It is about space and exploration, sure, and certainly about capitalism and billionaires and questions of economic equity. But it is also about popular culture and marketing and entertainment and nostalgia and hope and Manifest Destiny and, and, and, well, you get the idea.
It will be a complex blend of human dreams superimposed upon technology and hope, braggadocio and cash, and the notion that space travel elevates us — all orchestrated by a company under serious criticism for what some call the decidedly un-utopian, tech-bro ways that it operates. Since its premiere with one of the most diverse casts TV had ever seen, Trek has grown into an intricate transmedia universe full of subtleties and traditions and rules.
Among them: Human beings avoid killing each other. Money is generally outdated, as are hunger and poverty. Greed is aberrant. Noninterference in other cultures is the most sacred principle of all.
And within the United Federation of Planets, the spacefaring United Nations of Star Trek, exploration, not domination, is the coin of the realm. In short, unlike a lot of humanity right now. During the next half-century, backed by a vocal fan base, Star Trek roared back for more and, in the process, led the way in cementing space travel as an ideal canvas for relevant storytelling.
Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura on the show, was a particularly tireless advocate, working with NASA to recruit Americans of colour and women. The vision has evolved but remained generally utopian, though two of the latest iterations, Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, have dipped deeper into darkness than their predecessors. In all that varying storytelling, though, one constant remained: the notion that human space travel would become a vector of ethics and goodness that elevated the galaxy rather than plundered it.
Managerial style: Collegial but firm, the prime universe Georgiou might rank even higher on this list if we had a large sample of what she was like as a captain. In the early episodes of Discovery she appears to be competent, respected, quick on her feet and close to her crew, especially Michael Burnham. Key career moment: But not apparently close enough to stop Burnham from committing a mutinous act that she deems necessary to prevent a war with the Klingons.
It seems like she would, especially since her death continues to haunt Burnham throughout the series. Managerial style: Firm, fair, and perpetually distracted. Burned out on Starfleet life after losing his wife in the Battle of Wolf , Sisko only reluctantly takes command of Deep Space Nine, a space station located close to a galactic hot spot near a wormhole and, until shortly before he assumed command, ruled by the Cardassians.
But Sisko soon finds himself drawn into the leadership of the station and the politics of the region when the spiritual leader of nearby Bajor names him the Emissary of the Prophets.
Many Deep Space Nine stories require Sisko to be reactive rather than proactive, whether dealing with a tavern keeper running a black market under his nose or the outbreak of a full-scale war. Strong and competent, Sisko could handle anything, but the series made him handle an awful lot. Key career moment: Deep Space Nine introduced shades of moral grayness to Star Trek only suggested by its predecessors, never more than in the course of the protracted Dominion War arc, a dangerous conflict in which Sisko sometimes had to cheat and bend the truth for the greater good.
Chances are that, apart from the occasional curt acknowledgment, you might only talk to him once or twice as he moved from one crisis to another. In moments of crisis, Pike comes off as unshaken but commanding, and willing to use force against his enemies when necessary. But Pike has treated it as a learning experience and kept an open mind.
Working for Pike seems like a dream, honestly. Managerial style: Picard manages like a benevolent but firm god. Speaking in an authoritative voice the accent helps , his every directive sounds as if handed down from above. Picard would be an awe-inspiring boss in every sense.
Managerial style: Democratic, at least up to a point. Forced to navigate an unexplored quadrant of the galaxy while commanding a crew made up of enemies forced to work together in an attempt to find their way home, Janeway has the highest level of difficulty of any of the captains on this list.
She rises to the occasion by hearing out all points of view, reconciling opposing stances when possible, working toward compromise, then ultimately making an informed decision after listening to her crew. Stuck in an impossible situation, she stays coolheaded and thoughtful no matter how trying the circumstances become.
She considers first an alliance with a Kazon faction, then teaming up with the Trabe, a seemingly much more civilized race.
On top of all that, he's released several spoken-word albums his latest, "Bill," is due on Sept. Bill and his first wife, Gloria Rand, divorced the same year "Star Trek" ended. He was then married to Marcy Lafferty from to and to Nerine Kidd from until her death in He married his fourth wife, Elizabeth J.
Martin, in In late , he filed for divorce after nearly two decades of marriage. Bill celebrated his 90th birthday on March 22, That same month, he appeared in his most recent film role: He starred alongside Jean Smart and Christopher Lloyd in the romantic dramedy "Senior Moment.
They were married from to He then romanced actress Lisa Dillon for several years before finding love with singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell, whom he wed in Patrick, who turned 80 in , most recently appeared on the big screen as John Bosley in the "Charlie's Angels" reboot.
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