What with Tom Sellick appearing on Murder She Wrote, Jessica appearing on Magnum P.I., and characters from Dynasty and Dallas constantly getting cofused as to which set they should go to, have you ever wondered what would happen if this was followed to it's natural end? For example, suppose Captain James T. Kirk met the Roadrunner. This means, of course, that we must somehow integrate the Saturday Morning Laws of Physics into the Star Trek universe. i.e.: 1) Sentient creatures do not fall until they realize they are about to.
2) Objects fall at a rate inversely proportional to their mass
(otherwise known as "Anything falls faster than an anvil")
Now, if we assume that this is an effect of the Road Runner, as opposed to some general joke of the universe (although, I admit I have never seen an anvil descending over Kirk's head while he was falling), then we can expect other effects, as well. Notably:
1) Anything struck by a deadly weapon (presumably including phasers) is not killed, but merely singed and stunned (somehow "He's covered with soot, Jim" just doesn't carry, though).
2) Crewmembers surprised by the Roadrunner jump much higher than gravity should allow.
Now, the difficulty here is that there must be some reason for the encounter. Remembering that the Roadrunner is a fairly self-centered beast, the motivation for the episode must come from the Federation in some form. Let us suppose that the Enterprise is doing some sort of research mission to an unknown planet. I think the Captains Log would be worth a look:
Captain's Log, Stardate 54324.5: Starfleet Command has directed the Enterprise to do a preliminary exploration of planet M22 in advance of a full research team. Scanners report the atmosphere to be breathable, but are recieving confusing readings with regard to life forms. I am beaming down with a landing party composed of all our chief officers except for poor Scotty.
Supplement: Redshirt Riley has received a head injury, apparently while exploring under a high rock shelf. He reports only hearing a loud sound and jumping before being struck. After examination by Dr. McCoy he has been judged capable of continuing duty.
Supplement: We have encountered an alien creature on this planet.
While it does not itself seem menacing, a unfortunate occurance took
place when it was present. Specifically, on my orders Lt. Sulu
withdrew his phaser. The creature disappeared leaving a puff of smoke,
immediately following which a loud noise was heard next to Sulu. Sulu
fired, hitting Ens. Chekov. Oddly enough, although Sulu's weapon was
set to stun, Chekov was also covered with a black powder similar to
soot. Mr. Chekov has been sent back to the ship for examination and
quarantine.
Stardate 54326.2, Mr. Spock reporting: Tricorder readings indicate that
the creature we encountered earlier is constantly moving at great speed
over the surface of the planet. We have encountered the creature once
again. In an attempt to slow the creature for study, I attempted to
fire on it. The creature, however, appeared to move faster than the
phaser beam. Regretfully, the beam struck an outcropping of rock above
the Captain's head, causing it to break off and fall. Although it
appears that several tons of rock fell squarely on the Captain, he was
driven straight into the ground but apparently not seriously injured,
though stunned. The Captain has been beamed up to Sickbay, leaving me
in command of the research party.
Captain's Log, Stardate 54342.1: The creature is still at large on the
planet surface. While Mr. Spock continues to lead a research party I am
currently at work with Mr. Scott on an Acme Pressure Cooker for our lab,
for when the creature is finally apprehended.
[The adventure continues...]
Captain's Log, stardate 54342.3. The strange occurences that have
dogged the landing party since our arrival at this planet have led me to
believe that the creature is in some way directly responsible for them.
Mr. Chekov and I have both been declared fit for return to duty, though
Dr. McCoy has entered in his medical log that he feels we should be kept
under observation. Mr. Spock has constructed a device which he suspects
should be able to counteract the creature's incredible speed as follows:
We have placed a dish of birdseed out in the open, with several signs
pointing to it. The dish is atop a cleverly concealed trap door, which
will open when any weight falls on it. The creature will then travel a
slide, eventually being deposited in a cage constructed of sheets of
transparent aluminum. We will then be free to analyze it at our
leisure. Meanwhile, I have forbidden all beaming down to the surface of
the planet except on my or Mr. Spock's direct order.
Captain's Log, supplemental. The plan failed. The creature was indeed
lured by the birdseed, as expected. It sped to the dish, consumed the
bait, and sped off without setting off the trap. Mr. Spock is as
puzzled as I, and has begun tests to discover the flaw in the design. I
have sent out three search parties to see if we can box the creature in,
one headed by Mr. Sulu, one by Mr. Chekov, and one by Sociologist
Xontel.
Captain's Log, stardate 54342.8. Sociologist Xontel has been
temporarily incapacitated. In pursuing the creature, he and his men
somehow managed to cross the place where Mr. Spock's trap was set just
as he completed the corrections to it. The trap was sprung, and all
four of my men were suspended for a moment in mid-air, puzzled, just
before they fell into the cage we constructed. We are now trying to
release them with phasers, as the lock was inadvertently smashed by the
impact from Sociologist Xontel's foot as he fell. I consider this a
major setback. Mr. Spock considers it "fascinating."
Captain's Log, stardate 54343.4. In an all-out attempt to stop the
creature once and for all, I have had a phaser rifle beamed down from
the Enterprise. The creature has behaved in an extremely cunning
manner, yet I am unsure whether this is a sign of actual intelligence.
Lt. Uhura has been unsuccessful in her attempts to raise Starfleet
Command. Meanwhile, Mr. Scott informs me that our dilithium crystals
are deteriorating at an alarming rate. He has juryrigged a system that
will prevent the decay for a time, but it is imperative that we find new
crystals soon.
Captain's Log, supplemental. Mr. Sulu reports high energy tricorder
readings from an area of the planet in which the creature has not yet
been sighted. He has taken a small party, including Mr. Spock, to the
high-elevation spot from which the readings emanate. I have begun to
analyze the creature's movements. It seems to travel consistently over
a set path. Perhaps we can corner it in a tunnel it seems to pass
through frequently.
Captain's Log, stardate 54344.7. Mr. Sulu has located a cache of ACME
dilithium crystals atop a high cliff. Regretfully, while collecting
them, the edge of the cliff broke off, and he and Mr. Spock plummetted
several hundred feet to the ground below. Strangely enough, they both
survived the fall with no more than raising a cloud of dust on impact,
although they did pass the chunk of rock on the way down and end up
completely buried. A rescue excavation has commenced, and they should
be safe shortly.
Captain's Log, stardate 54344.9. Mr. Spock has beamed up to the ship
with them to assist Mr. Scott in their installation, as he forsees
compatability problems. Back on the planet's surface, Mr. Chekov led
seven men into the tunnel in an attempt to capture the creature in
transit. A loud BEEP, BEEP was heard, and Chekov aimed the phaser rifle
and commanded his men to spread out. I wish to state for the record
that I would have acted similarly, and that Ensign Chekov should in no
way be held responsible for the unfortunate circumstances arising from
the unexpected appearance of an old Earth-style freight train. He has
been beamed back up to the ship with minor injuries.
Captain's Log, stardate 54345.1. Dr. McCoy has beamed down with a hypo
containing a mixture of kyranide, tri-ox compound, Scalosian
concentrate, a theragram derivative, and some other items he found in
unmarked containers in Sickbay. By injecting a small amount into each
member of the landing party, I hope to be able to deal with the creature
on its own high speed terms.
Captain's Log, supplemental. The latest experiment to deal with the
strange creature has failed. As Dr. McCoy was injecting a measured dose
of the compound, it abruptly appeared behind him and uttered a loud
BEEP, BEEP! Dr. McCoy, understandably flustered, accidentally pressured
in the entire contents of the hypo into his arm. A full security team
is in pursuit of him, waiting for the effects of the drug to wear off.
Captain's Log, stardate 54345.2. I have ordered the landing party
transported back to the ship. The new dilithium crystals have been
successfully installed. On my responsibility, the ship is preparing to
engage main phasers to attack the creature, which continues on its
semi-erratic course across the planet's surface.
Captain's Log, supplemental. This is a warning to all other starships
that may pass this way. Do not approach this planet! The illogical
events occuring here are too much to overcome with simple science. If
you have heard the events transcribed in the rest of this log, you will
learn that this creature is nearly undefeatable. We channelled full
ship's power through the phaser banks. Theoretically, the creature
should have been destroyed; however, the energies were too much strain
for the ACME crystals. The full force of the phasers backlashed over
the Enterprise, engulfing her completely. At first, the only noticeable
effect was a complete failure of all systems save emergency gravity and
life support. Then a web of black lines spread through the Enterprise's
superstructure. Next, the ship began breaking up, piece by piece,
falling through the atmosphere to land on the surface of the planet.
