Star Trek Explorer

Providing in-depth coverage of all aspects of Star Trek, from the classic years of Kirk and Spock, through Jean Luc Picard, Captains Sisko, Janeway and Archer to the new JJ Abrams movies, Star Trek Magazine is your indispensable guide to the Star Trek universe. Every issue contains star-name interviews, great analytical features and exclusive photography from the CBS archives.

CAPTAIN'S LOG

Star Trek Magazine

1, 2, 3… GO! • New characters join cast/ bridge crew preview season

DAY OF DAYS • Stars assemble for Star Trek Day 2020

NEWS

PRODIGY’S PRODIGY • Codehunters creator climbs on board animated show

SEVEN’S SERIES • Former Borg drone stars in Voyager mini

LOST IN SPACE • Picard producer returns to “Full Circle” series

DEBT REPLAYED • Classic GN returns in facsimile edition

COCKTAILS AND MINDFULNESS • Brit cartoonist offers quirky spins on Star Trek

DESTINATIONS POSTPONED

IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN • Much as Ensign D’Vana Tendi – the character Noël Wells voices in Star Trek: Lower Decks – is new to the U.S.S. Cerritos, so Wells is new to Star Trek – as an actor and a viewer. That greenness is reflected in Tendi, both figuratively and physically: just as Wells is thrilled to be a part of Trek, the emerald-skinned Orion is thrilled to be aboard the Cerritos, although that enthusiasm can lead her astray…

PERFORMING ARTIST

MEET THE FANS…?

DECKS APPEAL • As Season 1 of Star Trek: Lower Decks reaches its conclusion, we return to our conversation with the animated show’s creator, Mike McMahan (see last issue for the first part). Here, McMahan shares his thoughts on Mariner’s hidden family connection; canon; guest stars; the U.S.S. Cerritos; and the prospects for Season 2.

CYBORG ABOARD • If Ensign Sam Rutherford has an obvious antecedent, it’s Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Geordi La Forge. Not only does Rutherford sport a similar ocular implant, but he’s a technical wiz with an encyclopedic knowledge of Starfleet systems. However, as the actor who voices him, Eugene Cordero, notes, Rutherford’s excitement at being aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos can run away with him – aided and abetted by his implant, and by Ensign Tendi.

EMBRACING FANDOM

THE BRIDGE BRIGADE

IN THE DRIVING SEAT • While the other members of the U.S.S. Discovery bridge crew interviewed this issue have been aboard the ship since it first appeared in Episode 3 of Star Trek: Discovery, Emily Coutts has been a feature of the show even before that. Her character, Discovery helm officer Keyla Detmer, originally served aboard the U.S.S. Shenzhou, alongside Michael Burnham, Saru, and Captain Georgiou – a formative experience that the actress says she channeled into her performance.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

WHERE HAVE I SEEN…?

COUTTS’ CRANIUM

VITAL OPERATIONS • They may not be as visible as Star Trek: Discovery’s leads, but the bridge crew are just as important in their own way, acting as essential support for the main players. That’s how Oyin Oladejo sees it, anyhow. The actress responsible for operations officer Joann Owosekun is content to enjoy her first major TV role, to maybe learn a few things, and to embrace those moments when the spotlight falls on her – something that promises to occur even more in Season 3.

CROWD CONTROL

TOP GUN! • It takes a keen eye and a steady hand to steer a starship, with only the finest pilots handed this awesome responsibility. So which are the greatest officers ever to take the helm of a Starfleet vessel? Yesterday’s Enterprise assesses the candidates…

BOOBY PRIZE

Ship’s Manifest

HONORABLE MENTIONS

SECOND CHANCES • Uniquely among the Star Trek: Discovery bridge crew cast, Sara Mitich has portrayed not one...