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An Interview with Todd Marks, Part 1: Backstory and Nemesis

For Star Trek, Todd A. Marks (aka “ToddVideo”) has worked as computer/video playback supervisor on the film Star Trek Nemesis and — about twenty years later — on the second

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Will Star Trek‘s Legacy Warp Out of Hollywood?

In an exclusive interview with WarpFactorTrek, Todd Marks, who worked as computer/video playback supervisor on Star Trek Nemesis and Seasons 2 and 3 of Star Trek: Picard, has reckoned that

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Star Trek: Discovery Cast and Crew Recognized for Pioneering LGBTQ+ Inclusion

At Outright International’s annual Celebration of Courage Awards Gala on 5th June, the cast and production crew of Star Trek: Discovery will be honored for their groundbreaking efforts in promoting

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Interview with Max Grodénchik, Part 2: The Fate of the Ferengi

In this second part of our interview, Max Grodénchik — most notable for portraying Rom throughout DS9 — presents his views on Star Trek convention appearances, singing in the DS9

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Interview with Max Grodénchik, Part 1: Remembering Rom

Few Star Trek actors have had a role that transforms so much during a series as Max Grodénchik’s Rom in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Rom begins as Quark’s scared,

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An Interview with WFT Editor Dan Leckie

A few days before The Scotch Trekker turns forty years old, he paused his work on Warp Factor Trek to share his passion for Star Trek and several key projects

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Shadowing the Shrike

“I thought you might care to know the name of my particular vessel. The Shrike. It’s an Earth creature. A small carrion bird, one that doesn’t attack in anger or

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Remember Spock: Emotion vs. Logic

In TOS, Spock is a study in contradictions. His defining quality as a Vulcan is his logical thinking. Logic is a science that deals with the principles and criteria of

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The Borg: Are They Truly a Menace?

“We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance

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John Jackson Miller interview, Part 2

In this second part of my interview with New York Times bestselling author John Jackson Miller, we delve into Pike’s backstory and how Miller has a responsibility to train readers

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