When the ship had collapsed entirely, my crew was left hanging in space
for a short time, and finally each of us began to fall to the planet
below. We have no theories on how any of us survived, but every
crewmember has reported nothing more than a sense of uneasiness,
followed by the realization that they were several hundred miles up in
the air, a sinking sensation, and then a gradual drop: first the feet,
then the body, and finally the head, usually wearing a resigned
expression of perplexion. We are attempting now to communicate with the
creature in the hopes that it will prove intelligent. Perhaps we can
communicate our peaceful intentions to it. Mr. Spock has constructed a
crude rocket launcher from the wreckage of the ship, and with this we
hope to send the recorder marker up into space, where hopefully someone
will find it. Captain James T. Kirk, of the United Federation of
Planets, Captain of the Starship Enterprise, recording.
[Editors Note: The following ran in issue #24 of CCSTSG Enterprises, the
monthly newsletter of the Central Connecticut Star Trek Support Group (7
Quarry St./Vernon, CT 06066, for more info), a few weeks ago. At Shore Leave
14, in Hunt Valley, MD, on the weekend of July 11-12, 1992, Majel Barrett
Roddenberry addressed the large audience on the subject of Deep Space Nine by
reading extensive excerpts out of the writers bible and answering questions.
She also made some interesting comments on other issues surrounding Trek in
the post-Gene era. I captured Majels presentation on tape and transcribed it
for my newsletter. Note: I have verified the spelling of proper names where
possible, but some discrepancies may exist.]
Majel Barrett Roddenberry speaking:
The first thing Id really like to do is to thank all of you who did send
cards and letters last year. Ive come to tell you that I appreciate it from
the bottom of my heart. Ive tried to send back thank-you notes to everyone. I
hope you all got them. The second thing I want to thank you for is having me
back here again. I think it was probably about four or five years ago that I
was here before. It could be twenty eight as far as I know -- I dont know, Ive
been hanging around Star Trek that long.
Now, I dont talk, I dont give speeches or anything like that. Gene did that.
And I dont sing -- Michelle does that. Jimmy tells jokes with an accent. All I
do is gossip, so... So basically, Im here for you to ask me questions and Ill
try to answer them. If I dont know the answer, Ill make one up.
What I am going to do, though, in whatever order youd like it, is to tell
you about Deep Space Nine. I have the Bible with me. You cant have it, Im not
allowed to sell it to you or give it to you, or let you look at it, but I
certainly can read it to you. If you would like me to start with that I will.
[Applause] Okay. It would take me a long time to read it word for word, so Im
going to do a little bit of skipping, but youre going to get the general idea:
[Reading from the series bible:] Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the series,
set in the next generation of Star Trek lore, follows a team of Starfleet
officers who take command of an alien space station situated near the Bejoran
Worm Hole, one of the most strategic locations in the galaxy. The Bejoran Worm
Hole. Worm holes, simply put, are shortcuts through space. You go in one end,
come out the other in seconds to find yourself billions of kilometers away.
All known worm holes previously encountered in the Star Trek universe have
been unstable. Their ends can whip randomly around the universe, and they last
for brief periods of time before collapsing. But in our pilot episode, the
first stable worm hole is discovered near the Denarias asteroid field close to
the planet Bejor. Like other worm holes it is only visible when an object
enters or exits through it. A brief journey through the Bejoran Worm Hole will
take a starship to the Gamma Quadrant, normally a sixty-year journey at
warp 9. The ride is a spectacular light show: very brilliant colors surround
the ship, while inside, strange visual distortions affect perceptions as
passengers tear through the space-time continuum. This worm hole is a new
passage way to hundreds of unexplored sectors of space and it will turn Bejor
into the leading center of commerce and scientific exploration in the sector,
attracting travelers from all over the galaxy. In the first episode, we learn
that the worm hole has been artificially created by a species of aliens that
do not live in the same space-time continuum as we do. Thus, we encounter them
unexpectedly within the worm hole itself. They have been sending out orb-like
probes from the worm hole, one orb every century for a thousand years, seeking
contact with other life forms.
The Backstory. The Cardassians and Bejora are known to Star Trek audiences. A
century ago the Cardassians conquered the planet Bejor, an ancient society
dedicated to spiritual pursuits. The mysterious orbs that have arrived each
century are among the fundamental sacraments of the Bejoran religion. Bejoran
terrorism during the last several decades has been a significant problem for
the Cardassians. Just before our series begins, the Cardassians have completed
mining operations on Bejor, stripping the planet of all its resources. They
have decided to unilaterally withdraw from Bejoran space and give up the
headaches that the Bejoran have caused them.
Well, they have not left quietly and in revenge for the years of terrorism,
the Cardassians ravaged the planet, poisoned the wells, scorched the ground
and, striking at the heart of the Bejoran people, have desecrated the ancient
monastery that is the center of spiritual life. The Bejoran desperately need
help. Theyve asked for membership in the Federation and have been granted
preliminary acceptance. But the political situation on the planet is terribly
unstable: factions that have been united in opposition to Cardassian rule have
resumed age-old conflicts. The Starfleet teams mission is to spearhead the
arduous diplomatic and scientific efforts that accompany the lengthy entry
procedure. All of this is about to be complicated by the discovery of the worm
hole.
Deep Space Nine. The station designated DS9 by Starfleet was assembled
haphazardly over several years by Cardassian and Bejoran work teams and
anybody else who happened to offer services at a premium. It was used by the
Cardassians primarily to monitor mining operations on Bejor and to service
incoming and outgoing crews. About two hundred people, mostly Bejorans, still
live there. By episode three, there will be about fifty Starfleet officers and
crewmen stationed there. When the Cardassians abandoned Bejor they stripped
the station of all advanced technology and defense capability and the
Starfleet team has a huge job of making it operational again. In fact, it will
never work up to our re-quirements and will always be causing the engineering
crew a lot of headaches.
The Ops controls are a hub of activity; there are shuttle bays for smaller
vessels. On a given day there might be anywhere from 10 to 300 visitors to
DS9, as ships come through with foreigners, scientists, merchants, and spies.
Most of the visitors stay on their ships but there are special quarters for
some guests. In the first episode, we learn that the ships power sources are
destructive to the ionic field that is home to the aliens who created the worm
hole and live within a different timeframe. During that experience, we are
told how to travel through without harming them.
One aspect of life on the space station hasnt changed since the departure of
the Cardassians. During their tenure they sold commercial concessions to the
highest bidder to provide services to the mining crews. The result is the
Promenade. Unlike any space interior ever seen on Star Trek, its somewhere
between a free port and a flea market, bustling with aliens of all sorts when
a ships in, intriguing and unusual characters at every bend. Theres gambling
and smuggling, alien grifters at work here, bars with sexual holo-suites
upstairs. Right next to the traditional ships stores are the Bejoran temple
and the kiosk serving live food. Part of the job of the Starfleet team will be
to try to tame this honky tonk atmosphere. They will have Runabouts [ed: a new
class of smaller ships], which allow our characters to travel to numerous star
systems with a maximum speed of 4.7, operated by a two-man crew, with a single
pilot in control if necessary. They can transport up to forty people, but
thats a crowd. There are cramped, uncomfortable sleeping quarters for six
people.
Bejor. Bejor is the world we will visit most often because of its proximity to
the space station. Striking architecture with rounded domes and spherical
shapes mark the landscape. The ancient Bejora were great architects and
engineers before humans were standing erect. The people are deeply mystical.
On their planet we will find monks who meditate and chant in chords. They are
people who believe in spiritual phenomenon, are devoted to a nonsecular
philosophy that goes against the Federations logical, scientific way of life.
Their religious leader, known as the Kai, is curious and insightful and
develops a strong bond with our Commander.
The Characters. Benjamin Sisko, human Starfleet commander with a twelve year-
old son, whose gentle, strong, soft spoken demeanor belies the temper that he
is constantly trying to control. And when he loses it, he gets furious with
himself. Hes a man of action who gets impatient with too much talk, but as he
has become more mature, hes learned to stop and think twice about losing
control. He has a weakness for baseball, a sport that died out in the 22nd
century and he frequently goes to a holo-suite to have a chat and a catch with
one his legendary ballplayer heroes. Sisko was on a starship with his wife and
son at the famous encounter with the Borg led by the Borgified Picard, and his
wife was killed. That leads to bitterness toward Picard. Picard: Have we met
before? Sisko: Yes, we met in battle. Since that tragedy, he has been assigned
to shore duty on Mars where he was on the team reconstructing the fleet at
Utopia Benecia Yards. Sisko objected to being assigned to DS9. He told
Starfleet he had a son to raise and had been asking for an Earth assignment,
not this. His important work on DS9 gives him a new direction, but his is
still very much a life framed by tragedy.
Major Kira, a former major in the Bejoran underground. Kira is now an
outspoken critic of the provisional government. Having fought for freedom all
her life, it has angered her to see the older leaders throw it all away
through their petty dissensions. She has been trying without success to reach
the Kai herself to air her grievances. It is very possible she was sent by the
government to be the Bejoran administrator at the space station simply to get
her outspoken voice out of ear shot. [Addressing the audience:] This part was
to have been played by Ensign Ro, but Michelle decided she wanted to try to be
a movie star instead, so she turned it down. And its a shame because it was a
good character. But the characters just been renamed, the character will still
be there -- it just wont be Michelle whos playing it. [Reading again:] Kira
loathes the Cardassians. She committed atrocities against them in the name of
freedom, some of which bother her. But others in the Bejoran underground begin
a new wave of terrorism and she is forced into a moral quandary about tracking
them down and bringing them to justice. Former terrorists consider her a
turncoat.
