Portal:Star Trek

Star Trek Portal

Star Trek is a fictional science fiction universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the mid-1960s. The term Star Trek collectively refers to six science fiction/fantasy television series spanning 726 episodes, eleven motion pictures and hundreds of novels. As well, there are Star Trek table-top role-playing games, trading card games, console and computer video games, action figures and model kit spaceships, and other works of fiction.

All of these fictional works and games are set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry between the early 1960s and the early 2000s. This universe depicts an optimistic future in which humankind has overcome sickness, racism, poverty, intolerance, and warfare on Earth. The central characters explore the galaxy, finding new worlds and meeting new civilizations, while helping to promote peace and understanding. Star Trek is one of the most popular names in science fiction entertainment, and it is one of the most popular franchises in television history.

Selected article

In the Star Trek fictional universe, LCARS (an acronym for Library Computer Access/Retrieval System, pronounced /ɛl karz/) is a fictional computer operating system depicted in the Star Trek television series and motion pictures. Within Star Trek chronology, the term was first used in Star Trek: The Next Generation and in subsequent shows. In a real-world context, the term "LCARS" is frequently used to describe the style of the computer displays of the LCARS system, especially the screens from The Next Generation. The design is popular among Star Trek fansites.

Selected picture

Selected race

Cardassian

Cardassian soldier

Cardassians are humanoid in form, but have distinctive ridged arches connecting their shoulders to the tops of their necks. They also have ridges on either side of their foreheads, ridges surrounding their eyes, and protrusions on their chins and below their noses. Moreover, they display spoon-shaped features starting in the centers of their foreheads and running down the lengths of their noses. This has earned them the derogatory name of "spoonheads." The spoon shape is also on their chest. Based on their general appearance, it is probable that Cardassians evolved from reptiles. (The "Star Trek: DS9-Millennium" novel trilogy revealed the spoon feature served as a type of umbilical membrane before birth.) It was revealed that ancient humanoids genetically influenced the evolution of the Cardassians, Klingons, Romulans, and Humans, but each race still evolved from earlier life forms (apes for humans, crustaceans for Klingons, etc) (cf. 'The Chase).

Their skin is tan or gray in color and hair is dark brown or black. Their eye color is usually dark-brown, however there are some exceptions to this rule, such as Gul Dukat and Garak, who have blue eyes. Since scale patterns on Cardassian necks have been shown to change from appearance to appearance (Garak, for example), makeup artist Michael Westmore has theorized in a 2005 issue of Star Trek Insider that Cardassians continually shed and regrow scales. In the episode Profit and Loss, an intimate encounter between Quark and his starcrossed lover Natima Lang displayed that stroking the neck ridges of a Cardassian female produces an erogenous reaction. Whether this is true for males has not been explored. Female Cardassians have blue-tinted spots on their neck ridges and forehead.

Selected character

Lieutenant Commander Data (pronounced /ˈdeɪtə/), played by Brent Spiner, is a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) television series and in the four films based on The Next Generation.

Designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong, Data is a sentient android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the starships USS Enterprise-D and USS Enterprise-E. His positronic brain allows him impressive computational capabilities. However, he has ongoing difficulties understanding various aspects of human behavior and is unable to feel emotions or understand certain human idiosyncrasies. Data is in many ways a successor to the original Star Trek's Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in that the character offers an "outsider's" perspective on humanity.

Did you know

• ... that Julien's Auctions sold Star Trek star William Shatner's kidney stone for US$25,000?
  

  ...Archive/Nominations

  More...

Categories