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Geek Girl Authority
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
STAR TREK: 5 Alternate Lives
The Star Trek Franchise follows the crews of Starfleet ships in the future as they boldly explore the galaxy. But what if our heroes lived a different kind of life? For this week's Trek Tuesday, we're remembering five Star Trek episodes that show our heroes living a different life. Did we include your favorite? Be sure and let us know in the comment section or over on social media. 'The Inner Light' Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5's 'The Inner Light' is widely regarded as one of the show's best episodes. In this episode, the U.S.S. Enterprise-D encounters a strange probe floating in space. But when the probe zaps Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), he is inexplicably transported into a new existence. RELATED: Star Trek: Guest Star Spotlight on Majel Barrett Roddenberry Picard is unable to contact the Enterprise-D or determine how he might return to his former reality. So eventually, Picard settles into life as 'Kamin' on the planet Kataan. Thus, he lives out a recreation of the final decades of the doomed planet from whence the probe originated. Meanwhile, only twenty minutes pass on the Enterprise-D . However, he does get to keep a flute to remember the experience. We see that he still displays this flute on his desk decades later in Star Trek: Picard Season 3. 'Hard Time' On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) had a reputation for being something of a whipping boy. But in Deep Space Nine Season 4's 'Hard Time,' that reputation seems particularly well-earned. The episode sees O'Brien falsely convicted of espionage on the planet Argratha. On this planet, those who are convicted are placed into a virtual simulation. This simulation distorts the prisoner's perception of time. So, O'Brien has served his sentence before Starfleet learns he's been incarcerated. But from O'Brien's perspective, that process took twenty years, not a matter of days. In the wake of his experience, he struggles to readjust as he returns to his normal life about Deep Space 9. 'Far Beyond the Stars' Speaking of popular episodes, there are few Star Trek episodes more universally lauded than Deep Space Nine Season 6's 'Far Beyond the Stars.' In this episode, Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) finds himself inhabiting the life of Benny Russell, a Black author living on Earth in the 1950s. RELATED: Star Trek : Answering Your Questions About Caitians Russell writes the story of Sisko, the Black captain of a space station in the future (sound familiar?). But unfortunately, he faces discrimination and oppression as he attempts to get the story published. In this episode, Sisko is both the dreamer and the dream. 'Workforce' In the Star Trek: Voyager Season 7 two-part episode 'Workforce,' the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager are captured and are brainwashed into believing they are different people. As such, they accept that they have spent their lives living and working on an industrial workforce. While there are some echoes of their previous lives, the crew is unable to remember the true nature of their existence. So, it's up to Neelix (Ethan Phillips) and Chakotay (Robert Beltran), who weren't affected by the mind-warp, to restore the rest of the crews' memories. 'The Elysian Kingdom' Photo Cr: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1's 'The Elysian Kingdom' saw the U.S.S. Enterprise crew experiencing a whole new reality after they encounter an enigmatic nebula in space. This is thanks to the fact that the nebula bonds with the daughter of Doctor M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), Rukiya (Sage Arrindell/Makambe Simamba). As a result, the Enterprise and her crew are transformed into fantasy analogues of themselves. RELATED: Star Trek: The Animated Series : 5 Characters and Species Introduced by the Show The fantasy analogues are taking from the children's picture book The Elysian Kingdom, which M'Benga reads to Rukiya. Interestingly, this book was written by the aforementioned Benny Russell. At the conclusion of the episode, reality is restored. However, M'Benga must accept that his daughter has chosen to remain with the nebula rather than continue waiting in the transporter buffer for M'Benga to cure the ailment with which she is afflicted. These Star Trek episodes are currently available for streaming on Paramount+. STAR TREK: Tracing the Holodeck's History Avery Kaplan is the author of several books and the Features Editor at Comics Beat. She was honored to serve as a judge for the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize Award and the 2021 Prism Awards. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her partner and a pile of cats, and her favorite place to visit is the cemetery. You can also find her writing on Comics Bookcase, NeoText, Shelfdust, the Mary Sue, in many issues of PanelxPanel, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.
Extra.ie
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Éire on the Riviera: Irish films set to shine at Cannes 2025
The Irish are taking over Cannes 2025, here's everything you need to know! Taking place from 13 to 24 May, the 78th edition of the Cannes Films Festival programme includes several Irish-backed productions, featuring a number of big names. The esteemed festival will also see some of your favourite Irish actors stun on the red carpet as the festivities well and truly get underway. The Irish are taking over Cannes 2025, here's everything you need to know! Pic:Most notably competing for the Palme d'Or this year is The History of Sound, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor. Directed by Oliver Hermanus, the film tells the story of two young men during World War I who embark on a journey to record the voices, music, and stories of their fellow American soldiers. This may be a US/UK co-production, however, the film also lists Mescal among its executive producers. Taking place from 13 to 24 May, the 78th edition of the Cannes Films Festival programme includes several Irish-backed productions, featuring a number of big names. Pic: Brian McEvoy Element Pictures has an enviable roster at this year's festival, starting with Pillion, starring Alexander Skarsgård and adapted from the novel by Adam Mars-Jones. The flick follows a man drawn into an unfamiliar world after falling under the spell of a magnetic biker and is backed by BBC Film and the British Film Institute. My Father's Shadow, directed by Akinola Davies Jr., will also premiere. Based on the real-life events that gripped the world, the cast includes Colm Meaney, Jim Sheridan, Vicky Krieps and Aidan Gillen. Pic: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock The film is set against the backdrop of Nigeria's 1993 election crisis and follows a father and his estranged sons as they navigate the turbulence of Lagos during political upheaval. Also featured is Learning to Breathe Under Water which was directed by Rebekah Fortune and shot in Galway. The film stars Rory Kinnear, Academy Award nominee Maria Bakalova, and newcomer Ezra Carlisle and centers on an imaginative eight-year-old boy who constructs a fantasy world to better understand his grief. The esteemed festival will also see some of your favourite Irish actors stun on the red carpet as the festivities well and truly get underway. Pic: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for US-Ireland Alliance The festival will also host a special screening of Bono: Stories of Surrender, a documentary directed by Andrew Dominik, offering an intimate portrait of the U2 frontman. Another notable mention is Re-Creation follows a fictitious trial where twelve members of a jury must decide whether British journalist Ian Bailey is guilty of the murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier in 1996. Based on the real-life events that gripped the world, the cast includes Colm Meaney, Jim Sheridan, Vicky Krieps and Aidan Gillen. The award winning Cartoon Saloon will also present a first look at their next animated film Julián on Sunday 18 May at 10am in Palais K as part of the Annecy Animation Showcase. Julián is the feature debut of director Louise Bagnall, and is supported by Screen Ireland.
