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100 unusual facts about Star Trek


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In Star Trek: The Original Series several red shirts were marooned here after a botched attempt at a mutiny.

Alan Ruck

He also played Captain John Harriman of the USS Enterprise-B in the 1994 film, Star Trek Generations, a role which he has reprised along with Generations co-star Walter Koenig and other Trek alumni in the fan film Of Gods and Men.

Andy Mangels

Mangels and Martin co-wrote a series of novels serving as the official continuation of Star Trek: Enterprise following the television series' cancellation.

Athena Massey

Roles since then have included projects such as Star Portal, Star Trek: Voyager, Lieutenant Eva Lee in the Command & Conquer series, and The Nutty Professor.

Building Sites Bite

The cousins then stage a series of elaborate fantasies which are presented as though real: they are in charge of a Star Trek-style teleporter which they use to send Ronald into various building sites and other dangerous areas to look for his lost dog, Snoopy (a Yorkshire Terrier).

Captain's gig

In Star Trek, the craft are referred to as a "Captain's Yacht".

Channel Chuckles

One Channel Chuckles gag was a caricature of Mr. Spock from Star Trek receiving letters requesting advice on child-rearing (a reference to Doctor Benjamin Spock).

Chevrolet Corvair

This vehicle appeared in numerous television programs in the 1960s, including Star Trek.

Christopher Neame

Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Earth 2.

City Detective

DeForest Kelley, later on NBC's Star Trek, appeared twice on City Detective, as Benjamin in "An Old Man's Gold" Kelley and in "Crazy Like a Fox", later the title of a Jack Warden CBS detective series of the same name, Crazy Like a Fox.

Colony 5

The band's name is a reference to a location mentioned in the second Star Trek episode, Charlie X.

Comet Cursor

At its height, over 350,000 websites, including those of Warner Bros., Comedy Central, the comic strip Dilbert, and the Star Trek franchise, were using the company's technology to alter the cursor image for their visitors.

Doctor–patient relationship

In Star Trek: Voyager, the Doctor often compliments himself on the charming bedside manner he developed with the help of Kes.

Duvetyne

In the first season of the original Star Trek television series, the exterior shots of "space" were created by gluing glitter onto black duvetyne.

E6B

In Star Trek episode "The Naked Time", Mr. Spock uses an E-6B to calculate the time of impact of the Enterprise with a planet.

Ed Trotta

Ed Trotta is also known for other workings such as playing Abraham Lincoln in Extreme Movie and the play Two Miles A Penny; as well as playing in various other roles including Liar, Liar; Pump Up the Volume; and Star Trek: Voyager.

Édouard Lalo

The American science fiction television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, makes reference to a "U.S.S. Lalo" in two different episodes, "We'll Always Have Paris" and "The Best of Both Worlds".

Enchantress from the Stars

Engdahl wrote parts of Enchantress in the 1950s; many concepts in the novel date from that time, prior to Star Trek and other 1960s science fiction.

Gabriel Köerner

As a VFX artist, he fulfilled his lifelong Star Trek dream by working on the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Gardner Goldsmith

Named "Libertarian of the Year" by the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire in 2006, Goldsmith has spent time in the script departments of "Star Trek: Voyager" and "The Outer Limits".

Geoff Perlman

Perlman first became interested in programming at age 10 while watching Star Trek and learning about the technology of the future.

Geordi La Forge

During the events of the comic book mini-series Star Trek: Countdown (which serves as the canonical prequel to the 2009 Star Trek film), Geordi (now a commander) is reunited with Data and Picard during an effort to stop a massive supernova that threatens all of existence.

Gil Hibben

Hibben's "Fantasy Knives" have been used in over 37 films and television shows, particularly science fiction, earning him the title "Klingon Armorer" from the Star Trek franchise.

Here There Be Tygers

In the original Star Trek episode "Shore Leave", a crew finds a planet where any of their desires once thought are acted out in real life.

How Much for Just the Planet?

How Much for Just the Planet? is a 1987 Star Trek tie-in novel by John M. Ford.