Miles OBrien... will be played by Colm Meany. [Applause] OBrien has been the
transporter chief on NexGen for five years. This assignment represents a
promotion to Master Chief of Operations, and a tremendous career opportunity
for him. [ed: Not to mention Colm Meany.] He has a wife, Keiko, and a three
year-old baby girl, Molly. Molly just happens to be Rick Bermans three year-
old daughter. He will be in charge of the comings and goings of vessels, plus
the nuts and bolts maintenance of the station. Hes constantly frustrated by
the jerry-rigged way this place is put together. He saw the Cardassians commit
unspeakable atrocities and lost a close friend at the massacre at Setma III.
The war changed and hardened him. The first man he ever killed was a
Cardassian who jumped him on patrol. As he tells the story to another
Cardassian in the NexGen episode, The Wounded, I never killed anything before.
When I was a kid I would worry about having to swat a mosquito. Its not you I
hate, Cardassian: I hate what I became because of you.
Jadzia Dax is a science officer ranked lieutenant, an alien woman, very
attractive, late 20s. Dax is a Trill, the joint species first encountered in
the NexGen episode, The Host. A Trill is comprised of two separate but
interdependent entities -- a host and a symbiont. The host provided the
humanoid body, the symbiont is an invertebrate, androgynous life form that
lives within the host. It looks like a short, fat snake. Many centuries ago
[on the Trills home world], the symbionts lived underground while the
humanoids were on the surface. Due to an environmental disaster, they were
forced to join to survive. As time went on this mutual support evolved to
become a biological dependency, and thus two individuals became one. They
speak with one voice. The symbionts life span is far longer than the hosts
and, as a result, one symbiont will be combined with several hosts during its
life. When a host dies, doctors surgically remove the symbiont. The worm then
burrows itself into the new host. Daxs host was joined with her when she was
an adult. The symbiont part of her is 300 years old, a brilliant scientist
with an innate wisdom who can draw upon a library of knowledge built of six
lifetimes of experience. Kira forms a very close relationship with Dax and
often tells her to loosen up. Dax admires Kira for her youthful energy, her
purpose and her drive and becomes something of a mentor to her. Dax and Sisko
have worked together before; the only problem is that back then, Dax was still
in the host body of an elderly man and was something of a mentor to Sisko. Her
sexually appealing new form will create a certain tension between her and
Sisko, which they will both resist. After all, hes still having a hard time
getting used to the fact that shes a 300 year-old worm. But he does not hide
the respect and affection he has for her.
Odo, an alien male, middle-aged curmudgeon, and a shape-shifter. In his
natural state he is a gelatinous liquid. He was Bejoran law enforcement
officer on the space station under the Cardassians. Starfleet decides to have
him continue in that role, since hes extremely savvy about the Promenade and
all who frequent it. His back story is: 50 years ago, with no memory of his
past, he was found alone in a mysterious space craft that appeared in the
Denarias asteroid belt. He was found by the Bejoran and lived amongst them. At
first he was sort of an Elephant Man, a source of curiosity and humor as he
turned himself into a chair or pencil. Finally he realized he would have to
take the form of a humanoid to assimilate and function in their environment.
He does it, but resents it. As a result, Odo performs a uniquely important
role in the ensemble: he is a character who explores and comments on human
values. Because he is forced to pass as one of us, his point of view usually
comes with a cynical and critical edge. But he cant quite get it right, this
humanoid shape, though he continues to try. So he looks a little unfinished in
a way. Hes been working on it a long time. Someone might ask him: Why dont you
take the form of a younger man. His answer: I would if I could. He has the
adopted child syndrome, searching for his own personal identity. Although he
doesnt know anything about his species, he is certain that justice is an
integral part of their being, because the necessity for it runs through every
fiber of his body -- a racial memory. Thats why he became a law man. He has a
couple of Bejoran deputies; he doesnt allow weapons on the Promenade, and once
every day he must return to his gelatinous form.
Quark is the Ferengi bartender. The Ferengi race has been a part of NexGen
since the very beginning. They are ugly, sexist, greedy little aliens who are
interested only in profit and getting their hands on anything of yours they
happen to fancy. Quark runs many of the entertainment concessions on DS9,
including the bar, restaurant, gambling house, and the holo-suites upstairs
where your every fantasy can be played out. He spends most of his time behind
the bar. If there is some scam being run in the sector it often involves him.
But beyond the mal-evolence he is a charming host, in a Ferengi sort of way,
and forges an interesting relationship with Sisko. They actually enjoy
sparring together now and then. The Ferengi lends a hand to dissolve a problem
for the commander -- as long as theres something in it for him. His completely
sexist attitude makes Kira an obvious adversary, and he is consumed with
passion for Dax.
Then we have Dr. Julian Amoros -- human male, mid 20s, rank of lieutenant
commander, fresh out of Starfleet, graduated second in class, brilliant
specialist in multi-species medicine. He arrives at DS9 with gung-ho
expectations about adventures in Starfleet. Hes naive and charming and cocky
all at the same time. Hes chosen this remote outpost instead of the cushy job
he was offered at Starfleet medical because this is where the action is, where
heroes are made, in the wilderness. Dr. Amoros is still wet behind the ears
and has a lot to learn. He is the antithesis of Kira who is street wise savvy
but wiser and cynical. OBrien becomes Amoros confidant As a man who has seen
combat and a decorated veteran of Starfleet duty, OBrien represents an ideal
to the young doctor. Julian greatly respects Sisko, but is terrified of him.
He is anxious to live up the commanders expectations. Sisko is amused by
Julian and is very patient with him.
Recurring Characters. Jake Sisko, the commanders son. An Army brat who
doesnt remember life on Earth, has been aboard four different starships, and
stationed on two planets. This transient life style has taught him how to
scope out a new terrain and assimilate quickly. At the same time he has an
inner fear of forming new friendships because he loses them so easily. He
dreams of going to live on Earth. He collects holodeck programs of various
places on Earth that he uses to try to fulfill his fantasy. Deep inside he
knows that his mom would still be alive if they did not live in space, and he
has a suppressed bitterness about it. His father promised there would be other
kids on the station; as it turns out there are only a handful of various alien
species. Only one is his age, Nog, a Ferengi teenage boy who is a bad
influence. Jake is close with his dad; they are buddies. The boy has no
technical expertise at all [great applause]. He struggles with his homework
but is dedicated to doing his best.
Keiko is OBriens wife. She wondered what a botanist would do on a space
station -- she was happy on the Enterprise -- but she agreed that the
promotion was an incredible opportunity for her husband. Shes not entirely
happy on DS9, and in the early episodes she sees serious shortcomings in the
educational facilities and volunteers to be the station's tutor.
Then theres Lwaxana Troi. [Loud applause: Im with you!] Lwaxana is Deannas
mother, established on NexGen as the Auntie Mame of the galaxy. When
circumstances bring her to the space station she forms a romantic attachment
to Odo and finds reasons to come back to see him. He tries to discourage her:
Maam, I turn into a liquid form at night. Lwaxana: I can swim. [Audience glee:
Boy, were off and running.]
One of the other Ferengi who works for Quark is his teenage son, Nog, who
becomes friends of the commanders son. Nog is a bad boy, the kind of kid your
parents didnt want you to associate with.
And Gil Ducket is a 40s male, deceptively amiable Cardassian commander who
represents the continuing threat to our people. The military empire and its
borders are only a short distance away from Bejor and DS9. He used to be the
Prefect of the Bejoran province when it was under Cardassian denomination.
Thus he is the former landlord of the space station.
Kai Apaka is the spiritual leader of Bejor, who provides sharp counterpoint
to the secular nature of Starfleet. She challenges conventional human logic.
The Kai seems to have an awareness on a higher plane of consciousness and
knows things she cannot possibly know. Although our people do not accepts her
powers at face value, we cannot always explain them, either. She speaks in
vague, mystical indirect language, forcing her listeners to seek her meaning.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine brings into the Star Trek universe an original
set of characters as diverse and memorable as the crews of the first two
series. It also provides far more interpersonal conflict than weve seen before
in the 24th century. If, as Gene Roddenberry always said, Star Trek is wagon
train to space, then think of Deep Space Nine as Fort Laramie on the edge of
the frontier.
[Closing the Bible...] This one is going to have a lot more humor, a lot
more probably what youd call action, and a little sex and violence. Were going
to mix it up a little bit. I hesitate to use the word violence -- youre all
going to get the wrong idea. But I think you know what I mean. Its not going
to be even as cerebral as Star Trek. So... Im going to take questions now.
Q: Did Gene have anything to do with this?!
