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The Enterprising
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ollowingthe newsthatCBS All Access were
bringing StarTrekbacktoTVscreens, andthat
Alex Kurtzman would beexecutive producer,
the rumor mill swunginto action. Kurtzman
andCBS were on the hunt for a suitable writer
thatcould mold theirnew show into something
special,but whowould thatbe?
One namewas on the tip of everyTrekfan’s
tongue,but could wedaretohope?In early
February, the announcementwas made–veteran
StarTrekwriter andshowrunner extraordinaire
Bryan Fullerwas takingcommand!
When StarTrekMagazinelast spoke to Fuller,back
inApril 2013,we asked himabout the prospectof
workingona new StarTrek.At the time,itseemed
likea far-offdream.
“That isgoing to be firmlyinthe hands of
J.J. Abrams,or BobOrciandAlex Kurtzman.That’s
probably going to fallintheir domain,” Fuller
acknowledged, “because they’veallbeenworking
sohard onthe movies.As much asIwould love
to participate init, Ireallythink it’sunder their
guidance.But if they are throwinga partyandthey
wantto invite me,Iwillshow up!”
While the call didn’t comefromBadRobot,
Fuller’s dream has finally beenrealized,andhe’s
workingalongsideAlex Kurtzmanasco-creator
onthe newCBS series. As they get downto the
enviable taskofdeveloping StarTrek’s new
chapter, it’sworthremembering whatFuller had
to say about whata newseriescould be like, back
in2013.
“I think the time forcamp isgone.Ilove
the tone ofthe [J.J. Abrams] reinvention. Ilove
the cast. It was spot-on. Thespiritofitwas just
right. When yougoto a summer movie, that’s the
Trek Vet to Relaunch
TV Legend
STAR TREK
LIVES!
Bryan Fuller and friend
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ayback in1972, the StatlerHotel
inNewYork was the location ofthe
very firstStarTrekconvention,so
where betterto celebratethe 50th
anniversary ofthe show than inthe
city that never sleeps?
Star Trek: Mission New York, a three-
day event running from September 2-4,
2016, at the Javits Center in New York City,
promises to be the ultimate destination for
Trek fans, featuring interactive exhibits,
exclusive merchandise, big-name guests,
panels and screenings.
ReedPOP, global experts at producing
and curating the world’s best fan
experiences, will develop a unique program
that will entertain and engage thousands of
Star Trek fans for a new, and very different
convention experience.
Lance Fensterman,GlobalSenior Vice
PresidentofReedPOP,said,“StarTrek:
Mission NewYork willbe a completelyunique
fan event,unlikeanythingseenbefore, giving
them the chance to gobeyond panelsand
autograph signings, andimmersethemselves
intheStarTrek universe.”
Meanwhile, onthe other side ofthe
Atlantic, Destination StarTrekEuropelands
at the NECinBirmingham, UK,fromthe 7thto
the 9thofOctober.
OrganizedbyMassiveEvents, in
associationwith Showmasters andMedia
10,Destination StarTrekEurope isset to be
Europe’s biggestStarTrekcelebration,and
willofferfansthe opportunity to meetTrek
castandcrew,explore interactive exhibits,
learnabout StarTrek’s impact onscience,
space, andtechnology, andenjoyparties fit
fora goldenanniversary.
Ticketsforboth eventsare available
now.Formore details, andthe latest
guest lists, visitstartrekmissions.comand
destinationstartrek.com
New Missions,
New Destinations
CONVENTION
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movieyouwant toshowupto.It should be in the
spirit,vein,andtone ofthat world, but it hasto
beitsownthing,”saidFuller,“You’re going to the
moviestosee that,andwant something else in
yourlivingroom.It’s StarTrek, but it’snot theStar
Trekthat’s amovie.”
ANEWMYTHOLOGY?
Inthat2013interview,we asked him ifStar Trek
couldhandle beingaserialized, heavy-mythology
serieslike Hannibal,onwhichBryan Fuller wasthe
showrunner.His response wasunequivocal.
“Itcouldtotallyhandle it.Television is
changing somuch,andpart ofthe hook iswanting
toknowwhat happens,weekto week. I do think it
couldbenefit fromit,but Idoalso love the idea of
thosestand-alone episodes,”Fuller suggested, “It
probablyhastobe some sort of hybridization of an
episode,withsome stand-alone element of ‘You’re
goingonanadventure everyweek, and you’re
meetingnewaliens,andnewcultures, and new
species.’ But Iwant tosee aserialized component
tothecharacters,as theyevolve and learn, and
growthroughwhat theyare encountering.”
Finally,we askedFullerwhat he thought was
so enduring about the StarTrek legacy?
“I think it’s a legacy that is all-inclusive.
It’s a world that promises an evolution of the
human condition; that had moved on beyond
hate and fear, and embraced true Christian
values of tolerance, acceptance, and loving thy
neighbor, and being inspired by thy neighbor.
ange Christian quality, in its purest
Roddenberry universe. These are
le, who do not have hate, spite,
ant ugliness of politics still in
d. One of the things that Gene
oddenberry was very insistent
on was that these are evolved
human beings, so they didn’t
have conflict with each other,
they have conflict outside. They
are a team. There is something
so wonderful about knowing
you are going to be accepted,
and Star Trek is a universe that
promises acceptance.”
It won’t be long until we
know whether Fuller’s thoughts
in 2013 bear any fruit in the new
Star Trek series.
Star Trek will be produced
by CBS Television Studios, in
ssociation with Alex Kurtzman’s
deout, with Fuller, Kurtzman, and
Kadin as executive producers.
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thingortwoifyoucangettotheCanada
AviationandSpaceMuseuminOttawa
fromMay,2016,whenithoststheworld
premiereoftheStarTrek:StarfleetAcademy
Experience–anexcitingnewinteractiveexhibition
thatbringsthe26thCenturyintothepresentday.
ProducedbyEMS Entertainment, the
Experience willfill a 15,000 square footexhibition
space,andtake visitors througha nine-zone
trainingexperience, coveringLanguage,Medical,
Navigation,Engineering,Command,andScience,
after which they willbe assigneda specialty
basedonthe resultsoftheir training. Andit’snot
just play-acting– at the heart oftheAcademy
Experience thereisgenuinelearningto be had,
with its mission statementto inspireinterest in
technologyandthe sciences, making itidealfor
inquisitiveyoungerTrekkers.
Along with a display of props and costumes
from the 50-year history of Star Trek, there
will be interactive activities, including a phaser
shooting game and holograms, plus an exhibition
of real-life inventions inspired by the future tech
of Star Trek.
But don’tworryif youcan’t makeitto Ottawa.
TheStarfleet AcademyExperience makes its U.S.
debut at the Intrepid Sea, Air& Space Museumin
NewYork Citythissummer,after which both will
embark onsimultaneousnationaltours, with the
Canadian tour touching downat the TelusSpark
ScienceCentreinCalgary, fromFebruaryto June
2017. Furtherlocationsare yetto be announced,
sobe sureto checkstarfleetacademytour.comfor
the latestnews.
DISC DISCOVERY
Roddenberry Data Uncovered
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thanks to those discs being formatted to work
only with his two custom-built computers,
the information held on them has been
inaccessible for decades. Until this year.
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DriveSavers, a data recovery company
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ix years have passed since the launch
of Star Trek Online, and in January the
team at Cryptic celebrated by releasing
a special Featured Episode, “Time and
Tide.” The enigmatic Q also returned
to the MMORPG, challenging the players in
numerous mini-games in which they could earn
new items and prizes, including a powerful new
starship – the Krenim Science Vessel.
Star Trek Online’s Season 11, “New Dawn,”
finds all three major factions – the Federation,
Klingon Empire, and Romulan Republic –
seeking new allies for aid in rebuilding,
after the thrilling conclusion to the war
against the Iconians. New episodes, “Sunrise”
and “Stormbound,” introduced players to
the origins of two familiar races, never
before seen in Star Trek Online, and set
the stage for exciting new possibilities for
future exploration.
Following on from “Time and Tide,”
April sees the release of a new Featured
Episode, entitled “Temporal Front,” in which
players protect the delegates at a diplomatic
summit from a sinister threat, and a journey
through time and space will lead to insights
into the Alliance’s new enemy. During April,
this featured episode will provide special,
limited-time completion rewards, and will be
available to all players above level 10.
THE NEW DAWN CONTINUES
Chase Masterson returns to Star Trek Online,
this time as the nefarious Mirror Universe
version of Leeta, who we will follow during
her bloody rise through the ranks of the Terran
Empire. Captain Leeta, in command of the I.S.S.