I, Q

He became a father in the Star Trek: Voyager episode The Q and the Grey.

Impulse drive

In the fictional Star Trek universe, the impulse drive is the method of propulsion that starships and other spacecraft use when they are travelling below the speed of light.

Jack B. Sowards

Jack B. Sowards (March 18, 1929 – July 8, 2007) was an American screenwriter who wrote the story and screenplay for the 1982 movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Where Silence Has Lease".

Jennifer Gatti

Gatti has also guest starred in the television series Full House, Doogie Howser, M.D., Cheers, ER, Cosby, NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.

Jennifer Hetrick

She is known for playing Vash in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Corinne Becker (the ex-wife of Arnie Becker) on L.A. Law.

Prior to her Star Trek: The Next Generation appearances, she had appeared in a series of Oil of Olay commercials.

Jim O'Heir

O'Heir has appeared in several films and made guest appearances on such shows as Friends, Boston Legal, Malcolm in the Middle, Star Trek: Voyager, ER and Parenthood.

Jim Rygiel

After Boss Films closure he went on to supervise The Parent Trap, Star Trek: Insurrection, Anna and the King, and 102 Dalmatians.

Jimmy Diggs

Jimmy Diggs (born September 2, 1955) is an American television screenwriter best known for writing the stories for a combined seven episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.

Joseph Pevney

Pevney also helmed multiple episodes of noted television series, including Bonanza, Star Trek, The Paper Chase, and Trapper John, M.D..

Joyce Muskat

Joyce Muskat was one of only four writers with no prior television credits able to sell a script to Star Trek: The Original Series (David Gerrold, Judy Burns, and Jean Lisette Aroeste were the other three).

June Chadwick

She also provided the voice of Dr. Sheila Thatcher in the video game Star Trek: Away Team.

Kevin Carvell

However, Carvell would have some satisfaction at last when numerous elements of this script would make their way to not only to ST: TNG and DS9, but to Star Trek: Voyager as well.

"Endeavours of the Universe" (or "EU") was the recycled name of a failed Star Trek: The Next Generation/Star Trek: Deep Space Nine crossover script.

Kool Moe Dee–LL Cool J feud

LL responded on his 1990 album Mama Said Knock You Out with "To Da Break of Dawn"; where he makes fun of "Star Trek shades" (referring to Kool Moe Dee's characteristic eyeglasses), and also attacks both MC Hammer and Ice-T for dissing him on records.

Las Vegas Monorail

BankWest debuted a red "MoneyRail" branded train, and joined Nextel Communications (now a part of Sprint Nextel Corporation), Hansens Beverage, and Paramount Studios (with a Star Trek themed train) as corporate sponsors.

Lead ship

The same custom is often followed in fiction: the Constitution-class cruiser is the basis for the Enterprise of Star Trek (although in Star Trek the term pathfinder is also occasionally used in lieu of lead ship) and the Imperial-class Star Destroyer appears in Star Wars.

Leonard Mudie

His first film appearance was in 1921, and his last on-screen performance was in the Star Trek classic TV series.

Marj Dusay

She played alien "Kara" in "Spock's Brain", the first third-season episode of Star Trek.

Mark Lund

In 2007, Lund appeared as Commander Steven Conner in Star Trek: Odyssey in their pilot episode "Iliad".

Microviridae

The Star Trek episode The Vengeance Factor includes a reference to a microvirus that is genetically engineered to attack nerves of the parasympathetic system.

Morgan Farley

He gained a whole new generation of followers as a result of his guest spots on the original Star Trek series in the 1960s.

Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise

The book indicates that the Enterprise's original five-year mission ended on April 7, 2212, while later and more authoritative print (Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, The Star Trek Encyclopedia and on-screen references (Star Trek: Voyager: "Q2 (Voyager episode)") put the end of the mission around 2270.

Ne'er Do Wells

There was also a side project called Thee Shatners, a Star Trek-themed surf music band, released on Planet Pimp Records.