Majel: [Laughing] Uh, he knew about it, but he was not about to become
involved. He had done what he wanted to do and that was it. He just wished
them Godspeed and go ahead. And as long as the name Star Trek is on it, yes,
the estate will have a part of the action.
Q: Will there be NexGen movies?
Majel: NexGen actors have all signed on for a seventh year -- at least most
of them have. There will be a seventh season, for sure. They were trying to
get everybody to go for eight, but theyve so far resisted it. I have a feeling
that if were still in the ratings the way we are now -- which is just
incredible -- I cant see Paramount letting it die. What really could happen
is, when this group graduates to movies, they might keep some of them on and
fill in the other parts with new people. You know, captains change, and other
officers change -- or they could go for a whole new cast and just keep on
filling it in. I think Paramount is now at the stage where they feel that its
the vehicle that is the important thing -- and theyre just going to keep it
going as long as you guys want it... Under these circumstances, the 7th movie
wouldnt happen for at least another three years. I can
t see Paramount letting it go that long. There was some talk -- again, its
only a rumor -- about perhaps trying to do another one with the old cast.
Excuse the expression! They [the NexGen actors] work 8-9 months a year now,
and only get two and a half months off, which isnt enough time to do a movie.
And when you sell to syndication, those people buy 26 episodes, youve got to
make em 26 episodes. Thats your contract and thats what has to be delivered.
You cant say, Well, fellas, well only give you 20 this year.
With Deep Space coming, what theyll be doing is running them in tandem. The
NexGen will introduce Deep Space Nine, so in your home town, whatever station
is carrying the NexGen does not have it backed up with Deep Space, yell at em.
Theyll listen to you. Really! It is being offered to the stations that are
already carrying Next Generation. Other stations were coming in and saying,
Well give you more money than you were asking for, and for a while I think
Paramount toyed with it, then decided this was not real good public relations.
So they went back and offered it on the same basis that the Next Generation is
picked up on. And most of them have picked it up. If your channel has not,
honest, yell at em! They listen to things like that.
Q: Since Genes death have you had different relations with the studio than
before? i.e., Are you filling in where Gene was?
Majel: No, not really. Thats not my job, thats not my input. I stay away
from all the creative heads of it and just go ahead and let them do their job.
Gene had a marvelous machine going, and its well-oiled and beautifully trained
and its working like magic and all they need is someone to stick their nose
in. I have no contractual arrangements in any capacity -- at all.
Q: Last November or December the Star Trek office was closed. What is the
status of that? Is there any hope of getting it opened?
Majel: Oh, the Star Trek office? Its not closed. Its just not Genes office
anymore. Its up in Rick and Mikes office. I mean, you ask for Star Trek and
thats what youll get. So his office was not really closed. Its just that his
physical office was closed. You know, there was really no need to keep it
open. You know, why have somebody sitting there doing nothing. All the mail
comes to the house anyway, so... No, there arent any real big changes.
Q: Will Deep Space Nine be carrying a handicapped character?
Majel: Not the way it is right now. They had, at one point, a very, very
interesting character they said they worked and worked and worked on, and they
just couldnt get the character to work. It was a doctor, and it was a female,
and she was wheelchair bound because, theres no gravity on her original
planet, and everybody floats. When everybody came to see her in her lab, they
would have to be in a wheelchair, because there would be no gravity. It was a
very interesting character, but they said they just couldnt make it work in
connection with the other characters.
Q: My question is a little personal. I dont want to make it too difficult
for you, but you probably know better than anyone else how to answer this
question: Do you think Gene was happy being remembered mainly for Star Trek?
Or did he ever sometimes wish that people would remember the other things that
he did in his life?
Majel: Oh, Ill tell you that for awhile it was kind of touch and go. He
said, I dont want to go away with my epitaph saying, this is a tribute to the
man who created Star Trek. And then it got to the point where Star Trek became
a world and he could work on other projects and other things. And then it
became a challenge. And then he worked so hard to get you people interested
and get his ideas and everything across. And it finally became his life. By
the end he really loved it. He was very, very appreciative of everything that
had happened and I think its rather remarkable that he was allowed to live
long enough to see and reap some of the benefits of this, too, and to know how
much people loved him and his show and his ideas and how part of his vision
was coming true. I think that was the most important part. If there would be
one thing that would be put on his epitaph, this is what he said: I would like
to see it say that He loved humanity. I would say that by the looks of
everyone here, humanity loved him too.
Q: Im a really big virtual reality fan and Im really glad that you guys put
the holo-deck on the Next Generation. Ive heard a lot of rumors about the
Elementary, My Dear Data episode. Why wasnt there ever a sequel to it? Are
they planning one?
Majel: No. Cant. Its the Arthur Conan Doyle thing. I thought it was
absolutely delightful and charming. And they wanted to do more with the
character, but the estate came in and said uh-unh, not on your life. I think
its a big, big mistake. It gave new life and dimension to the characters. Its
the same thing as when Gene wrote Tarzan. He did a combination of Tarzan and
John Carter from Mars -- seeing as how the same author wrote them both. So he
put them together and it got very, very sexy. Course I tell you, he went
overboard on the Tarzan thing. There were green monsters and all sorts of
took one look at it and said, Are you crazy? They said they werent going to
let this squeaky clean character that they had built for so many years be
tarnished by making love to strange green women in the middle of the jungle.
Which is what Gene had them doing.
But some of them get very protective. And I think, basically thats what you
writers here might keep in mind, also. I think to a certain degree, I know
that you didnt like the idea that Gene did as much supervising on your scripts
or as much tearing apart on your scripts or your stories as he did. But, he
had a vision, too. And I have a theory on that. I almost have to go along with
the Doyle Estate and the Tarzan Estate. If you dont like the world that Gene
created, if you cant live within his universe, go write your own. Leave his
alone. Dont write in brothers and sisters and things like this. It had gotten
to the point where everybody kinda thought that these were real people. And
they say what happened to so and so? Its like whos that? Its Spocks sister.
Spock doesnt have a sister! We never wrote that in. But you guys did, and
thats what Gene took objection to. Work within the framework of it. I think
thats what the estates are trying to say, too: We created the character; dont
screw it up.
Q: Youve invented so many marvelous characters. Where did these characters
come from? And what are their pasts? And how did they get to where they were
and everything?
Majel: I think that this particular show, after five years, has done a
rather remarkable job of exploring some of those things, whereas the original
show did not. Theyre two entirely different shows. They have very little
similarity. I think the way to describe them is that the first one is more of
a fantasy type of thing. If this kind of space travel were possible in the
future this is the way we would like it to be. In the Next Generation I think
were a little more realistic to say if this kind of space travel were possible
this is the way it will be. And I think thats one of your basic, main
differences. You see, cause Star Trek the television series was just that. It
was seventy-nine episodes of a television series made for the purposes of
entertainment and to sell soap and toothpaste. But Star Trek the legend --now
that was an ideal. Thats a vision. That was Genes vision and it encompassed
humanity, unity, peace and love. And to quote Genes own words, Civilization
will reach wisdom and mat-urity on the day it learns to value diversity of
character and ideas. To be different is not necessarily to be ugly. To have a
different idea is not necessarily to be wrong. The worst thing that could
possibly happen is for all of us to look and think and act alike. For if we
can not learn to appreciate the small variations of our own kind here on
earth, then God help us if we get out into space and meet the variations that
are almost certainly out there.
I think I rambled on that. Did I get anywhere near the question? I think we
have done a lot of exploration of the characters.
Q: When will Deep Space Nine be on the air?
Majel: It will be on January of 93. We start filming in August. The sets
are already being built. And were taking up three stages, which means that the
Star Trek productions will have six permanent stages on the Paramount lot --
something unheard of.
Q: Do you think the two series running together will take anything away
from either one?
Majel: I dont think so. Supposing you liked one and didnt like the other?
You know how to use the on and off button. No, I dont think so.
Q: Will ILM be doing the special effects?
Majel: Everything is crossing over. So, what we use on one well be using on
the other. Its going to be one big happy family. Itll be two shows, but one
group. Michael is going to oversee the makeup on both of them. Bob Blackman is
going to oversee the costumes on all of them. Itll have the same beautiful,
marvelous technicians. We hired the best, now we just sit back and let them do
their work.
