REASSESSING STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE Star Trek Magazine takes an in-depth look at the four seasons of the most recent incarnation of the franchise. Amongst the many questions discussed: How did the technology of Star Trek: Enterprise predate the original series? Were the Vulcans shown on the series really so different? Does the existence of the MACOs prove that Star Trek really was a military organization? And how did the series finally break out of the storytelling confines of 42-minute episodes?

COWBOYS AND DIPLOMATS We examine the differing styles of Captains Kirk and Picard and wonder whether they deserve their respective reputations of fighter and thinker. Looking back at episodes from “Where No Man Has Gone Before” right the way to Star Trek Nemesis, “they projected distinct personalities, conducted themselves with their own styles, and carried with them their own strengths and weaknesses, some of them similar, some of them not so...”

PHASING IN THE FUTURE Star Trek: Enterprise’s armory officer, Dominic Keating, shares his memories of working on the fifth television series, and considers that it was “time well spent, without a doubt... I grew up as an actor on that show. I know my place in the scheme of it all, and I’m happy to fulfill that.” He praises show runner Manny Coto, and talks about the role in J.J. Abrams’ movie for which he auditioned...