Fortuna, first appears in a revamped, four-
episode story arc that introduces players to the
Mirror Alpha Quadrant. A conspiracy is exposed
between the Mirror Universe and a sub-faction
of the Cardassians, bent on returning the
Obsidian Order to power. Guess who’s right in
the thick of things?
Kipleigh Brown, who portrayed Crewman
Jane Taylor in the Enterprise episode, “The
Forgotten”, takes on the role of Administrator
Kuumaarke, the representative of a new alien
race encountered by players during a first
contact situation, in the episode, “Sunrise.”
TERROROFTHETERRANEMPIRE
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aunched in January, and available in five
languages on iOS and Android, Star Trek:
Timelines pits your hand-picked crew
against a rogues gallery of bad guys, across
numerous episodic missions. And when
we say “hand-picked,” we really mean it – you
can crew your ship from an almost limitless list
(well, in the hundreds) of iconic Trek characters,
so if you really fancy putting Khan in the
captain’s chair of the Enterprise, and Kirk on
latrine duty, you can. We won’t judge you!
FounderandCEOofgamedeveloperDisruptor
Beam, JonRadoff,said,“Wehavecreateda game
that willimmersefansinthe StarTrek universe
likenoother game has.Andwith its deep, story-
driven gameplay andstellargraphics, we believe
thatTimelinesisoneofthe best-lookinggame
experiences ona mobiledevice today.”
The team at Disruptor Beam are constantly
working on enhancing the gaming experience,
and you can keep up with the latest news at
www.disruptorbeam.com.
KILLING TIMEPick Your Perfect Crew in Timelines Trek App
T
hinking ahead to those few short weeks
in summer when you get the chance to
put the everyday behind you? Looking
for somewhere reliably warm, with
vast beaches and uninterrupted views?
Somewhere a little bit different, packed with
exotic history and culture? Then Star Trek
novelist Dayton Ward and Insight Editions
know a great place – and they’ve created
a guidebook to help you make the most of
your trip!
OutonJuly 19, 2016,“Hidden Universe:
StarTrek:ATravel Guide to Vulcan”willtell
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ComposedbythelateJamesHorner,with
additionalmusicbyAlexanderCourageandCraig
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If you’re stuck with a faulty warp core in the deepest
reaches of space, calling out the AAA isn’t an option.
You need a miracle worker – and Star Trek has
several of them. In the first of a series of features
looking at key roles aboard a starship, we examine
the qualities, attributes, and specialist skills required
of Starfleet’s finest Chief Engineers.
Words: K. Stoddard Hayes
MIRACLEIf ’ k i h f l i h d
THE CHIEF ENGINEERS OF STAR TREK
STARFLEET’S FINEST
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tar Trek’s Chief Engineers have always been known as “miracle workers” – the mechanical
and technical wizards who can pull a damaged ship out of trouble just in time; or jury rig any
ship’s system to operate under impossible conditions. These days, we take the Chief Engineer’s
importance so much for granted, that it’s a surprise to realize that for both Star Trek and The
Next Generation, the showrunners at first believed that an engineer would not be an important
or necessary character.
After the making of the second pilot for Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry considered dropping James
Doohan’s Scotty from the show, because he didn’t think he needed an engineer character. Luckily,
Doohan’s agent changed Roddenberry’s mind, and Scotty’s miracles – and his complaints to his
captain about changing the laws of physics – became the stuff of Star Trek legend.
WORKERS
KIRK: “MR. SCOTT, HAVE YOU ALWAYS
MULTIPLIED YOUR REPAIR ESTIMATES
BY A FACTOR OF FOUR?”
SCOTTY: “CERTAINLY, SIR. HOW
ELSE CAN I KEEP MY REPUTATION
AS A MIRACLE WORKER?”
THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
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CAPTAINMONTGOMERYSCOTT
Chief Engineer, Enterprise NCC-1701 and
NCC-1701-A
PLAYED BY: James Doohan
BIRTHPLACE: Scotland, Earth, 2222
PERSONAL: Scotty devoted his life to working
on starship engines, to the exclusion of
any long-term personal relationships
outside of his military career. He never
married, and has no family. Much of his
long and renowned career was served on
the Enterprise under James Kirk. Through a
shipwreck and some trademark transporter
wizardry, he survived into the 24th Century,
where he pursued his retirement.
PET PEEVE: Insults to the Enterprise –
especially from drunken Klingons.
HOBBY: Reading technical manuals while
drinking aged Scotch.
BIGGEST SAVE: Scotty repairs the failing
impulse engines of the Constellation so that
Kirk can use the crippled ship to save the
Enterprise from the Doomsday Machine.
He then rigs the Constellation’s engines to
overload on a timer, allowing Kirk to destroy
the alien weapon before it can devastate the
galaxy (“The Doomsday Machine”).
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STICKINGWITHTRADITION
All the Chief Engineers have extremely varied
résumés and expertise, thanks to the huge
range of conditions they experience. Scotty’s
work is the most familiar, and perhaps the
“classic” pattern for a Star Trek Chief Engineer.
He’s both a senior officer and the expert on all
things mechanical. For him, improvisation and
outright invention is often necessary in the
emergency of the moment, and he is a master
of it.
Geordi’s Starfleet career is the most similar
to Scotty’s. He also serves on a battleship-
class, state-of-the-art vessel, whose missions
see his ship ranging from the heart of the
Federation to the edge of explored space.
In one way, Geordi is literally equipped to
ENGINEERPROFILE/////////////////////////
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LT. COMMANDER GEORDI LA FORGE
Chief Engineer, Enterprise NCC-1701-D and
NCC-1701-E
PLAYED BY: LeVar Burton
BIRTHPLACE: Mogadishu, African
Confederation, Earth, 2335
PERSONAL: As the child of two Starfleet
officers, Geordi had the military brat’s
roving and rather lonely childhood. His
mother, a starship captain, was lost with
her ship in 2370. His father and sister
survive. Geordi was transferred from helm
to engineering early in the Enterprise-D’s
service, and served in that capacity under
Picard for many years. While ever hopeful
that he will find romance, he is still single.
PET PEEVE: Spot’s refusal to be trained.
Geordi’s just not a cat person.
HOBBY: Helping his best friend, Data,
become more human.
BIGGEST SAVE: When a Borg ship time-
travels to the 21st Century to erase
Earth’s First Contact with the Vulcans and
assimilate the planet, Geordi teams up
with his hero, Zefram Cochrane, to make
Cochrane’s historic first warp flight
happen, so the timeline is saved (Star Trek:
First Contact).
ENGINEERPROFILE/////////////////////////
be a better engineer than Scotty. The advanced
visual technology of his VISOR allows him to see
the full electromagnetic spectrum. He can often
see an engineering problem with his own eyes,
one that could otherwise be identified only with
a tricorder or a lengthy system diagnostic.
Scotty and Geordi are the only engineers
to serve on successive ships named Enterprise,
having seen their first ship destroyed before
being transferred to a second. The Enterprise-D
was a young ship when she died, but Scotty’s
Enterprise was already long past her active
service days and overdue for the scrapyard
when she was destroyed. For him, the new ship
must be a big change. Given his disdain for the
new technologies of the Excelsior, one can’t
help wondering whether he really likes all the
new engineering toys on his second Enterprise
(The Search for Spock).
As for the alternate timeline Scotty, he is
still on his first shiny Enterprise, and very busy
with keeping his brash young Captain from
trashing it – or even scratching the paintwork.
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and weapons systems, as Enterprise explores a
galaxy where unknown ships are more likely to
be an enemy than a friend. It’s his breakthrough
that makes Enterprise’s powerful but untested
phase cannon operational, by channeling its
destructive excess energy to reinforce the hull
plating (“Silent Enemy”).
Compared to Trip’s Enterprise, the
technology available to B’Elanna on Voyager
is far more advanced, yet her situation is much
more challenging. With Voyager stranded
70,000 light years away from the Federation and
any known worlds, she is more on her own than
any other Chief Engineer. There are no starbases
for refit or refueling, no replacement parts, no
resources at all on the far side of the galaxy
except what she and her fellow officers can find,
replicate, trade for, or invent.
O’Brien’s career, like his service as Chief of
Operations on Deep Space 9, is very different
from that of the starship-faring chief engineers.
He previously served as helmsman, security,
and transporter specialist. Still more unusual
for a Starfleet officer in the mostly peaceful
Federation, he has seen so much combat duty
that, even before he reaches Deep Space 9, he is
recognized as an expert in starship warfare.