A S T A R T R E K (TM) C H R O N O L O G Y
by Allan Finkas and William Stone, III
Version 5.00, dated October 5, 1991
COPYRIGHT 1990, 1991 BY William Stone, III and Allan Finkas
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c1,000,000,000 BC The Slaver Empire falls in a massive
interstellar war that destroys all intelligent
life in the galaxy, leaving it to re-evolve all
over again. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
1,741,647 BC Last of "The Makers" from the Andromeda galaxy
die leaving an android population behind on an
outpost in our galaxy. Harry Mudd happens upon
their world in 2265 AD and they declare him,
Mudd the First. (TOS: "I, Mudd")
c600,000 BC Tkon Empire, a large technologically advanced
interstellar federation which occupied regions
of the galaxy that would one day become part of
the United Federation of Planets frontier, is
wiped out due to a supernova in the Tkon home
system. All that survives is several outpost
worlds which would leave reminders of the Tkon
legacy for future generations. (TNG: "The Last
Outpost")
c500,000 BC A great war between the possible pregenators of
all humanoid species in this galaxy ravages all
participants. Survivors from both sides: Sargon,
Thalassa, and Henoch, preserve their minds in
receptacles on the planet Arret. Its atmosphere
is ripped away as a result of the war. (TOS:
"Return to Tomorrow")
c300,000 BC The Borg, a flourishing humanoid species, begin
the process of learning how to cyborg their
species. Although their technology is
sufficiently advanced, they find it is still
insufficient to the improvement of their
lifeform. It is the beginning of the process
which sees the Borg evolve by stealing the
technology of other species and absorbing those
populations within their own. * (TNG: "Q Who")
c50,000 BC Lokai of Cheron tried and convicted as a
political traitor by Bele, the Chief Officer of
the Commission of Political Traitors on Cheron.
Lokai escapes, to be chased around the galaxy by
Bele until they both eventually return to Cheron
on the USS Enterprise in 2267 AD, finding it to
be a dead planet. (TOS: "Let That Be Your Last
Battlefield")
c30,000 BC American Indians are transplanted to another
world by a mysterious race known only as "The
Preservers". (TOS: "The Paradise Syndrome")
c7500 BC Star Fabrina goes nova. Inhabitants of habitable
planet build a generation ship called Yonada to
carry its descendants to a new world before nova
occurs. (TOS: "For the World is Hollow and I
have Touched the Sky")
3834 BC Birth of Flint, the immortal, in Mesopotamia as
Akharin, a foot soldier. (TOS: "Requiem For
Methuselah")
c3700 BC Spock and McCoy trapped on planet Sarpeidon in
this time by time machine called the atavachron.
(TOS: "All Our Yesterdays")
c3500 BC Landru, a great scientist on the planet Beta
III, dies, but leaves his memories in a computer
which would help guide future generations of
inhabitants. (TOS: "The Return of the Archons")
c2700 BC Humanoids from Pollux IV arrive on Earth. They
are regarded as gods by the native humans,
classical literature would eventually refer to
them as the Olympian Gods. They would later
return to Pollux IV after human civilization
grows tired of worshipping them in favor of a
new and growing religion, Christianity. (TOS:
"Who Mourns For Adonis?")
44 BC Birth of Parman of Sandara, Leader of the
immortals living on the planet Platonius. (TOS:
"Plato's Stepchildren")
33 BC Birth of Philana of Sandara, another immortal
later found on planet Platonius. (TOS: "Plato's
Stepchildren")
84 AD Parman marries Philana. (TOS: "Plato's
Stepchildren")
c865 Civil war breaks out on Solais V. Bloody battles
would rage for next 1500 years. (TNG: "Loud as a
Whisper")
c1200 War destroys planet Zetar, leaving several
inhabitants to flee as little more than mental
forces of light to search the galaxy for a body
to take over so they might live again. (TOS:
"The Lights of Zetar")
c1350 Battle of Aurilius IX, where the Menthas and the
Promelians fought their final battle in a
legendary interstellar war. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
1367 "Ardra", a female representation of the Prince
of Darkness, allegedly strikes a deal with the
natives of Bentax II so that they would gain
1000 years of peace and prosperity in exchange
for their souls and eternal slavery at the end
of that time. (TNG: "Devil's Due")
c1760 Start of interplanetary war between planets
Eminiar VII and Vendikar. First known war
completely waged by computer with "casulties"
reporting to disintegration chambers when they
are instructed. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")
1888 Redjac entity kills six in London on Earth.
(TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
1930 Time vortex Guardian of Forever places McCoy,
Kirk and Spock back in time. (TOS: "The City on
the Edge of Forever")
1932 Redjac entity kills seven women in Shanghai,
China on Earth (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
1936 USS Enterprise (CV-6) commissioned
1939 Birth of Ralph Olphemhouse, future financier.
Will live until the 24th century through
cryogenic technique. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
1946 USS Enterprise (CV-6) dismantled
1948 Birth of Roberta Lincoln, Gary Seven's
secretary. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")
c1950 A group of scientists begins clandestine
experimentation which leads to advanced
practical genetic engineering techniques by
about 1960, with the goal of uniting the world.
(TOS: "Space Seed", ST2.)
1959 Birth of Claire Raymond, future homemaker. Will
live until the 24th century through cryogenic
technique. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
1963 USS Enterprise (CV(N)-65) commissioned
1965 The entire population of Miri's World dies from
a virus created in an effort to prolong life.
Only children under age 15 survive. (TOS:
"Miri")
1968 Two agents from an unknown race (Gary Seven and
Isis) are assigned to earth and meet Roberta
Lincoln. A rocket carrying a nuclear weapon
malfunctions and explodes, causing world powers
to agree to keep nuclear weapons out of space.
The incident is not made public but is reported
in historical documents which are eventually
revealed. Unfortunate timing brings the
Enterprise back in time to this same date via a
planned slingshot effect. (TOS: "Assignment:
Earth")
1969 Accidental slingshot effect takes Enterprise
back in time. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")
Mid July: Man walks on the moon.
1974 Redjac entity kills five women in Kiev, USSR on
Earth. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
1976 USS Enterprise (OV-101) - ALT Test Vehicle
commissioned
1977 First of the "Voyager" series of space probes
launched, designed to explore the outer solar
system and near interstellar space. several of
these probes are sent out during the following
decades. Contact is lost with Voyager Six when
it encounters with a black hole. (ST: THE MOTION
PICTURE)
1987 Slingshot effect carries HMS Bounty back in
time. Two humpback whales and Dr. Gillian Taylor
are displaced to 2286. (STIV: THE VOYAGE HOME)
1992 "Chicago Mobs of the 1920s" published in New
York. The Book which Iotian culture would
eventually be based upon. (TOS: "A Piece of the
Action")
1992-1996 Eugenics War. Previously unknown race of
"supermen" are introduced as adults by
scientists as the future of the human race.
Aspirations of power has these supermen take
over several key governments, leading to a major
war between them and their scientist creators
against the rest of the world. Eventually
overthrown, some "supermen" leave Earth on the
sleeper ship `Botany Bay'. Some of the
scientists involved leave Earth as well, among
them Dr. Stavros Keniculus. (TOS: "Space Seed" &
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan")
1994 Cryogenic satellite launched containing the
bodies of Claire Raymond, Ralph Ophemhouse, and
L.Q. "Sonny" Clemens. Satellite lost, but
apparently never missed. Later retrieved in
interstellar space 370 years later. (TNG: "The
Neutral Zone")
1996 SS Botany Bay, a DY-100 vessel, leaves earth.
(TOS: "Space Seed")
"Nightingale Woman", a love sonnet, written by
Phineas Tarbolde on the Canopus planet. (TOS:
"Where No Man Has Gone Before")
2010 Earth-Saturn probe, led by Col. Shaun Geoffrey
Christopher launched. * (TOS: "Tomorrow is
Yesterday")
2018 The use of DY-100 class Sleeper Ships is
discontinued. (TOS: "Space Seed")
2020 Space probe "Nomad" launched from Earth to
explore space outside August the solar system.
Perhaps the first attempted extrasolar mission
by NASA, but without a crew. Nomad designed and
built by Jackson Roykirk. (TOS: "The
Changeling")
2029 Birth of Zefram Cochrane, discoverer of the
space warp. (TOS: "Metamorphisis")
2037 The `Carybdis', NASA's 3rd attempted extrasolar
mission ship July 23 launched, Col. Steven
Richey commanding (TNG: "The Royale")
2040 Television fades away as a source of
entertainment. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
2044 `Carybdis' mysteriously disappears. Assumed that
telemetry had failed. Ship's fate remains
unknown for next 321 years. (TNG: "The Royale")
c2050 "The Great Awakening" on planet Argelius II
(TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
Cryogenics abadoned as a fad. Never proven to
this point that it would be feasable and cast as
nothing more than a scam. (TNG: "The Neutral
Zone")
2053 The New United Nations establishes that no Earth
Citizen can be held responsible for the crimes
of his race or forbearers. (TNG: "Encounter at
Farpoint")
2053-2079 The United States of America has 52 states.
