Two of the best shows of this genre were Star Trek’s Deep Space Nine and the independent series, Babylon 5. Both series confront the harsh realities of war and occupation. Babylon 5 begins in the ...

A Star Trek series that faced fan backlash and controversy when it debuted is now seen as one its best, and inspires modern shows today.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a show that broke the mold of Star Trek (up to that point). The series was the first show in the franchise to take the primary setting off of a Federation starship and ...

The fifth episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy focuses on the holographic cadet SAM, played by Kerrice Brooks. SAM is short for “Series Acclimation MIL,” which is also the name of the episode. But ...

Starfleet Academy breaks the mold of Star Trek shows by focusing on students studying to join Starfleet in San Francisco, rather than the elite crew of a starship exploring the galaxy. But even as it ...

The "Star Trek" franchise owes a debt to some of the great Western TV shows of yesteryear. When Gene Roddenberry pitched the O.G. series in the 1960s, he described it as "Wagon Train" set beyond the ...

Deep Space Nine miniseries Too Long a Sacrifice and The Dog of War plus the short stories “Latinum Glove,” “Mother’s Walk,” “Frontier Doctor,” “Only You Can Save Yourself,” and “The First Year.” ...

Deep Space Nine was under a mask for a majority of that show, but has appeared in a handful of non-Trek projects.