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

TEN FORWARD • STAR TREK NEWS FROM EVERY QUADRANT

THIS SIDE OF PAR ADISE • Joining any TV show as an executive producer partway through the second season would be a huge undertaking for anyone, but when that TV show is as complex as Star Trek: Discovery, the challenge is magnified tenfold. Not only did Michelle Paradise rise to that challenge, however, but she then became co-showrunner for Seasons 3 and 4. Here, Paradise takes us behind the scenes on how Discovery honored the original series in Season 2 before striking out into a bold new future for the third season and beyond.

Stars on Star Trek • Since the theme of this issue is what goes on behind the scenes of Star Trek, we thought it’d be the perfect time to check in with a few dozen Star Trek figures – actors, directors, authors, producers, artists, and more – and elicit their responses to the following question: if we walked into your house, would we know you were on, or involved with, Star Trek? Here are their replies…

Q THE MUSIC • Jeff Russo’s evocative music has been a part of Star Trek since Star Trek: Discovery debuted in 2017, but the composer has been a fan of Trek for as long as he can remember, and especially so since the days of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Which is why, when the opportunity to score Star Trek: Picard arose, Russo seized it with both hands.

Star Trek ALL ACCESS • Beginning a brand new semi-regular feature, in which we’ll be proffering different pathways through Star Trek – ways of watching the various shows anew, or even for the first time. And in this first installment, in keeping with our behind-the-scenes theme, we have a true Trek twofer: key moments when the nuts-and-bolts of starships, Starfleet, and Federation workings (from the small to the HUGE) were first revealed in-universe, along with production details about those moments and how they came to be. Coordinates entered… Engage!

SAME FRANCHISE, DIFFERENT UNIVERSE…

CREATURE COMFORTS • For the first two seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, James MacKinnon headed up the show’s make-up effects department, helping to bring to life everything from the Klingons to Commander Saru. So when Star Trek: Picard swung into view, he was in prime position to beam aboard the new series, embracing the opportunity not only to craft new creatures, but to revisit the revolutionary work of Star Trek make-up maestro Michael Westmore.

MAKE-UP MAKETH THE MAN

REPLICATING REALITY • While prosthetics designer Vincent Van Dyke has worked on Star Trek before – he was part of the Proteus team that contributed to Star Trek (2009) – Star Trek: Picard represents a significant new commitment to the franchise. As he explains, though, it wasn’t so much his – admittedly limited – sci-fi background that secured him the role – more his talent for replicating the real.

VVDFX CV • Vincent Van Dyke Selected Credits

GENERATIONS EXCISED • In 1994, Star Trek Magazine’s Ian Spelling went behind the scenes on the set of Star Trek Generations, the big-screen handover from the original series cast to the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew. Little did he know, however, that the orbital skydiving sequence he was there to witness would end up being consigned to the cutting-room floor…

THE FALL GUY

BEHIND THE VIEWSCREEN HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS SHAPED THE PRODUCTION OF STAR TREK • Continuing this issue’s behind-the-scenes theme, instead of our usual...