(TNG: "The Royale")
c2060 First of 6 planetary conquests over 300 years on
planet Mizar II. (TNG: "Allegiance")
c2066 SS Valiant launched and encounters energy
barrier at the edge of the galaxy. (TOS: "Where
No Man Has Gone Before")
c2070 The region of space that includes Sherman's
Planet first observed by John Burke, Chief
Astronomer of the Royal Academy of Great
Britain. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
c2079 World War Three, (may also have been known as
Colonel Green's War [ TOS: "The Savage Curtain"
] or possibly the Mind Control Revolts [ ST-TMP
novelization ]). Nuclear devastation is
widespread, known as "the Post-Atomic Horror"
(TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"). In some areas,
populations must resort to controlling their
military with drugs. (TNG: "Encounter at
Farpoint")
The New United Nations is abolished. (TNG:
"Encounter at Farpoint")
2082 Col. Richey dies in 'Hotel Royale' on planet
Theta VIII (TNG: "The Royale")
2105 Redjac entity kills eight women at the colonies
on Mars. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
2116 Zefram Cochrane disappears, presumed dead at age
87. (TOS: "Metamorphisis")
2123 SS Mariposa, DY-500 class, launched for Ficus
Sector with two Nov. 23 separate groups of
colonists. (TNG: "Up the Long Ladder")
c2140 Kal Dayno, fleeing from criminals in the mid
27th century, hides the Tax Utat in a cave in
Rhysa. (TNG: "Captain's Holiday")
2156 Redjac entity kills two women at Heliopolis on
Alpha Proxima II. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
2157 First contact with the Romulan Empire leads to
immediate hostilities, due to the aggressive,
imperialistic nature of Romulan culture. The
Romulans declare war. *
c2160 Planet Deneva first colonized as part of a
trading line between other Federation planets
(TOS: "Operation: Annihilate!")
2164 Birth of Sarek of Vulcan (TOS: "Journey to
Babel" & TNG: "Sarek")
First contact with Delos star system by
Federation scout ship. Reports two inhabited
planets, Brekka and Onarra, one close to space
travel technology, the other, a simple
agricultural society. (TNG: "Symbiosis")
2165 Plague strikes planet Onarra. Cure provided by
Brekkans which is eventually to be found to be a
narcotic. (TNG: "Symbiosis")
The Federation/Romulan War ends in stalemate. A
peace treaty is negotiated via subspace radio.
The Romulan Neutral Zone is established, entry
into which - by either side - constitutes an act
of war. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
c2167 Guinan and Q have some sort of encounter. (TNG:
"Deja Q")
c2170 USS Horizon visits planet Iotia, leaving behind
a book called "Chicago Mobs of the 1920s", which
the culture eventually imitates. (TOS: "A Piece
of the Action")
USS Archon visits planet Beta III. Ship is
pulled from orbit and destroyed by computer,
Landru. Survivors mix with natives and implant
the seeds of rebellion against Landru. (TOS:
"Return of the Archons")
2194 Birth of Robert April (TAS: "The Counter-Clock
Incident")
2212 Birth of Amanda Grayson, 1st wife of Sarek,
mother of Spock *
2214 Birth of Christopher Pike (Mojave, Arizona,
Earth) *
2215 First Federation contact with planet Eminiar VII
by USS Valiant. Valiant never heard from again,
assumed destroyed in the ongoing war of that
planet with its neighbor, Vendikar. (TOS: "A
Taste of Armageddon")
c2215 First hostilities and mutual tolerance between
the Federation and the Klingon Empire. (TOS:
"Day of the Dove") Because of the circumstances
surrounding the Klingon first contact, leaders
of the Federation establish the Prime Directive,
which prohibits Federation ships from
interfering with the progress of a growing
society. (TNG: "First Contact")
2224 Birth of Montgomery Scott (Aberdeen, Scotland,
Earth) *
2227 Birth of Leonard H. McCoy (Georgia, Earth) (TNG:
"Encounter at Farpoint")
2231 Birth of Spock (Vulcan)
2232 Birth of James Tiberious Kirk (Iowa, Earth)
(TOS: "The Deadly Years")
2234 SS Columbia (a research vessel attached to the
American Continent Institute) crash lands on
Talos IV with one survivor--Vina. (TOS: "The
Menagerie")
2236 Sarek of Vulcan becomes Vulcan's ambassador to
sixteen planets before becoming ambassador to
Earth (TAS: "Yesteryear")
2237 Mr. Brack (Flint) purchases planet Holberg 917G
as a personal retreat. (TOS: "Requiem for
Methuselah")
2239 Birth of Hikaru Sulu (San Francisco, California,
Earth) *
2240 Birth of Nyota Upenda Uhura *
2241 Dr. Richard Daystrom develops the Duotronics.
This new technology would be the prototype of
all future Federation computers. (TOS: "The
Ultimate Computer")
Birth of Kevin Riley (Tarsus IV) (TOS: "The
Conscience of the King")
2243 Battle of Donatu V is fought near Sherman's
Planet on the Klingon boarder. (TOS: "The
Trouble with Tribbles")
2244 Birth of Pavel Andreievich Chekov (USSR, Earth)
(TOS: "Who Mourns For Adonis?")
2245 Governor Kodos of Tarsus IV declares martial law
and executes most of the population in his
solution to save the colony. There were few
survivors including James Kirk, Kevin Riley, and
Thomas Leighton. (TOS: "The Conscience of the
King")
Population of planet Lavinius V wiped out by
flying parasites (TOS: "Operation: Annihilate!")
2247 Capt. Robert April heads the "Starship Project."
USS Enterprise constructed. (FINAL FRONTIER by
Diane Carey)
2248 Spock of Vulcan recieves Starfleet commission
2249 James T. Kirk enters Starfleet Academy
Birth of Joanna McCoy (TAS: "The Survivor")
2250 Dr. McCoy leads a mass-inoculation program on
Dramia II to conquer Saurian virus. Plague
strikes the planet after the medical team leaves
Dramia, killing many of the inhabitants. (TAS:
"Albatross")
Capt. Robert April leads a rescue mission to the
Romulan Neutral Zone (FINAL FRONTIER by Diane
Carey)
Late 2250 USS Enterprise undergoes post-
shakedown refit * - mid 2251
2251 USS Enterprise commissioned. Captain Robert
April is C.O on six month shakedown cruise. *
A colony ship crashes on the planet Thasus,
leaving only a three year old survivor, Charlie
Evans. (TOS: "Charlie X")
2252 Capt. Christopher Pike takes command of the
Enterprise *
The Enterprise intercepts a distress call from
Talos IV and investigates. The discover a race
of beings with incredible mental powers. General
Order Number Seven is esablished, prohibiting
any Federation ship from visiting Talos IV. To
do so is punishable by death (the only remaining
instance of the capital punishment for a
violation of Starfleet regulations). (TOS: "The
Cage", "The Menagerie")
2253 Ensign James Kirk serves on the USS Republic,
NCC-1373 (TOS:"Court-Martial")
Federation starship (possibly the USS Republic)
first visits planet Neural. Lt. James Kirk leads
survey team that finds planet to be in
relatively primitive state. (TOS: "A Private
Little War")
2254 Lieutenant James Kirk serves on the ill-fated
USS Farragut, which encounters a gaseous cloud
that drains red blood cells from living
organisms on planet Tycho IV. (TOS: "Obsession")
2255 Treaty of Armens signed between representatives
of the Federation and the Sheliak Corporate.
Contact between these parties severed after this
for next 111 years. (TNG: "The Ensigns of
Command")
Guinan's home world is ravaged by a fleet of
Borg vessels which swarm on the planet and cause
the inhabitants to flee to various portions of
the galaxy. (TNG: "Q Who")
2258 Carter Winston helps planet Cerberus, which
experienced major crop failure and faced mass
starvations. Dr. McCoy's daughter was going to
school on Cerberus during this time. (TAS: "The
Survivor")
2259 Spock meets Leila Kalomi on Earth. (TOS: "This
Side of Paradise")
2260 Birth of David Marcus
SS Beagle, Class 4 stardrive vessel commanded by
Captain R. M. Merik, damaged by Merik so that he
can maroon his crew on planet 892-IV. (TOS:
"Bread and Circuses")
Ruins of Teigas III made off limits to
offworlders, including archeologists. All
further archeological studies conducted by
native scientists. (TNG: "Qpid")
2261 Birth of Saavik (Hellguard)
2263 Carter Winston, successful space trader and a
noted philanthropist, disappears. It is later
learned that he dies and his identity is assumed
by a Vendorian shape-changer. (TAS: "The
Survivor")
Population of planet Ingraham B wiped out by
flying parasites (TOS: "Operation: Annihilate!")
Enterprise returns from latest five-year
mission. Pike is promoted to Fleet Captain and
assigned to Starfleet Academy (TOS: "The
Menagerie")
2263 Major refit/reconstruction of USS Enterprise
late 2264
2264 Redjac entity, as Beratis, kills women on Rigel
IV. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
Capt. James Kirk takes command of Enterprise
2264 Unchronicled adventures. Up to and including
"Where no Man Has early 2265 Gone Before"
2265 Minor refit of Enterprise following events at
the edge of the galaxy (TOS: "Where No Man Has
Gone Before")
Episodes of STAR TREK's first season
Talosians allow crippled Fleet Captain Pike to
remain on Talos IV (TOS: "The Menagerie")
SS Botany Bay recovered with all hands by USS
Enterprise. Khan Noonian Singh, genetic superman
from Eugenics War, tries to overtake ship. Khan
and his followers are marooned on Ceti Alpha V
to prevent exposure to rest of the Federation.
