How often does one cite something 50 years old for inspiration? How about 22 years old? Yet that is exactly what Michigan-native Kelli Fitzpatrick does with Star Trek and specifically Voyager. The 29 year-old high school English teacher uses lessons…
Gates McFadden is better known better to the geek elite as Dr. Beverly Crusher of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Now, Gates is not only beloved by the nerd masses, she is also very active in theater and used to work…
It was late last year. I was re-watching one of my favourite TV shows, curled up on the couch, coping with uncomfortable hormonal issues and just generally wanting some escapism. Then a certain episode involving my favourite character came on,…
This month brought comic and star trek fans alike issue number 4 of IDWs “Star Trek:Waypoint” an anthology series of stand-alone stories to highlight different facets of the 50-year franchise. The first half of the issue begins with “The Fragile…
If I’m being honest, I never really liked Neelix. He annoyed me to no end, especially in the early seasons of Voyager when he was with Kes. Their relationship was a level of weird that I could never wrap my…
Before we even thought of starting our own podcast, the four of us Women at Warp hosts connected through Grace’s former podcast, All Things Trek. After Jarrah heard Andi being interviewed on the show, they connected to co-write a piece…
Apparently, everyone in the universe is sexual. At least, this is what Star Trek seems to tell us, since almost every person, race, android, and hologram we see throughout Star Trek is either inherently sexual or is marginalized for not…
A few years ago, I decided to finally sit down and watch all of TOS in order and blog about it. As you might expect, one of the comments I got most frequently was essentially, “Give it a break –…