Warp Factor Trek

It’s largely accepted that Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan has withstood the test of time so well that it’s still the benchmark by which all the other films

Picture it… Genesis cave… 2285. A marooned faction of Starfleet crew, led by the intrepid Admiral James T. Kirk, are sitting around, awaiting their fate. With them are brilliant scientists,

The year was 1979. I was five years old, my parents had gotten divorced in June, and I had just started Kindergarten. However, I still had my bi-weekly weekend visits

What were the precise conditions, the cinematic environment, that led to the release of the first Star Trek feature film, 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture? That’s the question I

I will never forget the way I felt when I saw The Motion Picture for the very first time. I was absolutely swept up in the world of the starship

“There’s another way to survive: mutual trust and help.”  — Jim Kirk to Science Officer Mara, TOS: “Day of the Dove” Of all the Star Trek films, The Undiscovered Country

“My friends… we’ve come home.” Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was my very first inkling, as an eleven-year-old girl nerd, that Star Trek could be a part of my

A review of the real, official, no-kidding First Contact “First” contact, you say? “First”? Really?! Although most first contacts in Star Trek have admittedly been when the Federation has been

Mesmerizing. That was my first impression as the lights dimmed and the vast expanse of space opened up before my eyes. The music was hauntingly beautiful and alluring. I was

With the 55th anniversary of the launch of the Star Trek franchise, it had me thinking about one of the most important questions that harkens back to the original series.