(TOS: "Space Seed")
Abortive Federation/Klingon war. Organians
intervene, establish the Organian Peace Treaty
and the Federation/Klingon Neutral Zone. (TOS:
"Errand of Mercy")
Ceti Alpha VI explodes, throwing Ceti Alpha V
off its orbit, laying the planet to waste and
forcing Kahn's colony into chaos to survive.
(ST2:TWOK)
Episodes of STAR TREK's second season
2266 The Enterprise hosts a number of dignitaries
going to the planet Babel to debate the
admission of Coridan into the Federation. En
route, ambassador Sarek of Vulcan suffers
cardial problems at a particularly inopportune
time. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")
"Official" end of the clan wars that had ravaged
on planet Achamar for generations. Group of
Achamarions calling themselves "The Gatherers"
split from popular Achamarion culture and leave
the planet to find their fortunes plundering
neighboring solar systems. (TNG: "The Vengeance
Factor")
Episodes of STAR TREK's third season
2267 Doctor Leonard McCoy diagnosed with a fatal,
rare disease, xenoplycythemia. He is gives
himself about a year to live. Cure for the
disease is found on the asteroid world, Yonada.
(TOS: "For the World is Hollow and I Have
Touched the Sky")
Birth of Uta of the Trelestas (Achamar). (TNG:
"The Vengeance Factor")
First recorded occurances of wormhole phenomena
in the 39 Titaura star system. (TNG: "Clues")
2268 Establishment of Nimbus III, publicly touted as
"The Planet of Galactic Peace." It is jointly
governed by the Romulans, Klingons, and
Federation and colonized by races from all over
the known galaxy. (STV: THE FINAL FRONTIER)
Episodes of animated STAR TREK's first season
A giant clone of Dr. Stavros Keniculus (one of
the scientists responsible for the gentic
supermen of the Eugenics Wars) is found by the
Enterprise on the planet Phylos. As the
Phlosians are a dying race, both he and a giant
clone of Spock are left on that planet to try
and save them from extinction. (TAS: "The
Infinite Vulcan")
Episodes of animated STAR TREK's second season
2269
2270 Early in year, Enterprise returns from five-
year mission. Of the original 13 Constitution-
class starships launched circa 2251, she is the
only to return relatively intact. James T. Kirk
promoted to Admiral.
2270-2271 Enterprise mothballed
2271 Enterprise undergoes major refit/reconstruction
mid 2273
2273 Vejur Incident (ST1)
Mid 2273 Unchronicled second five-year mission * late
2278
2274 Colony ship 'Artemis' launched for system
Septimus Minor. Accident causes ship to go off
course and eventually crash land on Tau Cygna V,
a planet, by treaty, belonging to the Sheliak
Corporate, but uninhabited. Survivors start
colony which thrives for next 92 years. (TNG:
"The Ensigns of Command")
2275 Sarek begins first of a series of negotiations
with the Legarans which would take 93 years to
culminate in a settlement that would see the
Legarans finally become members of the
Federation. (TNG: "Sarek")
2278 Minor refit of Enterprise. James Kirk appointed
Commandant of Starfleet Academy.
2279 Enterprise assigned as Starfleet Academy
training vessel (STII: THE WRATH OF KHAN)
Birth of Admiral Mark Jameson (TNG: "Too Short a
Season")
2281 Record of when Kevin Uxbridge, a botanist, is
supposed to have been born on Earth. Uxbridge is
later found to have been a wandering immortal of
the species, the Dowd. It is uncertain if this
was when he arrived on Earth. (TNG: "The
Survivors")
2284 Rashan Uxbridge, a future botanist, born on
Earth. She would eventually fall victim of an
attack on her colony by a hostile race, the
Huwsnok. (TNG: "The Survivors")
2286 Khan Noonian Singh and followers who had been
exiled on planet Ceti Alpha V hijack starship
USS Reliant, steal the Genesis torpedo, and
ultimately die while trying to seek revenge
against Star Fleet Admiral James T. Kirk. The
Genesis Planet in the Mutara sector is formed by
the Genesis device from the Mutara Nebula. (ST2)
Captain Spock dies of extreme radiation
poisoning. Body is left on the Genesis Planet.
(ST2)
Science vessel USS Grissom destroyed by renegade
Klingon forces. (ST3)
David Marcus, son of Admiral James T. Kirk,
killed on Genesis Planet by renegade Klingon
forces. (ST3)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) self-destructed over
Genesis Planet. (ST3)
Whalesong Crisis. Doctor Jillian Taylor is
displaced from 1987 in order to care for pair of
humpback whales also displaced by James Kirk and
associates to help end the crisis. (ST4)
Klingon ambassador to Earth vows: "There shall
be no peace so long as Kirk lives!" (ST4)
Terrorist takeover of Nimbus III, the "Galactic
Planet of Peace" by renegade Vulcan, Sybok.
(ST5)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) hijacked by Sybok to
planet Shakaree. Sybok killed by godlike entity.
(ST5)
Trelesta clan thought to be wiped out by Lornak
clan on planet Achamar, ending a 200 year blood
feud. (TNG: "The Vengeance Factor")
2287 Last known occurance of a systems-wide
technological failure on a starship. (TNG:
"Evolution") Note: The above could have referred
to USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-A (ST5)
2288 Mysteriously, the Organians disappear, leaving
the treaty without its enforcers *
2289 Rising tensions of the last twenty years
combined with the recent Purge of Klingon non-
Imperial races and the withdrawal of the
Organians ignite the Federation/Klingon War.
2290 Klingon Battlecruiser Tong launched on secret
military mission to Federation frontier with her
crew in suspended animation. (TNG: "The
Emissary")
2297 First Klingon contact with planet Bentax II
(TNG: "Devil's Due")
2302 Last known contact with planet Angel I by
Federation starship before visit by USS
Enterprise in 2364. (TNG: "Angel One")
2307 Launch of USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B, an
EXCELSIOR-class starship *
The Federation/Klingon War ends in stalemate,
due to the reticence of the Romulans to become
involved. They apparently have problems on
another frontier. *
2310 Birth of Jean-Luc Picard (France, Earth) *
2311 Romulans sever diplomatic relations with the
Federation during the Tomad Incident, costing
thousands of lives. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
2313 Kevin and Rashan Uxbridge married on Earth.
(TNG: "The Survivors")
Penthar Mohl of Lornak clan killed by microvirus
engineered by Trelesta clan and transmitted by
Uta of the Trelestas on planet Achamar. (TNG:
"The Vengeance Factor")
2314 Future Admiral Mark Jameson marries (TNG: "Too
Short a Season")
2319 Civil war rages on Mordan IV. Gov't kidnaps 63
passengers and crew of a passing starliner.
Jameson sent by StarFleet after 2 Federation
negotiators are killed to bargain for the
hostages. Jameson violates Prime Directive by
providing Mordanians with Federation weapons for
the release of the hostages. This results in 4
decades of continuing civil war on Mordan IV.
(TNG: "Too Short a Season")
2323 Birth of Beverly Crusher *
2330 Ensign Jean-Luc Picard gets into a ballroom
brawl with a trio of Norsicans at Starbase
Eirhardt. Picard is impaled and requires cardiac
replacement in order to survive. (TNG:
"Samaritan Snare")
2334 USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B decommissioned *
c2335 Lieutenant Jean-Luc Picard attends the wedding
of Ambassador Sarek's son. (TNG: "Sarek")
Birth of William T. Riker (Valdez, Alaska,
Earth) (TNG: "The Icarus Factor")
Launch of USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C, an
AMBASSADOR-class starship *
c2337 Civil war breaks out on colony world Turkana IV,
leading to an anarchist society that still rules
the colony (TNG: "Legacy")
2338 Birth of Worf, son of Morgh (Kling) *
Lt. Cmdr. Data found by a landing party from the
starship USS Tripoli on the planet Omicron Theta
while investigating the disappearance of the
planet's colony. (TNG: "Datalore")
2340 Birth of Tasha Yar (Turkana IV) *
2342 Negotiations for Federation/Klingon alliance
begin.
April 9 J.L. Picard stands up the future Jenise
Manhiem by not showing up at the Cafe des
Artistes in Paris before end of shore leave on
Earth. Shipped out on the USS Stargazer,
Picard's first command. (TNG: "We'll Always Have
Paris")
2344 NCC-1701-C, Captain Rachel Garrett commanding,
destroyed while defending Klingon outpost
Nirendra III from Romulans. Several crew members
are taken prisoner and interrogated including
Lieutenant Tasha Yar. (TNG: "Yesterday's
Enterprise", "Redemption II")
A Federation starship is destroyed by the
Harada during diplomatic contact when the ship's
captain mispronounced a Haradan greeting,
outraging the insectoid race. (TNG: "The Big
Goodbye")
2345 Birth of K'Hern, brother of Worf, son of Morgh.
(TNG: "Sins of the Father")
Birth of Sela, daughter of Tasha Yar and a
Romulan General. (TNG: "Redemption II"
2346 Romulan/Klingon Alliance collapses as the result
of a Romulan attacks on Klingon bases (including
Khitomer).