O’Brien’s transfer to Deep Space 9 puts
him in command of the entire station’s
operating systems. That’s not unusual for
an experienced Starfleet technician. What’s
unusual is that Deep Space 9 is Cardassian
built. O’Brien’s job, especially in the first
months, is to get the station repaired after
the departing Cardassians vandalized every
possible system. And he has to get the basic
Cardassian equipment to interface with
Federation technology brought on-board for
the new tenants – especially the vital weapons
and control systems in the operations center.
Since DS9 doesn’t have engines, just a
few positioning thrusters, O’Brien never has to
pull off the spectacular warp engine saves of
his fellow engineers. Instead, he faces more
unusual problems, such as preventing a hidden
Cardassian security lockdown from destroying
the station (“Civil Defense”). That said, he
also often takes Engineer duty on the Defiant,
into battle and on more esoteric adventures,
like taking a miniaturized runabout into the
Defiant’s circuitry to recapture the warship from
the Jem’Hadar (“One Little Ship”).
PERSONALFOIBLES
The engineers who follow Scotty and Geordi
also deviate in interesting ways from their
traditional senior officer/ensemble character
prototype. O’Brien’s rank varies, both in
dialog and in his uniform, throughout his early
appearances. But eventually the writers decided
he would be more interesting as a warrant
officer, the Starfleet equivalent of an enlisted
man or petty officer, rather than a commissioned
officer. The difference in rank adds to his
“everyman” persona – he’s not a glamorous
officer bound for command, just an ordinary
SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
MILES EDWARD O’BRIEN
Chief of Operations, Deep Space 9
PLAYED BY: Colm Meaney
BIRTHPLACE: Ireland, Earth, 2328
PERSONAL: An old school enlisted man,
O’Brien prides himself on being a non-
commissioned officer. Thanks to a varied
Starfleet career, including service in the
Cardassian war, he is a recognized expert
in starship combat, which comes in handy
during his seven years on Deep Space 9.
While serving on the Enterprise-D, he met
and married Keiko Ishikawa, with whom he
has two children. After the Dominion War,
he accepted a professorship at Starfleet
Academy, and returned to Earth with
his family.
PET PEEVE: Cardassian technology,
especially Cardassian security protocols.
HOBBY: Holodeck adventures with his best
friend, Julian Bashir.
BIGGEST SAVE: Working with Rom and Dax,
O’Brien developed and deployed an array
of self-replicating mines that prevented
the Dominion from invading the Alpha
Quadrant for months, even with Deep Space
9 occupied by the Cardassians. This delay
turned the course of the war (“A Call to
Arms,” “A Time to Stand”).
O'Brien is a rolled-up-sleeves kinda guy
an experienced Starfleee
unusual is that Deep SSSSSS
built. O’Brien’s job, essssss
turned the course of the war ( A Call to
Arms,” “A Time to Stand”).
O'Brien is a rolled-uuu
working guy trying to get through the day.
In dramatic terms, Trip is unusual in being
the only Chief Engineer character who is the
show’s second lead, rather than just a member
of the ensemble. His importance in the story
arises from his long professional and personal
friendship with Archer. Like McCoy to Kirk, and
Tuvok to Janeway, he is his captain’s closest
confidant. Trip’s popularity with Enterprise fans
led to more episodes being devoted to him than
to most other characters, and eventually, to his
being singled out for a very final series finale.
Most unusual, though, is B’Elanna. Not only
is she Star Trek’s only female Chief Engineer,
she’s also the only half-human to fill the role,
thanks to her Klingon lineage. While female
engineers had been seen before, ha
B’Elanna as Chief Engineer under a
captain put women routinely in the
mission roles for the first time on S
especially with the addition of Seve
as de facto science officer.
B’Elanna’s engineering ability
seriously bends our stereotypes of
Klingon. We expect the violent tem
get it. B’Elanna’s progress from sel
nose-breaking rebel to disciplined
committed romantic partnerisone o
more complex characterarcs.Howev
expect technicalgeniusinKlingons,
nearly alwaysportrayedasdisdainfu
those who are betterwithtechnology
HAVINGB’ELANNAASCHIEFENGINEERUNDE
FEMALECAPTAINPUTWOMENROUTINELYIN
CENTRALMISSIONROLESFORTHEFIRSTTIM
LIEUTENANTJUNIORGRADE
(PROVISIONAL)B’ELANNATORRES
ChiefEngineer, Voyager
PLAYEDBY:RoxannDawson
BIRTHPLACE:FederationcolonyKessikIV,2349
PERSONAL:Thedaughterofararemarriage
betweenaKlingonandahuman,B’Elanna
grewupdeeplyconflictedabouther
Klingonheritage,andherhumanfather’s
abandonment.Afterashort,turbulent
StarfleetAcademycareer,shedroppedout
andjoinedtheMaquis.Theforcedallianceof
the ValJeanand VoyagercrewsintheDelta
QuadrantbroughtherbackintoStarfleet
service.WhileservingonVoyager,shemet
andmarriedTomParis,andgavebirthtotheir
firstchildjustastheshipreturnedtoEarth.
PETPEEVE: SevenofNine’shabitofasking
embarrassingpersonalquestions.
HOBBY:FindingwaystogetParistospend
romantictimewithher,whichusuallyends
upinvolvingnotcandlelightandflowers,but
tinkeringwithTom’shobby,the DeltaFlyer.
BIGGESTSAVE:WorkingwiththeEMHand
BorgdroneSevenofNine,B’Elannahelped
weaponizethenanoprobesthatdefeated
Species8472.ShealsocutSeven’slinktothe
Collectivebeforethedronecouldsummonthe
Borgtoassimilate Voyager.Thissavedthe
shipforthelongtermaswell,sinceSeven’s
technicalexpertise,andknowledge ofthe
Bor would rove vitalto Vo a er’s safe
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with a bat’leth. B’Elanna defies that stereotype
every time she rattles off a long technical
speech, or figures out how to adapt new Delta
Quadrant resources to serve Voyager’s engines,
or jury-rigs a way to fend off the Borg with their
own technology.
REWIRINGTHELAWSOFPHYSICS
Despite their difference in personalities and
careers, all of the engineers know, to the
ll d il l h h i hi d
don’t – if they take shortcuts – they will blow
up the ship (“Silent Enemy”).
In the alternate universe, Scotty takes
this integrity farther than any. He refuses a
consignment of advanced photon torpedoes from
Admiral Marcus because he is not permitted to
examine them, and therefore he can’t verify that
they are safe around the warp core. When he’s
ordered to accept them anyway, he resigns (Star
Trek Into Darkness).
REWRITINGTHEMANUAL
Thanks to the unique circumstances of their
postings, several of the Chief Engineers
also have a chance to develop unusual
specializations. Trip is a pioneer of warp field
technology for his generation. His Enterprise is
the first Earth ship to reach warp 5, when fleeing
an enemy ship in “Fallen Hero.” And when
the spatial anomalies of the Delphic Expanse
destabilize the ship’s warp field, he struggles to
revise current warp theory (“Anomaly”).
Geordimaybe oneofStarfleet’sleading
expertsonandroidsandpositronic technology
because ofhis close friendshipwith Data. Overthe
years, their experiments with Data’sprogramming,
with his emotion chip,andwith manyaspects
COMMANDERCHARLES
“TRIP”TUCKERIII
Chief Engineer,EnterpriseNX-01
PLAYEDBY: Connor Trinneer
BIRTHPLACE:Florida,Earth,2121
PERSONAL:Alifelong mechanicaltinkerer,
Trip joined Starfleetat the dawnofwarp
technology, andbecameoneofits great
pioneers. His position ontheEnterprisecame
via his long friendshipwith Jonathan Archer.
Trip’s sisterwas lost inthe Xindi attack on
Earth, making the Xindi wara personalmatter
forhim. Hewas killed in2161 ina senseless
pirate attack.
PET PEEVE:Beautifulalienwomen with hidden
abilities, such asbeingmuggers indisguise,or
getting their male colleagues pregnant.
HOBBY: Studyingwarp engines,and
experimenting withwarp technology
BIGGEST SAVE: Working with T’Pol, Trip
developed a way to destroy Sphere 41,
and trigger a chain reaction that destroyed
all the Spheres and the Delphic Expanse,
leading to the end of the war with the Xindi
(“Zero Hour”).
ENGINEERPROFILE/////////////////////////
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"Zero Hour"
smallest detail, exactly what their ships and
engines can handle, and when they’re being
pushed too far. They often know exactly what
other ships are capable of as well. When Scotty
and Geordi are repairing the Jenolan, Geordi
comments that the procedure Scotty suggested
will exceed the impulse engine specifications.