North Toronto Players

H.M.S. Starship Pinafore: The Next Generation is a Star Trek adaptation of two famous Gilbert and Sullivan operettas (HMS Pinafore and Trial by Jury).

Pendant Productions

The net-based audio theater company go its started with the popular fan show Star Trek: Defiant, whose launch was delayed due to production difficulties.

People Are Alike All Over

The original pilot of Star Trek ("The Cage", later reworked into the two-part episode "The Menagerie") included plot points similar to that touched upon in this episode, particularly the aspect of humans being put on display for study.

Phillip Pine

In a career that spanned seven decades, Pine was best known for portraying the character Colonel Phillip Green in the classic Star Trek episode "The Savage Curtain" Pine was in the second episode of "The Outer Limits" entitled "The Hundred Days of the Dragon".

Quicksilver Software

In 2005, the company once again worked on a Star Trek title, Star Trek: Tactical Assault for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, published by Bethesda Softworks.

Ralph Helfer

The compound was also used as location for shows such as Daktari and even an episode of Star Trek "Shore Leave".

Rhadamanthus

In the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode The Magicks of Megas-tu, Rhadamanthus is invoked by the character Lucien in order to make the Enterprise operational in an alternate universe in which magic works like science does in our universe.

Rich Hosek

Rich Hosek is a television writer whose credits include Star Trek: Voyager, Hope and Gloria, Pacific Blue, The New Addams Family, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Rick Berman

In 2001, he co-created Enterprise (retitled Star Trek: Enterprise in 2003) with Brannon Braga.

Robert DoQui

Robert made guest appearances on many television series, including I Dream of Jeannie, The Jeffersons, Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, The Parkers, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the season 4 episode "Sons of Mogh" as a Klingon named Noggra.

Roxann Dawson

Roxann Dawson (née Caballero) is an American actress, producer, and director, best known as B'Elanna Torres on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.

She later directed the second part of the two-part episode "Workforce" and directed 10 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Ruth Roberts

She was the mother of Michael Piller screen writer/producer best known for the television series Star Trek and Dead Zone.

Scott Klace

Scott began using the phonetic spelling of Klace in 1999 when he played Dremk in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and Fox in the film Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies.

Space: 2099

Space: 2099 was also the title of an unrelated project spearheaded by Eric Bernard, a fan of the original series who intended to retool it with a goal similar to that accomplished with other science-fiction series such as Star Trek or The Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition.

Star lifting

The novel Star Trek: VoyagerThe Murdered Sun featured a reptilian race using the material from a star to sustain the opening of a wormhole.

Star Trek: Challenger

Based on the titular TV series created by Gene Roddenberry, the series was created by Pocket editor John J. Ordover and writer Diane Carey, and was a continuation of the six-book storyline, Star Trek: New Earth.

Star Trek: Conquest

The game is set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation era, with players able to choose six groups and races: Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Breen, Cardassian and Dominion.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion

An unrelated CD-ROM also called the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion was released in 1999 and features the scripts for the entire series and the trailers for each episode featuring Don LaFontaine as the announcer among others.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch

Section 31: Abyss, (Jeffrey Lang and David Weddle, July 2001): Dr. Bashir is sent by shadowy intelligence agency Section 31 to deal with a rogue S31 agent who has taken control of a Jem'Hadar cloning facility abandoned by the Dominion after the war, and who, like Bashir, is genetically enhanced.

Divided We Fall (John Ordover and David Mack, September–October 2001): 4-part comic book miniseries published by WildStorm Comics featuring the characters of both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: The Next Generation dealing with a crisis on Trill.

Star Trek: New Earth

Based on the titular TV series created by Gene Roddenberry, New Earth was created by Pocket editor John J. Ordover and writer Diane Carey, and debuted on June 1, 2000, with the publication of the first two installments, Wagon Train to the Stars and Belle Terre.

Star Trek: New Worlds

Star Trek: New Worlds is a strategy game published in 2000 by Interplay in which the player can choose to command the forces of the United Federation of Planets, Klingons or Romulans.

