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ST:NOC Revealed – Day Four
Commander Spock (First Officer), and Quark and Guinan (Barkeeps) Welcome to Day 4 of ST:NOC, and it’s an all-alien reveal in the categories of First Officer and Counselor/Chef/Shoulder to Cry On!! Tune...
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Nichelle Nichols, Original Badass
Black people were marching all over the South. Dr. King was leading people to freedom, and here I was, in the 23rd century, fourth in command of the Enterprise. Star Trek first aired during the height...
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Why Starfleet?
[Ed. note: For Star Trek Week, we asked Will to re-post a piece that originally ran at WilliamBruceWest.com in 2011.] As some of you may know, I’ve been a Star Trek fan for most of my life. Back in...
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ST:NOC Revealed – Day Five
Capt. Benjamin Sisko (Capt.) and Deep Space 9 It’s Day 5 of ST:NOC and, at last, the full ST:NOC crew is revealed for your viewing pleasure! Joining the rest of our ST:NOC crew is Captain Benjamin...
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Spock as Interplanetary Mixed-Race Muse
It seems that Spock and his mixed-species brethren and sistren haven’t served as multiracial muses only to me and fellow NOC Claire. Even during the last year of its original television run, just a...
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The Sisko, Part Three: Star Trek Into Blackness
I hate Roots. Never read the book, can barely watch more than 30 minutes of the mini-series, and have no intentions to expand my exposure any further. Granted, I have no personal beef with Alex Haley,...
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Star Trek Week: Boldly Going There
What better way to close out Star Trek Week then with a special episode of “Hard N.O.C. Life?” Joining Keith on the broadcast are newest NOCs writer/professor Shawn Taylor (@reallovepunk) and actress...
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Don’t Be Riker
“Yeah I love Star Trek too,” Shahid said enthusiastically. “But what do you think about Riker?” “Oh goooooodddd!” I groaned. “He’s such the epitome of white straight dude privilege. The way he walks...
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It’s More Than Okay To Be George Takei
Last night, I had the distinct honor to attend a screening of To Be Takei — the new documentary about Start Trek actor, civil rights activist, and social media maven George Takei — as part of the...
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Star Trek is a Television Program — Period
In the last few months, there has been plenty of talk about Star Trek. Whether it is the news that Simon Pegg (Star Trek reboot-verse Scotty) has been hired to make the franchise less “Star Trek-y” or...
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The Wesley Crusher Appreciation Post
So recently Wil Wheaton won the internet (yet again) when he threw down the gauntlet for all writers (such as yours truly) when he stated that writers deserve to be paid with actual cash. Truth be...
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Star Trek: The Shackling of Creative Fandom
Today CBS/Paramount delivered the most passive aggressive set of guidelines for Star Trek fan films. The first page was this boilerplate thank you to the fans for ticking by the franchise for so many...
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#MyStarTrek: The Immigrant Generation
Originally posted at YOMYOMF A little context before you jump into reading this: I’m a child of immigrants (access: child of immigrant experience) who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago: the not very...
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Star Trek Beyond: Be Still My Trekkie Heart
Thanks to CAPE (The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) and AMP (Asian American Media Professionals), I got to attend a small screening of Star Trek Beyond at Paramount studios. I won’t get...
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What Star Trek Meant for My Grandfather
Star Trek has meant a lot to me as a fan of pop culture, science-fiction, and television. It also has meant everything to me as a human being. My grandfather, who was a WWII veteran, likely served in a...
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What I’ve Learned: Star Trek at 50 (Me at 44)
It is no secret that I love Star Trek. My daughter asked me why. I told her the following: I love it for its aspirational nature, its optimistic outlook for humankind, it’s marrying of science and art,...
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Sitting in the Captain’s Chair for Star Trek Beyond Now on Blu-Ray
People tell me physical media is a dying format and that everyone gets their movies digitally now. Well, I’m old and set in my ways. One of those ways is buying my favorite movies on blu-ray. Last time...
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Michelle Yeoh is the Starship Captain We’ve Been Waiting For
by Phil Yu | Originally posted at Angry Asian Man Hell yes. Fellow Trekkies, rejoice. The first-look trailer for the new CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery has dropped, and the latest foray...
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Representation Matters: Super Asian Americans
The superhero genre is slowly expanding its insular universe with Wonder Woman and the highly anticipated Black Panther. Though just a drop in the bucket compared to white male superheroes, such images...
View ArticleThe Rise of Disney and the Future of Fantasy in the Shadow of the Empire
When I first saw The Force Awakens after a fully funded summer media apparatus of hype in the winter of 2015, I remember the following Christmas morning my mother turned the corner, threw me a Force...
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