Scotty laughs, and answers that he knows the
specification can be safely exceeded, because he
wrote the regulation in question (“Relics”).
This knowledge brings with it a certain
rigorous integrity in even the most desperate
refit or repair. As Trip tells Malcolm when
they are desperately trying to get the
new phase cannon online, they
are going to do the repair
correctly, because if they
TRIP’S POPULARITY WIT
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ofhispersonalitysubroutines,lead to a number
ofbreakthroughsanddiscoveries. They also
sometimes leadtothornyproblems, such as
Geordiaccidentallycreatingthe sentient hologram
Moriarty,whenhe tries toprogram a Sherlock
Holmesholodeckadventure that willbe too hard
forDatatosolve (“Elementary, Dear Data”).
Aftercountlessencounterswith Delta
Quadrantcivilizations,ships,and energy sources,
B’Elannabecomes that rare Starfleet asset –an
expertonDeltaQuadrant technology. And thanks
toyearsoftravel throughBorgspace, by the
time Voyager returns safely to Earth, she is
also, surely, one of the leading experts on Borg
technology. She even has the opportunity to
become an expert in hologram programming,
as she helps the Doctor with all kinds of
subroutines, and with the workings of his
groundbreaking portable holoemitter.
Whatever their differences in personality
and situation, it’s safe to say that Star Trek’s
Chief Engineers will always be important,
central characters in the past and future
adventures of Starfleet.
C
hief Engineers seem to spend a lot of time
working on transporters, the one piece of
technology guaranteed to fail when the
plot demands it, and at no other time!
Indeed, Scotty’s close association with
the Enterprise’s transporter has become part
of popular culture, embodied in the apocryphal
catchphrase, “Beam me up, Scotty.”
On countless occasions, each of Star Trek’s
chief engineers have used the transporter to
save the day, especially when weird physical
transformations affect their fellow officers. Kirk
is split into two people (“The Enemy Within”);
Tuvok and Neelix are merged into one (“Tuvix”);
and Picard and several others are turned into
children (“Rascals”). On these occasions, and
others, the only way to put things right is a
second materialization through a transporter,
carefully calibrated by the Chief Engineer.
On any real ship, though, such an
important and highly sensitive piece of
technology would not be operated by the Chief
Engineer. It would be manned and maintained
by dedicated systems specialists. Reflecting
that reality, The Next Generation’s writers
eventually gave an Enterprise-D crewman the
title of Transporter Chief – even before they
gave a name to the crewman (as played by
Colm Meaney in “The Child”). Now, what was
his name again…?
BEAM US UP, SCOTTY
"The Enemy Within" A bunch of cheeky "Rascals"
Geordi's VISOR is a unique engineering tool
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African-American communicationsofficer?An
Asian helmsman? Ahalf-Human, green-blooded
firstofficer?And, remember,in the original
pilot, Roddenberry installed a womanasNumber
One.Also,StarTrek provided unprecedented
opportunities forthe young actorstappedto play
thosesoon-to-be-iconiccharacters.
“Just the ideaofgetting castinthat role, ona
show about a starship inthe future, with a diverse
castcoming together,itwas a groundbreaking
thing, certainlyformycareer, butalsofor
televisionasa medium,”Takeisays. “Gene was
someonewhohad anagenda anda philosophy
anda visionforthe human future. Hetried to
project that optimistic view,asopposedto the
dystopiansocietythat somuch
“Andnow,withthe 50thanniversary,it’s
stilltrue,” Takeicontinues.“StarTrek,insomany
ways,has contributedto bringing uscloser to
realizing that very optimistic,utopianvisionthat
Gene had.LikeIsay,it’smany, manygenerations,
andmany, manycultures that areStarTrek fans.
There are StarTrekfansinmany, manynations.
There are fansinArgentina,Brazil andthe Czech
Republic, andinthe UnitedStates andEngland
andItaly, andeverywhere elseyoucan imagine.
So, StarTrekreallyhas lived long andprospered.”
CHANGEFORTHEBETTER
StarTrek changed the game –several games,
actually. Theshow notonly launcheda fandom
andpositeda positive view ofthe
future, butitalsoaltered the
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REGULARS INTERVIEW 6STATUSREPORT Star Trek TV and movie news, new merchandise, and Star Trek Online. 48TREK Trektechnology rs 64QUA Fan photos, a 88TRICORDERREVIEWS The latest Trek books reviewed. 93FISTFULOFDATA Our resident Trexpert answers your continuity conundrums. 97STARSHIPTREKKERS Going badly where no-one has gone before, in “Charlie XXX!” YY day,andthe future ofsensoorsrs. AA K’SBAR aart, and memories. 65 WIN! A BLUETOOTH® STAR TREK COMMUNICATOR STAR TREK MAGAZINE4 22GEORGE TAKEI60DAVIDA.GOODMANGhost-writing James T. Kirk’s blockbusting autobiography.
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STAR TREK MAGAZINE6 F ollowingthe newsthatCBS All Access were bringing StarTrekbacktoTVscreens, andthat Alex Kurtzman would beexecutive producer, the rumor mill swunginto action. Kurtzman andCBS were on the hunt for a suitable writer thatcould mold theirnew show into something special,but whowould thatbe? One namewas on the tip of everyTrekfan’s tongue,but could wedaretohope?In early February, the announcementwas made–veteran StarTrekwriter andshowrunner extraordinaire Bryan Fullerwas takingcommand! When StarTrekMagazinelast spoke to Fuller,back inApril 2013,we asked himabout the prospectof workingona new StarTrek.At the time,itseemed likea far-offdream. “That isgoing to be firmlyinthe hands of J.J. Abrams,or BobOrciandAlex Kurtzman.That’s probably going to fallintheir domain,” Fuller acknowledged, “because they’veallbeenworking sohard onthe movies.As much asIwould love to participate init, Ireallythink it’sunder their guidance.But if they are throwinga partyandthey wantto invite me,Iwillshow up!” While the call didn’t comefromBadRobot, Fuller’s dream has finally beenrealized,andhe’s workingalongsideAlex Kurtzmanasco-creator onthe newCBS series. As they get downto the enviable taskofdeveloping StarTrek’s new chapter, it’sworthremembering whatFuller had to say about whata newseriescould be like, back in2013. “I think the time forcamp isgone.Ilove the tone ofthe [J.J. Abrams] reinvention. Ilove the cast. It was spot-on. Thespiritofitwas just right. When yougoto a summer movie, that’s the Trek Vet to Relaunch TV Legend STAR TREK LIVES! Bryan Fuller and friend
7STAR TREK MAGAZINE W ayback in1972, the StatlerHotel inNewYork was the location ofthe very firstStarTrekconvention,so where betterto celebratethe 50th anniversary ofthe show than inthe city that never sleeps? Star Trek: Mission New York, a three- day event running from September 2-4, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, promises to be the ultimate destination for Trek fans, featuring interactive exhibits, exclusive merchandise, big-name guests, panels and screenings. ReedPOP, global experts at producing and curating the world’s best fan experiences, will develop a unique program that will entertain and engage thousands of Star Trek fans for a new, and very different convention experience. Lance Fensterman,GlobalSenior Vice PresidentofReedPOP,said,“StarTrek: Mission NewYork willbe a completelyunique fan event,unlikeanythingseenbefore, giving them the chance to gobeyond panelsand autograph signings, andimmersethemselves intheStarTrek universe.” Meanwhile, onthe other side ofthe Atlantic, Destination StarTrekEuropelands at the NECinBirmingham, UK,fromthe 7thto the 9thofOctober. OrganizedbyMassiveEvents, in associationwith Showmasters andMedia 10,Destination StarTrekEurope isset to be Europe’s biggestStarTrekcelebration,and willofferfansthe opportunity to meetTrek castandcrew,explore interactive exhibits, learnabout StarTrek’s impact onscience, space, andtechnology, andenjoyparties fit fora goldenanniversary. Ticketsforboth eventsare available now.Formore details, andthe latest guest lists, visitstartrekmissions.comand destinationstartrek.com New Missions, New Destinations CONVENTION CORNER movieyouwant toshowupto.It should be in the spirit,vein,andtone ofthat world, but it hasto beitsownthing,”saidFuller,“You’re going to the moviestosee that,andwant something else in yourlivingroom.It’s StarTrek, but it’snot theStar Trekthat’s amovie.” ANEWMYTHOLOGY? Inthat2013interview,we asked him ifStar Trek couldhandle beingaserialized, heavy-mythology serieslike Hannibal,onwhichBryan Fuller wasthe showrunner.His response wasunequivocal. “Itcouldtotallyhandle it.Television is changing somuch,andpart ofthe hook iswanting toknowwhat happens,weekto week. I do think it couldbenefit fromit,but Idoalso love the idea of thosestand-alone episodes,”Fuller suggested, “It probablyhastobe some sort of hybridization of an episode,withsome stand-alone element of ‘You’re goingonanadventure everyweek, and you’re meetingnewaliens,andnewcultures, and new species.’ But Iwant tosee aserialized component tothecharacters,as theyevolve and learn, and growthroughwhat theyare encountering.” Finally,we askedFullerwhat he thought was so enduring about the StarTrek legacy? “I think it’s a legacy that is all-inclusive. It’s a world that promises an evolution of the human condition; that had moved on beyond hate and fear, and embraced true Christian values of tolerance, acceptance, and loving thy neighbor, and being inspired by thy neighbor. ange Christian quality, in its purest Roddenberry universe. These are le, who do not have hate, spite, ant ugliness of politics still in d. One of the things that Gene oddenberry was very insistent on was that these are evolved human beings, so they didn’t have conflict with each other, they have conflict outside. They are a team. There is something so wonderful about knowing you are going to be accepted, and Star Trek is a universe that promises acceptance.” It won’t be long until we know whether Fuller’s thoughts in 2013 bear any fruit in the new Star Trek series. Star Trek will be produced by CBS Television Studios, in ssociation with Alex Kurtzman’s deout, with Fuller, Kurtzman, and Kadin as executive producers. STARTREKISA UNIVERSETHAT SESACCEPTANCE.” Alex Kurtzman Theree i a str fo m, t ev l dd peop dd the ra their bl o Ro o b as Secret Hi Heather “S U PROMI Fuller co-produced Voyager's seventh season
8 STAR TREK MAGAZINE W ecan’tpromiseyou’llpassKobayashi Maru101,butyou’llcertainlylearna thingortwoifyoucangettotheCanada AviationandSpaceMuseuminOttawa fromMay,2016,whenithoststheworld premiereoftheStarTrek:StarfleetAcademy Experience–anexcitingnewinteractiveexhibition thatbringsthe26thCenturyintothepresentday. ProducedbyEMS Entertainment, the Experience willfill a 15,000 square footexhibition space,andtake visitors througha nine-zone trainingexperience, coveringLanguage,Medical, Navigation,Engineering,Command,andScience, after which they willbe assigneda specialty basedonthe resultsoftheir training. Andit’snot just play-acting– at the heart oftheAcademy Experience thereisgenuinelearningto be had, with its mission statementto inspireinterest in technologyandthe sciences, making itidealfor inquisitiveyoungerTrekkers. Along with a display of props and costumes from the 50-year history of Star Trek, there will be interactive activities, including a phaser shooting game and holograms, plus an exhibition of real-life inventions inspired by the future tech of Star Trek. But don’tworryif youcan’t makeitto Ottawa. TheStarfleet AcademyExperience makes its U.S. debut at the Intrepid Sea, Air& Space Museumin NewYork Citythissummer,after which both will embark onsimultaneousnationaltours, with the Canadian tour touching downat the TelusSpark ScienceCentreinCalgary, fromFebruaryto June 2017. Furtherlocationsare yetto be announced, sobe sureto checkstarfleetacademytour.comfor the latestnews. DISC DISCOVERY Roddenberry Data Uncovered R emember the floppy disc? Not the 3.5 inch ones with the hard plastic enclosure, but the bigger 5 1/4 inch discs that floppy? A as much as 140k computer system with), and a Dou disc could contai a mammoth 340k Imagine that?! A those k’s! Time and me capacity have mo on, but it transpi Roddenberry wa adopter when it SCHOOL DAZEStarfleet Academy – Will You Graduate? thanks to those discs being formatted to work only with his two custom-built computers, the information held on them has been inaccessible for decades. Until this year. Mike Cobb and Jim Wilhelmsen of DriveSavers, a data recovery company specializing in retrieving files from damaged or outmoded storage devices, have been able es from the discs, enberry estate. s contain remains ven that the ize is 75kB nly, with no ents), which is d 7000 words of text, then we’re ng at around ,720 words f Roddenberry musings. Or a lot opping lists. to making notes and generating story ideas using computers. When he died, in 1991, he left a stash of around 200 of those 5 1/4 inch were actually, you know, single sided disc could hold B of data (depending on the m it was formatted to work ble Density n kB. All mory oved ires Gene s an early came to retrieve around 3MB of filele on behalf of the Roddd What those files a mystery, but giv averagge email si (text on attachm around plain t looki 86 of m ssh discs with his personal effects. Unfortunately,
9STAR TREK MAGAZINE ORTSTATUSREP S ix years have passed since the launch of Star Trek Online, and in January the team at Cryptic celebrated by releasing a special Featured Episode, “Time and Tide.” The enigmatic Q also returned to the MMORPG, challenging the players in numerous mini-games in which they could earn new items and prizes, including a powerful new starship – the Krenim Science Vessel. Star Trek Online’s Season 11, “New Dawn,” finds all three major factions – the Federation, Klingon Empire, and Romulan Republic – seeking new allies for aid in rebuilding, after the thrilling conclusion to the war against the Iconians. New episodes, “Sunrise” and “Stormbound,” introduced players to the origins of two familiar races, never before seen in Star Trek Online, and set the stage for exciting new possibilities for future exploration. Following on from “Time and Tide,” April sees the release of a new Featured Episode, entitled “Temporal Front,” in which players protect the delegates at a diplomatic summit from a sinister threat, and a journey through time and space will lead to insights into the Alliance’s new enemy. During April, this featured episode will provide special, limited-time completion rewards, and will be available to all players above level 10. THE NEW DAWN CONTINUES Chase Masterson returns to Star Trek Online, this time as the nefarious Mirror Universe version of Leeta, who we will follow during her bloody rise through the ranks of the Terran Empire. Captain Leeta, in command of the I.S.S. Fortuna, first appears in a revamped, four- episode story arc that introduces players to the Mirror Alpha Quadrant. A conspiracy is exposed between the Mirror Universe and a sub-faction of the Cardassians, bent on returning the Obsidian Order to power. Guess who’s right in the thick of things? Kipleigh Brown, who portrayed Crewman Jane Taylor in the Enterprise episode, “The Forgotten”, takes on the role of Administrator Kuumaarke, the representative of a new alien race encountered by players during a first contact situation, in the episode, “Sunrise.” TERROROFTHETERRANEMPIRE
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If you’re stuck with a faulty warp core in the deepest reaches of space, calling out the AAA isn’t an option. You need a miracle worker – and Star Trek has several of them. In the first of a series of features looking at key roles aboard a starship, we examine the qualities, attributes, and specialist skills required of Starfleet’s finest Chief Engineers. Words: K. Stoddard Hayes MIRACLEIf ’ k i h f l i h d THE CHIEF ENGINEERS OF STAR TREK STARFLEET’S FINEST 12 STAR TREK MAGAZINE
S tar Trek’s Chief Engineers have always been known as “miracle workers” – the mechanical and technical wizards who can pull a damaged ship out of trouble just in time; or jury rig any ship’s system to operate under impossible conditions. These days, we take the Chief Engineer’s importance so much for granted, that it’s a surprise to realize that for both Star Trek and The Next Generation, the showrunners at first believed that an engineer would not be an important or necessary character. After the making of the second pilot for Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry considered dropping James Doohan’s Scotty from the show, because he didn’t think he needed an engineer character. Luckily, Doohan’s agent changed Roddenberry’s mind, and Scotty’s miracles – and his complaints to his captain about changing the laws of physics – became the stuff of Star Trek legend. WORKERS KIRK: “MR. SCOTT, HAVE YOU ALWAYS MULTIPLIED YOUR REPAIR ESTIMATES BY A FACTOR OF FOUR?” SCOTTY: “CERTAINLY, SIR. HOW ELSE CAN I KEEP MY REPUTATION AS A MIRACLE WORKER?” THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK 13STAR TREK MAGAZINE
