Category: Supplemental
Humble Servant Leadership: A Reflection on Best Destiny’s Captain April
“Charge means responsibility, Jimmy, decisions. Maybe lives on your hands.” This is one of the life lessons that Captain Robert April passes down to troubled sixteen-year-old Jim Kirk in Diane
Read MoreWriting the Teaser of “Hippocratic Oath”
The teaser of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Hippocratic Oath” included opening scenes from both the A plot, with Bashir and O’Brien being captured by the Jem’Hadar, and
Read MoreMy Experience Writing DS9’s “Hippocratic Oath”
It was the fourth time I had come in to Deep Space Nine to pitch stories. I had sent in a Next Generation script, which had opened the door for
Read MoreDesigning DS9’s Main Titles
Great title sequences are a symbiotic relationship between visuals and music. That’s what gives them emotional power. The title sequence for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, of which there were a
Read MoreAn Unsung Hero: Final Frontier‘s Captain April
Are you familiar with the first captain of the starship USS Enterprise? I don’t mean Captain Kirk, or Captain Pike, or even Captain Archer. I’m talking about Captain Robert April.
Read MoreAlmost Human
On Star Trek: The Next Generation, android Data aspired to be more human. Star Trek: Voyager featured three characters who wrestled with their humanity: B’Elanna Torres, Seven of Nine, and
Read MoreFerengi Are Little Assholes in More Ways Than One
Star Trek’s Pint-Sized, Profit-Loving Aliens Define Asinine RED ALERT – RED ALERT: SENSORS DETECT MAJOR ASSHOLES IN MINOR-SIZED BODIES! No mincing words. Let’s all face facts and simply come out
Read MoreHow the Character of Deanna Troi Helped Me Cope With My Sudden Deafness
After going deaf in both ears from Ménière’s Disease at age twenty-two, I felt lost and alone. That is, until I saw the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode entitled
Read MoreStar Trek Cross-Stitch
As a fan of the show, Star Trek embodies my own beliefs of the IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations), and I fell in love with the series in 1994,
Read MoreNo-One Is Alone on the Enterprise: Stress and Star Trek
The date is July 6th 2021 at 9:45pm and as I write this, it’s day 1 million of the COVID pandemic. I’m used to the pandemic, but it’s still very
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