIS CHOICES.” Julian Bashir (Siddig) makes himself at home in DS9's med-bay The Dominion War story arc saw a more mature Bashir emerge ("Inquisiton")
Siddig reveals, “And being in L.A. was a brilliant starting point for landing on DS9, because L.A. – compared to London in those days, in the 90s – was as good as some other planet, as far as I was concerned. I had the security of wealth, which I’d never had before, and people wanting to know me, which I’d never experienced before. And being called by random, strange girls… These things were not part of my ordinary life. So when that started happening in L.A., I could’ve been on Deep Space Nine. I could use that stuff. “And there werebattles,thereweredifficult things, crises, and problems,andlearningthat money doesn’t meanmuchhappiness,”continues Siddig. “It wasallofthethingseveryonegoes through when you’reinthatsituation,andalotof people get destroyedbyit.So,inasense,Iwas war-torn by the end.Idorememberclearly that I wasreally in controlofthat character. I had himdown. I had nothing else. So,if I didn’t get himunder controlI would’ve beena totally loose, rudderless boat floatingin the ocean.” rolled on the series finale, “What You Leave Behind,” 176 episodes later, Bashir had matured as a person, gained experience as a medic, admitted an uncomfortable truth about himself (that his parents had him genetically enhanced as a child), and emerged from the Dominion conflict more than a little war-torn. It could be argued that, to a degree, Bashir’s arc mirrored Siddig’s personal evolution. Siddig agrees. “I was really conscious of it happening at the time,” he says, aware that the writers used him as inspiration to develop the character. “There was an enormous amount of manipulation going on there. I mean, as an actor I had just me to work off, really. When you’re dealing with sci-fi, you can’t go and sit in space and figure out how they do stuff. That’s why it’s so important for producers to hire the right actors, because once you’ve got them, they’re going to build scripts around them, and the relationships. The inspiration comes as much from performances as it does from the writers’ minds. I absolutely knew what was happening, and I just tried to stay one step ahead of it. “I tried to put Bashir two years younger than me on any given day, and use my experiences, and what I was going through,” S iddig’smost recent project wasthe four-hour TV mini-series The Kennedys:AfterCamelot, set to air in 2017, in which heplaysAristotle Onassisopposite Katie HolmesasJackie KennedyOnassis.Heavy-duty make-upand prostheticsenable Siddigtoresemble the Greek tycoon, leaving the actor to figurehowbest tobringhimtolife. “It’sdifficult,whenyou’redoing realpeople,” Siddigexplains, “There’sacertainamount ofpreconception; everybody’sgot an idea ofwhatthisguyislike.He wasthe richest man alive, and a force of nature,soyou’ve got tobe careful. Well, you’ve either got to be incredibly detailed,anddoit exactly,oryou’ve got to take an enormousamount ofartistic license,andtrytocapture the essence. There’salmost no footage of Aristotle Onassisanywhere.He did[one]interview, but there’sonly a couple of snippetsofit, andit’sabout three seconds[long]. So you have nothing to go off, except forbiographical detail.Iwent,‘Right,sodit,I’m going to just make thisstuff up. I’m going totryandmake himaforce ofnature,give himasmuch charmasI possibly can, and let thefat-suitdothe work.’Andthat’swhat Idid.” AFTER BAJOR INTERVIEW: ALEXANDER SIDDIG
e of Deep Space Nine’s Bashir formed strong ost notably with Miles Meaney), and Cardassian (Andrew Robinson). zia Dax (Terry Farrell), romanced Dax’s next , Ezri (Nicole de Boer). he saved many lives, olicitations of Section 31, y played spy in “Our Man g embraced every twist one storyline got under in, and it still rankles – ngineering revelation in sode, “Doctor Bashir, eonrecordacouple ngthatIreallydidn’t ddigsays,firmly.“Iwas intheday.Iobjectedto somethingsopatently asbeingputonsomeone nityItreasuredand didn’tmindhimpossibly fSection31.Ididn’t ecausethatcouldbe therealmofthishuman ation.ButIthoughtthe BATTLELINES Over the course seven seasons, friendships, mo O’Brien (Colm M “tailor” Garak ( He fancied Jad but ultimately symbiont host, Along the way resisted the so and winsomel Bashir.” Siddi and turn, but o the actor’s ski the genetic en Season 5 epis I Presume.” “I’vegon oftimessayin likethat,”Sid furious,back thefactthats fabricatedwa whosehuma protected.Id beingpartof mindthat,b donewithin being’ssitua geneticengineeringstorywasacynicalployby thestudio.” Itseemsthat,despitetheperceivedsecurity ofaleadroleinaStarTrekseries, Siddigdidn’t feelsosecureafterall. “Ithinktherewerebattleseveryyeartohave mefired,”hereveals.