CAPTAINMONTGOMERYSCOTT Chief Engineer, Enterprise NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A PLAYED BY: James Doohan BIRTHPLACE: Scotland, Earth, 2222 PERSONAL: Scotty devoted his life to working on starship engines, to the exclusion of any long-term personal relationships outside of his military career. He never married, and has no family. Much of his long and renowned career was served on the Enterprise under James Kirk. Through a shipwreck and some trademark transporter wizardry, he survived into the 24th Century, where he pursued his retirement. PET PEEVE: Insults to the Enterprise – especially from drunken Klingons. HOBBY: Reading technical manuals while drinking aged Scotch. BIGGEST SAVE: Scotty repairs the failing impulse engines of the Constellation so that Kirk can use the crippled ship to save the Enterprise from the Doomsday Machine. He then rigs the Constellation’s engines to overload on a timer, allowing Kirk to destroy the alien weapon before it can devastate the galaxy (“The Doomsday Machine”). when a new Star developed, the ned again. No Chief as created for The d the first season tors playing Chief ing roles. By the son, though, the their mistake. They to Chief Engineer, him at the center of s biggest adventures. enthat every Star ef Engineer (or the Nine) to take charge hnology ofstarships me the Chief Engineer’s bble, crawl into flying,fumeover sdiagnostics,and generally workengineeringwonders just intime to savethe ship, the station – or even the galaxy. STICKINGWITHTRADITION All the Chief Engineers have extremely varied résumés and expertise, thanks to the huge range of conditions they experience. Scotty’s work is the most familiar, and perhaps the “classic” pattern for a Star Trek Chief Engineer. He’s both a senior officer and the expert on all things mechanical. For him, improvisation and outright invention is often necessary in the emergency of the moment, and he is a master of it. Geordi’s Starfleet career is the most similar to Scotty’s. He also serves on a battleship- class, state-of-the-art vessel, whose missions see his ship ranging from the heart of the Federation to the edge of explored space. In one way, Geordi is literally equipped to ENGINEERPROFILE///////////////////////// Scotty's new assistant doesn't look like he'll work out THE SHOWRUNNERS AT FIRST BELIEVED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD NOT BE AN IMPORTANT OR NECESSARY CHARACTER. Yet 20 years later, w Trek series was beingk lesson had to be learn Engineer character w Next Generation, and featured different ac Engineers as support start of the second sea showrunners recognized t promoted Geordi La Forge a reassignment which put many of the Enterprise-D’ After that,itwas a give Trekserieshad to havea Chik equivalent forDeepSpaceN ofthe vastandcomplex tech andspace stations. It becam jobto wrangle the technoba tightspaceswith sparks interminablesystems ENGINEER
LT. COMMANDER GEORDI LA FORGE Chief Engineer, Enterprise NCC-1701-D and NCC-1701-E PLAYED BY: LeVar Burton BIRTHPLACE: Mogadishu, African Confederation, Earth, 2335 PERSONAL: As the child of two Starfleet officers, Geordi had the military brat’s roving and rather lonely childhood. His mother, a starship captain, was lost with her ship in 2370. His father and sister survive. Geordi was transferred from helm to engineering early in the Enterprise-D’s service, and served in that capacity under Picard for many years. While ever hopeful that he will find romance, he is still single. PET PEEVE: Spot’s refusal to be trained. Geordi’s just not a cat person. HOBBY: Helping his best friend, Data, become more human. BIGGEST SAVE: When a Borg ship time- travels to the 21st Century to erase Earth’s First Contact with the Vulcans and assimilate the planet, Geordi teams up with his hero, Zefram Cochrane, to make Cochrane’s historic first warp flight happen, so the timeline is saved (Star Trek: First Contact). ENGINEERPROFILE///////////////////////// be a better engineer than Scotty. The advanced visual technology of his VISOR allows him to see the full electromagnetic spectrum. He can often see an engineering problem with his own eyes, one that could otherwise be identified only with a tricorder or a lengthy system diagnostic. Scotty and Geordi are the only engineers to serve on successive ships named Enterprise, having seen their first ship destroyed before being transferred to a second. The Enterprise-D was a young ship when she died, but Scotty’s Enterprise was already long past her active service days and overdue for the scrapyard when she was destroyed. For him, the new ship must be a big change. Given his disdain for the new technologies of the Excelsior, one can’t help wondering whether he really likes all the new engineering toys on his second Enterprise (The Search for Spock). As for the alternate timeline Scotty, he is still on his first shiny Enterprise, and very busy with keeping his brash young Captain from trashing it – or even scratching the paintwork. ENGINEE Both Scot positions never ent will in an term repa starbase. For T B’Elanna question first deep technolog such as th phase can Beca rarely us relieved duty of fi save an a Up, Scott devote a innovatio new engi They say never meet your heroes (Star Trek: First Contact) The calm before the storm (The Wrath of Khan) RING A NEW PARADIGM ttty and Geordi have relatively easy ss compared to others, because they are ttit rely on their own. Improvize how they emergency, they always have long- aair and refit available at the nearest TrT ip Tucker, and especially for Torres, those easy refits are out of the .. Trip is the Chief Engineer of Earth’s pp-space starship, which packs many ggies that are prototypes or close to it, hhe warp engines, the transporter, the nnnn on, and the hull plating. aause the transporter is so new that it is eeed for human transport, Trip is mostly ooof the traditional Star Trek engineerk xing a cranky transporter in time to way team (see boxout: “Beam Us y”). Instead, he must lllot of time and oono to those nen ss STARFLEET’S FINEST
and weapons systems, as Enterprise explores a galaxy where unknown ships are more likely to be an enemy than a friend. It’s his breakthrough that makes Enterprise’s powerful but untested phase cannon operational, by channeling its destructive excess energy to reinforce the hull plating (“Silent Enemy”). Compared to Trip’s Enterprise, the technology available to B’Elanna on Voyager is far more advanced, yet her situation is much more challenging. With Voyager stranded 70,000 light years away from the Federation and any known worlds, she is more on her own than any other Chief Engineer. There are no starbases for refit or refueling, no replacement parts, no resources at all on the far side of the galaxy except what she and her fellow officers can find, replicate, trade for, or invent. O’Brien’s career, like his service as Chief of Operations on Deep Space 9, is very different from that of the starship-faring chief engineers. He previously served as helmsman, security, and transporter specialist. Still more unusual for a Starfleet officer in the mostly peaceful Federation, he has seen so much combat duty that, even before he reaches Deep Space 9, he is recognized as an expert in starship warfare. O’Brien’s transfer to Deep Space 9 puts him in command of the entire station’s operating systems. That’s not unusual for an experienced Starfleet technician. What’s unusual is that Deep Space 9 is Cardassian built. O’Brien’s job, especially in the first months, is to get the station repaired after the departing Cardassians vandalized every possible system. And he has to get the basic Cardassian equipment to interface with Federation technology brought on-board for the new tenants – especially the vital weapons and control systems in the operations center. Since DS9 doesn’t have engines, just a few positioning thrusters, O’Brien never has to pull off the spectacular warp engine saves of his fellow engineers. Instead, he faces more unusual problems, such as preventing a hidden Cardassian security lockdown from destroying the station (“Civil Defense”). That said, he also often takes Engineer duty on the Defiant, into battle and on more esoteric adventures, like taking a miniaturized runabout into the Defiant’s circuitry to recapture the warship from the Jem’Hadar (“One Little Ship”). PERSONALFOIBLES The engineers who follow Scotty and Geordi also deviate in interesting ways from their traditional senior officer/ensemble character prototype. O’Brien’s rank varies, both in dialog and in his uniform, throughout his early appearances. But eventually the writers decided he would be more interesting as a warrant officer, the Starfleet equivalent of an enlisted man or petty officer, rather than a