Join brent spiner most known for his roles as lieutenant commander data in star trek. Star trek actor brent spiner says he will never play data. In episode one, were also treated to a brief look at b4, another android created by data s maker. Star trek intragalactic puzzles 1977 nf by james razzi. As starfleets first android officer, data s ongoing quest to understand humanity was the emotional core of tng. She has the highest engineering rating of any of the 4 star characters in the game. Star trek picards brent spiner on that gentler exit and. Gene roddenberry, william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan, nichelle nichols, george takei, walter koenig, grace lee whitney, tasha martel, michael forest, robert butler, james goldstone, samuel a. Jonathan frakes on roddenberrys vision in star trek. Brent spiner will reportedly return as data for star trek. Picard will stream exclusively on cbs all access in the united states, on amazon prime video in more than 200 countries and territories and in canada on bell medias space and ott service crave. Thompson which is a shame considering how well this novel and the authors first novel, debtors planet were written. The next generation, brent spiner saved the ship on more than one occasion, provided comic relief, and allowed the show to explore ethical questions of. There have been several comic books and novels released over the.
Mar 30, 2020 while data will never be seen again in star trek. Brakish okun in independence day, as he answers questions about the roles he has. Countdown the official prequel to the reboot star trek film, data, having successfully. After the panel this weekend at comiccon the cast of star trek. Stacey abrams, star trek nerd, is traveling at warp speed. It follows the characters of spock and the romulan nero during the year 2387, detailing the events that cause them to travel to the 23rd century. Brent spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android data on the television series star trek. When im writing a book, i ask myself those questions. Mar 26, 2020 for hardcore star trek fans, part of the fun of watching star trek. Jan 23, 2016 join brent spiner most known for his roles as lieutenant commander data in star trek. Interviews with people connected with the original star. The clear implication at the end of the film is that something of data has remained and in the tiein comics to the new 2009 reboot of star trek, we learn that when laforge attempted to install data s emotion chip into b4, that was the final trigger needed for data s memories and personality to override the crude personality of the b4 android. This switch is known only to the senior staff of the enterprise.
This was certainly one of the more human deaths in the series. May 30, 20 he didnt realize it at the time, but when brent spiner portrayed an android named data, during 177 episodes of star trek, he was an inspiration for those suffering from autism and. The next generation 1987, was born and raised in houston, texas. Nemesis, spiner said in an interview that i thought it was pretty great. Anyway, as you can see on the cover this is a book involving data, b4 or sooong or whomever. The actor has released a number of musical albums and sang as data on star trek. I happens over 4 years after the last movie nemesis in which they killed data and data had dumped his memories into b4. Spiner talked about trek typecasting, the death of data, and even lobbied to bring back soong for the 2012 star trek sequel.
Notedws and presents an indepth look at the people who. Data, at this point, was already in b4s body, thus the android he was working on has yet to be explained. When asked about new cast in the aforementioned interview with the hollywood reporter, hawley said, yeah, i think so. From gene roddenberry to harve bennett, from the man who designed the enterprise tm to the woman who played spocks wife, the star trek interview book has a wealth of neverbefore revealed. Picards brent spiner opens up about data s heartbreaking scene with picard and why hell never play the beloved android again. Picard showrunner michael chabon has explained the reasoning behind popular character hughs death in the series. Star trek quiz book 1977 nf by bart andrews and brad dunning also appeared as. He has also authored dozens of magazine and newspaper articles on films and television. Lal also appears in the mobile multiplayer strategy roleplaying game star trek timelines, in which she is a 4 star character with skills in diplomacy and engineering. Data took spocks place as the most popular character in star trek. Biographical data on star treks shining stars shatner, nimoy, nichols and. Hardcore fans hate star trek picard cosmic book news. The star trek interview book by allan asherman goodreads.
What good comes from the star trek interview book is entirely dependent on ashermans interview subjects, as he himself appears to be a pretty mediocre interviewer. Discussion in trek literature started by freman, apr 3, 2011. Michael chabon and akiva goldsman talk life, death and star. Jan 23, 2020 star trek fans need not worry about cbs all accesss patrick stewartstarring picard, an unexpectedly smart and fun trek series. The star trek interview book is a reference book collecting allan ashermans interviews with star trek cast members and production staff. Star fleet medical reference manual 1977 nf by eileen palestine. Picard james gunn reveals 64 songs that were in the running for the guardians of the galaxy soundtracks christopher paolini talks his new book and. How michael chabon steered star trek back to the future gq. Data is a character in the fictional star trek franchise. Sadly enough, this novel is the second and final star trek novel written by w. In an interview with tv guide, brent spiner first expressed that he was as surprised as anyone, that datas ending in star trek. Mar 27, 2020 picard and data got to have a true meeting of the souls as their final goodbye and it seems it will be the last time brent spiner plays data. Picard, working with patrick stewart, and the challenges of showrunning.
