Tag: star trek: first contact

From Captain Kirk to Katrina Cornwell: Star Trek and post-traumatic stress

Anika Dane • January 28, 2019

B'Elanna looks at herself in the mirror healing her injured arm

My first exposure to Star Trek was watching the Original Series episode “Balance of Terror” live on stage. My father was a professor of Theater at Wesleyan University (notable Trek alumni include Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman) and one of…

The Crew • April 24, 2016

Beverly and Deanna in Insurrection looking skeptical

Our crew takes the Captain’s Yacht our for a spin through the four Next Generation movies: Generations, First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis. Along the way we meet some familiar Klingon sisters, 700 hippies, a Borg Queen, and even more terrifying: beardless Riker.…