commissioned officer. The difference in rank adds to his “everyman” persona – he’s not a glamorous officer bound for command, just an ordinary SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MILES EDWARD O’BRIEN Chief of Operations, Deep Space 9 PLAYED BY: Colm Meaney BIRTHPLACE: Ireland, Earth, 2328 PERSONAL: An old school enlisted man, O’Brien prides himself on being a non- commissioned officer. Thanks to a varied Starfleet career, including service in the Cardassian war, he is a recognized expert in starship combat, which comes in handy during his seven years on Deep Space 9. While serving on the Enterprise-D, he met and married Keiko Ishikawa, with whom he has two children. After the Dominion War, he accepted a professorship at Starfleet Academy, and returned to Earth with his family. PET PEEVE: Cardassian technology, especially Cardassian security protocols. HOBBY: Holodeck adventures with his best friend, Julian Bashir. BIGGEST SAVE: Working with Rom and Dax, O’Brien developed and deployed an array of self-replicating mines that prevented the Dominion from invading the Alpha Quadrant for months, even with Deep Space 9 occupied by the Cardassians. This delay turned the course of the war (“A Call to Arms,” “A Time to Stand”). O'Brien is a rolled-up-sleeves kinda guy an experienced Starfleee unusual is that Deep SSSSSS built. O’Brien’s job, essssss turned the course of the war ( A Call to Arms,” “A Time to Stand”). O'Brien is a rolled-uuu
working guy trying to get through the day. In dramatic terms, Trip is unusual in being the only Chief Engineer character who is the show’s second lead, rather than just a member of the ensemble. His importance in the story arises from his long professional and personal friendship with Archer. Like McCoy to Kirk, and Tuvok to Janeway, he is his captain’s closest confidant. Trip’s popularity with Enterprise fans led to more episodes being devoted to him than to most other characters, and eventually, to his being singled out for a very final series finale. Most unusual, though, is B’Elanna. Not only is she Star Trek’s only female Chief Engineer, she’s also the only half-human to fill the role, thanks to her Klingon lineage. While female engineers had been seen before, ha B’Elanna as Chief Engineer under a captain put women routinely in the mission roles for the first time on S especially with the addition of Seve as de facto science officer. B’Elanna’s engineering ability seriously bends our stereotypes of Klingon. We expect the violent tem get it. B’Elanna’s progress from sel nose-breaking rebel to disciplined committed romantic partnerisone o more complex characterarcs.Howev expect technicalgeniusinKlingons, nearly alwaysportrayedasdisdainfu those who are betterwithtechnology HAVINGB’ELANNAASCHIEFENGINEERUNDE FEMALECAPTAINPUTWOMENROUTINELYIN CENTRALMISSIONROLESFORTHEFIRSTTIM LIEUTENANTJUNIORGRADE (PROVISIONAL)B’ELANNATORRES ChiefEngineer, Voyager PLAYEDBY:RoxannDawson BIRTHPLACE:FederationcolonyKessikIV,2349 PERSONAL:Thedaughterofararemarriage betweenaKlingonandahuman,B’Elanna grewupdeeplyconflictedabouther Klingonheritage,andherhumanfather’s abandonment.Afterashort,turbulent StarfleetAcademycareer,shedroppedout andjoinedtheMaquis.Theforcedallianceof the ValJeanand VoyagercrewsintheDelta QuadrantbroughtherbackintoStarfleet service.WhileservingonVoyager,shemet andmarriedTomParis,andgavebirthtotheir firstchildjustastheshipreturnedtoEarth. PETPEEVE: SevenofNine’shabitofasking embarrassingpersonalquestions. HOBBY:FindingwaystogetParistospend romantictimewithher,whichusuallyends upinvolvingnotcandlelightandflowers,but tinkeringwithTom’shobby,the DeltaFlyer. BIGGESTSAVE:WorkingwiththeEMHand BorgdroneSevenofNine,B’Elannahelped weaponizethenanoprobesthatdefeated Species8472.ShealsocutSeven’slinktothe Collectivebeforethedronecouldsummonthe Borgtoassimilate Voyager.Thissavedthe shipforthelongtermaswell,sinceSeven’s technicalexpertise,andknowledge ofthe Bor would rove vitalto Vo a er’s safe ENGINEERPROFILE/////////////////////////// Torres challenges Klingon stereotypes ving female central tar Trek, n of Nine also the typical per, and we f-despising, leader and fStarTre ’sk er, we don’t whoare lof than RA THE E. g, p y g returnhome(“Scorpion,Part2”). STARFLEET’S FINEST
with a bat’leth. B’Elanna defies that stereotype every time she rattles off a long technical speech, or figures out how to adapt new Delta Quadrant resources to serve Voyager’s engines, or jury-rigs a way to fend off the Borg with their own technology. REWIRINGTHELAWSOFPHYSICS Despite their difference in personalities and careers, all of the engineers know, to the ll d il l h h i hi d don’t – if they take shortcuts – they will blow up the ship (“Silent Enemy”). In the alternate universe, Scotty takes this integrity farther than any. He refuses a consignment of advanced photon torpedoes from Admiral Marcus because he is not permitted to examine them, and therefore he can’t verify that they are safe around the warp core. When he’s ordered to accept them anyway, he resigns (Star Trek Into Darkness). REWRITINGTHEMANUAL Thanks to the unique circumstances of their postings, several of the Chief Engineers also have a chance to develop unusual specializations. Trip is a pioneer of warp field technology for his generation. His Enterprise is the first Earth ship to reach warp 5, when fleeing an enemy ship in “Fallen Hero.” And when the spatial anomalies of the Delphic Expanse destabilize the ship’s warp field, he struggles to revise current warp theory (“Anomaly”). Geordimaybe oneofStarfleet’sleading expertsonandroidsandpositronic technology because ofhis close friendshipwith Data. Overthe years, their experiments with Data’sprogramming, with his emotion chip,andwith manyaspects COMMANDERCHARLES “TRIP”TUCKERIII Chief Engineer,EnterpriseNX-01 PLAYEDBY: Connor Trinneer BIRTHPLACE:Florida,Earth,2121 PERSONAL:Alifelong mechanicaltinkerer, Trip joined Starfleetat the dawnofwarp technology, andbecameoneofits great pioneers. His position ontheEnterprisecame via his long friendshipwith Jonathan Archer. Trip’s sisterwas lost inthe Xindi attack on Earth, making the Xindi wara personalmatter forhim. Hewas killed in2161 ina senseless pirate attack. PET PEEVE:Beautifulalienwomen with hidden abilities, such asbeingmuggers indisguise,or getting their male colleagues pregnant. HOBBY: Studyingwarp engines,and experimenting withwarp technology BIGGEST SAVE: Working with T’Pol, Trip developed a way to destroy Sphere 41, and trigger a chain reaction that destroyed all the Spheres and the Delphic Expanse, leading to the end of the war with the Xindi (“Zero Hour”). ENGINEERPROFILE///////////////////////// TH ENTERPRISEFANS LED NG DEVOTED TO HIM THAN ER CHARACTERS. If all else fails, eject the warp core "Zero Hour" smallest detail, exactly what their ships and engines can handle, and when they’re being pushed too far. They often know exactly what other ships are capable of as well. When Scotty and Geordi are repairing the Jenolan, Geordi comments that the procedure Scotty suggested will exceed the impulse engine specifications. Scotty laughs, and answers that he knows the specification can be safely exceeded, because he wrote the regulation in question (“Relics”). This knowledge brings with it a certain rigorous integrity in even the most desperate refit or repair. As Trip tells Malcolm when they are desperately trying to get the new phase cannon online, they are going to do the repair correctly, because if they TRIP’S POPULARITY WIT TO MORE EPISODES BEIN TO MOST OTHE
