Gene Roddenberry Used Star Trek's Khan To Send A Hidden Message
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry supposedly named the Khan character 'Noonien' to reach an old friend he had lost contact with.
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The Saddest Thing Data Ever Said Is In This Overlooked Episode Of Star Trek
The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Game features a moment with Data that's very, very tragic when you stop and think about it.
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Bill Mumy Led One Of The Twilight Zone's Darkest Episodes Years Before Lost In Space
Bill Mumy became one of the most famous child actors in history thanks to Lost in Space, but he appeared in The Twilight Zone before he became Will Robinson.
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Monarch Just Revealed Its Endgame With The Most Surprising Movie Crossover Yet
Oh, my Godzilla! Monarch just took a King Kong-sized step toward Legendary's MonsterVerse film franchise.
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Patrick Stewart Did Some Dark Research To Prepare For His Star Trek: TNG Torture Scene
Patrick Stewart did some intense research for one of The Next Generation's most memorable episodes. His work made it one of Star Trek: TNG's best.
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Colm Meaney's Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Casting Took Some Convincing
Colm Meaney was a hard working and prolific actor who appeared in many films while he held a principal role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Dave Filoni Kept A Major Part Of Star Wars Rebels Hidden From The Crew
The finale of Star Wars Rebels required a bit of secrecy on behalf of creator Dave Filoni, who worked with a small crew to create the epilogue.
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The Bizarre, Sausage-Obsessed Character That Inspired Futurama's Bender
John DiMaggio has been voicing Bender on Futurama for the better part of two decades, and he draws his inspiration from an unlikely trio of sources.
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Suzie Plakson's Romance With Worf Started A Small Feud Between Star Trek Writers
Few actors could go toe to toe with Michael Dorn on Star Trek, but Suzie Plakson did so brilliantly, but that itself started a small production crisis.
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Futurama Blindsided Billy West By Having Him Audition For Fry
Billy West hadn't expected to audition for Fry in Futurama and had to invent the character's voice right on the spot.
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The Modern Star Wars Universe Owes Its Existence To An RPG Most Fans Have Never Played
The expansion of the Star Wars universe required some worldbuilding, much of which came from a 1987 roleplaying game.
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Carol Kane's Star Trek Costume Made Starfleet History In One Small Way
Carol Kane is one of the best additions to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and this particular sartorial flourish just makes the character pop.
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Patrick Stewart Flat-Out 'Rejected' The First Script For Star Trek: Insurrection
Patrick Stewart didn't love the first script he got of Star Trek: Insurrection, but that conflict led to a better story.
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Data's Emotion Chip Drove A Wedge Between Brent Spiner And Star Trek's Writers
In the Star Trek films with The Next Generation cast, Brent Spiner's Data had an emotion chip implanted ... and then taken out again.
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How Futurama Created Hypnotoad's Horrible Yet Hilarious Sound
The Hypnotoad is one of the best running gags on Futurama, and it would be nothing without its unique sound, which has a fascinating back story.
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Doctor Who Companion Ruby Sunday Is Another Mystery For The Doctor To Solve
New Doctor Who companion Ruby Sunday has something in common with Amy Pond, Clara Oswald, and River Song: a mystery.
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Why Freddie Prinze Jr. Is Firmly Against Kanan Appearing In Live-Action Star Wars
Most of the Ghost Crew from Star Wars Rebels have made the leap to live action, but Freddy Prinze Jr. thinks Kanan already had the perfect ending.
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Patrick Stewart's Star Trek Romance With Donna Murphy Was Butchered In The Editing Room
In Star Trek: insurrection, stars Donna Murphy and Patrick Stewart shared not one but two kisses that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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The Second Half Of Futurama Season 11 Has Something In Store For Star Trek Fans
Futurama has always had strong ties to Star Trek, but the series creators have promised that the second half of the new season will be especially Trekky.
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Do Star Trek Characters Celebrate Christmas? A /Film Investigation
Do any of the characters on Star Trek celebrate Christmas? Is Christmas still a thing in the future Gene Roddenberry created? Let's dive in.
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How A Cylon From Battlestar Galactica Ended Up In The A-Team's Opening Credits
If you ever noticed what looked like a Battlestar Galactica Cylon in the opening credits of The A-Team ... you were right! Here's why that's there.
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Why Paramount TV's President Once Threatened To Fire Patrick Stewart From Star Trek
Patrick Stewart was nearly fired from Star Trek: The Next Generation when the actor put his foot down and Paramount TV's president put his down even harder.
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Every Director's Cut You've Ever Seen Owes Its Existence To The Twilight Zone
A behind-the-scenes conflict during post-production on the Twilight Zone episode 'The Obsolete Man' led to the invention of the concept of a 'director's cut.'
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Star Trek: Enterprise's Most Contentious Scene Involved T'Pol, Trip, And A Lot Of Goo
On Star Trek: Enterprise, T'Pol and Trip often had to rub each other down with decontamination goo. It was meant to be sexy, but missed the mark.
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How An Agatha Christie Novel Inspired One Of Star Trek DS9's Most Disturbing Episodes
Agatha Christie's 1939 novel And Then There Were None was the basis for a pretty dark episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Decades Before Disney Owned Star Wars, The Muppets Made Their Worlds Collide
The Muppets and Star Wars joined forces long before the Disney+ streaming app.
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How Star Trek DS9's Pale Moonlight Episode Snuck Troublesome Material Past Execs
In the Pale Moonlight is one of the best Star Trek episodes ever for its moral ambiguity, forcing the writers to be sneaky about getting it approved.
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