The Twilight Zone episode King Nine Will Not Return was based on the real-life mystery of the Lady Be Good, a World War II bomber that vanished into the desert.
It happens often, especially, it seems, with sci-fi shows. We fall for a show and the characters, and the series ends on a cliffhanger. Here are 12 examples.
Robert Duncan McNeill felt Tom Paris was 'misguided' in Star Trek: Voyager season 1 but went along with the show's writing out of a need not to make waves.
Patrick Stewart started off as a very grumpy father figure to his Star Trek: The Next Generation co-stars before Jonathan Frakes taught him to relax a little.
Patrick Stewart was so caught up in Shakespearean drama that he knew nothing of Star Trek before being recruited for The Next Generation, but his kids helped.
Russell Johnson may have been a castaway in Gilligan's Island, but in The Twilight Zone he played two different characters who tangled with time travel.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' VFX supervisor told /Film he used the 'iPhone test' from Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla to help frame shots in the new Apple series.
Cause and Effect, the legendary episode of The Next Generation, had Star Trek fans everywhere confused and calling into their local TV stations. Here's why.
We spoke with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters VFX supervisor Sean Konrad about bringing Godzilla to TV while still making the King of the Monsters feel epic.
/Film spoke to Matt Shakman, Matt Fraction, and Chris Black about incorporating multiple Titans into Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and whether Bigfoot is canon.
Marvel's What If...? season 2 is finally coming to Disney+ in December, and the first trailer teases all the new multiverse versions of MCU characters.
Star Trek: Lower Decks recently paid tribute to Fabio Passaro, who passed away in October of 2022, and was a beloved mainstay behind the scenes of Star Trek.
Patrick Stewart recalled in his memoir, Making It So, that he had no idea how popular Star Trek: The Next Generation was until he attended his first convention.
Even though it seems like blatant product placement, the retro McDonald's was written into the Loki season 2 scripts before there was ever an ad deal in place.
The Holodeck episodes are some of the best across the entire Star Trek franchise, and one character that Patrick Stewart got to play is a particular highlight.