ofhispersonalitysubroutines,lead to a number ofbreakthroughsanddiscoveries. They also sometimes leadtothornyproblems, such as Geordiaccidentallycreatingthe sentient hologram Moriarty,whenhe tries toprogram a Sherlock Holmesholodeckadventure that willbe too hard forDatatosolve (“Elementary, Dear Data”). Aftercountlessencounterswith Delta Quadrantcivilizations,ships,and energy sources, B’Elannabecomes that rare Starfleet asset –an expertonDeltaQuadrant technology. And thanks toyearsoftravel throughBorgspace, by the time Voyager returns safely to Earth, she is also, surely, one of the leading experts on Borg technology. She even has the opportunity to become an expert in hologram programming, as she helps the Doctor with all kinds of subroutines, and with the workings of his groundbreaking portable holoemitter. Whatever their differences in personality and situation, it’s safe to say that Star Trek’s Chief Engineers will always be important, central characters in the past and future adventures of Starfleet. C hief Engineers seem to spend a lot of time working on transporters, the one piece of technology guaranteed to fail when the plot demands it, and at no other time! Indeed, Scotty’s close association with the Enterprise’s transporter has become part of popular culture, embodied in the apocryphal catchphrase, “Beam me up, Scotty.” On countless occasions, each of Star Trek’s chief engineers have used the transporter to save the day, especially when weird physical transformations affect their fellow officers. Kirk is split into two people (“The Enemy Within”); Tuvok and Neelix are merged into one (“Tuvix”); and Picard and several others are turned into children (“Rascals”). On these occasions, and others, the only way to put things right is a second materialization through a transporter, carefully calibrated by the Chief Engineer. On any real ship, though, such an important and highly sensitive piece of technology would not be operated by the Chief Engineer. It would be manned and maintained by dedicated systems specialists. Reflecting that reality, The Next Generation’s writers eventually gave an Enterprise-D crewman the title of Transporter Chief – even before they gave a name to the crewman (as played by Colm Meaney in “The Child”). Now, what was his name again…? BEAM US UP, SCOTTY "The Enemy Within" A bunch of cheeky "Rascals" Geordi's VISOR is a unique engineering tool 19STAR TREK MAGAZINE STARFLEET’S FINEST
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George Takei – political and social activist, actor, and Internet sensation – is the living embodiment of Gene Roddenberry’s vision of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations... and he doesn’t believe in bucket lists! Words: Ian Spelling STAR TREK MAGAZINE2222 STAR TREK MAGAZINE
T hatissoright,”GeorgeTakeisays.“It’ssoright.” What’srightisthis:Takei,whenheattendsStarTrek conventions,still seesthousandsuponthousandsoffacesinthecrowd.Thosepeopleinthe audience,orupcloseandpersonalashesignsautographsandposesfor photos,theyareofallages,skincolors,andnationalities.Therearefolks practicallysprintingacrosstheroomandpeopleinwheelchairs.And,thesedays, Takeiismeetingnotjustlongtimefans,buttheirchildrenandtheirchildren’s children,and,yes,thechildrenoftheirchildren,too. “ThisisGeneRoddenberry’svisioncomingtrue,”enthusesTakei,whoplayed StarTrek’sHikaruSuluintheoriginalTVseries,TheAnimatedSeries,sixTrek featurefilms,andinthe“Flashback”episodeofVoyager.“Iknowit’sthe50th anniversaryofStarTrek,butIwanttotellyouastoryaboutthe25thanniversary. Genewasatthe25thanniversaryconvention,andIthinkthatwasthelast conventionheattended.ThatwasheldattheShrineAuditoriuminLosAngeles,and hewasalreadyinawheelchairatthattime.Iheardthevariouslanguagesbeing spokenatthatevent,and,again,itwasGene’sdreamcometrue.He’dlivedtosee it.Itwasglobal.Itwasmultilingual.Itwasmulticultural.Thatvisionhe’dhadof ‘InfiniteDiversityinInfiniteCombinations,’Isawandheardandexperiencediton the25thanniversaryof StarTrek.Ithinkhewasvery,verygratifiedbythat. “ “ACTUALLYSITTINGIN SULU’SCAPTAIN’SCHAIR, ITWASEVERYTHINGI’D HOPEDITWOULDBE.” INTERVIEW: GEORGE TAKEI 23STAR TREK MAGAZINE
African-American communicationsofficer?An Asian helmsman? Ahalf-Human, green-blooded firstofficer?And, remember,in the original pilot, Roddenberry installed a womanasNumber One.Also,StarTrek provided unprecedented opportunities forthe young actorstappedto play thosesoon-to-be-iconiccharacters. “Just the ideaofgetting castinthat role, ona show about a starship inthe future, with a diverse castcoming together,itwas a groundbreaking thing, certainlyformycareer, butalsofor televisionasa medium,”Takeisays. “Gene was someonewhohad anagenda anda philosophy anda visionforthe human future. Hetried to project that optimistic view,asopposedto the dystopiansocietythat somuch “Andnow,withthe 50thanniversary,it’s stilltrue,” Takeicontinues.“StarTrek,insomany ways,has contributedto bringing uscloser to realizing that very optimistic,utopianvisionthat Gene had.LikeIsay,it’smany, manygenerations, andmany, manycultures that areStarTrek fans. There are StarTrekfansinmany, manynations. There are fansinArgentina,Brazil andthe Czech Republic, andinthe UnitedStates andEngland andItaly, andeverywhere elseyoucan imagine. So, StarTrekreallyhas lived long andprospered.” CHANGEFORTHEBETTER StarTrek changed the game –several games, actually. Theshow notonly launcheda fandom andpositeda positive view ofthe future, butitalsoaltered the viewinglandscape. An Mr. Sulu (George Takei) and Kirk (William Shatner) “IBELIEVEINDOINGRATHERTHANPUTTING THINGSOFFFORABUCKETLIST.” 24 STAR TREK MAGAZINE
aboutitinmyautobiography[TotheStars:The AutobiographyofGeorgeTakei].I’mapolitical activistinmyreallife,butIalsodiditintermsof mycareer.Ihadtopushandsuggestandnudge, andsometimesthreaten.Andtheresultisthat Sulureallymadeanenormousadvancewithinthe arcofthecharactersfromtheshowtothefilms.” Takei,tobeclear,didn’tlobbyforSuluto captaintheU.S.S.Excelsior in StarTrekVI.He’d donehispushing,suggesting,andnudgingfor yearsandyearsbeforethen,tonoavail,andhad givenupbythetime StarTrekVrolledaround. ThenthescriptforStarTrekVI arrived.“Itwasa greatmomentformeandforthecharacter,”Takei saysproudly.“Iwasblownaway.I,asIsay,had madepeacewithmyselfthatitwasn’tgoingto happen.Andthereitwas,ontheveryfirst page. Itwasn’tlike,rightbefore StarTrekVI,Ihad campaignedandlobbied,andthenfoundvictory. It was a surprisethat cameout ofnowhere.And then, actuallysitting inSulu’scaptain’schair, it was everything I’dhopeditwould be.” Lifeafter StarTrek offered its shareofups anddowns forTakei. Foralong time,he felt typecast asSulu– andthere’snodenyinghe was.Though he participatedinsuch memorable projectsasMulan,roles proved hard to come by. But eventuallythe tide turned.Much likethe StarTrekVI scriptwith its Captain Sulusequence that appearedout ofnowhere,Takeisuddenly seemedto be everywhere anddoing everything. Aveteran activist forLGBT rights,he cameout asgay in2005 andamplifiedhis activism.He portrayed variationsofhimself on Psychand T akeiisabona-fideInternetsensation,having bloggedsincethe1990s,beforeeverybody starteddoingit.WhendevelopmentonAllegiance commenced,herealizedthathecouldleverage thenewsocialmediatopromotetheproduction, andintheprocessbecameamassivelypopularposteron Facebook,TwitterandInstagram.Healsooperateshisown website,GeorgeTakei.com. “Youhavetoremember,veryfewpeopleknew anythingabouttheinternmentofJapanese-Americans,” Takeinotes,detailingtheprocessofbecominganInternet maven.“Soitwasanopportunitytotalkaboutwhathad happenedtoJapanese-Americans,andtoshareupdates withmyfansabouttheshow.Itwasalsoanimportant businessdecision,becausetherewerepeopleinvesting theirtimeandmoneyinaprojectthatmaynotsucceed. Somythoughtwas,‘Wehavetodevelopanaudiencefor Allegiance.’SoIdecided,‘OK,let’sdoFacebookandTwitter andseewhatIcandotohelpbuildanaudience.’” Takeiobservedthatpeoplereactedstronglyandin largenumberstowhathecalls “thefunnies”–humorousphotos,memes,andstories–so headdedmoreofthose,andhisfollowinggrew.Thenhe discoveredGrumpyCat. “This is such a sharing medium, so I usually share things people send me,” he says. “Grumpy Cat was a huge hit, so I knew we were going in the right direction. I started injecting things about the internment of Japanese-Americans, and the audience grew. I added my opinions on LGBT equality issues, and the audience kept growing as more people connected to those issues starting following us. I introduced the subject of Allegiance and, as we got closer to the San Diego production, added bits of Lea singing, some shots from the show. And the audience grew and grew. So, unlike most Broadway musicals, we already had an audience base. We had a sold-out run in San Diego and did so well they added another week, which almost never happens because that was a regional theater and they have a very tight schedule. So we broke their 77-year- old records for box office and attendance. And that helped build excitement for New York.” of science fiction depicts.Sotobecastinthat role, in that context,wasarealthrill.Ihadno idea that the show orSuluwouldbesolong-lived and so prosperous. WhenGenefirst introduced the character to me,hesaid,‘Heisthebestofthe crop of young StarfleetAcademygraduates,andis destined to becomethebesthelmsman.’ “That in and ofitselfwasgroundbreaking,” he says. “Sulu wasn’tastereotypeofanykindand, at the time, the stereotypeoftheAsianwasasthe villain or the silent,serviletypeorabuffoon.And from Gene’sdescription,fromwhatwesawinthe series, Sulu went ontobecomethecaptainofhis own starship in StarTrekVI.Ithinkthatpeople know I had to lobbyveryhardforthat.Iwrote THE FACEBOOK FRONTIER Photo:©LukeFontana The future of GPS? 25STAR TREK MAGAZINE