Tag: d.c. fontana

SNW Recap s1e3: “Ghosts of Illyria”

Una (Rebecca Romijn) and Pike (Anson Mount) during an away mission.

“I am arming us with knowledge.” – Spock This week’s “previously on” we’re reminded of La’an (Christina Chong), shown in flashback, introducing herself to the Captain as merely “La’an Noonien” which is not how it happened.  The show very much…

Episode 15: D.C. Fontana-rama

Writer Dorothy C. Fontana was the most influential woman behind the scenes on Star Trek: The Original Series, and perhaps in all of Star Trek. We talk about her start in Hollywood, her approach to writing and her significant episodes from TOS,…

Episode 5: Badass Romulan Women

Andi, Sue, Grace and Jarrah discuss Romulan women, from the Romulan Commander in the Original Series episode “The Enterprise Incident” through Toreth and Sela in TNG and Senator Cretak in DS9 to Donatra and Tal’Aura in Star Trek: Nemesis. What was it about…