Holographic environment simulators, or holodecks, are spaces of exploration and experimentation. Characters across the Star Trek universe utilize holotechnology for entertainment, investigative, training, and romantic purposes. What, then, can we learn from the love stories created and, in some cases,…
It was in a school computer room that I first encountered a piece of fanfiction. It must have been around 2001 and screens definitely weren’t for reading on, which is how I came to have it printed out, in my…
Seven’s Reckoning is a four-part series published by IDW between November 2020 and February 2021. Writer Dave Baker tells a new classic Star Trek tale – just add a B-story and you’d have a new Voyager episode! Artist Angel Hernandez…
This week, the crew takes a look at “Before and After,” and discusses the Ocampan life span, the idea of Voyager as a generation ship, and themes of ageism, believing women, time travel, medical life extension, and much more. This…
I was very excited to read The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una McCormack. And also very prepared. Voyager is “my Trek” and Kathryn Janeway is in every way “my captain”. I’d read the earlier rendition of Janeway’s pre-Voyager years,…
Bloomington, Ind. — 25 years after her debut in Star Trek: Voyager as the franchise’s first female lead in the captain’s chair, Captain Kathryn Janeway has finally received recognition in her fictional hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. On Saturday, a group…
From the Publisher: The long-awaited follow-up to Voyager: Architects of Infinity from the New York Times bestselling author and cocreator of Star Trek: Picard! Lost! The U.S.S. Galen – part of the Full Circle fleet that also includes Voyager, Vesta,…
It’s time to take another look at a captain’s love life. This time, we’re talking about those characters who grabbed Kathryn Janeway’s attention, from Mark to Kashyk to Jaffen; and even some of those ‘ships that never left port, like…