2347 Federation/Klingon Alliance begins, directly as
a result of Enterprise-C's sacrifice in defense
of Nirendra III.
2348 Last attempt of reconcilliation between the
Achmarions and the Gatherers. (TNG: "The
Vengeance Factor")
Birth of Wesley Crusher (TNG: "Evolution")
2349 Dr. Paul Manhiem leaves Earth to find a planet
suitable for conducting experiments relating to
his time theories. (TNG: "We'll Always Have
Paris")
2349 Tasha Yar attempts to escape from Romulus with
her four-year-old daughter. She is apprehended
and executed. It is a turning point in young
Sela's life. She regarded her mother's escape as
an act of treachery toward her father. (TNG:
"Redemption II")
2350 William Riker leaves home to join Star Fleet
Academy. (TNG: "The Icarus Factor")
Salia of Dalid IV taken as an infant to grow up
on Clavdia III where she would be educated until
she returns to her homeworld to reunite two
warring factions of a centuries-old civil war.
(TNG: "The Dauphin")
c2351 USS Stargazer (Captain Jean-Luc Picard,
commanding) is chased from sector 21505 by a
Cardassian warship. The Stargazer was to attempt
peace treaty negotaions, but was attacked when
she lowered shields as a gesture of good faith.
* (TNG: "The Wounded")
Dr. Paul Manhiem and collegues take up shop on
planet Vandor IV. Begins time experiments that
would come to a head and take the lives of all
of his collegues an nearly himself 15 years
later. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")
2352 Tasha Yar escapes from her homeworld, Turkana
IV, eventually to join Starfleet. (TNG:
"Legacy")
2353 Kyle Riker was a civilian strategist advising
Starfleet in their continuing conflict with the
Tholians. The Starbase he was on is attacked,
leaving Riker the sole survivor. Riker meets
Kate Pulaski at this time, nearly marries her.
(TNG: "The Icarus Factor")
Jeremiah Rossa born on colony world Gaelin IV.
(TNG: "Suddenly Human")
2354 While commanding the USS Stargazer, J.L. Picard
visits planet Chalna. (TNG: "Allegiance")
2355 USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) attacked by a then
unidentified Ferengi vessel. The Stargazer is
abandoned in the Maxia Zeta star system. (TNG:
"The Battle")
2356 J.L. Picard cleared in court-martial proceedings
following the loss of the USS Stargazer. He
doesn't see Phillipa Luvoir (the JAG officer
assigned to prosecute his case) for 10 years.
(TNG: "The Measure of a Man")
Last Terallian plague ship believed destroyed by
the Alcians. Another ship is encountered in
2364. (TNG: "Haven")
2357 Gaelin IV attacked by Tellerian military forces.
Jeremiah Rossa's parents are killed in the
action. Jeremiah survives and is rescued by the
Tellerian captain responsible. By Tellerian
custom, Jeremiah is raised as the Captain's son.
(TNG: "Suddenly Human")
Accident befalls the freighter Odin in space
near the Romulan Neutral Zone. Four survivors in
escape pods reach planet Angel One where they
seek refuge. (TNG: "Angel One")
2359 Civil war ends on Mordan IV (TNG: "Too Short a
Season")
2360 Birth of Alexander, son of Worf and K'Eylar.
(TNG: "Reunions")
2361 Turkana IV visted by USS Potemkin, colonists
warn starship that if anyone beams down to the
planet, they will be killed. (TNG: "Legacy")
Kevin and Rashan Uxbridge move from Earth to
their retirement home on planet Delta Rana IV.
(TNG: "The Survivors")
2362 Lt. Geordi LaForge, serving aboard the USS
Victory (NCC-9754), unknowingly contracts a
parasite during away duty on planet Tarchanan
III while investigating the disappearance of 49
colonists. Fate of the colonists would remain
unknown until the parasite became active within
LaForge and other members of that away team five
years later. (TNG: "Identity Crisis")
2364 Miles Edward O'Brian transferred to USS
Enterprise after serving aboard the USS Rutlidge
(Captain Benjamin Maxwell commanding) as
tactical officer. The Rutlidge was a front line
ship involved in the Federation/Cardassian
conflict. * (TNG: "The Wounded")
Launch of GALAXY-class USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-
D, Capt. Jean-Luc Picard commanding (TNG:
"Encounter at Farpoint")
Episodes of TNG's first season
USS Stargazer recovered during a Ferengi attempt
to discredit Captain Picard in the Zendi Sabu
star system. (TNG:"The Battle")
Admiral Mark Jameson lured to Mordan IV where he
eventually dies from a drug overdose. (TNG: "Too
Short a Season")
Tasha Yar killed by Armus on planet Vagra II
(TNG: "Skin of Evil")
Conspiracy to take over Star Fleet by an alien
life form thwarted by the actions of a few
individuals, followed through and ended by
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Cmdr. Will Riker of
the USS Enterprise. (TNG: "Conspiracy")
Evidence of unknown species that "scoops" away
inhabitants and technology of several Federation
and Romulan outposts along the Neutral Zone.
(TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
Episodes of TNG's second season
2365 Beverly Crusher promoted to head of Star Fleet
Medical (TNG: "The Child")
IKV Tong arrives at Federation frontier (TNG:
"The Emissary")
Enterprise thrown 7000 light years by Q to
system J-25 where they make first contact with
the Borg, a cyborg species described by Guinan
and Q as the perfect "users" (TNG: "Q Who?")
Episodes of TNG's third season
2366 Beverly Crusher returns as CMO to starship
Enterprise to remain closer to her son. (TNG:
"Evolution")
Sector 23 JAG, Captain Phillipa Luvoir
presiding, upholds previous Starfleet ruling
that LCDR Data - while admittedly a machine - is
a sentient being, deserving the rights and
priviledges granted all other sentient life
forms. (TNG: "The Measure of a Man")
Peace treaty signed between the Cardassians and
the Federation after a protracted interstellar
war. (TNG: "The Wounded")
The android Lore, Data's "brother" found
floating in space by a Paklid starship. Fate of
the Paklid crew is unknown, presumed dead. (TNG:
"Brothers")
A star-faring race, the Huwsnok, are
exterminated by an immortal being of a race
called the Dowd (Kevin Uxbridge) living on
colony planet Delta Rana IV. After a Huwsnok
warship destroys the colony, killing 11,000
humans, the Dowd kills 50 billion Huwsnok. Delta
Rana IV is quarantined by Starfleet Command to
avoid contact with the lone Dowd inhabitant.
(TNG: "The Survivors")
Late 2366 Borg starship kidnaps Capt. Picard of the
Enterprise, destroys Early 2367 39 Starfleet
vessels (11,000 hands lost) and nearly has the
opportunity to assimilate the inhabitants of
planet Earth into their collective. Attempt
repelled by Enterprise under Brevet Captain
William T. Riker, and Picard is retrieved. (TNG:
"The Best of Both Worlds (Parts I and II)") &
(TNG: "The Drumhead")
Episodes of TNG's fourth season.
2367 Doctor Noonian Soongh, creater of the androids
Data and Lore, found to still be alive on planet
in uncharted star system. It is believed Soongh
died shortly after an encounter with the
starship USS Enterprise. (TNG: "Brothers")
Transporter Chief Miles Edward O'Brien marries
(TNG: "Data's Day")
Wesley Crusher enters Star Fleet Academy. (TNG:
"Final Mission")
Captain Benjamin Maxwell is arrested and
transported back to Starfleet when he uses the
USS Phoenix to make preventative strikes against
Cardassian bases and ships. Evidence that the
Cardassians are re-arming for war is discovered.
(TNG: "The Wounded")
An interstellar con artist uses the legend of
Ardra to attempt to gain control of Bentax II.
The entire planet is nearly duped into believing
a goddess of evil had returned. (TNG: "Devil's
Due")
Late 2367 Klingon civil war. Aided by the Romulans, the
Duras family early 2368 succeeds in splitting
the Empire. While regaining his family honor,
Worf resigns his Starfleet commission. When the
Romulan conspiracy is uncovered by a fleet
commanded by Jean-Luc Picard, the civil war
collapses. Worf returns to Starfleet. (TNG:
"Redemption", "Redemption II")
Episodes of TNG's fifth season.
2368
c2650 Kal Dayno invents the Tax Utat--a quantum phase
inhibitor in the shape of a large crystal. It is
capable of halting all nuclear activity within a
star. Two Vorgon criminals attempt to steal the
Utat and Dayno flees to the 22nd century. He
hides it on Rhysa. (TNG: "Captain's Holiday")
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