Star Trek Communicator Issue 141

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happy holidays
When I w as a kid, it seemed like the holidays
| would neverroll around again each year—a per-
ception that, like it or not, evaporates as the years
I begin to pile up on us and time slips by faster and
faster. So is it just me, or does it seem once again as
' if the festive season took forever to get here? Per¬
haps it’s because this year we have all been waiting for a certain gift to
arrive early —namely, of course, the premiere of Star Trek Nemesis—and
it’s a present that feels forever in the making.
Of course, this has been the longest gap between films—four
years—since first-generation fans multiplied and waited through a
decade of rumors and false starts before Star Trek—The Motion Picture
hit the screen in 1979-This time around, most all agree that the longer
time away has served everyone well—from a refreshed cast and crew
to an even hungrier audience. Fans aside, that includes the all-impor¬
tant non-fan tic ket-buyer in a crowded holiday movie season.
But Nemesisis finally here, and with this issue we have a full plate
of kick-off coverage—more than ever before for a Trek feature, starting
with producer Rick Berman’s latest movie update. Our usual gang of
contributors has served up family-style helpings of features on Patrick
Stewart and much of the cast, plus production designer Herman Zim¬
merman, illustrator John Eaves, and comments on much of the art
department’s creations. Come along for the ride, too, as legendary off-
roader Ivan "Ironman” Stewart sends Starfleet’s finest off four-wheel¬
ing on Kolarus III. We e ven take a close look at live-scanning actors for
Art Asylum’s Nemesisaction figures, and catch up with the reality of
Shinzon-like cloning in this issue’s Bu ilding Treknology column. D7
We don’t stop there with Nemesis,of course—after a little time to
digest it all, look for even more on the feature next issue from Brent
Spineron Data’s fate, villain Tom Hardy, director Stuart Baird, makeup
guru Michael Westmore and costumer Bob Ringwood... with a few sur¬
prises thrown in to boot.
But this issue now in your h ands doesn’t stop with Nemesis.There’s
an in-depth look at startrek.net,and festivities again as we celebrate yet
another Trek landmark: a loving look at the 35th anniversary of "The
Trouble With Tribbles”—past, present and future. With this fuzzy fea¬
ture we welcome Sariah O’Brien, our own Fan Club catalog and prod¬
ucts coordinator—and obvious long-time fani—to our pages with
her writing efforts.
In fact, as Nemesisand Enterpriseboth remind us, StarTrek is about
nothing if not family—of one kind or another. So from all of our far-
flung Fan Club and Decipher family, here’s once again wishing you and
yours our sincere hopes for peace and progress throughout this holi¬
day season and well into that same future Gene Roddenberry hoped for.
goes beyond even its “.com" sister site?
7B :: Scanning Par L.iFe Signs
by Jim Brumbaugh
Actors Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner.Tom Hardy and
Ron Perlman found themselves involved in a whole
new offshoot when filming Nemesis—making their
action figure.
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ADVERTISING SALES Vulcan garb] is an issue of money vs. moral¬ adventures, and let me tell you, I have seen
(M75a7rc) 6M64ic1h1a6ls4 ity seems inescapable, and that money has all the Enterprise episodes two or three
FINANCIAL COMPTROLLER won out seems unavoidable as an explana¬ times. They are awful!
\ Walt Eiesy tion for the things which have, and are, Anyway, I’ve voiced my opinion now, so
DISTRIBUTION turning out. By the way, I am a man. I’ll just be quiet.
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SENIOR VP, FAN CLUB STUDIO terview and photo spread of Dominic Keat¬ Hoshi and that alien on Risa—well, you
Anthony F. Vittone ing jn Issue #138. The very nice, full-page know. Makes me lose some respect in the
Dan MFAaNd sCenL,U CBa SrmTUenD FIOis hSeTr,A WFFil liam . picture of the actor out of costume on character. Other than that, the characters
DeRooy, Lavonda Dulaney, Thomas page 58 was what prompted me to pur¬ are great, the show is great. Every episode
Ma:l'o nReiyn, eShaarrita, hD Oor'Bisr Sieinm, sS,h irley chase this issue! during the last three months was awesome!
and Jean Mortensen , It’s nice to see a Star Trek show for once ... [Re:] the "Future Man.” I think s/he is
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION devoting equal "skin time" to its male char¬ the greatest mystery right now in Enter¬
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$34.95 USD (Foreign). women. Some of the episodes in Enterprise’s son is for a good long time.... Finally, I am
Stou:b Dscercipiptihoenr rInecq.u, 1e5s2ts5 0s hEo. u3l3drd b Pe lsaecen,t first season have been very accommodating too a Christian and I have enjoyed seeing
Aurora, CO 8oon USA. to fans of all persuasions by taking advan¬ the viewpoints of other Christians and of
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www.startrekfanclub.com. as well as that of Connor Trinneer and Scott DAVID A. PARLANTE
.. ;; StarTrektarnmuhicirtpr; Bakula (Anthony Montgomery has yet to re¬
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• Star Trek Communicator is pubtebed What a welcome relief it is that the "Star Now that we’ve enjoyed our first season
,: Ub Pi -lmacoe.n Athulyro bray, DCOec 8ip0h0e1r1, .I Pnec.r’i1o5d2ic5a0l Ec. l3a3ssrd S Trek" franchise is finally recognizing that of Enterprise (love the opening sequence) I
postage paid at Aurora, CO. and other there are more “babes" in the universe than have to ask just one question. Where’s the
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Star Trek Communicator. PO Box 111000, skirts. Now if the new show’s producers got enough funding to produce special ef¬
"i i.iAurora, CO 80042 USA. would further lose their inhibitions and give fects AND a great plot in the same show,
AllC Roipgyhrtisg Rhte s©e r2v0e0d.2 S Ptaarr aTmreok uisn at PRiecgtuisrteesr,e d us a recurring character or two of a varied ori¬ we’ve had an all-knowing, wise (or in the
Trademark of Paramount Pictures. Decipher is a entation, then everything would be perfect! Doctor’s case, wise-ass) bald dude. Some
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PHOTO CREDITS OFF His Chest der pressure, but believe me, coming from
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degree of Picard, Sisko, or the Doctor, but next to the Space Shuttle Enterprise, back to the Voyage of a Lifetime DVD 1 won in your
then again even the Doctor, in his most "chi Amelia Earhart, then all the way back to the recent contest....