Star Trek: Phaser Strike

The Star Trek name was later dropped and the game was sold as just Phaser Strike.

Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War

This differs from the Star Trek 'world' itself, which rarely featured fighters (except in later episodes of DS9); the closest equivalent were the ubiquitous shuttles such as the Galileo 7 prominently featured in the original Star Trek series episode "The Galileo Seven and the light spacecraft flown by Star Fleet cadets in the ST:TNG episode "The First Duty.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Certain tropes that are common to fan fiction were explicitly outlined in the submission rules as cause for a story to be disqualified from consideration, including "hurt/comfort" and Mary Sue stories.

Star Trek: The Experience

Avery Brooks and Chase Masterson were also in attendance for the closing ceremony, and Garrett Wang made a brief appearance at Quark's shortly before closing.

Star Trek: The Next Generation U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints

Created by Rick Sternbach, these are large fold-up blueprints of the interior of the USS Enterprise-D.

When he presented his idea to Star Trek Art Department staff member Andrew Probert, he was given the go ahead to start designing and drawing the Enterprise-D blueprints.

They also transferred the ink-drawings of the exterior of the ship, which had been used in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, to the computer for greater detail since the plans were going to be so much larger this time.

After working on the designs for more than two years, his publisher, FASA, lost their contract with Paramount Studios forcing Whitefire to start looking for a new publisher.

Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

Helmsman Hikaru Sulu fires a barrage of four torpedoes at what appears to be a false image of the Romulan vessel.

Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise is on an exploration mission in the Prometheus Solar System when the ship comes under attack by an unknown entity.

After Mr. Spock takes over for a hysterical science officer Berryman, the enemy is determined to be a Romulan Bird of Prey.

Star Trek: Titan

In Decipher, Inc.'s Star Trek Customizable Card Game, Titan is identified as a Prometheus-class starship.

Star Trek: Vanguard

While the station does in fact help colonies across the area, its true mission (known only to a few people) is to study a mystery that began with the discovery of genetically engineered DNA millions of times more complex than any previously encountered, known as the Taurus Meta-Genome.

Starfleet Command

Star Trek: Starfleet Command, a 1999 space battle simulation game set in the Star Trek universe

Steve Hettinger

A noted Star Trek fan, Hettinger temporarily renamed the city "Star Trek, Alabama" for the colossal "Star Trek 30" Convention in 1996.

Surgically implanted explosive device

The 1990 science fiction television episode ‘Reunion’—the 81st in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation (original air date of 5 November 1990)—features a BCB, used in an attempted assassination.

Susan Gibney

She had a recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Renee Walcott on Crossing Jordan and her portrayal of Dr. Leah Brahms on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Commander Erika Benteen on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Susan Howard

Susan Howard had several guest appearances on major television shows during the 1960s and early 1970s: The Flying Nun (1967), I Dream of Jeannie (1968), Star Trek (1968) on which she carried the distinction of playing the first female Klingon on the original series (and the only one to ever speak), Bonanza (1969), and Mission: Impossible (1972).

Susan Sackett

In 1974, she began an association with Gene Roddenberry, creator of the television legend Star Trek, serving as his personal executive assistant for over 17 years until his death in October 1991.

The Calling

"Wherever You Will Go" was heavily used by UPN in 2001 in advertisements to promote the debut of Star Trek: Enterprise.

The Dodge Brothers

The band have appeared on Kermode’s video blog ‘Kermode Uncut’, playing ‘skiffle’ covers of blockbuster movie soundtracks including Star Wars, Star Trek, The A-Team and Smurfs 3D.

Tiger Truck

The Tiger Truck logo is an homage to the Star Trek logo, meant to highlight the futuristic design and features of the truck.

Tom Morga

His work also includes stunt and non-stunt acting roles in numerous Star Trek films and television episodes.

Tommy Vicini

Several of Vicini's post Hamburglar credits include Playing the Crypt Keeper in the Tales from the Crypt film Demon Knight, Star Trek: Insurrection.