“DeepSpaceNinewasnot doingaswellasitshouldhaveinthe ratings,oras wellastheyexpecteditto,andtheywent,‘Well, let’smakehimmorelikeData.’Ihonestlythink that’swhattheytriedtodo.‘Maybethat’llmake himmorepopular.’Ithoughtthatwascynicaland unimaginative,andI’mhappytosaythewriters didn’tgetthatexcitedaboutit,either. Ididitfor acoupleofshows,blandlydeliveredthose lines, andtheyjustletitdriftaway.” Onamorepositivenote, Siddigdidenjoy thelate-bloomingromancebetween Bashirand Ezri.Helaughsashecontemplateswhetherornot they’restilltogetherandiftheyremainashappy astheyappearedwhenviewers lastsawthem. “Isometimeswonder,”Siddigwistfully admits.“IthinkJulianisexactlythekindofguy who’dstillbehappy,20yearslater,withhis choices.Isometimeswonderwhathappenedto him,whetherthespysideofhisstorywould’ve takenover,morethanthedoctorsideofhisstory. IthinkDeepSpaceNine endedatapointwhere Bashircould’veendedupanywhere.Hecould’ve goneontobeadoctoronaship,hecouldhave Bashir (Siddig) and Sisko (Avery Brooks) witness Earth's turbulent history, in two-part DS9 classic, "Past Tense" A sDeepSpace Ninefurther explored the back-storiesofitsmain characters, a facet ofJulianBashir’shistorywasintroducedthat changedthe character deeply. We learnedthat ‘Jules’(asoriginally namedbyhisparents)hadbeen an awkward child,sufferingfromsome unspecifiedlearning difficultiesandfallingbehindat school. Concerned,andhopingto improve their child’s life-chances,Amshaand Richard Bashirtook the decisiontohave theirson undergo treatments that wouldaccelerate theformation of critical neural pathways.Inessence, thisinvolved the re-sequencingofthe seven-year-old child’sentire DNA,geneticallyenhancing ‘Jules’into a virtually newperson.Returningto schoolon Earth, Bashir wasnowthe starpupil instead of the strange boy atthe backofthe class. At the age of15,when he discovered what hisparentshaddone tohim, young Bashir was horrified,believinghisparentshad considered himsub-standardorfaulty. He changedhisname toJulian,refusingtoever again acknowledge the name hisparentshadgiven him. BECOMING JULIAN BASHIR 22 STAR TREK MAGAZINE
STARFLE “‘FASCINATING’ISAWORDIUSEFORTHE UNEXPECTED.INTHISCASE,ISHOULDTHINK ‘INTERESTING’WOULDSUFFICE.” SPOCK,“THESQUIREOFGOTHOS” 24 STAR TREK MAGAZINE
T he job of a Star Trek Science Officer is to provide quick answers to any scientific question that arises, whether it’s an unfamiliar lifeform, a strange spatial phenomenon, or a problem in temporal mechanics. The Captain needs information, and the Science Officers provide it. If the science problem is the main story, finding the information takes time and effort. If science is incidental to the main story, the Science Officers often speed the story along by supplying the answers on the spot. For Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise, the assignment of scientific technobabble is easy, since each has a designated Science Officer – Spock, Jadzia Dax, and T’Pol have little competition in scientific expertise among their respective crews. In The Next Generation and Voyager, the Science Officer role is not specifically assigned, at least not on camera. The Next Generation does acknowledge scientific specializations by introducing crew members who are subject specialists, such as Botanist Keiko O’Brien, and Stellar Cartographer Neela Darren (“Lessons”). The ship’s large crew complement makes this not only believable but also essential for realism. Voyager’s bridge science station also is not manned by any regular named character. Because of its location, forward and well off to the side of the helm station, it isn’t even seen in many common camera angles. It’s likely the absence of a senior Science Officer is due to Voyager being a small ship on what was supposed to be a military mission. In the real world, no one is just a “scientist.” They are botanists, mathematicians, microbiologists, chemists, physicists, astronomers, geologists, zoologists, and many more. Most scientists are experts, not in all sciences, but in one scientific field and often in one narrow specialization. With Star Trek’s Science Officers, those specializations go out the airlock. Words: K. Stoddard Hayes STAR TREK’S SCIENCE OFFICERS 25STAR TREK MAGAZINE