chi suave” moments failed to acknowledge Wright Brothers, then up to Chuck Yeager! Surprisingly, Shatner turned out to be a
his own "toe-top." ... From now on, please, make some much better interviewer than I expected.
I know that there will be those Trekkie kind of effort to put everything in the or¬ He elicited revealing anecdotes from Ni-
geeks (count myself almost among them) der that they happened! moy about everything from his alcoholism
who will cry out, "But what about Sisko’s Just like its predecessors, Enterprise will to his views on Gene L. Coon (I just wish he
'lower forehead’ days during the first years go through, and endure, its "growing would’ve asked Nimoy about those weird¬
of DSgV’ My answer would be that Sisko pains.” To the cast and crew, thanks for a looking socks of his!).
didn’t need hair back then because we good start, and best of luck in the future. I have a keen interest in the post-origi¬
were still watching the almighty Jean-Luc JONATHAN HAYES nal series/pre-movie era, so I would like to
work his Shakespearean magic on TNC. As HERMITAGE, TN have heard more about this particular pe¬
soon as Picard went, Sisko’s hair had to go. Classic DeFense riod - to hear Shatner’s comments on his
And this brings me back to Enterprise. I was disgusted by the fan from Penn¬ performance of Elton John's Rocket Man
Where’s the bald dude? It may sound sylvania who basically said they can throw would be priceless!
stereotypical, but I think a truly wise bald out TOS because she now has bigger and PATRICK J. LEE
dude helps ground the show in realism. A better. No, she has bigger and fancier in the
wise bald dude, combined with better plots new shows, but not one of them by itself UJhafc Rn Experience
(which I’m sure will come now that we are would set off 35 years of deep devotion. I Two weeks ago I returned from my first
starting the second season) would do won¬ like the newer shows (except TNC), but not visit to Las Vegas, which included of course,
ders to already good ratings. Love the one of them has or would become part of a trip to Star Trek: The Experience at the
show. Love Star Trek! our culture as has TOS. It was great, not be¬ Hilton Hotel & Casino. I must say I was very
STEVE BARTON cause of fancy sets, makeup or special ef¬ impressed, with the layout, the design, all
DRAPER, UT fects, but because of the strength of the the props, and especially the shuttle ride!
□ ut OF Order? characters Kirk, Spock and McCoy.They will It was definitely worth it!
... Although I found the overall concept live far longer than any of us. In these troubled times we live in Gene
of the [Enterprise] opening sequence inter¬ JAN DRIGGS Roddenberry’s vision of peace, racial toler¬
esting, what irritated me most was that it’s ance, and the complexity of the human spirit
contents are not in chronological order! First, meld Fan have never meant more than they do now.
we see a hot air balloon, but then it jumps Just a quick note to let you know how BRYAN WEIGLE
to Charles Lindbergh’s "Spirit of St. Louis,” much I enjoyed Mind Meld: Secrets Behind DAVISON, Ml
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Rick, what are we have cut five shows now. I can say When you sit down to design a
I YOUR EXPECTATIONS that, of the five episodes we have cut, I SERIES, DO YOU HAVE A MASTER
FOR THIS NEW SEASON could not be more pleased.They are a BLUEPRINT OF WHAT THE ENTIRE SERIES
I of Enterprise? wonderful mixture of different kinds WILL BE EACH SEASON, OR DO YOU
Well, I am hop- of Star Trek stories. I would like to say TACKLE THAT AS YOU GO?
1 ing to build on the that our cast is better than last year, but We have never really done that. We,
successes that we had on the first sea¬ they are so good—it is not a question very carefully, set up the premise for
son. One of the things that a second of being better, they are just continuing what the series will be about, where it
season gives you is the chance to to do a wonderful job. I think we are will be set, who the characters are and
develop characters further. The char¬ taking advantage of reusing some of their goals and what the time period is.
acters have a year's worth of back-story the best directors that we managed to Because Star Trek has always been
attached to them, which makes them pull out of the group last year. We have more character-driven than plot-driven,
richer and gives them more layers that some new writers and, so far, I think we and certainly more episodic than seri¬
you can play with. We are just finishing have been very successful at ramping alized, we just build episode upon
p shooting the seventh episode and Up a very good start to the season.