Tyce Bune

Bune appeared numerous several mainstream film and television productions, including the film Mr. Saturday Night with Billy Crystal, and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Schisms.

Viasat 4

Its main focus is on entertainment, sports and documentaries, transmitting series such as Most Shocking, Stargate Atlantis, The 4400, Star Trek, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Riches, UEFA Champions League matches and Futurama, with short news bulletins from P4 on weeknights.

VOY

Star Trek: Voyager, a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe

World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

Arthas: Rise of the Lich King is a novel by Christie Golden, the author of Star Trek and other Warcraft novels.


Alpha Waves

Computer Gaming World stated that the game "plays like one would expect a Star Trek: The Next Generation "holodeck" game to play".

BarBara Luna

Notable roles included Five Weeks in a Balloon and Lt. Marlena Moreau in the classic Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror".

Byron Berline

His music has also appeared in many television and film soundtracks, including Star Trek, Blue Collar, Basic Instinct, Blaze, Back to the Future III, Northern Exposure, Stay Hungry, and Run Simon Run.

Conrad Phillip Kottak

He believes that various American legends and stories, such as Star Trek, Star Wars and the Thanksgiving story are growing into a type of mythology which someday might be comparable to Greek, Roman, or other stories which today are considered to be myths.

Cress Williams

He portrayed Talak'talan, a Jem'Hadar leader in the Star Trek series, in a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Jem'Hadar".

Digimation

Digimation's models have been featured in motion pictures including The World Is Not Enough, Pushing Tin, Star Trek: Insurrection, Independence Day, Air Force One and Godzilla.

Digital Extremes

Digital Extremes developed the game for the Star Trek Into Darkness movie, working with Namco Bandai and Paramount to develop Star Trek the game.

Donovan's Brain

The September 1968 episode of Star Trek, "Spock's Brain" features the disembodied brain of Mr. Spock kept alive in a box attached to a control panel.

Ellen Geer

The remainder of her television credits include guest appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Waltons, Quincy, M.E., Dallas, The Practice, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, NYPD Blue and Cold Case.

Expanding Human

It is known for one of the earliest appearances of James Doohan, who later went on to play Scotty in Star Trek.

George Clayton Johnson

He is also known for his work in television, writing screenplays for such noted series as The Twilight Zone, such as "Nothing in the Dark", "Kick the Can", "A Game of Pool" and "A Penny for Your Thoughts", and Star Trek, the first aired episode of the series, "The Man Trap".

George Weston Limited

Meanwhile, a new advertising campaign featured Canadian actor William Shatner of Star Trek fame, who told television audiences to "Come on over to Loblaws" and "More than the price is right....but by gosh the price is right." In 1974, W. Galen Weston was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of George Weston Limited, and subsequently company President.

Google Now

It was originally code named "Majel" after Majel Barrett, the wife of Gene Roddenberry, and well known as the voice of computer systems in his Star Trek franchise; it was also codenamed "assistant".

Jesús Salvador Treviño

Most notably, Treviño has directed a number of episodes from the television series Resurrection Blvd., Babylon 5, Crusade, Bones, Star Trek: Voyager, seaQuest DSV, Crossing Jordan, Third Watch and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Jim Ignatowski

Jim also admitted to being a fan of the original Star Trek series, although he strongly believed that the leader of the Romulans was portrayed incorrectly.

Jim O'Heir

O'Heir has appeared in several television shows throughout the 2000s, including Malcolm in the Middle, Just Shoot Me, Star Trek: Voyager and ER.

Joel Brooks

He also appeared in two episodes of Three's Company as Dr. Prescott, a psychologist that Jack sees to build up his self-confidence, and in an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Falow in the episode "Move Along Home".

John Sickels

Sickels has also written poetry, science fiction, and has had multiple role playing books published within the Star Fleet Universe game system off-shoot of Star Trek.

Kitty Swink

Along with her husband, she contributed her voice to the video game Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen.