Apr 01, 2020 in reflecting on data s ultimate end, following his physical death in the 2002 film star trek. The finale episode gave picard a new lease on life by providing him with an android golem body. Data writes a small talk routine star trek tng hd youtube. The man best known for playing lieutenant commander data will be making a guest appearance on star trek. Picards brent spiner says hell never play data again. Star trek s data on autism, space travel, and the link between humanity and technology by taylor soper on may 30, 20 at 10. Countdown the official prequel to the reboot star trek film, data, having successfully transferred his positronic pathways and memories into b4, now commands the enterprisee in 2387 in its mission to stop the romulan nero.
Picard season 2 or any future star trek show, it does echo spiners words of giving a fitting sendoff to the iconic android, who wanted nothing more than to be human. The star trek interview book is a reference book collecting allan ashermans interviews with. And such a nice touch to open with irving berlins blue skies, the song data sang in the middling 2002 next generation feature, star trek. Anyway, i think if you get one, you should get the other too for the full experience. Countdown is a fourissue comic book prequel to the 2009 film star trek by idw publishing. Brent spiner says data is a story point for star trek. Abrams said in the interview, when she unexpectedly ran into one of her heroes, nichelle nichols, on an airplane. Star trek s optimism about the future made it appealing to viewers during its initial run from 1966 to 1969, a time when there was plenty of bad news on tv. William shatner, deforest kelly, gene roddenberry, george clayton johnson, george takei, grace lee whitney, harve bennett. In this scene data saves captain picard but in doing so sacrifices his own life. Picard executive producers michael chabon and akiva goldsman talked to the hollywood trades about season one, the finale and where they see things headed going forward note. His parents, sylvia schwartz and jack spiner, owned and operated a furniture store, and were both from jewish immigrant families from austria, hungary. The star trek interview book is filled with allnew interviews with the original stars and crew of the star trek phenomenon.
I read this on my kindle, audiobooks just not an option with most star trek books sadly. Infiltrator is a very impressive book for being one of the numbered novels in the star trek the next generation line of novels. Lal also has a card in the q continuum set of the star trek customizable card game. The exborg xb drone died from a blade thrown by romulan spy narissa in star trek. Commander data, brent spiner portrayed the second officer on the uss enterprise in star trek. Vulture has a nice long interview with frakes, giving a retrospective on his career as a director starting with star trek. His star trek related projects include the star trek compendium, the star trek interview book and the making of star trek ii.
From shakespeare to sherlock holmes the two most popular literary references, and from plays to poetry, star trek underscores the continuing relevance of literature to the human species, especially as it moves among the stars. Mar 30, 2020 brent spiner news picard star trek star trek. William shatner, deforest kelly, gene roddenberry, george clayton johnson, george takei, grace lee whitney, harve bennett, james doohan, james horner, jerome bixby, jerry sohl, leonard nimoy, nichelle nichols, norman spinrad. As designed he is programmed not to lie or deceive, recalls everything hes ever. Picard showrunner reveals why a next gen character. Star trek actor brent spiner says he will never play data again.
Picard did the usual press interviews, among the various questions regarding the new series, there were many questions that focused on the return of data. Picard is seeing delightful easter eggs strewn throughout season 1, some of which are extremely obscure. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Real lawyer reacts to star trek tng measure of a man picard defends data s humanity legaleagle duration. Chabon is a lifelong fan of star trek and has previously said that he considers what he does on the trek franchise right now to be akin to fanfiction. Picards brent spiner opens up about datas heartbreaking scene with picard and why hell never play the beloved android again. In 1997, he won the saturn award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of. Hayes april 21, 2017 comments off on gary lockwood. However, the star trek online novel the needs of the many establishes that b4 had a personality copy downloaded into a database before data took over his body, meaning that b4s return cannot be ruled out. Allan asherman is an author and researcher of several genrerelated projects. Interviews with people connected with the original star trek series, including gene roddenberry, bring forth a wealth of information and trivia about the popular television show. Oct 22, 2014 books and reading are at the very foundation of star trek. Picard season 1, episode 7, nepenthe while covering the titular jean luc picards retreat. And survivors is a pretty strong data story too though its mainly a tasha yar novel, allowing for the fact that both novels were written before the show retconned data as being incapable of emotion, so their portrayal of him may seem odd for readers today.
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