Word: starfleet
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...storyline, the movie follows the crew of the Starship Enterprise as they stumble upon a sinister plot to uproot an peaceful agricultural race, the Ba'ku and steal their planet. Just as in the days of Captain Kirk, Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) must disobey a direct order from a Starfleet admiral in order to do what he feels is right...
...biggest weakness of Star Trek: Insurrection is that, like the two previous Next Generation movies, it is geared towards an audience already very familiar with the characters and the whole Star Trek atmosphere. If you haven't heard of "the Federation," "Starfleet," and "the Prime Directive," then you probably won't be too excited by this installment. Naturally, all the important details are explained, making it possible for anyone to understand, but just understanding the plot won't be enough for most viewers...
...influence argument is far from persuasive. Those sickened by the idea of interracial romance were probably not converted by the example of some horny Starfleet officers. Further, those with moral reservations regarding homosexuality will probably not find their deeply held principles shattered by Ellen's amiable personality...
...James Bond, more class; Star Wars and Indiana Jones, more cinematic cachet. And while no one sneers at the Baker Street Irregulars, noninitiates consider Trekkies to be pretty odd: Trekkies like Pete Mohney, a computer programmer in Birmingham, Alabama, who leads a double life as captain of his local Starfleet "ship," the Hephaestus NC-2004, and publisher of a 40-page Trekkie newsletter; or Jerry Murphy, a Sugar Grove, Illinois, business manager and father of two, who is commander of a local Klingon club and frequently dresses up as one of the big-browed aliens for charity events. "Nobody messes...
Deep Space Nine is a drearier show, set in a kind of outer-space bus stop, where another imposing commander (Avery Brooks) presides over a melting pot of alien riffraff. The upcoming series, Voyager, aims to return to the exploration theme of the earlier series. Its premise: a Starfleet ship, chasing a band of rebels who oppose a Federation peace treaty, is transported (through a pesky space-time anomaly) to a distant part of the universe. The Starfleet crew and the rebel band must then join forces to find their way back home. The new show also responds...