Klingon culture

With the advent of Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent series the Klingons became allies, and the portrayal of their culture changed to resemble a warrior code similar to the Samurai (or, rather, Western imaginations of them) and Vikings.

Louie Cruz Beltran

Among his seven brothers and two sisters is the well-known former Star Trek: Voyager actor Robert Beltran.

Louise Sorel

She has made guest appearances on more than 50 prime time programs and television movies, making a notable guest appearance on Star Trek as Rayna Kapec.

Mack Reynolds

Reynolds was the first author to write an original novel based upon the 1966-1969 NBC television series Star Trek.

Mark Lenard

Lenard also guest-starred as Sarek in TV's Star Trek: The Next Generation, in the third season episode "Sarek" (1990) and the fifth season episode "Unification: Part 1" (1991).

Martok

Martok, son of Urthog is a recurring character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, played by actor J. G. Hertzler.

Max Simon Ehrlich

His television work includes scripts for the series Barney Blake, The Big Story, The Defenders, The Nurses, The United States Steel Hour, and Star Trek (episode "The Apple").

Multiplayer video game

Digital Equipment Corporation soon distributed another multi-user version of Star Trek called Decwars though not featuring real-time screen updating.

Netrek

Netrek divided the players into one of four teams, loosely based on the Star Trek universe; the Federation, Romulans, Klingons, and Orions (or "feds", "roms", "klis", and "oris", respectively).

Patricia McPherson

Patricia has made guest appearances in a variety of television shows including Starman, Murder She Wrote, MacGyver, Matlock, and Star Trek: The Next Generation in the season 1 episode entitled Angel One as Ariel.

Peter Crombie

He also made guest appearances on such television series as Spenser: For Hire, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Melora"), Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, Picket Fences, NYPD Blue and many others.

Popular Theatre Troupe

Their first production was Star Trick, a satire lampooning the Star Trek television series focussing on the absurdity of local Queensland politics interspersed with ironically sung old popular songs.

Robert Hewitt Wolfe

These include action-packed episodes with high story-arc importance ("The Way of the Warrior", "Call to Arms"), dramatic character studies ("The Wire", "Hard Time") and even comic farces ("Family Business", "Little Green Men").

Rod Roddenberry

Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry is the son of actress Majel Barrett and writer and producer Gene Roddenberry, who is best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek.

Roger Perry

One of his best known roles was that of Captain John Christopher in NBC's Star Trek episode "Tomorrow Is Yesterday".

Roxann Dawson

In 1994, Dawson began her role as the half Human/half-Klingon engineer B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager which lasted for all seven seasons of the show.

Spizzenergi

The BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel described "Where's Captain Kirk?" as... "the best Star Trek associated song".

Star Trek: The Experience

With the on-screen participation of Trek series cast members Kate Mulgrew and Robert Picardo, and numerous actors in realistic makeup and utilizing well designed props and sets, the threat of assimilation by the Borg seems palpable.

Star Trek: The New Voyages

# Introduction to The Face on the Barroom Floor by George Takei

TekWar

Shatner began to write notes that would become the novels on the set of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and is quoted to say that the original book was an attempt to blend elements from Star Trek and T. J. Hooker.

The Eloquent Atheist

The magazine has conducted interviews with a variety of notables including the president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and host for Air America Radio Annie Laurie Gaylor, American author and writer for the Star Trek franchise Susan Sackett, and Executive Director for the American Humanist Association Roy Speckhardt.

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

It is to this series what the Starship Enterprise is to Star Trek: both as a home base and also as the route to the world of adventure.

The Way to Eden

McCoy's backstory was later incorporated into the novels Planet of Judgment and Shadows on the Sun.

Tom Towles

Towles' television credits include appearances in NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, ER, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Dramatis Personae"), Star Trek Voyager, Seinfeld and Firefly.

Tracy Tormé

"The Royale" and "Manhunt" went through such significant rewrites and treatments before being filmed that Tormé insisted he not be credited directly; using the pen names Keith Mills and Terry Devereaux respectively.