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f you were to pick a favorite from the fi ve Star Trek fi lms celebrating anniversaries this
year, which would you choose? Star Trek: The Motion Picture, perhaps? Forty years
old this year, it launched Tre k onto the silver screen, and was possessed of a (some
would say somewhat ponderous) grandeur the original series could have only dreamt
of. Or what about Star Trek III: The Search for Spock? Thirty-fi ve years young, it featured
such momentous events as the death of Kirk’s son, the death of the Enterprise, and the
rebirth of the eponymous Vulcan icon.
Then there’s Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, celebrating its 30th anniversary, and
proving that every Star Trek fi lm is somebody’s favorite. Or how about Star Trek
Generations, which 25 years ago brought the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew to the
big screen; or Star Trek (2009), which 10 years ago relaunched Tre k for a new (rather than
next) generation?
Each of those fi lms has its champions (even The Final Frontier), but for me, much as I
love them all (even The Final Frontier), it’s a toss-up between the latter two. Generations
I love for its themes of mortality and the road not taken, as well as for being the fi rst
TNG movie; and Star Trek (2009) I love for its zip, vigor, and the way it brought a fresh,
zesty new sensibility to what was by that point a pretty tired franchise.
Whichever is your favorite of those fi ve, you’ll fi nd it in this issue. We have
William Shatner waxing lyrical about each of his Tre k movie appearances; Yesterday’s
Enterprise comparing and contrasting The Motion Picture with Star Trek (2009) (and
Generations); producer Ralph Winter recalling the making of The Search for Spock
and The Final Frontier; and Doug Drexler displaying some little-seen photos from
The Motion Picture premiere.
Besides all the movie malarkey this issue, there are also interviews with legendary
Tre k writer D. C. Fontana and Star Trek: Discovery’s Harry Mudd, Rainn Wilson; reader
reviews of Discovery Season 2 in Hailing Frequencies; and the latest on Star Trek: Picard
and the future of the franchise.
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