*Phasers of Fun
In the latest issue we turn our attention to the lighter side of Star Trek. From the clashes between Spock and McCoy in the original series and the new movie to the comedic potential of many of the Star Trek characters, we examine how the show's producers and writers have capitalized on the comedic talents of their cast. Plus Harry Mudd tries to make a prison break!
Ben Burtt interview
Our coverage of the making of the Star Trek movie continues in the latest issue. The U.S.S. Enterprise seen in the new movie may be the most high-tech that we've yet encountered on Star Trek, but the sounds accompanying it were made using many of the same techniques that went into the creation of the series back in the 1960s. Legendary Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt, a fan of the show since it premiered in 1966, talks about the joy of working on the new movie. "It was interesting to do something as huge as Star Trek in such a short time..."
Raising the Bar with Quark
The Ferengi may have become comedy characters on the 24th Century Star Trek shows, but that wasn't how they were originally envisaged. Veteran actor Armin Shimerman, who played the very first Ferengi for Star Trek: The Next Generation and portrayed the wily bartender Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, reveals how it all changed and how he eventually realized both the benefits of being the comic relief, and how much Quark had progressed during DS9's seven years on air.
David Gerrold: Tribbled Again
This issue sees the return of our Eye of the Beholder column, with a special feature written by The Trouble With Tribbles creator David Gerrold, who takes a look back at the production of what was, at the time, a very different episode of Star Trek. Not every problem a Starfleet captain faced necessarily meant the end of the universe... "At the beginning, I had no idea that The Trouble With Tribbles was a laugh-out-loud comedy. I thought we were doing quiet whimsy..."
Plus:
•Lost and Found: A contribution from all five Star Trek TV incarnations, including The Rock on Voyager, and Leonard Nimoy and De Forest Kelley breaking up
•Beneath the Raptor's Wing: An exclusive extract from the first volume of Michael A. Martin's Star Trek: Enterprise novels about The Romulan War
•Log Entries: We review Nicholas Meyer's autobiography, go behind the scenes on The Wrath of Khan adaptation, and come up to date with the latest Star Trek releases from IDW
•Communicator: More of your responses to the new Star Trek movie, with some key questions answered
•Treknology: We trace the ways that Star Trek's future technology is becoming a reality on 21st Century Earth
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