Tag: Star Trek: First Contact
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Letting Jonathan Frakes Direct Star Trek Came Back To Bite The Show’s Producer
Actor Jonathan Frakes’ directorial debut on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was for the third season episode “The Offspring“, the episode where Data (Brent Spiner) builds his own android daughter (Hallie Todd). One might note that Frakes’ character, Commander Riker, didn’t appear much in that episode. This kicked off a full-blown directorial career for Frakes…
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Wait, Tom Hanks Almost Starred in ‘Jumanji’?
The ’90s gave birth to a wide range of amazing films. The Star Trek franchise saw a passing of the torch, as the crew from Star Trek: The Next Generation entered the big screen with Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: First Contact. Classic comedies like Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Ace Ventura: Pet…
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‘Mission: Impossible 2’ Co-Writer Reveals How ‘Star Trek’ Helped Save the Sequel
Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 2 wouldn’t exist without getting a little help from Captain Picard and the Borg.Twenty years ago on May 24, 2000, director John Woo’s M:i-2 motorcycle-jousted into theaters as the first sequel in producer-star Cruise’s venerable big-screen franchise based on the classic TV show. Helping bring this extreme guilty pleasure to life,…
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Review: Episode 4 Proves Resistance to This Series Was Always Futile
Stand down from red alert!“Star Trek: Picard” seems to have course corrected from its lackluster first three episodes in the engaging adventure that is “Absolute Candor.” At last, this show is no longer just a talky chamber drama with characters doing little more than speaking to each other while sitting in chairs of various comfort…
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Trailer Takes the Beloved Captain to a New Frontier
CBS All Access has released a full trailer for their upcoming series Star Trek: Picard. The show will star Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he played for seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as the films Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and…