
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 23, 1993                   TAG: 9306240117
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By IAN SPELLING
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Long

NOW FOR ANOTHER TREK BACK IN TIME . . .

1. How many episodes of the animated "Star Trek" series were produced?

2. What was so interesting about the close encounter between Chekov (Walter Koenig) and Khan (Ricardo Montalban) in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"?

3. Armin Shimerman spent some time on the Paramount lot before boarding "DS9." In fact, the sound stage on which "Brooklyn Bridge" was filmed was directly across from "DS9's." What recurring character did Shimerman play on "Bridge"?

4. Who is Malachi Throne and what is his "Trek" association?

5. Name the six "Trek"-classic episodes that Vincent McEveety directed.

6. What was the official name of the "DS9" series pilot?

7. By the "Sarek" episode of "Next Generation," Spock's father (Mark Lenard) had a new wife. What was her name and who played her?

8. Who played the president of the United Federation of Planets in "Trek VI"?

9. In the "Next Gen" episode "When the Bough Breaks" aliens kidnap Wesley (Wil Wheaton) and several other Enterprise youths. Name the alien race.

10. What year was each "Trek" movie released?

11. Rene Auberjonois celebrated a birthday June 1. How old is he?

12. Name the 1972 television series in which Laurence Luckinbill, who played Sybok in "Trek V," starred as government agent Glenn Gregory.

ANSWERS

1. There were 22 episodes of the Saturday-morning cartoon series. All are available on Paramount Home Video.

2. Khan prided himself on never forgetting a face, but even he couldn't remember Chekov because Chekov wasn't in the "Space Seed" episode that introduced Khan. (Thanks to Dale Fine of Seattle for this question.)

3. Uncle Bernard.

4. Throne rejected the role of Dr. McCoy when offered it by Gene Roddenberry. However, the actor later provided the keeper's voice in "The Cage," played Commodore Mendez in the two-part "Trek"-classic episode "Menagerie" and played Pardek in the "Next Gen" episodes "Unification I and II."

5. After directing several episodes of Roddenberry's series "The Lieutenant," McEveety did "Balance of Terror," "Miri," "Dagger of the Mind," "Patterns of Force," "The Omega Glory" and "Spectre of the Gun."

6. "Emissary." (Thanks to Rod Bacote of Los Angeles for this question.)

7. Perrin was played by Joanna Miles.

8. It was Kurtwood Smith, of "Robocop" fame. He will next be seen opposite Christopher Lambert in "Fortress."

9. The Aldeans.

10. "The Motion Picture" (1979), "Wrath of Khan" (1982), "Search for Spock" (1984), "Voyage Home" (1986), "Final Frontier" (1989) and "Undiscovered Country (1991).

11. 53.

12. It was "The Delphi Bureau," an ABC series that lasted only for a pilot and eight episodes. (Thanks to Steven Mann of Chicago for this question.)

TREK SPECS

All seven "Trek"-classic actors recently filmed an MCI "Friends & Family" commercial slated to begin airing in the United States in August. ... "DS9" debuts as a Malibu comic book this August. ... V.E. ("Imbalance") Mitchell's "Windows on a Lost World" - a "Trek"-classic tale sending Kirk and Chekov to an ancient civilization where they must solve the mystery of ancient windows - is available now from Pocket Books. ... Terry Farrell stars as the heroine of "Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth," new from Paramount Home Video. ... Frequent "Next Gen" writers Brannon Braga and Ron Moore are co-writing the "Next Gen" movie. ... Sound Source Unlimited offers AudioClips, computer software designed to replace boring system beeps with "Trek" sound effects, music and character voices. Both "Star Trek: The Logical Collection" and "The Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint" are available at most computer stores for the suggested retail price of $59.95.

CON CALENDAR JULY 2-4

- Inconjunction XIII at the Adams Mark Hotel in Indianapolis. (Call 317-248-2481.)

- Tex-Trek at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas, featuring George Takei, Colm Meaney and Grace Lee Whitney. Contact Sarah L. Peugh at P.O. Box 353, Lillian, Texas 76061.

- Westercon 46 at the Red Lion in Bellevue, Wash. (July 2-5; 206-742-8943)

- CastleCon 6 at the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington, Va. (July 2-3 only; 703-892-4100)

- Creation at the Hyatt in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, featuring Nana Visitor. (July 3-4 only; 818-409-0960)

- Creation at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, featuring Armin Shimerman. (July 3 only; 818-409-0960)

TREK ALERT

If you have Trek news or trivia to share - or if you have questions relating to "Star Trek" - write to Ian Spelling, care of the Features Department, Roanoke Times & World-News, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, Va. 24010-2491.

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