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Star Trek Universe

Stewart+Mckellan = TLA?

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Stewart and McKellen

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart kissed each-other on the red carpet for Star Trek: Picard and the power of their loving friendship has resorted our strength. The famously best pals greeted one another with a kiss as they arrived at the screening at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London. Dozens of cameras clicked to capture the tender moment between friends, and McKellen made it even more memorable by getting down on one knee and jokingly proposing. Full Story + Photo From Pink News

“Star Trek” Actor Anthony Rapp Announces Engagement

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Anthony Rapp

Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp announced his engagement to boyfriend Ken Ithiphol on Sunday night. Said Rapp on social media: “So something happened tonight. I asked @teerakeni if he would marry me and he said yes. I am so very happy and I’m so very thrilled to share this news.” According to People, “The actor has been dating Ithiphol, a leadership coach, social researcher and advocate, since January 2016.” Full Story at Towleroad 

New “Picard” Trailer, and a Release Date

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Picard

Live long and prosper, Trekkies: The second trailer for the CBS All Access series “Star Trek: Picard” was revealed at New York Comic Con on Saturday. The trailer to the 10-episode series was released during a panel of cast members, including Patrick Stewart, who is returning to play the iconic Capt. Jean-Luc Picard. Stewart portrayed Picard on “Star Trek: Next Generation,” which aired for seven seasons from 1987 to 1994. In the new series, Picard is older, brooding, and grounded on land. The legendary commander of the starship USS Enterprise is facing retirement, but he still finds a reason to … Read more

SCIENCE: Building a Planetary “Life Scanner”

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Star Trek Beyond

When the crewmembers of the starship Enterprise pull into orbit around a new planet, one of the first things they do is scan for life-forms. Here in the real world, researchers have long been trying to figure out how to unambiguously detect signs of life on distant exoplanets. They are now one step closer to this goal, thanks to a new remote-sensing technique that relies on a quirk of biochemistry causing light to spiral in a particular direction and produce a fairly unmistakable signal. The method, described in a recent paper published in the journal Astrobiology, could be used aboard … Read more

Autostraddle Celebrates the Women of Discovery

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Discovery

When Star Trek: Discovery launched on CBS All Access in 2017, response was decidedly mixed: it led to a record subscription day for the brand-new streaming network, but many die-hard Trekkies were anti-Discovery from the jump, one taking the time to produce a 47-video series on the inconsistencies presented within Discovery, which takes place earlier on the Prime Timeline than Enterprise, The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. The Klingons look different! Spock never said he had a sister! The technology is WAY beyond what makes sense for the time! Spores? What? But while there was … Read more

Star Trek: Gay Couple Not Over, Rapp Says

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The gay relationship in Star Trek: Discovery hasn’t reached the end of its story, according to actor Anthony Rapp. The star, who plays Lieutenant Paul Stamets, told attendees of Los Angeles TV festival Paleyfest on Sunday (March 24) that when it came to his character’s relationship with Wilson Cruz’s Dr Hugh Culber, “we’re still in the midst of it.” “Things are continuing to evolve. We’re grateful we’re given something authentic and complicated [by the writers],” he said, according to Deadline. Full Story: Josh Jackman, Pink News

The Queer History of Star Trek

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Queer Star Trek

“When Star Trek Discovery first aired 2017, it also brought with it’s first ever explicitly gay main characters, says trans writer and YouTuber Jessie Gender (nee Earl), “It was a huge deal for the 50 year-old franchise, especially considering that the Trek has always been about celebrating diversity.” But, Gender continues, “Did you know that this wasn’t the first time Trek tried to tackle queer issues? And no, I’m not talking about the blink and you’ll miss it nod to Sulu being gay in Star Trek Beyond. Even though it was adorable. No, a lot of Trek’s history with queer issues began decades earlier, both … Read more

TV: Star Trek Discovery Spoiler

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Don’t read this if you haven’t watched the second season of Star Trek: Discovery yet. The latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery has seen the return of a key gay character Hugh Culber. The sci-fi series, currently airing on CBS all Access and Netflix, included a first for the franchise – by featuring two gay officers who are in a relationship. But Culber, a medical officer on the Discovery played by Wilson Cruz, was killed off in the first season. He was the partner of science officer Paul Stamets, played by actor Anthony Rapp. Culber’s comeback occurs in the episode … Read more

TV: Patrick Stewart to Reprise Star Trek Role

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Patrick Stewart

Star Trek producers revealed Saturday that Patrick Stewart will reprise the role of Star Trek: The Next Generation captain Jean-Luc Picard on the franchise’s new series. The actor is also set to serve as executive producer on the series, which will air – like Star Trek Discovery – on CBS’ video-on-demand service All Access beginning in the fall of 2019. Stewart portrayed the fan-beloved Picard during Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s original television run from 1987 to 1994; the series’ crew also starred in four feature films, with Picard last appearing in 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis. Full Story at Rolling … Read more

TV: Wilson Cruz to Return for Season Two of Star Trek: Discovery

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Wilson Cruz - Star Trek Discovery

The following article contains spoilers for the first season of the CBS series. It’s San Diego Comic-Con, one of the biggest entertainment and fan conventions in the world, and that means juicy info on all our favorite projects. This time it’s Star Trek: Discovery’s turn. At the start of the first season, it received praise for placing a gay relationship front and center. They even gave us our first ever gay kiss in the Star Trek franchise. Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz play Lieutenant Paul Stamets, the ship’s top scientist, and Dr Hugh Culber, Discovery’s medical officer, respectively. When Hugh … Read more