A staple of the "Star Trek" franchise since its earliest days is its inclusion of imaginative extraterrestrial characters. Whether as members of Starfleet vessels or villains-of-the-week, the ...

The arrival of the syndicated television series Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987 was met with two equally fervent responses: excitement that we were getting a new weekly version of Star Trek and ...

Star Trek: The Next Generation took time to find its footing, but by the end of its seven-season run, it had become a thoughtful and emotionally resonant entry in the franchise with its own unique ...

We’ve seen countless Klingons, Vulcans, and Borg, but it may be surprising to learn that Star Trek writers have created almost 300 different species across nearly six decades. In Star Trek: The Next ...